Bobby Lashley Says He’s Never Asked For A Raise In WWE, Has Always Earned It

Bobby Lashley talks money in WWE. 

Bobby Lashley got started in WWE in 2005 and was immediately positioned as one of the top players with an undefeated streak to begin his on-screen career. Though he left the company for a decade, he’s remained one of the top stars and one of the most decorated superstars with multiple WWE Title reigns. 

Speaking on the Millionaire Goals podcast, Lashley discussed how his hard work led to his raises. 

“I was very fortunate that when I came in, I didn’t think about the money, I thought about the work. I was always that way. I love this quote, ‘the harder I work, the luckier I get.’ Some of these guys in the business, they’re knocking on Vince’s door, ‘I want more money, give me more money.’ He like, ‘Show me.’ When I got my raises in WWE, I didn’t go to the door, they came to me. My last raise, Vince [Vince McMahon] brought me in, he said, ‘I’m going to pay you this.’ When I first got into developmental, I was getting paid ‘get by’ money. All I needed was the opportunity, that’s all I need. Just give me the opportunity, I’ll make my money after. I started busting my butt, and when I was on TV, I went from making little money…I think my second year in the business I broke the seven-figure mark. Some people don’t do that their entire career. I was fortunate enough to be in some good angles, and I work my ass off, and I had something the crowd liked and I had something management liked. I’m not the person to kiss ass, I’m not the person to schmooze, I’m me. I’m me to the waiter, I’m me to the CEO. I’m the same person. You can’t fake that. You watch our business, you say, ‘he’s playing a character, he’s trying to be something, he’s a politician, that guy is real.’ That’s me. The crowd understands that and that’s why people get behind me,” said Lashley. 

Lashley is currently making millionaire moves with the Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) on WWE SmackDown. 

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