Bobby Lashley

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Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley.jpg
Lashley in 2007
Birth name Franklin Roberto Lashley
Born (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48)[1]
Junction City, Kansas, US[1]
Alma mater Missouri Valley College
Children 2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bobby Lashley[2]
Blaster Lashley[2]
Lashley
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Billed weight 272 lb (123 kg)[3]
Billed from Denver, Colorado[1]
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Trained by Ohio Valley Wrestling[2]
Debut 1999[2]

Franklin Roberto "Bobby" Lashley[4][5] (born July 16, 1976)[4] is a mixed martial artist, former collegiate amateur wrestler, and professional wrestler, currently signed to TNA under the ring name Lashley, where he is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he is a one-time United States Champion and two-time ECW World Champion.

Lashley is signed to Bellator MMA, where he is undefeated through four heavyweight fights.

Lashley attended Missouri Valley College, where he won three national college amateur wrestling championships between 1996 and 1998 and placed fourth in 1995. In 1997 and 1998, he was the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Wrestling Champion.[6] He later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle.[1][7] He was training for the Olympics in 2004, when he suffered a knee injury while doing business at a bank where a robbery broke out.[8][9] The injury ended his Olympic plans, and he went into pro wrestling soon after.

Professional wrestling

World Wrestling Entertainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005)

In November 2004, Lashley began working in the professional wrestling area and signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. He was assigned to the development territory Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he was known as Blaster Lashley, and was a member of the Bolin Services stable along with Mike Mondo and Ken Doane. However, during that time Bolin Services began to crumble with Lashley refusing to help Doane win matches, resulting in him turning face and going by his Bobby Lashley name.

United States Champion and Championship pursuit (2005–2006)

In mid-2005, Lashley appeared at four live events, wrestling in dark matches for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands.[1] On September 23, 2005, he made his televised WWE debut as a face on SmackDown! under his real name. He was introduced as a three-time National Amateur Wrestling Champion, a four-time All-American, a two-time Armed Forces Champion, and a 2002 Silver Medalist at the Military World Championship. In his first match, he defeated Simon Dean. In his pay-per-view debut at No Mercy, he defeated Dean once again. Lashley went on to defeat numerous superstars both on SmackDown! and Raw.[1] On November 11 episode of SmackDown!, Lashley defeated Orlando Jordan in a qualifying match for a place on Team SmackDown! at Survivor Series where he was the first to be eliminated. Prior to this elimination Lashley was dominating the Raw Superstars, showcasing various "power moves" and a finisher on Carlito. Yet a chokeslam from Kane, who was on the apron, caused Lashley to be eliminated.[10][11]

On January 6, 2006, Lashley became the first SmackDown! wrestler to qualify for that year's Royal Rumble.[12] At the Royal Rumble, Lashley was the eighth wrestler to enter the match. He eliminated Sylvain, but he was then eliminated by the combination of Raw's then World Tag Team Champions The Big Show and Kane.[13] Following the Royal Rumble, Lashley began a feud with John Bradshaw Layfield leading up to a match at No Way Out. The match turned out to be Lashley's first loss in singles competition, largely due to interference from Finlay.[14] This prompted a feud between Lashley and Finlay, which lasted throughout February and March. This notably included a lumberjack match, which Finlay won after using a shillelagh.[15]

