Totally Buffed
| Totally Buffed | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Lex Luger Buff Bagwell |
| Heights |
Luger: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Bagwell: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Combined weight | 515 lb (234 kg) |
| Debut | December 17, 2000 |
| Disbanded | March 21, 2001 |
| Promotions |
WCW UCW |
Totally Buffed[1] was a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling composed of Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell.
History
"Totally Buffed" formed in late 2000 when Buff Bagwell and "The Total Package" Lex Luger joined forces after a short feud against each other to both take on Bill Goldberg. Together they were arrogant, constantly talking about their physiques and running down opponents and fans whenever given time on the microphone.[2]
Their feud with Goldberg eventually ended his WCW career when, at Sin, they defeated him and DeWayne Bruce in a match where, had Goldberg lost, he would be forced to retire.[3]
After retiring Goldberg they joined Ric Flair's Magnificent Seven heel stable and feuded with The Insiders, as well as with KroniK, who they were scheduled to faced at SuperBrawl; the match became a handicap match when Bryan Clark was unable to compete.[4]
In March 2001, they started a feud with WCW World Tag Team Champions Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo and faced them at WCW Greed.[2] Luger and Bagwell were unable to win the titles before WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation later that month. The team dissolved when Bagwell went to the WWF in the purchase and Luger did not.
The team reunited for one night in UCW in 2004; after winning the match, Luger turned on Bagwell.[5]
Along with Rick Steiner, both members of Totally Buffed appeared as "mystery opponents" for Jeff Jarrett to face alongside Sting at the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) pay-per-view Sacrifice. However, neither man wrestled when Jarrett declined and ended up facing Samoa Joe. Luger and Bagwell have since made appearances together on TNA programming as faces helping old friend Sting in his quest to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
See also
- The American Males
- Magnificent Seven (professional wrestling)
- nWo Elite
- Stars and Stripes
- Sting and Lex Luger
- Vicious and Delicious
References
- ↑ Hudson, Scott (April 2001), "Lean Machines", WCW Magazine (World Championship Wrestling, Inc.) (72): 46, ISSN 1057-1396
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WCW FLASHBACK: Last-Ever WCW PPV 14 yrs. ago today". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ↑ Davies, Ross (2001). Bill Goldberg. Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 0823934950.
- ↑ Gilles, Dan. "Bischoff already making changes in WCW". The Morning Journal. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ↑ "Supershow Results". Universal Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 2015-04-27.