Former World Champion Leaving WWE?

This former two-time WWE Champion could be on their way out of the company.

by Andrew Pollard
Bobby Lashley
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Having not wrestled for approaching three months, it appears Bobby Lashley's time with WWE may well be over.

As per hashtagPWN on X, Lashley, MVP, and Tamina have been removed from WWE's internal roster list. Following up on this, Fightful Select adds that the All Mighty's WWE contract expires within the next month or less.

The last time Bobby was in action was at a 5 May live event in France, where he picked up a win over Santos Escobar. Since then, the two-time WWE Champion has been on the sidelines, seemingly due to an unspecified injury, with him initially announced for this year's King of the Ring before being pulled from that tournament.

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Fightful adds how Lashley intends to continue wrestling should he not come to an agreement to remain with WWE, and it's also not ruled out that the 48-year-old may return to the fighting world - Bobby having a 15-2 MMA record - if the right opportunity presented itself.

As for MVP and Tamina, they've both been off WWE programming for prolonged spells, and it likewise remains to be seen what the future holds for them.

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