Bobby Lashley Reveals He Pitched Depressed WWE Character, Would Have Put On Weight

Bobby Lashley has revealed he pitched a unique storyline to Vince McMahon prior to his retirement as WWE CEO and Chairman.

Speaking on the Notsam Wrestling podcast, Lashley revealed he wanted to undergo a character change that would have seen him become depressed after a loss. He would have piled on weight and "just be fat" on WWE TV. The idea was ultimately rejected by McMahon.

"I told Vince a year ago, I think a year or two ago, I told him, 'I want to do this character.' He said, 'What is it?' I said, 'If I get beat one time, I want to go into this severe depression and put on like 40, 50, 60, or 70 pounds and just be fat, and then be a completely different character and then have like somebody like an MVP, or somebody that's on my side, kind of like, pull me back and then have the crowd watch this transition back to me.' He said, 'There's no way you can do that.' I said, 'Man, I think I can.'" Lashley said.

Lashley instead remained at the peak of physical fitness and he was recently United States Champion. His reign was cut short last week following a pre-match attack from Brock Lesnar. This left Lashley weakened for his title defence against Seth Rollins and The Visionary would ultimately win the match.

Lashley now looks destined to face Lesnar at Crown Jewel on November 5 in Saudi Arabia.

H/T to WrestlingNews.co