6 WWE flops who became successful in TNA

#3 Bobby Lashley

Lashley was a part of MVP's stable, BDC, at one point.

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obby Lashley had a dominant first run in WWE, where he performed on Smackdown and ECW. He shared an enthralling feud with Vince McMahon and became a two-time ECW World Champion during that time.

Lashley’s momentum was halted when he moved to Raw in 2007. He remained in the WWE title picture throughout the year but came up short both the times he faced the champion.

After the Dominator got injured in his title match against John Cena at The Great American Bash, he took some time off to have surgery. Later, due to some backstage issues, Lashley was released by WWE in 2008.

Lashley made his Impact Wrestiling debut in 2009, but a disappointing first year resulted in him leaving TNA to fully focus on his MMA career.

In 2014, Lashley returned to TNA and won the World Title twice, but his golden era started, two years later, when he turned heel in a match against Kurt Angle. The herculean wrestler then became a monstrous heel and went on to win his third World Championship by defeating Drew Galloway at Slammiversary 2016.

Lashley’s MMA experience played an important part in his push as the submission moves he learnt as an MMA fighter comprised a solid part of his moveset. What impressed fans the most was that Lashley not only improved his in-ring skills by enhancing his moveset, but also the leaps he made in his promo skills. He returned to WWE in early 2018.