Royal Rumble News: Bobby Lashley Braces For Colossal Showdown Against Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley will collide on Saturday, January 29 for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event, a matchup that has eluded both titans for years.

Both have made their marks, whether this is in WWE or inside the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage.

“The Almighty” is looking forward to the upcoming clash and hints that there is a lot at stake

As far as he is concerned, Lashley knows that fans will want to see who between him and Lesnar will have the most takedowns or who will be the first one to do so.

“It’s not going to be just a pro wrestling match because we have all these. I think people want to see the wrestling. They want to see us just wrestle and see who gets the most takedowns, and who’s going to get the first takedown. Then they want to see who can fight if this thing breaks down into a fight,” Lashley stated when he spoke on the ESPN show DC & RC.

From the way 45-year-old was talking, he is expecting a punishing match ahead.

Both are known for their brutal attacks, but the one setting the tone will be the competitor who gets the bragging rights of scoring the first all-important takedown.

“I think we might try to fight for that first takedown to see who gets it and then we can go from there,” the former WWE Champion stated.

When he spoke to MMA Junkie, Lashley initially thought that he and Lesnar would cross paths under MMA rules.

“I thought it was going to happen there (in MMA),” Lashley said. “But I was with [Scott] Coker, and he was with Dana [White]. Coker is always open to doing whatever. We kind of briefly talked about it a few times. He was open for it if there was ever an opportunity for it to happen.”

With the stage set, Lashley assures that he will be out to win and draw first blood in their head-to-head.