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Bobby Lashley

  • Actor
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Bobby Lashley
Hard-hitting and soft-spoken, Bobby Lashley has become one of the few rookies to have an impact in a major wrestling company like WWE (Formly WWF), making his mark for his suplexes, especially for his bell-to-belly suplexes.

Lashley Lashley attend Missouri Valley College, which he won three national championships between 1996-98. Between 1997-1998, Lashley was the NAIA Wrestling Champion. Back then, he weight 177 lbs. Lashley then took up some serious training, building up 100 lbs of muscle, now weighing between 273-279.

In November 2003, Lashley was developed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and spent time in WWE's farm federation, Ohio Valley Wrestling. During his time at OVW, he was known as Blaster Lashley, and was part of the stable, "Bolin Services", along with Mike Bondo ('Michael Brenley') and 'Keny Doane', who both also now working for WWE as the stable, the Spirit Squad.

Lashley then made his television debut on 'Friday Night Smackdown' under the name Bobby Lashley (or simply Lashley) against Simon Dean. Lashley won, impressing everyone, even doing four push ups with Simon Dean on his back, and quickly became one of the most watched and popular rookies. He also faced Dean in Lashley's pay-per-view match at No Mercy 2005. In this match, the loser has to eat twenty cheeseburgers. Lashley then stuffed the burgers down into Dean.

Lashley later feuded with others such as John Bradshaw Layfield Nunzio (James Maritato) and Vito (Vito LoGrasso), John "Bradshaw" Layfield (John Layfield, the man who was the first to defeat Lashley at No Way Out), Finlay (Dave Finlay).

Lashley was also part of Team Smackdown! who went head-to-head against Team RAW. Other members include then-champion, Dave Bautista, Rey Mysterio ('Oscar Gutierrez(iii)'), John Bradshaw Layfield and Randy Orton (replaced Eddie Guerrero when Guerrero passed away). The team went against Raw members, 'Shawn Michaels(v)', then World Champions Kane (Glenn Jacobs) and Big Show ('Paul Wight'), Carlito ('Carlos Clon, Jr.') and 'Chris Masters(ii)'. Even though Lashley was the first to be pinned, Team Smackdown won.

Later, Lashley entered for a mix promotion for Wrestlemania 22 in the Money-in-the Bank Ladder Match, with three Raw Superstars and three Smackdown! Superstars. Lashley lost the match, with then-Raw superstar Rob Van Damn, winning the match.

Later, Lashley competed in the 2006 King of Ring tournament, which hasn't been since 2002. Lashley defeated Mark Henry in the first round by count-out. He finally got to be the top two finalists for King of the Ring. The other was 'Booker T.' Despite being dominating the match, Lashley lost.

During the feud between Lashley and Booker, Lashley won his first championship: The United States Championship. Lashley won it from JBL. After the match, Lashley then went back to feuding with Booker, who lost to Lashley in a Steel Cage Match.
BornJuly 16, 1976
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Ron Killings and Bobby Lashley in WWE Super Show-Down (2020)
Ron Killings and Bobby Lashley in WWE Super Show-Down (2020)
Ron Killings and Bobby Lashley in WWE Super Show-Down (2020)
Ron Killings and Bobby Lashley in WWE Super Show-Down (2020)
Bobby Lashley in WWE Super Show-Down (2020)
Shane McMahon, Bobby Lashley, and Adam Scherr in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Shane McMahon and Bobby Lashley in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, Drew Galloway, and Adam Scherr in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Shane McMahon, Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, Nic Nemeth, Joe Seanoa, Bobby Lashley, Fergal Devitt, Drew Galloway, Adam Scherr, and Tom Pestock in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Jeff Hardy, Shane McMahon, Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, Nic Nemeth, Joe Seanoa, Bobby Lashley, Fergal Devitt, Drew Galloway, Adam Scherr, and Tom Pestock in WWE Survivor Series (2018)