On April 2, after winning a battle royal by lastly eliminating MNM,[16] Lashley competed at his first WrestleMania (WrestleMania 22) in the Money in the Bank ladder match – which was won by Rob Van Dam.[17] Lashley next entered SmackDown!'s King of the Ring tournament. He made it to the finals, defeating Mark Henry and Finlay in the process.[1] However, in the final round – held at Judgment Day – he was defeated by Booker T with help from Finlay. As Booker was being crowned during his coronation, Lashley speared him.[18] These acts developed into a feud with the newly named "King Booker" and the other members of his court (Queen Sharmell, Finlay, and William Regal). During this feud, Lashley won his first professional wrestling championship by defeating JBL for the United States Championship, which he lost to Finlay a little less than two months later.[19][20] Lashley later joined forces with Batista against the Court. Shortly after losing the United States Title, a physician declared Lashley unable to compete, stating that during an annual exam, Lashley was found to have elevated enzymes of the liver and therefore, would not be cleared to wrestle until further evaluation.[21] Lashley returned a couple of weeks later to the SmackDown! roster to continue his feud with the Court and went on to earn his first match for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy against King Booker. The bout was subsequently turned into a four-way bout, also including Batista and Booker's ally, Finlay. King Booker won the match after pinning Finlay.[22]

ECW World Champion and "Battle of the Billionaires" (2006–2007)

On November 14, 2006, Lashley moved to the ECW brand. He debuted on the brand by making a surprise appearance to sign a contract for the final spot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship at December to Dismember.[23] At December to Dismember, Lashley was the fifth person released into the match. He eliminated both Test and The Big Show by pinfall after a spear to become the new ECW World Champion, thus making him the first African American in ECW history to win the title[24]

Lashley making his entrance during an ECW house show.

After winning the ECW World Championship, Lashley then had successful title defenses against Big Show, Rob Van Dam, Test, Hardcore Holly, Kenny Dykstra, and Mr. Kennedy.[1] On March 19, 2007, episode of Raw, Lashley officially became the first and only person to ever break Chris Masters' Masterlock hold and thus the first and only person to ever defeat the Masterlock Challenge.[25]

In early 2007, Lashley was selected by Donald Trump to represent him in a "Battle of the Billionaires" match, against Vince McMahon's representative, Umaga, which also featured Vince's long time adversary Stone Cold Steve Austin as the guest referee. At WrestleMania 23 in a Hair vs. Hair match, Lashley defeated Umaga following a spear and helped Trump and Austin shave McMahon's head afterwards in accordance with the match's losing stipulation.[26] After WrestleMania, Lashley feuded with Mr. McMahon. McMahon booked himself, his son Shane McMahon, and Umaga in a 3 on 1 handicap match against Lashley at Backlash for the ECW World Championship. After two high impact diving splashes from Umaga, Mr. McMahon tagged himself into the match and pinned Lashley to win the title.[27] Lashley legitimately injured his shoulder during the match and after an examination days later, it was revealed he had a damaged rotator cuff but would not need surgery at the time.[28] At Judgment Day, Lashley defeated Vince, Shane, and Umaga in a 3 on 1 handicap rematch after hitting the Dominator on Shane McMahon. Lashley did not win the ECW World Championship, however, because he did not pin Mr. McMahon. As a result, Mr. McMahon retained the title.[29] On June 3 at One Night Stand, Lashley defeated Vince McMahon in a street fight to win the ECW World Championship for a second reign despite interference by Shane McMahon and Umaga in the match, making Lashley the first man to win the ECW World Championship twice since WWE reactivated the title.[30]

WWE Championship pursuit (2007–2008)

Bobby Lashley in 2006

On the edition of June 11 of Raw, Lashley was drafted from the ECW brand to the Raw brand as part of the 2007 WWE draft, as a result of the drafting, Lashley had the ECW World Championship taken from him. He took place in a challenge match against Mick Foley, Randy Orton, King Booker and John Cena for the WWE Championship at Vengeance: Night of Champions which Cena won to retain the WWE Championship. Lashley became the number one contender for the WWE Championship by winning the "Beat the Clock" challenge on the edition of July 2 of Raw. On July 22 at The Great American Bash, he lost to Cena. After the match, they shook hands as a sign of respect. This was Lashley's final WWE pay-per-view appearance. On July 30 episode of Raw, Lashley was defeated by Mr. Kennedy. During the match, Lashley was "injured" after Mr. Kennedy kicked Lashley's shoulder into the ring steps, allowing Lashley to have time off for surgery for the legitimate injury he suffered at The Great American Bash. This marked Lashley's final appearance in WWE.[31][32][33] After a six-month injury, WWE announced that Lashley was released from his WWE contract on February 4, 2008.[34]

