3 Superstars who unsuccessfully contacted WWE for a return, and 3 who were approached by WWE

#3 Bobby Lashley - contacted by WWE for a return

Around a decade after his WWE exit, Bobby Lashley made his return to the company in 2018, on the RAW after WrestleMania 34. Lashley became a major star during his first stint in WWE, and was involved in the biggest angle on the road to WrestleMania 23.

The storyline saw Mr. McMahon and Donald Trump battling it out in a "Battle of the Billionaires", with Umaga and Lashley representing the duo, respectively. Lashley exited WWE months later, and made waves in MMA as well as in pro-wrestling during his stint with Impact Wrestling.

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In an interview soon after his 2018 return, Bobby Lashley revealed that Triple H called him to discuss his return.

"When he saw me he was like, 'damn, you look almost better than you did when you were here before.' He said there's a tremendous amount of money to be made and we'd love to see you come back."

Lashley didn't do anything of note during his first year with the company. Last year, he was involved in a controversial angle that saw him and Rusev's real-life partner Lana getting married in storyline. Lashley recently took on Drew McIntyre for the WWE title, but failed to win the belt.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram