When Brock Lesnar first debuted with WWE he immediately made a big impact and got people talking. It wasn’t long before Lesnar won the WWE Championship, but The Beast decided to leave the company after only working in the professional wrestling business for a few years.
It was clear that WWE planned for Brock to be a top star for years to come before he parted ways with the company, and with Lesnar gone they had to find the next star.
On the latest episode of Grilling JR, Jim Ross noted that WWE officials thought Bobby Lashley would be the next Brock Lesnar, but he also noted that Vince McMahon wasn’t as high on Lashley as he was with Lesnar.
“It was a different deal, apples and oranges here. The comparison [between Lesnar and Lashley] was physical, you know? Lashley with this great strength, and of course the amateur background. He looked great, all the same things said about Brock. So I think that was why the comparison was made.”
Brock Lesnar has since returned to WWE and found great success, whereas Bobby Lashley hasn’t been able to reach the same level of success with WWE.
It seems that recently Lashley has been getting a push since aligning himself with MVP, but only time will tell how far up the card he will go.
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