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and independent circuit (2008)

After Lashley was released from WWE, Lashley returned to wrestling by appearing at Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's flagship event Triplemanía XVI. He, along with Kenzo Suzuki and Electroshock, defeated Chessman, Silver King, and La Parka, Jr.[35]

Also after his departure from the WWE, Lashley would appear in many independent promotions. Such as World League Wrestling. He also appeared in the Denver-based Fusion Pro Wrestling, teaming with AJ Styles, and Paul Diamond to face the "Three Egos". He also wrestled for the Inoki Genome Federation in Japan.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009–2010)

Lashley made an appearance at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Lockdown pay-per-view event on April 19, 2009 and he also later appeared on that week's episode of TNA Impact!, both times pointing and smiling at The Main Event Mafia, thus appearing as a heel. On July 15, TNA announced that he had signed an official contract with the company.[36] On July 23, Kurt Angle introduced Lashley as the newest member of the Main Event Mafia. Lashley entered the ring and hugged Angle while the rest of the Mafia held a beaten and battered Mick Foley upright. Angle then told Lashley to finish off Foley but as Lashley prepared to spear Foley, he turned on Angle and cleared the Mafia from the ring, thus making him a face.

On the edition of July 30 of Impact!, Lashley made his in-ring debut for TNA in a tag team match as he and Mick Foley wrestled against World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle and Legends Champion Kevin Nash, where if Angle or Nash was pinned, whoever defeated them would win their respective title. It started out as a handicap match thanks to the Main Event Mafia attacking Lashley before the match, but eventually Lashley entered the match and helped Mick Foley pin Nash to win the match for his team and become the Legends Champion.[37] On the edition of August 27 of Impact!, Jeremy Borash interviewed him and TNA President Dixie Carter in which she said their goal was to make him a World Champion in both MMA and TNA. At No Surrender, he defeated Rhino with a knockout punch.[38]

After No Surrender, Lashley began a feud with Samoa Joe. After teaming with Team 3D in a winning effort against Rhino and The British Invasion (Doug Williams and Brutus Magnus) on the edition of October 1 of Impact!, Joe assaulted Lashley and choked him out with a rear naked choke.[39] The following week, Lashley cost Joe the X Division Championship in a match against Amazing Red.[40] At Bound for Glory, Lashley defeated Joe in a submission match.[41] The following month at Turning Point Lashley's winning streak came to an end, when Scott Steiner pinned him in a Falls Count Anywhere match following a shot with a steel pipe.[42] On November 26, Lashley defeated Abyss, Desmond Wolfe, and Robert Roode to win the TNA Championship Series tournament and earn himself a future World Heavyweight Title shot.[43] At Final Resolution, Lashley avenged his prior loss and defeated Steiner in a Last Man Standing match with a pipeshot.[44] On January 4, 2010, Monday night edition of Impact!, Lashley and Kristal turned heel after requesting their immediate releases from TNA in order for Lashley to fully concentrate on his MMA career.[45] Lashley went on to attack random wrestlers until he was granted what he wanted.[46] On the edition of January 21 of Impact! Lashley suddenly apologized to new executive producer Eric Bischoff for his actions, saying he just wanted to compete,[47] but was nevertheless fired by him the following week. This was Lashley's last TNA appearance until 2014.[48] On February 10, 2010, Lashley's profile was removed from the official TNA website.[49] In an interview with Heavy Sports Lashley claimed that the release was legitimate and had been done in order for him to fully focus on his MMA career.[50]

Return to the independent circuit (2010–present)

Lashley winning the IWS Heavyweight Championship.

