Current United States champion Bobby Lashley has revealed open challenges might have come to an end in WWE
On a recent edition of The Masked Man Show, WWE United States champion Bobby Lashley talked about the booking of open challenges following Vince McMahon’s retirement. According to Lashley, this booking practice might be over with Vince gone from the company.
“I don’t think we really do that anymore. I think Vince (McMahon), am I supposed to say Vince? I think we’re going away with the open challenges,”
Lashley is no stranger to open challenges, having made many of his own over the past two years during his runs as WWE and United States champion.
Lashley expressed his desire to continue seeing the rest of the roster step up.
“Everybody is aware that I’m open for challenges, but I don’t think I’m going to go out there and say, ‘It’s an open challenge, oh my God, someone is coming out.’ I don’t think we need that. There are a lot of guys that are really hungry right now and need to make a name for themselves. I’m giving them the opportunity. Our roster is so stacked right now. There are guys on our roster that are sitting down right now, not doing anything, and they are incredible.” (h/t: Fightful)
Lashley won the United States championship back in early July at Money in the Bank and successfully defended it against Theory at SummerSlam.