10 Wrestlers WWE Should Retain If They Buy TNA

6. Bobby Lashley

Ethan Carter (The Three)
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It’s easy to balk at Bobby Lashley’s name - he is, after all, one of the most over-pushed wrestlers in recent WWE history - but he’s having an excellent 2016. Once the archetypical “Vince’s favourite wrestler” (powerful, muscular and green), Lashley’s WWE career was hampered when he was thrust into a spotlight he just wasn’t ready for, but he undoubtedly deserves another shot with the company.

Lashley has been removed from the WWE Universe’s collective consciousness for years, so fans can be forgiven for missing his improvements. That said, he’s become a true spectacle athlete, and one of the best power wrestlers in America. Watching him straight-up destroy smaller opponents is a joy to behold, and he’s put-on a variety of great matches against a diverse pool of opponents.

At 40-years-old, Lashley has perfected his role in the business. He can’t captivate an audience like Chris Jericho or Kevin Owens, but he’s become a serviceable promo guy, and a lynchpin for TNA’s main event scene. It’d take a while for WWE to wash the stench of his previous run away, but fans would quickly recognise the progress Lashley has made in his career, and with Brock Lesnar’s sporadic appearances and Kane and Big Show nearing retirement, Raw and SmackDown could use a new monster.

Would Lashley want to come back, however, and would WWE allow him to continue his MMA career? Those are the two big questions hanging over Lashley’s head, but a second WWE run might just suit him.

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