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Bobby Lashley was presented as the main event star during his second run in WWE, which lasted date for around six years. He returned to the promotion in 2018 after having an amazing spell outside of WWE, and at first, he was receiving of strong mid card push followed by a main event push that started in early 2021.
As mentioned, Bobby Lashley's First official main event push started in early 2021 when he defeated The Miz in an episode of Monday Night Raw to win his first WWE World Championship. He had been a two times WWE World Champion during in second run and he had been promoted as a top star.
Why Bobby Lashley decided not to extend his WWE contract
In 2024, his WWE contract came to an end, and it is reported that the promotion wanted to extend the contract, but he decided not to extend it. Former WWE United States Champion MVP recently revealed that he convinced Lashley not to extend his WWE contract. While attending an interview with James Varsallone recently, MVP explained the following;
Bobby Lashley left WWE in 2024
“I told Bobby when we were still at WWE, I was the one that said, ‘Let’s not re-sign,’ because Shelton had been released. I said, ‘Don’t re-sign. I’m not going to re-sign. Let’s get together, get Shelton and go to AEW.’ he continued, “It took a little convincing and Bobby came on board and Tony has been gracious enough to let us get the band back together and continue.”
Bobby Lashley is presently active in AEW
Lashley had a tremendous run in WWE after winning the WWE World Championship in 2021. He defended the tidal successfully at WrestleMania 37 against Drew McIntyre. At the Royal Rumble event of 2022, he defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship for the second time.
Even at the end of his WWE spell in 2024, his big push was not sacrificed. But after his contract expired in 2024, they decided to leave the promotion and join AEW. He has been active in this promotion for more than a year, and he had only been promoted to the Tag Team wrestler along with Shelton Benjamin. He stands as a one time AEW Tag Team Champion.
