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16 Years To The Mountain Top

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From the beginning, Bobby Lashley seemed to have all the makings of a great champion. Now that’s he firmly established himself as a main-event level star, he’s determined to stay right where he is …

BOBBY LASHLEY IS the third Black WWE champion, holding the same championship worn first by The Rock, and then Kofi Kingston. He worked 16 years to get to this moment. And the “Chief Hurt Officer” of The Hurt Business says it will be this way for a long time, because there is no one in the WWE locker room who can outwork him.

“It feels incredible. I think it’s just a huge achievement to win that title,” Lashley told PWI. “There’s not very many people across the board who have won that title, so, to get my name etched next to some of the greatest in the history of this sport is a dream come true. It shows the hard work.”

If you know anything about the background of Bobby Lashley, you know that this statement holds true. Beginning his career with the WWE, Lashley seemed destined to be in the position that

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