After Lashley was released from TNA he made one appearance in Antonio Inoki's promotion Inoki Genome Federation (IGF). He defeated another WWE alumni The Predator.[51] He returned to Japan in September 25, 2010 for a tag-team match with Bob Sapp against Kendo Kashin and Tamon Honda.[52] Bob and Bobby were defeated. Since then Lashey regularly performs in IGF.[5]

In 2011 he participated in the IGF Championship tournament. He won the 1st round match against Keith Hanson,[53] but was defeated in semifinals by Josh Barnett.[54]

On October 20, 2012, Lashley wrestled Jay Bradley and Robert Anthony in a three-way match for the vacant Resistance Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Anthony.[55]

On June 26, 2013, Lashley signed a two-year contract with IGF, after winning the promotion's general election.[56]

On December 27, 2014, Lashley defeated Mexx and Tiny Iron to win the IWS Heavyweight Championship.[57]

Return to TNA

The Beat Down Clan (2014–2015)

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Main article: The Beat Down Clan

On March 9, 2014, Lashley returned to TNA at Lockdown in Miami, Florida, answering Ethan Carter III's open challenge after his scheduled opponent (Kurt Angle) could not wrestle due to an injury. On March 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley and Carter had a rematch that once again ended in a no contest after an interference by Willow attacking Carter.

On 15 May episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley made his return after running out to the aid of Eric Young, but instead hitting Young with a spear, and allying himself along with MVP and Kenny King, thus turning heel. Soon after having his ring name tweaked to simply Lashley, he defeated Eric Young on June 19 episode of Impact Wrestling to win the World Heavyweight Championship, his first title in TNA, making him the first African American in TNA history to win the title as well as his third world championship reign overall. He defended the title on June 20, 2014 (aired July 3) against Young.[58] On June 25 (aired July 17) Lashley defended the title against Jeff Hardy.[59] At Impact Wrestling: Destination X, on June 26 (aired July 31) Lashley defended the title against Austin Aries, who had forfeited the X Division Championship for a title shot.[60] On September 18, 2014, at the tapings for the edition of October 28 of Impact Wrestling, Lashley lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Bobby Roode.[61]

Lashley regained the championship on January 7, 2015, thanks to interference from MVP, King, Samoa Joe, and Low Ki, as well as Eric Young turning on Roode.[62] On the following night's tapings of January 16 episode of Impact Wrestling, MVP attempted to present Lashley as the centerpiece of his The Beat Down Clan, while referencing the trio of themselves and King as the foundation of the BDC. Lashley refused to become a part of this new group, however, and decided to leave, only to be attacked by the other members, with MVP saying that the title belongs to the BDC. This turned Lashley face in the process.

Championship pursuits (2015–present)

Lashley in October 2015.

On March 20, 2015 episode of Impact Wrestling Lashley lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Kurt Angle. On April 3, 2015 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley got another shot at the title against Kurt Angle but lost again. on April 10 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley faced Eric Young and champion Kurt Angle in a 3 way match for the title with Angle retaining. on 15 May episode of Impact Wrestling, Team Angle (Lashley, Micah, Chris Melendez, Drew Galloway, and Kurt Angle) faced Team Young (Eric Young, Kenny King, MVP, Bram, and Low-Ki) In a “Hardcore War” but lost the match.

On the June 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley defeated Eric Young after Chris Melendez caused a distraction for Young. On August 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley defeated Jessie Godderz in a qualifying match for the King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship, which was won by PJ Black.[63] On the August 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lashley competed in Four Way Match For a Shot At KOTM Championship which was won by Bobby Roode. On the September 16, episode of Impact Wrestling, Team TNA (Lashley, Drew Galloway, Eddie Edwards, Bram and Davey Richards) defeated Team GFW (Sonjay Dutt, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, Chris Mordetzky and Brian Myers) in a Lethal Lockdown Match.

