Bobby Lashley Credits Ex-WWE Star For Making Controversial Storyline Work
Bobby Lashley thinks a former WWE superstar deserves a lot of credit for an angle that created a lot of controversy.
Over his 20+ years as a pro wrestler, former WWE World Champion Bobby Lashley is known for being one of the most physically impressive pro wrestlers ever.
While Lashley has a lot to be proud of in the ring, he was also involved in a controversial romance angle in late 2019-early 2020 involving Lana, who left her on-screen partner Rusev for Lashley in the story. At the time, Lana was married to Rusev although the couple has since separated.
The angle involving Lashley and Lana saw them “get married” on Raw and it lasted into early 2020 until WWE pulled the plug on the story. Lashley dumped Lana in the ring and went on to work with MVP in a group that was known as The Hurt Business.
In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Bobby Lashley opened up on the angle with Lana saying he felt comfortable working with her.
“It could have been [uncomfortable] if I worked with someone else. I can say this, and I’ve said this several times before, but then again I’m very positive with everything. But I can honestly say it was 100% Lana that was able to make me feel comfortable doing it, and then just try to do things to really further that whole feud. She was on top of everything.
She was always like, Alright, I got a photographer over here. We need a photographer over here. We need to walk so the people see us together, so it’s not like something where they’re just like, oh, they don’t care about it. So I was like, alright, but all I’m thinking about is who am I supposed to wrestle or go smash? She’s like, No, we need to come over here and take these pictures. We need to go do this. She was like, pulling me in all these different directions.”
Bobby Lashley Had Nothing But Respect For Lana During WWE Partnership
As he continued, Bobby Lashley went on to say that he wanted to be sure that Lana was okay with the storyline they were a part of.
“I was just like are you cool with all this? She’s like, yes, because she knows acting and she’s able to put herself into characters. Lana is a sweetheart, and I know that some people were hard on her because it seems like she tries too much, she tries too hard, and sometimes it comes as not sincere to people and I think some people kind of jumped on her about it.
But working with her, I think she’s a sweetheart and she really helped me feel comfortable in that role. I had nothing but respect for her for going through it, because she kept it very respectful. I was working with her and her husband, and she understood what the plan was, so she wanted to play her part.”
While speaking on his current AEW run, Bobby Lashley credits former AEW performer Dan Lambert with helping him get into the company.