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FINALLY! Bobby Lashley Issues a Challenge to Brock Lesnar

Published 08/23/2020, 8:22 PM EDT

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Bobby Lashley has dropped a huge bombshell as the WWE Universe stays fixated on SummerSlam. ‘The Dominator’ has called out ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar for a super fight at Raw Underground.

It all began with Lashley’s appearance on WWE Network’s The Bump. Considering that Lashley has a legit MMA background, the interviewer asked him his preferred Underground opponents. Lashly named three very strong contenders in Dolph Ziggler, Erik of the Viking Raiders, and Aleister Black.

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However, the name of Brock Lesnar was conspicuous in its absence. One of the WWE fans decided to remind Lashley of this on Twitter. What followed was a dream scenario for this fan as he could have possibly laid the foundation of this much awaited feud.

Lashley himself responded, laying out a formal challenge to Lesnar.

Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar has been a dream match for many

Lashley and Lesnar are the only two WWE Superstars who can be called legends in both professional wrestling and the MMA World.

Even though Lashley was never a UFC World Champion like Lesnar, his MMA record is way more impressive at 15-2. The two Superstars have also had a very similar career trajectory. They both started out as wrestlers, before making their mark in the combat sports world.

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Needless to say, they were always booked as monsters in the WWE. It’s very rare for a WWE Superstar to be able to match these behemoths in strength or skill. That makes a clash between these titans a mouth-watering prospect.

Read more – Randy Orton beats Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam, Here’s Why

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Coming to Raw Underground, the format is yet to have that one big moment that solidifies its place on Monday Night Raw. Last week, the tease by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax gave us a glimpse into the potential of this concept.

Multiply that by 200 and you get a high octane Underground battle like Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar. It’ll be interesting to see if Brock responds to this big challenge

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Aryan Sharma is a WWE and Tennis author and editor at EssentiallySports. Being a journalism graduate from Delhi University, he combines his love for creating content with an astute knowledge of almost three eras of professional wrestling. He's also a Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova fan and likes to write on the social impact of these two legends beyond their achievements on the tennis court.
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