On October 4, 2015, at Bound for Glory, Lashley unsuccessfully challenged Bobby Roode for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship.[64] During October and November, Lashley began competing in the TNA World Title Series for the new opportunity to win the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship, where he ended second in his block to successfully advance to the round of 16 where he defeated Drew Galloway to advance into the quarterfinals where he defeated Mahabali Shera to advance the semifinals. but however On January 5, 2016. live edition of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV. Lashley failed to qualify for the finals when he was defeated by the eventual winner Ethan Carter III. On the March 8 episode Impact Wrestling , Lashley defeated Kurt Angle. After the match, he would continue to assault Angle until he was run off by EC3, Drew Galloway, and Eddie Edwards, thus turning heel once again.

Mixed martial arts

Bobby Lashley
BobbyLashleyAFL.jpg
Lashley at an American Fight League event in May 2008.
Other names The Boss[2]
The Real Heel Deal[2]
The Pressure Cooker (MMA)[65]
The Dominator (MMA)[66]
Lashley
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 78.0 in (198 cm)
Style Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Denver, Colorado
Team American Top Team, American Kickboxing Academy, American Top Team Altitude,[67] CSW[68]
Trainer Josh Barnett[68]
Years active 2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 16
Wins 14
By knockout 4
By submission 7
By decision 3
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Early MMA career

Lashley made his mixed martial arts debut at the Mixed Fighting Alliance (MFA) inaugural event "There Will Be Blood" on December 13, 2008 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. He won via TKO (cut) over Joshua Franklin in 41 seconds of the first round. Lashley's next fight was on March 21, 2009. He was supposed to fight Ken Shamrock, but his opponent was changed to Bellator MMA veteran Jason Guida after Shamrock tested positive for steroids. Lashley won the fight after a unanimous decision. Lashley signed with the Maximum Fighting Championship and made his debut on 15 May against Mike Cook, who made his ring entrance wearing a Rey Mysterio mask, which Lashley took as an insult.[69] He went on to defeat Cook with a guillotine choke just 24 seconds into the first round.[69] On June 27, 2009, Lashley defeated Bob Sapp at the PFP: Ultimate Chaos event in Biloxi, Mississippi.[70] He won the bout via TKO (strikes) in the first round, making Lashley's MMA record 4–0.

Strikeforce

He was scheduled to make his Strikeforce debut against undefeated heavyweight Shane Del Rosario at Strikeforce: Miami, but for unknown reasons, Strikeforce decided to change his opponent.[71] Lashley was then expected to face journeyman Jimmy Ambriz on January 30, 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami,[72] but that matchup was also scrapped.[73] Lashley wound up facing former UFC fighter Wes Sims at the event.[74] Lashley defeated Sims via 1st round TKO victory to remain undefeated.

Lashley was expected to fight on April 17, 2010 at Strikeforce: Nashville, as the promotion had already submitted an opponent for Lashley and was awaiting approval from the Tennessee Athletic Commission.[75] According to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, the bout would likely be the fourth bout on the CBS televised portion of the event.[75] On April 5, Lashley confirmed that he will not appear on the card since Strikeforce officials could not guarantee an appearance on the televised portion of the card due to time constraints.[76] Bobby was set to appear at Strikeforce: Los Angeles in June fighting Ron Sparks however he suffered a knee injury and did not compete.[77]

Lashley faced Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Houston on August 21, 2010.[78] Lashley came out shooting the takedown, and ground and pounding. Lashley dominated at first, but Griggs caught him with a series of uppercuts on one of the takedowns in the first round, opening a gash under the left corner of Lashley's left eye. Lashely had trouble keeping Griggs from striking him, even though he had dominate control over him on the ground, but Griggs was still finding openings on the bottom. Lashley was able to continue in the second round, continuing takedowns and ground and pound. Lashley eventually passed to mount halfway through the second round and unloaded many good punches on Griggs while maintaining control. Referee Jon Schorle then asked the fighters to stand up due to inactivity, despite Lashley being in full mount at the time. Lashley later complained to the referee about the cut under his eye, and with 33 seconds left in the second round, referee Jon Schorle asked the ringside doctor to inspect the cut. However, with Lashley deciding to continue fighting, controversy was created when referee Jon Schorle did not put Lashley back in the mount position as he was when the fight was originally stopped. Griggs then sprawled out of a desperate takedown by Lashley near the end of round two and hammer-fisted Lashley's eye that was already cut until the round ended. The ring doctor then stopped the fight, resulting in Lashley losing at the end of the second round by TKO. Backstage after the fight, Lashley was taken off on a stretcher due to dehydration.[79][80] Following the fight it was discovered that Lashley was suffering from mono and was subsequently unable to train for four months.[81]

