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Bobby Lashley has confirmed his plans to keep wrestling (Picture: WWE)

Bobby Lashley has dropped a major hint about his wrestling future weeks after leaving WWE.

The 48-year-old wrestler, who is a two-time WWE Champion as well as holding the United States, Intercontinental and ECW Titles during his time with the company, recently left when his contract expired over the summer.

There has been a lot of speculation about where the All Mighty could land, with recent reports suggesting he could form the Hurt Syndicate in AEW with former Hurt Business allies Shelton Benjamin and MVP.

All three men are out of contract, and now Lashley has confirmed he plans to keep wrestling following his WWE departure.

‘The journey is far from over… #BobbyLashley #BuiltDifferent #ProWrestling #TitleChasing #tbt,’ he wrote alongside photos of him in the ring with his various accolades over the years.

Lashley did not offer any hints about where he may end up, but All Elite Wrestling is a likely destination given its position as WWE’s closest rivals.

The Hurt Business could still have a future in AEW (Picture: WWE)

The likes of Ricochet have left WWE and joined AEW, while free agents the Motor City Machine Guns are rumoured to be heading to WWE after snubbing their rivals.

Recently, Totally Harmless Concept LLC filed to trademark the Hurt Syndicate, having already filed for trademarks on other phrases and names related to MVP.

According to Fightful, there have been discussions and ‘even some plans’ to continue a group similar to the Hurt Business outside of WWE.

They added: ‘Specifically, we’ve heard that AEW has had discussions with Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin in recent weeks. However, we’ve not been told that a deal was done or imminent. ‘

Lashley recently revealed he has been recovering from surgery after getting injured during a live event in France at the beginning of May in what he described as a ‘freak accident’ during a match.

As a member of the US Army, he initially excelled as an amateur wrestler, and went onto join WWE in 2005, starting in Ohio Valley Wrestling before joining SmackDown in 2005.

Lashley once represented Donald Trump against Vince McMahon (Picture: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

He left the company three years later and spent time on the independent scene and with TNA Wrestling (then known as IMPACT), and then returned to WWE in 2018.

One of his most famous matches came in 2007 at WrestleMania 23, when he represented Donald Trump in the Battle of the Billionaires against Umaga, who was wrestling for Vince McMahon, and won.

Although his future in wrestling still remains to be seen, Lashley has also teased that he could see himself stepping into a boxing ring, as well as taking on other athletic pursuits.

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