Bobby Lashley...Biggest Waste of Money.

[ericv1]

I am sitting here at my desk banging my head against it, wondering what the hell were they thinking signing him when he has prior commitments to MMA. They build all this hype around him, calling him The Boss (Which is a lame nickname..the hell does he think he is, Bruce Springfield?) And feud him with Scott Steiner over his wife..even having Steiner wear a drawing of her. Rick Rude is probably rolling in his grave right now about the angle they ripped off from WWE. After beating him..he does....nothing. They have him fired in storyline and off the air I hear he's done with TNA so he can focus more on MMA.

Oh Dixie..won't you ever learn?

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

To be fair, Lashley wasn't signed to an MMA organization when they signed him. But, either way I think it was a waste of money.


Oh, and it's Bruce Springsteen, not Springfield. Unless there's a reference I'm missing

[ericv1]

Feb 13, 2010 18:51:22 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

To be fair, Lashley wasn't signed to an MMA organization when they signed him. But, either way I think it was a waste of money.


Oh, and it's Bruce Springsteen, not Springfield. Unless there's a reference I'm missing

Total Waste...

and yeah its Springsteen...I keep getting those two confused. lol

[bob]

it still bugs me tha the beat Joe clean

[Celgress]

Feb 13, 2010 19:25:57 GMT -5 bob said:

it still bugs me tha the beat Joe clean

Same here, as well as Wolfe via DQ.

[AriadosMan]

You say your name is Lashley and you love to fight...I say your name is Lashley and you're a BATHTURD

[Michael Coello]

Feb 13, 2010 19:37:39 GMT -5 Celgress said:

Feb 13, 2010 19:25:57 GMT -5 bob said:

it still bugs me tha the beat Joe clean

Same here, as well as Wolfe via DQ.

Then yo apparently forgot how it ended, with Wolfe choking him and laughing as he did it, taunting Angle with it. All that matters is the W or L at the end, right?

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

I had no problem with Lashley, but I agree that he came in with a lot of hype and never really accomplished much. When he debuted, I honestly thought he would end up in the World Title picture. Aside from winning a title shot in a tournament on Thanksgiving that 15 people saw, he never really came close to the gold.

[Celgress]

Feb 13, 2010 19:58:04 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Feb 13, 2010 19:37:39 GMT -5 Celgress said:

Same here, as well as Wolfe via DQ.

Then yo apparently forgot how it ended, with Wolfe choking him and laughing as he did it, taunting Angle with it. All that matters is the W or L at the end, right?

At the end of the day that is what most people usually remember about these short one off match ups my friend, sad but true.

[juniordestructo616]

Bobby Lashley is another Ahmed Johnson. Big, fast, impressive and totally uninterested in wrestling. He is just too 'real'.

[Deleted]

100% waste of money.

I'm alright with Bobby, but can someone tell me what exactly he brought to TNAs' table? You bring him in, tell us he's a big deal and...... then what? That part is missing.

He's an alright worker. He's grown a lot since his WWE debut. He's not quite "The Boss" yet, but I could see them trying to throw his name around. Vince did push him to Pluto, after all.

If you bring in this "big superstar" shouldn't he, you know, shake things up? Wouldn't you try to find ways for him to make an impact of some sort? Bobby could've just been the webmatches up through this point of his TNA career and I don't think anyone would know any better.

He wants to fight. I can respect that. But wouldn't a talented, over wrestler be able to go do that for a while and make you excited when they eventually come back? Unless Bobby shows up about 6 months from now and throws Eric down a flight of stairs, it's lost.

[donners]

Biggest? Worse than Savage, Luger, Roberts and co? He was far from great, but not the worst mistake TNA has made.

[Deleted]

Big mistake- yes.

Biggest mistake? See Adam "Pacman" Jones.

[Crusty Ruffles]

Feb 13, 2010 22:42:29 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Big mistake- yes.

Biggest mistake? See Adam "Pacman" Jones.

Bringing in Pacman? No. It gave TNA some mainstream press. Giving him a belt, on the other hand.....

Bobby Lashley brought absolutely nothing to TNA. I don't care what he was actually paid, their return on investment was probably as close to zero as you can get without being there. They took a shot, it backfired, but they get credit in my book for taking that chance.

