Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley
Lashley in 2017
Birth name	Franklin Roberto Lashley
Born	(1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48) Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	Missouri Valley College (BA)
Partner	Kristal Marshall (2007–2010)
Children	3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Blaster Lashley[1] Bobby Lashley[1] Lashley[1]
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2][3][4]
Billed weight	273 lb (124 kg)[2]
Billed from	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Trained by	Ohio Valley Wrestling[1]
Debut	January 2005[5]
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1999–2002
Rank	Sergeant

Franklin Roberto "Bobby" Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the co-leader of the stable The Hurt Syndicate and one-half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions along with Shelton Benjamin. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed from 2005–2008 and from 2018–2024, and for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he competed under the ring name Lashley. He is an eight-time world champion, having been a two-time WWE Champion, two-time ECW World Champion, and four-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He also won the WWE United States Championship three times and the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice.

He is also an MMA fighter, where he was considered a top draw for Bellator. He has not fought professionally since 2016.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Bobby Lashley Profile". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Bobby Lashley". WWE.
3. ↑ "Bobby Lashley". ImpactWrestling.com. Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
4. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Bobby". Sherdog.
5. ↑ "Career 23 time WWE champion - Bobby Lashley". Cage Match. Retrieved April 13, 2021.