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I’d love to say that it would be someone “new” that would make the biggest impact – I’m looking at you Ricochet. But the fact of the matter is that Bobby Lashley will, undoubtedly, be the one who would make the biggest impact… Pardon the pun.
It’s important to note that Lashley has worked with the WWE before. And it’s not as if he did nothing with the WWE in his last run. He was a two-time ECW Heavyweight Champion and US Champion, too. He was even a part of an angle with Donald Trump and Vince McMahon. How many people in wrestling can say that?
The fact is that Vince really liked him, that much was obvious. He has the physique that Vince seems to like and he was from an authentic wrestling background. Vince likes that too. But do you know what Vince likes even more than all of that? Money. Vince loves the green stuff. Lashley is, undoubtedly, the one with the biggest cross-over appeal and has been, as far as I can remember, been taking part in MMA fights since he left the WWE. There’s no reason why the WWE can’t accommodate that like they already do with Lesnar. Hell, the WWE could make him even more popular.
There’s no doubt that it would be Lashley. Whether Vince would forgive him for going to TNA for all of those years, given the position he gave him in WWE, remains to be seen.
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Donald Trump talks with his protege ECW Heavyweight champion Bobby Lashley before the match at Wrestlemania 23 in Detroit. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Donald Trump with help from Bobby Lashley and Steve Austin cuts Vince McMahon's hair after winning the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at Wrestlemania 23. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley shave Vince McMahon's head after Lashely defeated Umaga in the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at Ford Field at Wrestlemania 23. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley leave the ring after winning the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at Ford Field at Wrestlemania 23. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley celebrates his victory over Umaga in the main event of the night "Hair vs. Hair" Donald Trump vs. Vince McMahon during WrestleMania 23 at Detroit's Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Photo by Leon Halip/WireImage)
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ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley during Donald Trump and WWE News Conference for WrestleMania 23 - March 28, 2007 at Trump Tower in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
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Donald Trump, Stone Cold Steve Austin and WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley get ready to shave Vince McMahon's head after McMahons lost the main event of the night, "Hair vs. Hair", between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. WrestleMania 23 at Detroit's Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Photo by Leon Halip/WireImage)
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Donald Trump and WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley celebrate their victory over Vince McMahon at the main event of the night, "Hair vs. Hair", between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. WrestleMania 23 at Detroit's Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Photo by Leon Halip/WireImage)
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WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley carries Vince McMahon back into the ring to recieve his haircut from Donald Trump after McMahon lost the main event of the night, "Hair vs. Hair", between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. WrestleMania 23 at Detroit's Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Photo by Leon Halip/WireImage)
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WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley carries Vince McMahon back into the ring to recieve his haircut from Donald Trump after McMahon lost the main event of the night, "Hair vs. Hair", between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. WrestleMania 23 at Detroit's Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Photo by Leon Halip/WireImage)
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Donald Trump and ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley during Donald Trump and WWE News Conference for WrestleMania 23 - March 28, 2007 at Trump Tower in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
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Bobby Lashley during Sci Fi Channel 2007 Upfront Party at STK in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
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AURORA, CO - MAY 27: MMA fighter Bobby Lashley warms-up during a training session at the American Top Team Altitude martial arts facility May 27, 2015. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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AURORA, CO - MAY 27: MMA fighter Bobby Lashley, right, lightly spars with fellow MMA fighter Alex Huddleston during a training session at the American Top Team Altitude martial arts facility May 27, 2015. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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AURORA, CO - MAY 27: MMA fighter Bobby Lashley, left, lightly spars with fellow MMA fighter Alex Huddleston during a training session at the American Top Team Altitude martial arts facility May 27, 2015. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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30 JAN 2010: Bobby Lashley has his hands on his hips and is wide eyed after defeating Wes Sims during Showtime Sport's Strikeforce Miami Fight Card at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Wrestler Bobby Lashley attends the press conference held by Battle of the Billionaires to announce details of Wrestlemania 23 at Trump Tower on March 28, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Wrestler Bobby Lashley attends the press conference held by Battle of the Billionaires to announce details of Wrestlemania 23 at Trump Tower on March 28, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Wrestler Bobby Lashley attends the press conference held by Battle of the Billionaires to announce details of Wrestlemania 23 at Trump Tower on March 28, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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DETROIT - APRIL 1: WWE chairman Vince McMahon (C) has his head shaved by Donald Trump (L) and Bobby Lashley (R) while being held down by ''Stone Cold'' Steve Austin after losing a bet in the Battle of the Billionaires at the 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment's Wrestlemania at Ford Field on April 1, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. Umaga was representing McMahon in the match when he lost to Bobby Lashley who was representing Trump. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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DETROIT - APRIL 1: WWE chairman Vince McMahon gets carried back to the ring to have his head shaved after losing a bet to Donald Trump in the Battle of the Billionaires at the 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment's Wrestlemania April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Umaga, who was representing McMahon in the match, lost to Bobby Lashley, who was representing Trump, so McMahon lost the bet. The event drew more than 75,000 wrestling fans. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Donald Trump with help from Bobby Lashley and Steve Austin cuts Vince McMahon's hair after winning the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at Wrestlemania 23. at the Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagi
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10: WWE wrestlers Bobby Lashley (L) and Torrie Wilson arrive at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids? Choice Awards 2007 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 10, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10: WWE Diva wrestler Torrie Wilson (R) and WWE RAW Wrestler Bobby Lashley arrive at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 10, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10:WWE Wrestlers Bobby Lashley and Torrie Wilson pose at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 10, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10: WWE wrestlers Bobby Lashley (L) and Torrie Wilson (R) and TV personality Rove McManus pose at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 10, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10: WWE wrestlers Bobby Lashley (L) and Torrie Wilson (R) and TV personalities Rove McManus and Andrew G pose at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 10, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)