Bobby Lashley Officially Signs With TNA

[andymcg]

Surprised there not a thread for this, but anyway it seems Lashley has signed with TNA.

Now i for one am very excited with this move, he was being built as a majour star in WWE and lets hope TNA can do somthing with him. I rekon there going to try a MMA type match with Angle V Lashley, IMO its a big mistake, look what happened with AJ V Trigg, crowd hated it.

Another thing that crosses my mind, Lashley said he WILL be at Victory Road, could TNA be about to make a majour swerve and have Lashley as Joes instructor ? I think it wil either go this way or the way of Lashley will help Foley and Jarrett somehow.

Discuss .....

 

[Fleisch]

If Lashley turns out to be Joe's instructor, I'd have to call bullshit on TNA because it makes no sense (it'd be worse than a Russo swerve). What Joe's doing at the moment would make sense if it was Taz as his advisor but not Lashley - no way.

I think he'll come in as either a member of the MEM, or to go against them, possibly helping Sting to show their are some young guys out there who respect the business blah blah etc.

 

[Kip The Fury]

TNA should have held off on Lashleys "Debut" until now. Whats the point of presenting a guy at a ppv if he hasnt signed a contract and commited himself to the company.

IMO Lashleys gonna come in as the powerman/enforcer of the mafia maybe with a minin feud with Morgan to get a spot OR he will appear to be joining the mafia but swerve and turn against them leading to a feud with maybe Joe or Morgan. Either way i can see a feud with Morgan in the near future.

Another thing that crosses my mind, Lashley said he WILL be at Victory Road, could TNA be about to make a majour swerve and have Lashley as Joes instructor ? I think it wil either go this way or the way of Lashley will help Foley and Jarrett somehow.

I seriously doubt that Lashley's gonna be announced as his mentor since all the signs have pointed to taz but you never know in the wierd world of wrestling...

 

[Rhino]

very disappointed Lashley isn't doing MMA full time because he has potential... forget about ever getting to UFC now Bobby it's not going to happen... for TNA this is great news.. their men's wrestling lacks a lot and needs new blood... while I loved many of the aging stars they now have in the 90's they are shells of themselves now... and I hate Joe... no reason Lashley shouldn't win the belt within a month of being inTNA

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Well that's good. I've been waiting for the follow from when he showed his face at that PPV and then at that iMPACT! taping. You know, from about three months ago.

I liked that he appeared then vanised. It makes me anticipate his return all the more.

 

[mikeRC]

I think they should book him as a wildcard who is neither face or heel. Just have him come out and kick the crap out of everyone till he gets a title shot and wins the title. Then the MEM and Jarrett's crew (Jarrett, Daniels, AJ) will fight over who get's to fight Lashley.

 

[TellMeWhy]

Well for TNA and Lashley it's great news. I won't doubt that he's Joe's advisor. With TNA you never know. Lashley can do some great things in TNA though. I'm so curious as to how TNA will use a guy WWE was so big on like him.

I seriously doubt that Lashley's gonna be announced as his mentor since all the signs have pointed to taz but you never know in the wierd world of wrestling...

I won't doubt Lashley being the mentor because TNA can tie the 2 together. Both Lashley and Joe practice MMA so they can somehow combine the 2 into a unit.

 

[IMarkOutForBarryHorowitz]

It's about time. They teased him a while back possibly joining the MEM and then, all of a sudden, he vanishes b/c he had his MMA obligations or whatever.

I don't see him joining the MEM. With Joe there (for now), they could use him as a face to side with Jarrett, Sting, Foley, A.J. Styles and the like to battle the Mafia, setting up some possible good matches with Lashley vs. Angle and/or Joe (before Joe turns on the Mafia, which will happen.)

And as far as a swerve coming with him being Joe's "advisor?" No, not going to happen and that's silly to even suggest. It would make no sense whatsoever. It's Taz, we know it's Taz and that's not going to change. They've already teased him so much to debut at VR with the signs (The teaser promo screen, the towel over Joe's head, etc.) To pull a stupid swerve like that would be a horrible move.

 

[D-Man]

I think that all of this buildup is going to be SUCH a let-down. Lashley appears on television twice, doesn't speak or do anything besides give a smug look while standing on the entrance ramp, and then disappears from television for three months. Yes, the guy is massive. Yes, his in-ring skill is decent to watch. But he reminds me of Mike Tyson... once he spoke, he completely lost me.

I think that TNA fans are so desperate for some decent product that they'll put all their eggs in the Bobby Lashley basket. Fine, Lashley is young, fresh and has a good look... but he's also another casualty on the WWE's future endeavor list that is looking to resurge his career in a rival promotion that is TNA. He's another guy that TNA will push to the moon, while neglecting their home-made talent pool. In the long run, I see Lashley as hurting TNA while helping himself.

Don't be so excited, TNA fans. I don't think Lashley's arrival is going to change a thing.

