Former WWE Champion should have been Brock Lesnar’s replacement, claims released star
Brock Lesnar is one of the most dominant performers in WWE history. The Beast Incarnate has won several titles over the years. Amid his absence from television, recently released star MVP claimed that the wrestling promotion should have used the latter's former stablemate Bobby Lashley as Lesnar's replacement.
Brock Lesnar has not been featured on WWE television owing to alleged legal issues. The former Universal Champion's last in-ring appearance was against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam 2023. Brock Lesnar was supposed to make his return during the 2024 Men's Royal Match, but the controversy led to the wrestling promotion scrapping the plan and reportedly replacing him with Bron Breakker.
While speaking during a virtual signing with K&S WrestleFest, former WWE Superstar MVP criticized the Stamford-based company for their dismal booking of Bobby Lashley when they should have used him as a replacement for Brock Lesnar. He added The All Mighty was in great shape and could go up against any star on the roster.
"You could definitely make the case that with Bobby [Lashley], it's about age. You want to go with fresh and younger talent, I get that. How do you take Bobby completely out of the title picture? He still looks better than everybody on the roster. He's in better shape than everybody on the roster. He can literally kick everybody's ass on the roster. If you're trying to make these new guys, Bobby, on his way out, is somebody you should still keep. If you lost Brock, why wouldn't you stick Bobby in that spot? Bobby is Black Brock. Why wouldn't you use Bobby in that position and make guys on the way out? Triple H retired when he was 49 or 50. Bobby just turned 48," said MVP. [H/T: Fightful]
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MVP and Bobby Lashley were released from WWE amid Brock Lesnar's absence instead
Bobby Lashley was forced out of action in May 2024 after sustaining an unfortunate injury during training ahead of his King of the Ring Qualifying Match against The Bloodline's Tama Tonga. The veteran performer wrestled several matches at live events but did not appear on WWE television and parted ways with the wrestling promotion after his contract expired on August 16, 2024.
Similar to Lashley, his former stablemate MVP did not ink a new deal with the global juggernaut. The 50-year-old last competed in a wrestling match in July 2022. He recently underwent stem cell treatment in the hope of making an in-ring return before hanging his boots.
With MVP and Bobby Lashley hopeful of making an impact inside the ring, it remains to be seen which wrestling promotion the two sign with.