Lex Luger on How Hurt Vince & Linda McMahon Were By His WCW Return in 1995

– During his Lex Expressed podcast, former WWE and WCW Superstar Lex Luger recalled his return to WCW on the first edition of WCW Monday Nitro in September 1995, and the reaction within WWE. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Lex Luger on WWE being shocked by his WWE return: “They were just as shocked as the fans were. Vince and I worked out together, he was always good to me when I was there [in WWE]. I was very uncomfortable leaving there without giving notice, but that was part of the stipulation that Eric [Bischoff] laid out. So, when I walked out, because of my close relationship with Vince, I guess Vince was very hurt.”

On how hurt Linda McMahon was by his exit: “I heard that Linda told Vince, ‘If you ever bring him back in here …’ I guess it was jaw-dropping since as close as we were, I just showed up on Nitro without talking to him.”