 

[mrchance33]

But he reminds me of Mike Tyson... once he spoke, he completely lost me.

I think that TNA fans are so desperate for some decent product that they'll put all their eggs in the Bobby Lashley basket. Fine, Lashley is young, fresh and has a good look... but he's also another casualty on the WWE's future endeavor list that is looking to resurge his career in a rival promotion that is TNA. He's another guy that TNA will push to the moon, while neglecting their home-made talent pool. In the long run, I see Lashley as hurting TNA while helping himself.

Don't be so excited, TNA fans. I don't think Lashley's arrival is going to change a thing.

1.If you listen to his mma interviews and such he has lost most of his high pitched voice and sounds a lot more normal. (Gave up steroids Im guessing)

2.Lashley isn't on the future endeavor list since he was the one to quit the company on his own accord.

 

[I like the flippy]

this is a very nice signing for tna they need a good young black wrestler to appeal to the black people in the world that is something that the wwe doesnt have bobby lashely should come straight in and win the tna championship and hold it for a long time just so africans will know that tna isnt racist then he can drop the championship to hernandez so mexicans can know that tna isnt racist then hernandez can drop it to sheik adbul basher so arabs will know that tna isnt racist then abdul can drop it to kiyoshi so that orientals will know that tna isnt racist and then kiyoshi can drop it to bobby lashley so he can be the dominant again and destroy all of tna that is really what tna needs they need lashley to destroy everyone in their roster and beat them in under 4 minutes then they could say they have a great succsess and not racist as champion.

 

[D-Man]

2.Lashley isn't on the future endeavor list since he was the one to quit the company on his own accord.

Lashley was "Released from his contract by World Wrestling Entertainment on February 4th, 2008." Whether it was because he asked for his release or they fired him is irrelevant. He was still on the future endeavor list.

 

[CodeBreaker321]

I'm not sure what to think of this news yet. I think TNA might have left it too late to make it as big as it could have been, whether the lateness of this official signing is in their own hands or not, due to his two appearances before vanishing.

I think it'll be pretty interesting to see how TNA treat it, whether they'll acknowledge his two showings in April or not.

 

[Shock]

Bobby Lashley. I'm ecstatic that the former ECW Champion has signed with TNA. However, there's a good thing and there's a bad. The good: nobody's really sure how he'll be used. It gives a bit of anticipation and mystery to him, as no one even knows if he'll be face or heel. The bad part: revealing him. I seriously question TNA revealing him online as opposed to on a show interfering or appearing. However, as I said, there's still some questions about him.

Whether it's big or small, face or heel, Bobby Lashley is sure to make an impact and I, personally, am looking forward to it.

 

[Reddannihilation]

I'm surprised no one's said this already, but wouldn't it be interesting if Lashley teamed with Tazz and Joe for the Nation of Violence? Before you write me off, I'll offer a hypothetical situation: Foley v. Angle is the main event for Victory Road. During the match the MEM interfere and get Kurt DQ'd to keep the title. They beat down Foley only to have Jarret, Sting, etc. try and make the save. MEM still beats down the others, then Lashley hits the ring cleans out all the MEM except for Joe. Joe and Lashley have a massive staredown only for Lashley to hit the dominator on Jarret/Sting/etc. After that Tazz debuts and announces that he is Joe's mentor, he brought Lashley to TNA and that the Nation of Violence is going to destroy everyone in TNA.

It might be a bit off, but it wouldn't surprise me. They need to get rid of the MEM and what better way then to have Joe pull another swerve take them out and have the Nation of Violence be the new major Heel stable in TNA.

 

[TellMeWhy]

Lashley was "Released from his contract by World Wrestling Entertainment on February 4th, 2008." Whether it was because he asked for his release or they fired him is irrelevant. He was still on the future endeavor list.

Everyone that's released from the WWE whether they quit or are legitimately released all receive the future endeavors message so it's pretty irrelevant to the convo.

 

[Enigma]

Lashley was "Released from his contract by World Wrestling Entertainment on February 4th, 2008." Whether it was because he asked for his release or they fired him is irrelevant. He was still on the future endeavor list.

That makes no sense, he left the company due to racial comments made by one of the head writers. He never resigned his contract with WWE, therefore he opted out.

WWE always called it "future endeavor" to make themselves look good, so your way off on that on.

I'm surprised no one's said this already, but wouldn't it be interesting if Lashley teamed with Tazz and Joe for the Nation of Violence? Before you write me off, I'll offer a hypothetical situation: Foley v. Angle is the main event for Victory Road. During the match the MEM interfere and get Kurt DQ'd to keep the title. They beat down Foley only to have Jarret, Sting, etc. try and make the save. MEM still beats down the others, then Lashley hits the ring cleans out all the MEM except for Joe. Joe and Lashley have a massive staredown only for Lashley to hit the dominator on Jarret/Sting/etc. After that Tazz debuts and announces that he is Joe's mentor, he brought Lashley to TNA and that the Nation of Violence is going to destroy everyone in TNA.

