Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that Bobby Lashley has been negotiating with both WWE and New Japan Pro Wrestling, but a break in the talks with NJPW means he’s likely to be in a WWE ring soon.
“Bobby Lashley was negotiating with New Japan and WWE and he’s no longer negotiating with New Japan,” Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio.“He’s going to WWE almost for sure. And he has nothing contractually that would keep him from working [The Royal Rumble]. Now I’m not saying he’s gonna wrestle Bobby Roode and I’m not saying he’s a surprise in the Rumble because I don’t know either of that but it’s certainly possible he could be in either of those.”
As it turns out, WWE could have even bigger plans for Bobby Lashley down the line as well because he could be set up in a huge feud against Brock Lesnar.
“He is supposed to be coming, at least everyone in Impact and New Japan believe that he could be coming at any moment now and perhaps a program with Brock Lesnar after WrestleMania. I am of the impression that in WWE, and Lesnar has to know everything that’s going on with Lesnar and Lesnar is not aware of that supposedly so it may not be 100% but people with Lashley tell me they believe he is going to WWE and he is working with Brock at some point probably after Mania or sometime this year.”