Former WWE Champion Bobby Lashley appeared on WWE’s The Bump today to talk about his match at WrestleMania. At the start of the interview, Lashley talked about the fans and taking time to talk with them during his time at The World.
Lashley said he’s excited about this weekend because he feels that he’s been handcuffed this past year. He said, “I get to fight. This whole year, I’ve been handcuffed lately. I’m looking at the main event. There’s 4 guys in the main event. I’ve beaten three of them. Not throwing it out there, just saying. I feel like I’ve been handcuffed a little bit. But this is my opportunity to beat up Kross and his boys and then we’re gonna look at bigger things afterwards.”
“I’ve been doing this for a long time. The end of the road is gonna be sometime, I don’t know. Not soon hopefully. While I’m here, I’m gonna be here for you guys.”
Lashley said that the old version of himself is coming back. Lashley explained, “Lately I’ve been coming in and I’ve been really nice to people, shaking people’s hands, and I feel like we’re letting people in that should not be in and the level has gone down a little bit for some people. So I feel like we’re being a little too delicate with people. Since that, I’m not in the main event, I’m not going for the World Title. I think I was being a little complacent. So instead of being complacent, I’m just gonna start ripping people apart and taking what I deserve in this business.”
On Night 2 at WrestleMania 40, Lashley and The Street Profits will take on The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Adkam and Rezar) in a Philadelphia Street Fight. As for his post-WrestleMania plans, Lashley’s comments seem to indicate that he will be moving up the card soon. This isn’t the first time Lashley has expressed his desire to move up into a top slot. Last December, he told WrestlingNews.co’s Steve Fall that he’d like a World Title run. You can see that interview below.
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