10 Top Secret Wrestling Gimmicks That Will Blow Your Mind
6. Bobby Lashley Gains A Lot Of Weight
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Bobby Lashley? The fact he's a former WWE Champion could be it, or maybe The Hurt Business pops into your head. Or, if you're 99.9% of the fanbase, it's the fact that the dude is built like a brick sh*thouse, and has muscles in places most folks don't even have places.
Get this: Bobby was willing to drop that muscle tone, turn it into fat and gain poundage aplenty as quick as humanly possible. Why? Well, he loved the thought of showing lost motivation onscreen, then working hard to rebuild his body and WWE career with it.
Not a terrible plan, but WWE were absolutely not about to green light such a drastic change. Lashley has said in several interviews that this was all his idea though, so it isn't something the company can take any sh*t for.
They actually stepped in and suggested that positively presenting such a story would be tricky.