History Trivia / BobbyLashley

** ''On two separate occasions'' Lashley was involved in post-Wrestling/RoyalRumble feuds that were possibly meant to lead to Wrestling/Wrestlemania matches but were [[AbortedArc shelved]] when his opposite number caught COVID-19 in February of that year and dealt with later heart-related complications. The first time was in 2021 with Wrestling/KeithLee. Lee was off television until well into the summer, and upon his return would be repackaged and eventually released. The second time was in 2023 with Wrestling/BrayWyatt. [[TearJerker Sadly, said heart complications would claim his life that August.]] In another eerie coincidence, both Lee and Wyatt were 36 at the time.

** ''On two separate occasions'' Lashley was involved in post-[Wrestling/RoyalRumble feuds that were possibly meant to lead to {{Wrestlemania}} matches but were [[AbortedArc shelved]] when his opposite number caught COVID-19 in February of that year and dealt with later heart-related complications. The first time was in 2021 with Wrestling/KeithLee. Lee was off television until well into the summer, and upon his return would be repackaged and eventually released. The second time was in 2023 with Wrestling/BrayWyatt. [[TearJerker Sadly, said heart complications would claim his life that August.]] In another eerie coincidence, both Lee and Wyatt were 36 at the time.

** ''On two separate occasions'' Lashley was involved in post-[[Wrestling/RoyalRumble]] feuds that were possibly meant to lead to WrestleMania matches but were [[AbortedArc shelved]] when his opposite number caught COVID-19 in February of that year and dealt with later heart-related complications. The first time was in 2021 with Wrestling/KeithLee. Lee was off television until well into the summer, and upon his return would be repackaged and eventually released. The second time was in 2023 with Wrestling/BrayWyatt. [[TearJerker Sadly, said heart complications would claim his life that August.]] In another eerie coincidence, both Lee and Wyatt were 36 at the time.

* DoingItForTheArt: Suggested by Vince Verhei, who after witnessing Lashley's athletic prowess and noting the [[XPacHeat Canadian audience was crapping all over him despite it]], wondered why Lashley bothered with wrestling at all when he could be successful in any legit sport he put his mind to. Even after returning to legit competition and winning championships, Lashley still came back to professional wrestling, in a promotion where he was known to get a lukewarm response to boot. Though people are warming up to him even in TNA, because it is clear Lashley loves pro wrestling.

** His rematch with James Thompson was put off for three years due to their mutual injuries whenever anything was lined up, ending up taking place in a different promotion(Super Fight League to Bellator) in a different country(India to USA).

* FanNickname:
** [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar "Black Lesnar"]], [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} "Blackberg"]]. Which Bobby reportedly [[BerserkButton despises]] due to its racist undertones. He has admitted, however, that part of his motivation to re-sign with WWE in 2018 was a dream match feud with Lesnar for the Universal Championship. His #1 contendership win over Wrestling/RomanReigns at ''Extreme Rules 2018'' was going to set that for that year's ''Wrestling/{{Summerslam}}'', but got overrode in the episode ''Raw'' after the event. He finally got the one-on-one dream match he wanted four years later, at ''Wrestling/{{Royal Rumble}}'' ''2022''.
** His PowerTrio with Wrestling/BaronCorbin and Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre has been given the nickname of "The Midcard of Evil" by the guys of [=WrestleTalk=].

** [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar "Black Lesnar"]], [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} "Blackberg"]]. Which Bobby reportedly [[BerserkButton despises]] due to its racist undertones. He has admitted, however, that part of his motivation to re-sign with WWE in 2018 was a dream match feud with Lesnar for the Universal Championship. His #1 contendership win over Wrestling/RomanReigns at ''Extreme Rules 2018'' was going to set that for that year's ''Wrestling/{{Summerslam}}'', but got overrode in the episode ''Raw'' after the event.

* InSeriesNickname: Back in TNA, he was called the [[ElectricBlackGuy "Thunder God"]] or [[ShockAndAwe "God of Thunder"]]. Not [[CallBack coincidentally]], he used KISS's "God of Thunder" as his theme in OVW. [[https://forums.wrestlezone.com/threads/the-thunder-god-bobby-lashley-returns.57187/ Not everyone]] liked the moniker though.

* InSeriesNickname: Back in TNA, he was called the [[ElectricBlackGuy "Thunder God"]] or [[ShockAndAwe "God of Thunder"]]. Not coincidentally, he used KISS's "God of Thunder" as his theme in OVW. [[https://forums.wrestlezone.com/threads/the-thunder-god-bobby-lashley-returns.57187/ Not everyone]] liked the moniker though.

** Back in TNA, he was called the [[ElectricBlackGuy "Thunder God"]] or [[ShockAndAwe "God of Thunder"]]. Not coincidentally, he used KISS's "God of Thunder" as his theme in OVW. [[https://forums.wrestlezone.com/threads/the-thunder-god-bobby-lashley-returns.57187/ Not everyone]] liked the moniker though.

** Back in TNA, he was called the [[ElectricBlackGuy "Thunder God"]] or [[ShockAndAwe "God of Thunder"]]. Not coincidentally, he used KISS's "God of Thunder" as his theme in OVW.

** Back in TNA, he was called the [[ElectricBlackGuy "Thunder God"]].

** [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar "Black Lesnar"]], [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} "Blackberg"]]. Which Bobby reportedly [[BerserkButton despises]] due to its racist undertones. He has admitted, however, that part of his re-signing with WWE in 2018 was to have a feud with Lesnar for the Universal Championship. His #1 contendership win over Wrestling/RomanReigns at ''Extreme Rules 2018'' was going to set that for that year's ''Wrestling/{{Summerslam}}'', but got overrode in the episode ''Raw'' after the event.

* FanNickname: [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar "Black Lesnar"]], [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} "Blackberg"]]. Which Bobby reportedly [[BerserkButton despises]] due to its racist undertones.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen

** International Championship Wrestling's ''Thunda In Guyana'' show usually features independent Caribbean wrestlers but the May of 2017 show was delayed until June 1st to get "bigger superstars in the wrestling fraternity" such as Wrestling/AlSnow, Wrestling/TommyDreamer, [[Wrestling/BrodusClay Tyrus]], Wrestling/{{Ryback}}, Wrestling/CarlitoColon and of course Bobby Lashley.

** His rematch with James Thompson was put off for three years due to their mutual injuries whenever anything was lined up, ending up taking place in a different promotion(Super Fight League to Bellator) in a different country(India to USA).

* FanNickname: [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar "Black Lesnar"]], [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} "Blackberg"]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was training for the Olympics in 2003 when he suffered a knee injury during a robbery at a bank where he was doing business.