Yes, Bobby Lashley did lose the Intercontinental Championship at the pay-per-view event. But he was not pinned during the course of the match, and instead, it was his hype man who was.
In my honest opinion, that was the only reason why Lio Rush was inserted into what should have been a one on one match between Balor and Lashley. He was just there to take the pin and have Lashley look strong, because of the reason that will be chronicled later.
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The split allows for Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush to go their separate ways, and maybe Rush, like Mustafa Ali, could become a breakout singles competitor on RAW in due course. This is because Rush must have impressed those backstage during his singles match against Finn Balor, not long ago.
So in this way, Lashley can go on to face Strowman or whoever else at Fastlane or WrestleMania.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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