Bobby Lashley responds to Kurt Angle's comments about their match in 2015.
Angle beat Lashey to win the TNA World Championship on the March 20, 2015 episode of IMPACT Wrestling. On a recent episode of his podcast, Angle described how he had been considering retirement ahead of the match, but the bout gave him the confidence he needed to keep going.
Speaking with CBS Sports' Shakiel Mahjouri, Lashley was asked about these aforementioned comments. He made it clear that he took them as a huge compliment, and he stated that he has always respected Angle.
“Damn, that is awesome, and a huge compliment. Kurt was the one that kind of opened the doors and got me into professional wrestling from the beginning. So I’ve always had a huge amount of respect and admiration for Kurt. So the fact that he said that, it really is a huge deal for me. But at the same time, it’s Kurt Angle, man. I believe he’s one of the best in this business, and the fact that I was able to give him that mindset, to be able to train and wanna keep going, that is a huge compliment and a huge blessing and a huge amount of respect to me," Lashley said.
In the same interview, Lashley discussed his rivalry with Brock Lesnar. Check out his comments here.
Lashley will face Brock Lesnar at WWE Crown Jewel. Check out the updated card here.
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