 By December 1987, Luger had defected from the Horsemen and began a heated feud with the group, with Ric Flair especially.In early 1988, Luger formed a tag team with Barry Windham and began challenging Anderson and Blanchard for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.The bigger, stronger team of Windham and Luger were eventually successful, winning the titles on March 27, 1988.