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Bobby Lashley Attacks In Shock AEW Debut

By Lyle Kilbane • Published 31st October 2024
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The waiting is over and now Swerve Strickland’s life just got so much harder as former WWE Champion Bobby Lashley arrived in AEW.

At Dynamite Grand Slam, MVP made his AEW debut following weeks of ever-increasing speculation. The star was quickly joined on-screen by Shelton Benjamin and plans to reinvent the Hurt Business were well underway as they set their sights on luring Swerve Strickland away from Prince Nana.

However, Strickland rebuffed MVP’s advances to stick by Nana leading to a match at Fright Night Dynamite between the former AEW World Champion and Benjamin.

But that match came with an all mighty surprise for Strickland.

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Swerve Strickland handed Shelton Benjamin his first defeat in AEW but MVP’s full plans soon became clear as he put a call into someone before the arena was bathed in darkness.

As unfamiliar music hit, Bobby Lashley entered the arena making his first appearance in AEW. Lashley confronted Strickland before Benjamin attacked his opponent allowing them to double team Strickland while MVP laid out Prince Nana.

The trio also wiped out several members of security as MVP put the exclamation point on the situation as he told the crowd “Guess who’s back in business!”

Reports suggested Bobby Lashley’s AEW debut had been delayed with original plans for him to appear at WrestleDream. However, given the beating handed out to Bryan Danielson at the end of that show, it seems Tony Khan chose to keep Lashley’s attack on Strickland for another night.