Bobby Lashley Explains Why He Joined AEW

Bobby Lashley made his in-ring AEW debut on last night's (November 20) edition of Dynamite, quickly defeating Cheeseburger and Joe Keys in a handicap match (via referee's decision).

Lashley has made a strong start to life in AEW, (re)forming The Hurt Syndicate with MVP and Shelton Benjamin ahead of his meeting with Swerve Strickland at this weekend's Full Gear pay-per-view.

There is a lot more to come from the 48-year-old, who recently outlined why he joined Tony Khan's promotion after leaving WWE in the Summer.

During a recent appearance on the Lame Guys podcast, Lashley explained thusly:

"Part of it is because Tony did tell me that I had opportunities to do other things. If I do want to tackle that fight and do another fight, whether it's boxing, bareknuckle, MMA, he'll give me the opportunity to. Then, all my other projects that I've been working on. That was part of it, the opportunity to do other things.

"Then, I looked at it, and I was like, man, we talked about Hurt Business and what we could have done with it, the Hurt Syndicate now. I was like, 'If I'm going to go out, there are certain ways I want to go out'. I didn't get an opportunity to go out the way that I wanted to putting guys over having a feud with those guys. Another avenue I could be happy with is to be able to work with P and Shelton again, being able to run with that and have fun with it.

"Ultimately, we are a group that is good for the company. We have the ability to be able to build talent. If you go into a feud with us or you're on the mic against P, you have Shelton, me, whoever else we bring on. You have a lot of obstacles. You don't have to take out all of us because it's a lot to take out but you can go in there and battle and box with us, it will raise your value and put you at a different level. Ultimately, the numbers might get you, but if you are that guy, you can possibly beat us all. I want to have some fun for the last few years and help some guys and elevate some guys".

Last month, Lashley revealed that he was offered a fight with Mike Tyson.

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