Titan Fighting Championship

On February 18, 2011, Titan Fighting Championship had announced the signing of Lashley. He was expected to debut against James Jack however on March 16, 2011, officials announced they had lost contact with Jack and instead John Ott stepped in to fight Lashley.[82] The pace of the fight slowed down drastically in the second round, where Lashley began to display the same cardio problems that affected him in his previous fight. He was able to win a unanimous decision, despite suffering the effects of illness.

Lashley was scheduled to fight Eddie Sanchez at Titan Fighting Championships 19.[83] But on July 22, 2011, it was announced that Lashley withdrew from the fight due to personal reasons.[84]

Lashley defeated Kevin Asplund at Titan Fighting Championships 25 on June 7, 2013 winning via keylock submission.[85]

Shark Fights

Lashley has signed a three-year deal with Shark Fights[86] and was expected to make his debut against Darrill Schoonover in November, The fight was to be for the heavyweight title.[87] However Schoonover later pulled out of the bout due to an injury.[88] Lashley was then set to headline Shark Fights 21 against Tim Hague.[89] But Hague pulled out of the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Dave Huckaba.[90][91] On November 7 it was confirmed that the fight with Huckaba had been scrapped for unknown reasons, Lashley was then scheduled to face Mark Martinez but Martinez was later pulled out of the bout due to expired blood work.

On November 11, 2011 Lashley became the new Shark Fights Heavyweight champion defeating Karl Knothe in the first round by submission. Knothe was the fifth different opponent scheduled to face Lashley after numerous fighters pulled out due to various reasons.[92]

Other promotions

He next competed at India's Super Fight League's third event, SFL 3, against James Thompson.[93] Lashley lost the fight via unanimous decision.[93]

Lashley was scheduled to face Matthew Larson at GWC: The British Invasion: U.S. vs. U.K. on June 29, 2013.[94] Lashley won via rear naked choke submission in round one. In an interview with MMA Junkie the day prior to his GWC fight, Lashley indicated that he had two potential fights lined up for August 2013, saying "If I'm going to fight, I need to fight. I need to stay active. I need to do something big now. If not, I need to hang it up and just do stuff with my gym. I'm fighting this fight, and I think I have two in August that were offered to me. Hopefully if I don't get hurt, I can stay active and just keep going."[95]

Lashley fought at Xtreme Fight Night 15: Indestructible on November 8, 2013 against Tony "The Rock" Melton, which he won via unanimous decision.[96]

Bellator MMA

In July 2014, it was announced that Lashley had signed with Bellator MMA. He made his promotional debut against Josh Burns on September 5, 2014 at Bellator 123.[97] Lashley won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

In his second fight for the promotion, Lashley faced undefeated Karl Etherington on October 24, 2014 at Bellator 130.[98] He won via submission due to punches, in the first round.

