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Timeline of the Wrestling & MMA Careers of Bobby Lashley

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Lashley at WrestleMania 23

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The following is a timeline for Bobby Lashley's WWE, TNA, and MMA careers. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses.

2005
10/9 No Mercy - beat Simon Dean
11/27 Survivor Series - Team SmackDown (Batista, Randy Orton, JBL, Rey Mysterio, & Lashley) beat Team RAW (Shawn Michaels, Kane, Big Show, Carlito, & Chris Masters)
12/18 Armageddon - beat Paul Burchill & William Regal in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match

2006
2/19 No Way Out - lost to JBL
4/2 WrestleMania 22 - Money in the Bank Match: Rob Van Dam beat Matt Hardy, Lashley, Finlay, Ric Flair, & Shelton Benjamin
5/21 Judgment Day - lost to Booker T in the finals of the King of the Ring Tournament
5/26 SmackDown - beat JBL to win the United States Championship
7/14 SmackDown - lost the U.S. Championship to Finlay
10/8 No Mercy - Fatal four-way for the World Championship: Champion King Booker beat Finlay, Lashley, and Batista
11/26 Survivor Series - John Cena, Lashley, Kane, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu beat Big Show, Finlay, Test, MVP, and Umaga
12/3 December to Dismember - Extreme Elimination Chamber Match: Lashley beat ECW Champion the Big Show, Test, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, and Hardcore Holly (subbing for Sabu) to win the title

2007
1/28 Royal Rumble - beat Test by count out
4/1 WrestleMania 23 - Battle of the Billionaires: beat Umaga which allowed Donald Trump to shave the head of Vince McMahon
4/29 Backlash - lost a 3-on-1 Handicap Match to Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Umaga. As a reult, Vince McMahon won the title.
5/20 Judgment Day - beat ECW World Champion Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Umaga in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match. He did not win the title because he did not pin Mr. McMahon.
6/2 SNME - beat Mark Henry by DQ in an arm wrestling match
6/3 One Night Stand - beat Vince McMahon in a Street Fight to regain the ECW Championship
6/11 RAW - forced to vacate the ECW Championship when he was drafted to RAW
6/24 Vengeance - WWE Champion John Cena beat Lashley, Randy Orton, King Booker, & Mick Foley
7/22 Great American Bash - lost to WWE Champion John Cena

2009
4/19 Lockdown - Lashley made a surprise appearance at the event
9/20 No Surrender - beat Rhino
10/18 Bound for Glory - beat Samoa Joe in a Submission Match

Lashley's MMA Career (4-0)
2008
12/13 - beat Joshua Franklin in round 1 via TKO (cut)

2009
3/21 - beat Jason Guida (unanimous decision)
5/15 - beat Mike Cook in round 1 via submission (guillotine choke)
6/27 - beat Bob Sapp in round 1 via submission (strikes)

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