It might be a bit off, but it wouldn't surprise me. They need to get rid of the MEM and what better way then to have Joe pull another swerve take them out and have the Nation of Violence be the new major Heel stable in TNA.

I'm thinking the samething.

I'm thinking MEM will eventually be destroyed at the hands on the Nation of Violence which would be Tazz (Main Leader and Samoa Joe with Bobby Lashley. Then Umaga would join in later, as the last member. Setthing up a MEM vs. Nation Of Violence storyline which would be the last of both teams once It's over.

 

[Shock]

Everyone that's released from the WWE whether they quit or are legitimately released all receive the future endeavors message so it's pretty irrelevant to the convo.

Not necessarily. Did Ric Flair? Did Jim Ross (every time)? Still, whether he quit or was released, he left. Either way, it's irrelevant to the conversation, so stop talking about it. This is about him signing with TNA, not him leaving WWE. Bottom line, Lashley is in TNA now, and is bound to make an impact.

 

[D-Man]

Ugh... how about we all stay on subject here. Whether he was "fired," "future endeavored," or he "quit" the company is completely irrelevant to this thread. So let's all stop being smarks for a minute and talk about the subject at hand which is Bobby Lashley's long, overdue and official signing with TNA.

In my personal opinion, I see this as being a great find for TNA, but I can't see it making any real impact on their product. While Lashley is an incredible, gifted athlete, so are stars like A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, Robert Roode, and Kurt Angle. But none of that changes the fact that the writing of the TNA product is absolute dogshit. All of the star power in the world won't be able to dig them out of the 1.5 ratings hole that they're in unless their storylines improve tremendously. So, like I mentioned earlier, I just hope that TNA fans don't put all of their eggs in the Lashley basket. If they do, I'm afraid that they will be greatly disappointed.

EDIT: Shock, thank you for posting this and once again proving that you have a level head on your shoulders in the WZ forums. Bravo, my friend.

whether he quite or was released, he left. Either way, it's irrelevant to the conversation, so stop talking about it. This is about him signing with TNA, not him leaving WWE. Bottom line, Lashley is in TNA now, and is bound to make an impact.

 

[TheDandTheV]

I don't know if i should be happy or sad about this.
1. I like Lashley as a wrestler and will like to seem him wrestling again .
2. I would have liked to seem him work MMA full time because i think he can do big things in MMA.

 

[D-Man]

I don't know if i should be happy or sad about this.
1. I like Lashley as a wrestler and will like to seem him wrestling again .
2. I would have liked to seem him work MMA full time because i think he can do big things in MMA.

But he's signed onto TNA and has the opportunity to do both. TNA management agreed to work around his MMA schedule. So you should be 100% happy!

 

[hellfirebrian85]

this is a very nice signing for tna they need a good young black wrestler to appeal to the black people in the world that is something that the wwe doesnt have bobby lashely should come straight in and win the tna championship and hold it for a long time just so africans will know that tna isnt racist then he can drop the championship to hernandez so mexicans can know that tna isnt racist then hernandez can drop it to sheik adbul basher so arabs will know that tna isnt racist then abdul can drop it to kiyoshi so that orientals will know that tna isnt racist and then kiyoshi can drop it to bobby lashley so he can be the dominant again and destroy all of tna that is really what tna needs they need lashley to destroy everyone in their roster and beat them in under 4 minutes then they could say they have a great succsess and not racist as champion.

what the hell are you talking about? that is the dumbest idea i've ever heard. and any promotion that would do something like this is stupid for doing it. we all know racism is bad, we don't need affirmative action in wrestling.

as far as lashley going back into wrestling right now is bad idea. if he wants to get into UFC, this is a bad idea. UFC doesn't want that fake connection, hell thats why white doesn't want to sign lashley. as much as i like this as a wrestling fan, i hate this because i'd rather see him kill lesnar in UFC.

 

[jeffhardyfan22]

I think that Bobby Lashley sucks. He has no mic skills and very little wrestling skills. He is extremely boring and he can go to TNA and watch the best from the sidelines (WWE).

 

[Miko]

I quite enjoyed Bobby Lashley, probably for the same reason I enjoyed Goldberg, there is something about a huge motherfucker destroying people, that being said, I couldnt exactly care less about him, it was fun watching him destroy people but I dont miss him.

I was quite interested in him showing up on TNA and getting Angle's immediate approval. Then he didnt show up again. Still whatever, he can only make things more interesting in TNA.

 

[gd]

This is a pretty risky signing considering they got fucked over the last time he showed up in TNA for no purpose what so ever. TNA has a pretty crowded main event at the moment anyway, not sure where he'd fit in.

I guess he could feud with Matt Morgan, both and talented and athletic big guys. Honestly, I don't really care much about Lashley though. He was kind of interesting in TNA, but he's not anything special.