{"id":64465,"date":"2018-08-13T13:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=64465"},"modified":"2018-08-13T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:08:32","slug":"interview-highlights-bobby-lashley-talks-with-lilian-garcia-about-being-mentored-by-heyman-transitioning-to-mma-growing-up-shy-being-a-heel-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/13\/interview-highlights-bobby-lashley-talks-with-lilian-garcia-about-being-mentored-by-heyman-transitioning-to-mma-growing-up-shy-being-a-heel-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Highlights: Bobby Lashley talks with Lilian Garcia about being mentored by Heyman, transitioning to MMA, growing up shy, being a heel, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3912237116\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><i>The following are highlights of Lilian Garcia&#8217;s new interview with Bobby Lashley on her &#8220;Chasiing Glory&#8221; podcast presented by Spreaker <\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/liliangarcia\/cg-bobby-lashley-edited\">HERE<\/a><i>. The excerpts were\u00a0transcripts and supplied to PWTorch by Garcia&#8217;s producers.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This week on \u201cChasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,\u201d Lilian sits down with WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley. This episode rapidly dives into Lashley\u2019s hilarious memories of his Wrestlemania 23 \u201cBattle of the Billionaires\u201d match and what happened on Monday Night Raw the night after that even involved Lilian herself. He discusses what it was like growing up as a child of a veteran of the United States Army, moving around a lot and having to adapt to different schools, and dealing with the culture shock along with the toll it took on him.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bobby further discusses how he went from growing up as a shy kid to striving to be in high pressure situations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Lashley mentions his early beginnings in the world of professional wrestling and how he developed his relationship with current superstar, Dolph Ziggler.<\/p>\n<p>Hear his exclusive thoughts on some of the current members of the Monday Night Raw roster such as Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar and how he feels about his current run in the WWE compared to his first WWE run over 10 years ago.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Listen to Bobby\u2019s inspiring journey and why he always puts his children before himself along with what keeps him motivated. Also, hear why he decided to transition to MMA and what made him continue to love pro wrestling at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>All this and so much more in this unique episode of Chasing Glory.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Bobby Lashley.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Growing up and moving around as a shy kid: <\/b>(20:12 \u2013 20:50)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a shy person. I kind of keep to myself a little bit. I\u2019m kind of quiet. So when I came back, we were always having to adjust to a new school. I came back, I think it was the 5th grade. We went from Germany where we had some German kids and we had the people in our own little community and then we flew over to the United States and boom, you\u2019re going to meet a whole new crop of kids. Being kind of a shyer kid, I kind of withdrew a little bit, I was the little nerd that wanted to wear ties to school. So that was me, I was just quiet most of the time.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1640032403\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>\u2022Debuting on Smackdown and getting mentored by Paul Heyman:<\/b> (22:51 \u2013 24:20)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time when I debuted on Smackdown, I was not supposed to debut. There was nothing going on, I was just one of the OVW guys that were on the road. So they let me go on the road, do a couple house shows and that was it, I was not supposed to be brought up. And then it goes to TV and I was in catering because there was no way I was doing anything and then someone says, \u2018Hey, you have a match tonight\u2019. Immediately my heart starts racing, I was like, \u2018Huh? What? What are you talking about?! Me? I\u2019m not supposed to do it!\u2019 But then when I went over there I kind of stepped back in the back and you know what? The person that got me was Paul, Paul Heyman. As crazy as this is, he came and talked to me because he mentored me back in OVW when I was in OVW, he was a writer there and he was the one that talked to me and got to know me. He just walked over to me with that smug little grin that he always has on his face and looked at me and goes, \u2018You nervous?\u2019 and I was like, \u2018Yeah I\u2019m nervous, what are you talking about? There\u2019s 17,000 people here! I just started wrestling!\u2019 And he goes, \u2018The only thing you\u2019re really nervous about is and the only thing that messes you up is this whole anticipation act. When they call your name, you\u2019re going to have to go out and I know you\u2019re going to do great and you\u2019re going to be excited and you\u2019re going to come back and be like, man why did I kill myself before?