In the latest episode of WWE After the Bell, Paul Heyman joined the show to talk about the consequences of last weekend’s Royal Rumble event. During his match with Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley reclaimed the WWE Championship with the help of Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman.
“Hopefully the first in a series of matches between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley. It’s a very intriguing matchup, very physical matchup. I look at it differently, surprise surprise, than most because I don’t agree with the narrative ‘it’s 20 years in the making.’ I don’t think their amateur careers compare. Every championship Bobby Lashley won in collegiate wrestling did not compare to the Division 1 NCAA Championship. Brock was the UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World, Bobby Lashley was a lawnmower, was a freak train in Bellator but Bellator is not the UFC. When you are the star on Monday Night RAW or SmackDown, you are the biggest star in the biggest sports entertainment brand on the face of the planet. If you’re a big star elsewhere, nothing against those very viable companies but it’s not being the main event of WrestleMania or the biggest star on RAW or SmackDown. That’s the difference. Brock Lesnar has had an unparalleled career and you can’t compare Bobby Lashley’s career to him.” said Heyman.
