{"id":125966,"date":"2024-07-21T18:20:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T22:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=125966"},"modified":"2024-07-21T18:22:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T22:22:56","slug":"wwe-contract-bobby-lashley-almost-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/07\/21\/wwe-contract-bobby-lashley-almost-up\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Contract of Bobby Lashley &#8220;Almost Up&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Fightful Select <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has learned that the\u00a0<strong>WWE<\/strong> contract of one <\/span><b>Bobby Lashley <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is \u201cset to expire soon\u201d. <\/span><b>PWN <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added that Lashley has since been removed from WWE&#8217;s internal roster, fueling speculation about his future with the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bobby Lashley: An Almighty Exit?<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Plh_bv8BKq4?si=-ok87WitnjCFVia_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lashley, who hasn&#8217;t wrestled a televised match since losing a Triple Threat match on the April 12 edition of SmackDown, has been conspicuously absent from WWE programming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just days before his last appearance, he teamed with <strong>The Street Profits<\/strong> to defeat <strong>The Final Testament<\/strong> at <em><strong>WrestleMania XL<\/strong><\/em>. The 48-year-old was slated to participate in the King of the Ring tournament but had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_j-m4n0bJlA?si=MgiTw7R0dJ6wmchX\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite his last WWE title run only ending in early 2022, Lashley&#8217;s exit wouldn&#8217;t come as a complete surprise. The eight-time world champion, with accolades including two WWE Championships, two <strong>ECW<\/strong> World Championships, and four <strong>TNA<\/strong> World Heavyweight Championships, has seen his momentum stall over the past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many speculated about a potential return for Lashley in the coming months, but it now appears he could be departing WWE for goof. No doubt the veteran would land on his feet however, potentially perhaps back in his former stomping grounds in TNA after its return earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bobby Lashley is one of only two wrestlers to have won the WWE, ECW, and TNA\/IMPACT! World Championships, the other being <strong>Rob Van Dam<\/strong>, securing almost legendary status in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fightful Select has learned that the\u00a0WWE contract of one Bobby Lashley is \u201cset to expire soon\u201d. PWN added that Lashley has since been removed from WWE&#8217;s internal roster, fueling speculation about his future with the company. Bobby Lashley: An Almighty Exit? 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