\u2019 he said, \u2018If you can handle this stuff now, the rest is easy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Being a heel: <\/b>(39:29 \u2013 40:50)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they say \u2018heel\u2019, I say, \u2018What\u2019s the definition of a heel?\u2019 and that was how my character kind of came about. Because I\u2019m not necessarily a heel, it\u2019s that I\u2019ve been in the wrestling business for a long time and I\u2019m not one of those guys that go online and feed stuff to The Dirt Sheet to get myself over or try to bury the boys or anything like that, I\u2019ve never been. I\u2019m one of those guys that&#8217;s there and when I\u2019m not there, I\u2019m at home with my kids. I\u2019ve never had anything negative to say about anyone at any point in time. When I went over to that heel stance, all I did with the heel thing was like, \u2018You know what, I\u2019ve always been held down in this business because I\u2019ve always tried to be the good guy, the nice guy. No more nice guy. I\u2019m only trying to win titles. I have kids to feed and I have bills to pay. We all know that the person that\u2019s on top gets the most money, gets taken care of the best, and all those different things, so with that being said, I\u2019m doing whatever I have to do to win titles.\u2019 And that&#8217;s how my heel thing went.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Transitioning to MMA: <\/b>(01:04:37 \u2013 01:05:22)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMMA for me, it was something that I needed to challenge myself. I need to challenge myself at all points in time and when I came out of the WWE, that was such a high that to challenge myself at something so low wouldn\u2019t work for me. I needed something that was really going to challenge me in an uncomfortable situation and fighting definitely puts you in an uncomfortable situation. You go through and you\u2019ve never boxed before and you have to go to a boxing coach and he\u2019s sitting there teaching you how to move your feet. It kind of humbles you and makes you hungry to learn and after you learn, you can actually test your learning on a mainstage. It was a lot of different things for me.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Why he loves wrestling:<\/b> (01:08:00 \u2013 01:09:06)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a fanbase and I have a large fanbase and there\u2019s a lot of people that like me, and there\u2019s a lot of people that support me, and there\u2019s a lot of people that can relate to me. I can\u2019t even begin to entertain another wrestler\u2019s perception of me if they don\u2019t understand what my fans look for in me. I\u2019m different, I\u2019m different. That\u2019s why I love wrestling because there\u2019s so many different people. I love everybody from Hornswoggle, to the Great Khali, to Seth Rollins, to The Bludgeon Brothers. I love everything about wrestling because of that. You\u2019re going to relate to someone and that\u2019s what wrestling is about. It\u2019s not about saying, \u2018I\u2019m better than you or you\u2019re better than me\u2019, because that\u2019s the arrogant, ignorant attitude. Everybody has a voice, everybody has the person that they like and that\u2019s what wrestling is all about.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2468451050\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>\u2022His future goals: <\/b>(01:10:11 \u2013 01:10:59)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be a household name. I want to be a future hall of famer in wrestling. I want to pay my dues, I want to travel around the world, I want to impact people, I want to have titles, I want to set records that haven\u2019t been broken before, with the universal title and myself. There\u2019s a lot of different things, but at the end of the day, I want to have the respect from some of the people that I wrestled with and say, \u2018You know what, I really enjoyed wrestling with Bobby.\u2019 I want to have the fans come and say, \u2018You know what, that was awesome what he did. He left, came back 10 years later and still was on the top, still set records, and was able to get back afterwards.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Listen to the full episode on <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/liliangarcia.com\/chasing-glory-podcast\/\"><b>LilianGarcia.com<\/b><\/a><b>, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2CVlSXXauuo&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Spreaker<\/a> HERE, and on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2CVlSXXauuo\"><b>YouTube<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Lashley FULL INTERVIEW | Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CVlSXXauuo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS RECENT ARTICLE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/11\/interview-highlights-t-k-oryan-discusses-rohs-new-white-ring-mat-msg-sellout-his-shattered-shin-all-in-young-bucks-doing-color-commentary\/\">INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: T.K. 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