Bobby Lashley took the confidence and removed the denial because the long-awaited goal of the long-awaited WWE Championship is within reach.

When Bobby Lashley joined the WWE in 2005, many could see him as a type of star who would lose television over the years — if not decades — while he hosted several world championships. Instead, Lashley won the ECW title and participated in WrestleMania at the 23rd angle before Donald Trump and Vince McMahon were injured in 2007 and released in early 2008.

Lashley would spend a decade building on protecting himself, and eventually struck a good deal with fans with Impact Wrestling in a good reception before returning to the WWE in 2018. It started with some stumbling blocks in WWE stories. After those initial speculations, however, Lashley started fixing things in 2020 and is now on the verge of catching his first world championship, as he will face The Miz for the WWE tournament in the main Raw event on Monday night.

His latest success, Lashley told CBS Sports, is where he made his WWE debut and spent more than a decade and a half finding his confidence.

“Trust is everything,” Lashley said. “Everyone sees confidence when I get into the ring. That’s what you fight for as a WWE performer. When you first come in you want to make your presence known and get acceptance. It’s all there. The kinds of fights you come up with. But since I came back, I like everything I do. I’ve gotten to the point. I like bad stories as much as good stories. Right now, though? I feel more confident than ever. I feel like nothing can stop me, and I feel like I’m in the best position at the best time of my life. with the team, I feel like everything is rocking in the right direction. For me, everything is in line, and that’s a great point in my life. “

Lashley’s early stumbling blocks came as a result of a strange selection of stories and characters. From being a couple with Lio Rush, who was a man like Lashley, to stealing from Lana Rusev. The angle of the work ended at Raw’s wedding ceremony, which completely missed the mark in the humorous attempts, and was certainly the straw that broke the camel’s back, mostly a story seen as a failure of the jump.

Part of developing Lashley as a performer, she said, was learning to not take care of bad moments, blocking criticism, and finding a way to laugh at herself when appropriate.

“I think when I came back I had to go through a lot of things in the beginning,” Lashley said. “There were people at the time who broke up, walked in and complained and complained. But I stopped there. Once you had those ups and downs – and I had a low drop in my career point – you know you’re going to bounce back. It’s part of the confidence that I don’t care. I stopped caring. Often people care about all the little things.They sit there and read Twitter and they want to fight everyone on Twitter and fight people.who puts negative comments under their stuff, and they want to deal with those struggles they don’t always need.For me I don’t fight them, I don’t care.

“As I see it, if I do something completely embarrassing on TV and people are joking and laughing, I’m going to make jokes and laugh too. I’ve done things on TV where I’m sitting, and if it’s people. That’s why they make me clowns, I’d be a clown too. “I don’t care. It’s entertainment. If you can’t have fun with this, you’re in the wrong business. If you can’t. Don’t take yourself seriously? You’re in the wrong business. I don’t care. Right now. I’m in a good time in my life. I’m happy, I’m healthy.” I will have a lot of smiles on my face and keep going. “

Miz captured the WWE Championship in the Elimination Chamber, secured a Money in the Bank contract with Drew McIntyre after the former champion defended his title inside the House – and Lashley after the post-match attack. In exchange for ending the attack by smoothing McIntyre, Miz ordered Lashley to kick the title. After trying to avoid continuing with the negotiation, Miz forced him to defend himself.

While Lashley Miz is ready to break the plot, the reality is that the two men are very similar, they have had to push for fan rejection, character missteps and other challenges in order to succeed in the fight business.

“You can’t refuse it,” Lashley said. “Do you have any criticism of The Miz? Are you jealous. I remember talking to Miz 16 years ago, and he had to be in the broom closets, throwing his things out of the locker rooms and things like that. A lot of people would leave then. But he didn’t. I don’t know how many years he’s been in the business, but he’s always on the rise all the time? That’s perseverance. That’s stronger than anything else. Does anyone have any criticism against Mizen? That’s jealousy. “

With WrestleMania on the corner, Lashley has a chance to win the world championship and attend the most famous wrestling event as a world champion. After joining the WWE in 2008 with the hustle and bustle of being the “next Brock Lesnar,” it’s a chance to live up to the potential of all the years he’s had in recent years.

“It means everything. Everything,” Lashley said. “That’s the top of the food chain. Everyone wants to know that this validation and the work they’re doing is justified. That global title is the biggest indicator of that. It’s been like people since I got into the business,” Holy Cow. That guy has something. “I was on top like I was almost ready to take it. It was always those times. I had Cena 15 years ago where I was ready to get that name. Last year with Drew, I was right. I’m on the verge of getting that title. This time I think … I think there’s nothing that can hold me back. I’ve been getting that title for 17 years. I’ve been soaking my ass and training my ass to show legitimacy. And fight for that title. Getting that title means the world to me. “