Known for

Rey Mysterio, Kevin Steen, Pamela Martinez, Colby Lopez, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, and Nikola Bogojevic in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
WWE Smackdown!
7.2
TV Series
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Lashley
  • 'The All Mighty' Bobby Lashley
TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004)
TNA iMPACT! Wrestling
6.3
TV Series
  • Lashley
  • Bobby Lashley
Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, John Cena, A.J. Styles, Colby Lopez, Rebecca Quin, Natalya Neidhart, Trinity Fatu, Trevor Mann, Thea Trinidad, Tom Budgen, and Macey Estrella in WWE Raw (1993)
WWE Raw
7.7
TV Series
  • Bobby Lashley
  • 'The All Mighty' Bobby Lashley
  • Lashley
WWE Velocity (2002)
WWE Velocity
5.5
TV Series
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Lashley

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Actor

  • Kill or be Killed
    • Mr. Jackson
    • Short
  • Rey Mysterio, Kevin Steen, Pamela Martinez, Colby Lopez, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, and Nikola Bogojevic in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
    WWE Smackdown!
    • Bobby Lashley
    • Lashley
    • 'The All Mighty' Bobby Lashley
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2023
  • Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, John Cena, A.J. Styles, Colby Lopez, Rebecca Quin, Natalya Neidhart, Trinity Fatu, Trevor Mann, Thea Trinidad, Tom Budgen, and Macey Estrella in WWE Raw (1993)
    WWE Raw
    • Bobby Lashley
    • 'The All Mighty' Bobby Lashley
    • Lashley
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2023
  • WWE 2K23 (2023)
    WWE 2K23
    • Bobby Lashley
    • Video Game
    • 2023
  • Brock Lesnar and Joe Anoa'i in WrestleMania 38 (2022)
    WrestleMania 38
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • WWE 2K22 (2022)
    WWE 2K22
    • Bobby Lashley (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Survivor Series Kick Off (2021)
    Survivor Series Kick Off
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • John Cena and Joe Anoa'i in WWE SummerSlam (2021)
    WWE SummerSlam
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Danny Trejo, Sofia Pernas, and Charlie Clark in Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021)
    Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
    • Border Wall
    • 2021
  • Adam Copeland, Bobby Lashley, Drew Galloway, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, Bianca Blair, and Bad Bunny in WrestleMania 37 (2021)
    WrestleMania 37
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Randy Orton, Drew Galloway, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, and Kanako Urai in WWE: Royal Rumble (2021)
    WWE: Royal Rumble
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Mark Calaway, Paul Heyman, Drew Galloway, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, and Kanako Urai in WWE Survivor Series (2020)
    WWE Survivor Series
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • WWE 2K Battlegrounds (2020)
    WWE 2K Battlegrounds
    • Bobby Lashley (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2020
  • Windham Rotunda in WWE: SummerSlam (2020)
    WWE: SummerSlam
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Bill Goldberg, Mark Calaway, Adam Copeland, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, A.J. Styles, Randy Orton, John Hennigan, Bryan Danielson, Rami Sebei, Kevin Steen, Pamela Martinez, Colby Lopez, Rebecca Quin, Drew Galloway, Kofi Kingston, Shayna Andrea Baszler, Windham Rotunda, Trinity Fatu, Ashley Fliehr, Adam Scherr, Kairi Hôjô, Lexi Kaufman, Mercedes Varnado, Gary Gordon, Kanako Urai, Kenneth Crawford, Macey Estrella, and Demi Bennett in WrestleMania 36 (2020)
    WrestleMania 36
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Colby Lopez, Jonathan Good, and Joe Anoa'i in WWE The Shield's Final Chapter (2019)
    WWE The Shield's Final Chapter
    • Bobby Lashley
    • TV Movie
    • 2019

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Franklin Roberto 'Bobby' Lashley
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • July 16, 1976
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
  • Other works
    Music video: Appeared in Kasland video "Nightmare"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was a silver medalist in the U.S. army for amateur wrestling.
  • Trademarks
      Finishing Move: Dominator
  • Nicknames
    • Blaster Lashley
    • The Real Deal
    • Black Lesnar
    • The Boss
    • The Dominator
    • The Pressure Cooker

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