WWE Champion Bobby Lashley is eager for another showdown with Brock Lesnar, but this time he wants it inside a cage instead of the traditional squared circle. In a recent interview with Bleacher Report, Lashley expressed his desire to face Lesnar in the Fight Pit, a structure introduced by WWE’s NXT in 2020.
Lashley dismissed the idea of a Street Fight, stating, “The only thing that doesn’t interest me is a Street Fight. I think what I can do with my fists is going to be more brutal than what I can do with a kendo stick or with a table or with a chair. I don’t think we even need that and I think he feels the same way. I think he’d rather suplex me than swing a stick at me. So many people want to see it that a Fight Pit would be cool. Put on some MMA gloves and get in a cage. I think any one of those things interest me.”
Reflecting on his victory over Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, Lashley said the win was a significant milestone in what has been a phenomenal year for him. “The first time you win it is always that shock of winning it for the first time. It’s breaking that barrier, getting to that next level. This time was a little bit different, however; the person I had to beat to get it made it that much more special. Those were two big goals I had coming back: definitely to win the WWE Championship and then to have that match with Brock that everybody’s been wanting for years. It’s huge. This has been a great year for me.”
Lashley is set to defend his WWE Title inside the Elimination Chamber at the upcoming premium live event. He will face a formidable lineup that includes Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Seth Rollins, and Riddle, who competed in the first-ever Fight Pit match. Fans are eagerly anticipating whether Lashley and Lesnar will meet in the brutal confines of the Fight Pit, bringing a new level of intensity to their rivalry.
