Bobby Lashley: Age, Height, Relationship Status And Other Things ...

Bobby Lashley returned to WWE in 2018, right after WrestleMania 34. He had already improved a ton in comparison to his last run with the company, but WWE didn't use Lashley properly for a long time. He chased after the Universal Championship but wasn't able to win it.

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In the middle of everything, Lashley had multiple mid-card title reigns. Everything changed when he and MVP created The Hurt Business and now The All Mighty is the WWE Champion. However, fans still don't know everything about Lashley yet. The following are some of the facts about him that wrestling fans should know.

10 He Is 6'3"

Bobby Lashley is among the taller wrestlers in WWE. His height allows him to tackle enemies of any size. Lashley is also quite strong physically and has just the right height to work comfortably with almost any wrestler.

It's his size that allows Bobby to look more dominating than his opponents and that's exactly how WWE would want fans to look at their World Champion.

9 Has Won World Championships Of Many Promotions

It's never an easy task to become the World Champion of a promotion. Bobby Lashley is currently the WWE Champion but he's won the World Titles of many other promotions and brands.

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In fact, he's one of the only two wrestlers to have won the World Championship of WWE, ECW, and Impact Wrestling. The other superstar who managed to pull this off is Rob Van Dam.

8 He's Very Private About His Dating Life

Fans don't know too much about Bobby Lashley's personal life. While most people are aware of Lashley's on-screen relationship with Lana, they barely know anything about his dating life offscreen.

Lashley had dated fellow wrestler Kristal Marshall for many years. Before getting into a relationship with Kristal, Lashley already had a daughter named Kyra. With the wrestler, he had two more children named Myles and Naomi.

7 He Won The WWE Championship Quite Late In His Career

Bobby Lashley is currently 45-years-old. While he made his wrestling debut in his 20s and worked for Vince McMahon's WWE for many years, Lashley didn't win the WWE Championship until this year.

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It seems like WWE has finally started to acknowledge his talent. The last few months of Bobby's career are also the biggest highlights of his career.

6 He Has An MMA Background

After leaving WWE in 2008, Bobby Lashley trained to become an MMA fight. He made his MMA debut the same year and won his first fight.

Lashley later worked for various other promotions such as Sharkforce, Titan Fighting Championship, and Bellator. He has a record of 15-2 in MMA.

5 He Wants To Face Brock Lesnar

Bobby Lashley has been very vocal about wanting to face Brock Lesnar. It was one of the reasons why he returned to WWE in 2018. Lashley has been trying hard to get a match against The Beast Incarnate and it seems like WWE is building him for a future match against Lesnar.

It doesn't matter to Bobby where he gets to fight The Beast. He's open to working in a wrestling match with him or fight him inside the octagon.

4 Missed A Huge Opportunity Because Of A Bank Robbery

Bobby Lashley wanted to represent Team USA in the 2004 Olympic Games as an amateur wrestler. Lashley worked really hard for this opportunity and he would've probably qualified if it hadn't been for a bank robbery in 2003 that he witnessed.

To avoid gunfire, Lashley dived for cover but in the process ended up hurting his knees that later required two surgeries. Because of this, he missed the Olympics and his dream was never fulfilled.

3 He Won The Master Lock Challenge

Many fans don't remember Chris Masters' Master Lock challenge. Chris wasn't a top wrestler in WWE but he claimed that nobody would be able to break the hold of his Master Lock. Two years after he started this challenge, Bobby Lashley became the first person to win it.

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Now, he's using the same move that Masters used in WWE as The Hurt Lock.

2 Has A Military Background

Bobby Lashley comes from a military family. His father was a drill sergeant for the US Army. In his childhood, Lashley had to move from one military base to another with his family and it was during this time that he got introduced to amateur wrestling.

Later, he joined the army for three years was also a member of the World Class Athlete Program.

1 Uncomfortable Making Out With Lana

The storyline relationship between Bobby Lashley and Lana was controversial from the start. WWE made Lashey and Lana kiss each other on television and they did it passionately. But Bobby revealed later that he wasn't comfortable making out with Lana and had to do it only because there was no other choice.

Their on-screen relationship didn't actually help any of the wrestlers involved and WWE quietly ended it months after it started.

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