Bobby Lashley isn’t slowing down.
That’s the message the 48-year-old athlete passed along when addressing the end of the WWE run he’s been on since 2018. Lashley’s past six years in WWE included several title reigns, but the company recently shifted his online profile to the alumni section of its website, signaling that he was no longer part of the active roster.
While his time with the professional wrestling leader may be over, Lashley revealed in a recent interview that he’s open to any and all possibilities as far as his career is concerned — and that includes a potential return to combat sports.
“I’m doing it all,” Lashley told The Bo and Them Show in Dallas. “I look at it this way — first of all, YOLO, you only live once but I have a lot of gas in the tank. I’m in great shape. I feel good. I’m motivated. I’m rested.
“Wrestling, yes. Boxing, yes, MMA, yes. Acting, yes. Everything, yes. But I have a lot of different things going on right now.”
Of course, Lashley is best known for his pro wrestling career after first rising to prominence in WWE back in 2005. He continued wrestling in various promotions after leaving WWE in 2008 before making the decision to test out MMA.
With an amateur wrestling background that included a trio of NAIA national championships, Lashley wasted no time making an impact in MMA, compiling a perfect 5-0 record to start his career. He then signed with Strikeforce and picked up a win over UFC veteran Wes Sims in his debut, but fell to UFC veteran Chad Griggs in his second bout with the promotion.
Lashley continued fighting MMA over the years, which eventually led to signing with Bellator in 2014, where he amassed another perfect 5-0 record in five appearances.
Lashley ultimately put fighting on hold in 2018 when he got the opportunity to return to WWE, but he sounds ready to strap on the gloves again, although a different sport may get his attention this time around.
“A boxing company called me and offered me a legit matchup,” Lashley revealed. “So we’re in talks with them, so I’ve been training boxing. I love boxing. MMA is a possibility. Just depending on [what offers come].”
Even if he does cross over into boxing or possibly return to MMA, Lashley isn’t giving up on professional wrestling either. He’s now a free agent after leaving WWE, and Lashley is open for business.
“Wrestling, I still want to wrestle,” Lashley said. “I love wrestling and the fans write me everyday, ‘When are you coming back? Where are you going? I don’t care where you go, we want to be there for you.’ So, I love the fans.”
Maybe PowerSlap at Best
Lashley career wasn’t incredibly entertaining but it was very impressive for a cross over athlete.
Former Shark Fights and XFN HW champion.
15-2 with 12 finishes and retired on an 8 fight win streak.
Wins over veterans like Wes Sims, Karl Knothe, Kevin Asplund, Josh Appelt and James Thompson.
The guy is a beast of an athlete / competitor. .
Back to XFN?
Meh.
I don’t see that.
Bobby needs to grapple as he’s never entirely been comfortable standing and banging and trading shots.
You’re Probably right and im J/K
Guy is a can crusher, he lost to a jobber in Griggs
BKFC !!!
Bruhhh,
He’s just hitting his Prime …
I would want to double check, but I remember him getting some “favorable” matchups in his Bellator run. I think Coker would book squash matches for him and Jack Swagger just to bring more eyes to the show. Don’t get me wrong, both those guys showed up every fight. I guess you really don’t have many options as a promoter, if a star wants to fight, but is not interested in a legitimate career.
It’s not that they weren’t interested in a legitimate career, they just weren’t that good. Swagger was calling to fight Fedor at one point, but struggled against whatever can he last fought and seemingly realized he didn’t have it.
Lashley was often compared to Brock but had nowhere near that level of athleticism.
The dude sucks. He’s a glass cannon
“So if I do want to really tackle that fight and do another fight — whether it’s boxing, bareknuckles, MMA — I think he’ll give me the opportunity to.
“Then all my other projects also that I’ve been working on. So I think that was part of it, just having the ability to do other things.”
Lashley has a 15-2 professional MMA record, most recently competing at Bellator 162 in 2016, against Josh Appelt.
Howd his podcast with Chou and Thomson turn out?
Chou bury it and destroy it too?