40-year-old star shares his reaction to Bobby Lashley joining AEW: "Intimidating" (Exclusive)

Modified Dec 30, 2024 02:36 GMT

What is next for Bobby Lashley? (via WWE.com)

Former WWE star Bobby Lashley has found himself in AEW, much to fans' delight. Apparently, his presence alone is enough to intimidate another star in the company.

Since Bobby parted ways with WWE in August this year, fans have speculated he would join Tony Khan's company. On October 30, his debut appearance in the Jacksonville-based promotion saw him immediately go after Swerve Strickland. Their feud led to a singles match at Full Gear, which Bobby won after an intense fight.

In an exclusive interview by Bill Apter of Sportskeeda, former International Champion Orange Cassidy shared his thoughts on the ex-WWE star. He said:

"Impressive, gigantic. He is, you know, he walks around, and he is here, and you can definitely tell he is a different breed of a person, of a human being. He is intimidating and very very impressive, and I just hope he doesn't wanna fight me anytime soon." [4:47 onwards]

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A WWE veteran thinks Tony Khan may not know how to book Bobby Lashley in AEW

While Bobby is certainly a talented addition to any roster, Vince Russo is unsure how well he will be used in AEW.

Speaking on The Wrestling Outlaws podcast, the WWE veteran questioned Tony Khan's motivation behind bringing in Bobby Lashley. He stated:

"But you have to think about how am I going to book him? Who is he going to work with? because 80 percent of our roster is this style and Bobby doesn't do that. I mean these are the questions that you got to ask beforehand Chris because once he comes in you're going to be faced with these issues." [From 20:26 to 21:33]