Update on Bobby Lashley's WWE return

According to reports, WWE is hoping Bobby Lashley will return in time for WrestleMania 38.

The WWE Universe has not seen Lashley since he lost his WWE Championship to Brock Lesnar at the Elimination Chamber in February last month. Given how the All Mighty was taken to the back before he even entered the match, it is believed that WWE knew about his injury for quite some time.

With Lashley being one of the top stars in WWE today, many are still hoping that he will make an appearance at this year's WrestleMania. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, WWE is currently hopeful that Bobby Lashley will be ready for 'Mania.

"Bobby Lashley was in Dallas at AT&T Stadium last week. The hope is he will be cleared in time for Wrestlemania but that's not 100%," wrote Johnson. [H/T PWInsider.com]

Bobby Lashley was honored to welcome fans back at WrestleMania 37

Whilst his WrestleMania appearance this year may be up in the air, Lashley memorably opened The Show of Show last year. In the first match at WrestleMania 37, The All Mighty defended his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre. The match was also WWE's first contest in front of fans since the pandemic began.

In an interview with Josh Martinez on Z100, Lashley stated that he will always cherish this bout, given its significance.

"Being in the first match, everybody says, you know, you want to main event WrestleMania, I think the first match was the main event," said Lashley. "Just because that was the time after a year of being away from everybody, coming back to everyone. The first person that everyone is seeing was me coming out and out behind that curtain so it was just, it was a great, great, great time, and something that I’ll always remember for the rest of my life." [H/T Wrestling Headlines.com]

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