A rematch with James Thompson was scheduled to take place at Bellator 134 on February 27, 2015.[99] However, Lashley pulled out of the fight due to injury.[100]

In March 2015, Lashley signed a long-term contract extension with the promotion.[101]

The fight with Thompson was rescheduled for Bellator 138 on June 19, 2015.[102] However, an injury forced Thompson out of the bout and Lashley instead faced Dan Charles at the event.[103] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

The rematch with Thompson eventually took place on November 6, 2015 at Bellator 145.[104] Lashley won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–2 James Thompson TKO (punches) Bellator 145 November 6, 2015 1 0:54 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 13–2 Dan Charles TKO (punches) Bellator 138 June 19, 2015 2 4:14 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 12–2 Karl Etherington Submission (punches) Bellator 130 October 24, 2014 1 1:31 Mulvane, Kansas, United States
Win 11–2 Josh Burns Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 123 September 5, 2014 2 3:54 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Bellator Debut
Win 10–2 Tony Melton Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fight Night 15 November 8, 2013 5 5:00 Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States Won XFN Heavyweight Championship.
Win 9–2 Matthew Larson Submission (rear-naked choke) GWC: The British Invasion: U.S. vs. U.K. June 29, 2013 1 1:38 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 8–2 Kevin Asplund Submission (americana) Titan FC 25 June 7, 2013 2 1:23 Fort Riley, Kansas, United States
Loss 7–2 James Thompson Decision (unanimous) Super Fight League 3: Lashley vs. Thompson May 6, 2012 3 5:00 New Delhi, India
Win 7–1 Karl Knothe Submission (americana) Shark Fights 21: Knothe vs. Lashley November 11, 2011 1 3:44 Lubbock, Texas, United States Won Shark Fights Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6–1 John Ott Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 17 March 25, 2011 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss 5–1 Chad Griggs TKO (retirement) Strikeforce: Houston August 21, 2010 2 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 5–0 Wes Sims TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Miami January 30, 2010 1 2:06 Sunrise, Florida, United States Strikeforce Debut.
Win 4–0 Bob Sapp Submission (punches) FFI: Ultimate Chaos June 27, 2009 1 3:17 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win 3–0 Mike Cook Technical Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 21 May 15, 2009 1 0:24 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 2–0 Jason Guida Decision (unanimous) SRP: March Badness March 21, 2009 3 5:00 Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 1–0 Joshua Franklin TKO (doctor stoppage) MFA: There Will Be Blood December 13, 2008 1 0:41 Miami, Florida, United States

Personal life

Lashley graduated from Missouri Valley College in 1999 with a degree in Human Service Agency Management.[7] Lashley has a daughter, Kyra, who was born in 2005.[105][106]

In 2007, Lashley opened up a shop that sells health smoothie drinks.[105]

He dated former WWE Diva Kristal Marshall. The couple had a son, named Myles in July 2008.[107][108] In April 2010, Kristal confirmed on Twitter that she and Lashley have split.

In July 2009, Lashley announced the launch of The Lashley Network. The Lashley Network of websites comprises his official gym, his official nutrition store, and his social networking website. In a press release for the launch he stated that he is keeping his name out in the television media and on the internet so he can reach his goal of being the top fighter in MMA.[109]

In March 2010, Lashley announced the grand opening of his new gym in the Denver, Colorado area titled American Top Team Altitude. The facility will serve as a gym such as popular chain Gold's Gym and will also showcase MMA events.

Lashley was featured in the 2010 video game EA Sports MMA.

In May 2010, Lashley announced the opening of his new MMA Management company Lashley Management. Lashley, along with co-founder Judith Sussman, represent current and future mixed martial artists.

Other media

In March 2007, he alongside Randy Orton, John Cena, and Edge appeared on Deal or No Deal.[110] In 2009, he made a cameo appearance in the action movie The Way of War, credited as the "Tattooed Hispanic Man".

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Way of War Tattooed Hispanic Man
2010 Beatdown Lucius
2011 Blood Out Hector
Walk-ins Welcome Felix
2016 Rush Hour (U.S. TV series) Unknown

Music videos

Year Song Artist Role
2012 Nightmare Kasland Asylum Orderly

Video games

Year Game
2007 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
2008 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
2010 EA Sports MMA

In wrestling

Lashley after December to Dismember.

Championships and accomplishments

Lashley is a two-time ECW World Champion

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts

Professional wrestling

See also

References

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