Bobby Lashley Discusses Facing Bobby Roode, iMPACT, More

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Bobby Lashley recently spoke TNA’s big debut on Destination America and more. Here are the highlights…

On facing Bobby Roode on the January 7 live TNA iMPACT on Destination America: First of all, I think we rose that bar really high coming into this third match. The first match we had was incredible and the person that was supposed to win won. The second match was as incredible if not better. So with this third match were really going to have to give the crowd what they want but at the same time we know who should be the champion especially in TNA and that’s me. Destination America January 7th I think it would be a good time for them to go ahead and hand the title over to the real champion and then we can run it the rest of the year that way.

On the importance of making a good first impression on January 7: I don’t think it’s any different. I think that is what TNA has been doing the entire time during their existence. They were the organization everyone wanted to put their thumb on. Even with all the amazing people and talent we had coming over. Every week we had to prove ourselves over and over again. I don’t think it’s going to be a challenge. Since I have been there and even before that when I would watch some of the TNA stuff and they would always have great shows. The ratings have been doing great and the shows have been getting better each time. I think the momentum we had last year we’re going to keep it going. We have a lot of good guys coming in like the Hardys that are still in there. MVP, myself, and Kenny King we’ve been doing some big things. Bobby Roode, I mean he is the champion right now but we gotta take that away from him. Everything we’ve been doing has been right on point. We’re gonna show new fans what TNA is all about.

On his preference between playing a babyface or a heel: I think for me I am the middle guy a little bit. I think for my character he comes off as a heel but there is still a little bit of me inside there. Me as myself I don’t think is a huge heel. That’s why I have MVP over there running his mouth the whole time and Kenny King causing all the drama. That’s what makes me a bigger heel. I contribute that to the whole group. I’m a baby face in real life in person. I’m not kissing babies or doing cart wheels or jumping up in the crowd. So I’m kind of in that rougher stage where I’m a baby face or a heel. I don’t really care how quick the turn is, I think my wrestling style is going to stay the same.

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