Quote Originally Posted by Jack-Hammer View Post
Meh, I can't say that I'm all that interested in Lashley, of course that could all change depending upon what they do with him. If it's something with Brock Lesnar, my initial reaction is that I pass because I have this image of WWE going the route of making the program between them revolve around both being beasts or something. In terms of a win-loss record, Lashley's far more impressive than Lesnar but Lesnar generated gobs of money and interest in the biggest MMA promotion out there while Lashley's been a player in Bellator, which isn't remotely on the same level of UFC when it comes to brand recognition. I would say that Bellator is the WCW of the MMA while UFC is the WWE but WCW was a legit competitor and threat to WWE at one time and Bellator has never, ever been that to the UFC. So, I guess it's more of the TNA of the MMA world.

I most definitely don't want to see him get the Brock Lesnar treatment, however, where he's this unstoppable, untouchable guy who works only a handful of times a year and does only a small handful of moves each match. Even though, to some degree, it was warranted for Lesnar, it's not for Lashley because Lashley has never remotely drawn the sort of money or buzz that Lesnar has, whether it's been wrestling or MMA.
The thing about Brock is that it is u fair to compare anyone to him in wrestling. Since the very moment he went to the WWE they have treated him like an unstoppable monster. Even in his first run he was protected from the start. People have beat him in various different mat he's but his win/loss record is definitely screwed in the positive direction. And that's how the WWE wants it. They have billed him as a Beast and built it from last Mania that he is pretty much unbeatable by anyone.

The difference between him and Lashley is that Bobby Lashley will be around a lot more. And second, they don't have to go down that same route with Lashley he's got the physique, the history and the skill to be a very big performer in the WWE. There's no doubt that they could reasonably put him alongside someone like Roman Reigns and have him be a reasonable challenger to that throne.

Lashley has all the attributes that Vince is big on. I guess the bigger question is how deep Lashley wants to sink his time into the WWE. The sky is the limit for the kid, as it always has been in WWE.