Bobby Lashley revealed some unfinished business he had in WWE. The Almighty claimed that he wanted to elevate the Street Profits and turn Austin Theory into a Babyface. The veteran claimed that his initial plan was to retire from WWE after being an active wrestler for a year or two. He recently made his AEW debut and joined the Hurt Business.
At AEW Full Gear, Bobby was up against Swerve Strickland. It was his first match as an in-ring performer in the new company. Lashley showed he still had a lot of fire in him. The mighty wrestler claimed a win over Swerve via submission. Following the win, the Hurt Business showed they were capable of conquering the entire locker room.
In one of the podcasts, Bobby was asked about his move from WWE to AEW. The former world champion claimed that getting released from the Stamford-based company was unexpected. He said the initial plan for him was to wrestle for a year or two before retiring from WWE. He addressed managing the Street Profits.
'I wanted to turn him babyface' - Bobby Lashley's WWE plans
"Could I or would I have hoped to stay with WWE? Absolutely. My plan was to have one more, maybe two years, and then retire with WWE. I was doing the stuff with the Street Profits," said Bobby in the interview. His statement has gone viral on social media.
Bobby further added that he wanted to have a feud against some wrestlers. He wished to put over some talents like Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. The star wrestler said he wanted to elevate them along with Austin Theory. Bobby concluded by saying he wished to turn Theory into a Babyface.
"There are three or four people that I wanted to go out [against]. I wanted every one of them to have a good feud with me, and I wanted to put all of them over. It was definitely Dawkins, Montez, and Austin Theory; I wanted to turn him babyface," Bobby concluded in the podcast.