Bobby Lashley doesn't plan on stepping away from the squared circle anytime soon.
Fans around the world continue to be impressed by Bobby Lashley's tenure in the world of wrestling. Despite being 47 years old, and 24 years into his wrestling career at this point, Lashley is still at his peak physically and is able to still put on great matches.
Any talk about Lashley stepping away from the ring soon can now be put to rest, as 'The Almighty' was recently asked about the idea of retirement while speaking to WWE's After The Bell podcast. Lashley noted that he has a team of partners around him that will be honest with him if/when he starts to lose a step physically.
“No, you know, I tell my sparring partners, I tell my training partners, I tell anybody that works out with me that when you see that I’m kind of missing a step or slowing down, just tell me. You see a lot of those guys that are fighting in the UFC and they take one fight too many and they almost look sad — or you see those guys getting in the ring and they just can’t move the same. I don’t want to be that guy. It’s like when Superman gets they kryptonite, you see him kind of falling apart and becoming weak, I don’t need that. I put myself financially in a very, very good position, where it’s not for the money. It’s for my enjoyment, I truly love going out there in front of the crowd and being in front of fans and stuff like that. I really like some of the guys I work with, they’re some of my closest friends and we only talk and hang out at TV, but still, it’s a friendship and a bond that I value.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Lashley chatted about missing WrestleMania 39. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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