The situation with Bobby Lashley's apparent resignation from World Wrestling Entertainment has dominated the talk within the industry today, as many are wondering what the next step will be. As of this posting, at 8:49pm, Lashley's profile is still up on the WWE website as part of the Raw roster. That may be a legal maneuver by WWE, as Lashley has not yet come to terms on his release. As reported earlier here EXCLUSIVELY on www.wrestlingnewsdesk.com, Lashley asked for his release in a conversation with WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis. In addition to his reported discontent over his Wrestlemania payoff, Lashley is also said to be reluctant to put his prime athletic years in the hands of the current roster of agents/producers, most notably his known dislike for the behavior of Smackdown lead writer and agent/producer Michael Hayes.

 

Our own Anna Elizabeth Anderson covered this story for the THE NATIONAL LEDGER, which you can read in its entirety here: http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272618433.shtml.

 

www.wrestlingnewsdesk.com editor Matthew Cooper and Rob McNichol collaborated for a great piece in THE UK SUN, which you can read in its entirety here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article720010.ece.

 

We will continue to update you on this breaking story as it develops.