Bobby Lashley just added another championship to his collection, but he doesn’t want anyone treating it like some late-career victory lap. The Almighty says there’s still plenty he wants to do in wrestling.
Speaking to MuscleManMalcolm following his 4th Rope Wrestling appearance, Lashley was asked what winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship meant to him at this stage of his career. Lashley immediately pushed back on the constant focus on younger talent and made it clear he doesn’t see himself as somebody winding things down.
“I still have so much left. I have a lot left in my tank. And see, that’s what people don’t understand because sometimes in this era right now, everybody’s talking about the young guy, the young guy, the young guy.”
Lashley knows he’s already accomplished plenty during his career, but that’s exactly why he doesn’t understand the idea of simply stepping aside because he’s older. He still wants good matches, new opportunities and a chance to keep contributing to the business.
“I said, man, I got a lot to give still to this business of wrestling, and I’ve done so much in it, and I don’t want to just throw it away because I’m a little bit older. I still have a lot more to give. So I want to have some good matches with some good people, and I want to do a lot of things in this business too.”
That attitude was on full display at 4th Rope Wrestling on November 12. Lashley challenged Joe Alonzo for the 4th Rope Heavyweight Championship and needed only about two minutes to leave with the title.
Lashley tossed Alonzo with a belly-to-belly suplex before drilling him with a Spear for the three-count. MVP then came down to the ring and personally put the championship around Lashley’s waist as the two celebrated together.
The victory gave Lashley his first singles championship in quite some time, but apparently he isn’t looking at 4th Rope as somewhere to simply collect another belt. Lashley praised the promotion’s roster and said he hopes winning the title gives him the opportunity to actually get in there with some of its talent.
“And now Fourth Rope gave me the opportunity. Hopefully, I’ll get an opportunity to wrestle some of these guys that they have around here because they have a really, really good roster.”
At this point, Lashley isn’t asking people to pretend he’s one of the young guys. He just doesn’t think being older means somebody else automatically deserves his spot, and if he keeps getting opportunities to wrestle people he wants to work with, he sounds more interested in filling up that remaining tank than parking it.
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