Sure, he went over Joe, but it didn't hurt Joe's credibility. Lashley wasn't pushed into a position where he held a title and now they're screwed. A rare example of booking someone smart on TNA's behalf. You had to keep him somewhat strong by going over someone like Joe on occasion, yet don't give him that upper echelon push just in case he decided to go MMA full-time.

["Gentleman" AJ Powell]

His freakishly small head must have scared all the children/Don West in the iMPACT! Zone.

[SAJ Forth]

I think it wasn't a good idea knowing he'd be more devoted to an outside ventutre.

[Red Impact]

Feb 14, 2010 0:11:12 GMT -5 Crusty Ruffles said:

Feb 13, 2010 22:42:29 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Big mistake- yes.

Biggest mistake? See Adam "Pacman" Jones.

Bringing in Pacman? No. It gave TNA some mainstream press. Giving him a belt, on the other hand.....

Bobby Lashley brought absolutely nothing to TNA. I don't care what he was actually paid, their return on investment was probably as close to zero as you can get without being there. They took a shot, it backfired, but they get credit in my book for taking that chance.

Sure, he went over Joe, but it didn't hurt Joe's credibility. Lashley wasn't pushed into a position where he held a title and now they're screwed. A rare example of booking someone smart on TNA's behalf. You had to keep him somewhat strong by going over someone like Joe on occasion, yet don't give him that upper echelon push just in case he decided to go MMA full-time.

But at least Lashley could take a bump.

And the Pacman press wasn't good press. It was a deriding blurb on ESPN, a 30 second or so joke on PTI. And this was from a guy they got solely because he was suspended for possibly playing a part in paralyzing a former professional wrestler.

Lashley was never going to be a good performer, and yeah he is a waste of space on a wrestling roster, but if anyone's return on the investment was less than Lashley, it was Pacman. Pacman made TNA look slightly worse than if they hadn't brought him in.

[Ben Wyatt]

Feb 14, 2010 16:51:09 GMT -5 SAJ Forth said:

I think it wasn't a good idea knowing he'd be more devoted to an outside ventutre.

This sums up my feelings.

[AriadosMan]

Feb 14, 2010 16:59:56 GMT -5 Red Impact said:

Feb 14, 2010 0:11:12 GMT -5 Crusty Ruffles said:

Bringing in Pacman? No. It gave TNA some mainstream press. Giving him a belt, on the other hand.....

Bobby Lashley brought absolutely nothing to TNA. I don't care what he was actually paid, their return on investment was probably as close to zero as you can get without being there. They took a shot, it backfired, but they get credit in my book for taking that chance.

Sure, he went over Joe, but it didn't hurt Joe's credibility. Lashley wasn't pushed into a position where he held a title and now they're screwed. A rare example of booking someone smart on TNA's behalf. You had to keep him somewhat strong by going over someone like Joe on occasion, yet don't give him that upper echelon push just in case he decided to go MMA full-time.

But at least Lashley could take a bump.

And the Pacman press wasn't good press. It was a deriding blurb on ESPN, a 30 second or so joke on PTI. And this was from a guy they got solely because he was suspended for possibly playing a part in paralyzing a former professional wrestler.

Lashley was never going to be a good performer, and yeah he is a waste of space on a wrestling roster, but if anyone's return on the investment was less than Lashley, it was Pacman. Pacman made TNA look slightly worse than if they hadn't brought him in.

Agree that Pacman was a worse decision overall, but more people are likely to remember Lashley's aborted runs in TNA and WWE than Pacman in TNA (who honestly didn't do too much). Lashley, on the other hand, not only participated in matches, but got wins over marketable guys (Samoa Joe, Desmond Wolfe).

[Sam Punk]

Feb 13, 2010 20:43:09 GMT -5 juniordestructo616 said:

Bobby Lashley is another Ahmed Johnson. Big, fast, impressive and totally uninterested in wrestling. He is just too 'real'.

Let's not get carried away here. Ahmed couldn't seem to have one match without legitimately injuring either himself or his opponent. Lashley may not be great but he's nowhere near as bad as Ahmed was.