Bobby Lashley Talks About Being Shot in Bank Robbery

In a recent interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, AEW star Bobby Lashley opened up about a harrowing experience from his life before he became a professional wrestler, where he was shot during a bank robbery. Lashley shared the details of the traumatic incident, reflecting on how it impacted his life and shaped his outlook moving forward. He explained that at the time, he was just a bystander caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the experience left him with a new appreciation for life. Lashley also discussed how the event didn’t deter him from pursuing his goals, but instead fueled his determination to succeed. Below are some key highlights from the interview (via WrestlingInc.com).

Bobby Lashley on being shot during a bank robbery: 

“I don’t know what happened, if the guy like kicked the door down and just because of that the gun went off, but the gun went off. I took a dive down on the ground and I was laying down there on just a cold pavement for a while and that was kind of like — that, you know, [was the] let’s get serious mode because I was like, I’m in a position of disadvantage completely laying on the ground.”

Bobby Lashley on being in shock when it happened: 

“And that was that time where a lot of your life start like flashing before you because when he shot, I don’t know, it was something where I couldn’t even hear out of the side so I had like a ringing in my head and then just diving down to the ground I felt like, you know, just with the contact I was like, you know, I was shocked, so my whole body was kind of in shock there for a second.”

Bobby Lashley on his hospitalization and surgery: 

“When I went to surgery, he was telling me everything and I’m sitting there calculating. I’m a numbers guy so it was like, ‘Alright, you’re going to be out for eight months and this and that and the other.’ So I was like, eight months, let me think backtrack and I can … Okay, eight months is for a normal guy; I can get ready in four months and then maybe a little bit after that I get ready for this because I have to make it to this tournament, man. I’ve been wrestling for 20-something years at this point. Like I’ve dedicated my life to the sport of wrestling, I want my chance, you know.”