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#4 Bobby Lashley comes out on top in his feud with Rusev

Last year, when the Bobby Lashley-Lana-Rusev angle kicked off, many fans felt bad for The Bulgarian Brute but still held hope that he would come out as a huge babyface and would pick up a big win over Lashley when the storyline came to an end. The WWE Universe was expecting to witness Rusev exacting revenge on Lashley and destroy him in a big PPV bout. Nothing of this sort happened though.

Lashley ended up beating Rusev on several occasions. Liv Morgan got involved in the mix soon after and her return led to a mixed tag team match pitting her and Rusev against Lashley and Lana. The villains again ended up putting down the good guys, much to the disappointment of the WWE Universe.

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Lashley kept defeating Rusev in singles and tag team action, with the tag team match involving Lashley & Angel Garza and Rusev & Humberto Carrillo being Rusev's last bout on the main roster. He didn't wrestle inside a WWE ring again and was released back in April. Rusev's booking in this feud was surprising and left fans scratching their heads over how things turned out in the end.

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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.

Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.

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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