Bobby Lashley Weighs In On New Day’s WWE Exit: ‘That Was a Fumble’

Bobby Lashley says that WWE made a mistake by letting the New Day go, calling the decision a “fumble” in a new interview. As you almost certainly know, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods chose to leave WWE when they were asked to take a pay cut over the weekend.

The decision was met with shock across the wrestling world, and Lashley shared his thoughts on the development while speaking with Good Karma Wrestling. Lashley noted that it was a big mistake on WWE’s part and touched on the potential of the two coming to AEW. You can see the highlights below:

On New Day’s WWE Exit:

“Oh man, it’s one of those things where it’s like, that was a fumble. That was a fumble. Bro, you retire those guys. You take those guys to the end and give them what give them whatever they want, because they’ve given the business everything. I don’t think there’s a person in the business that that says, ‘Hey man, I don’t like those guys’ or, ‘Those guys treated me wrong,’ or ‘Those guys weren’t good to me.’ There’s no one.”

On Kingston & Woods Potentially Coming To AEW:

“And we saw that one time before when somebody else got released, right? When somebody else got released, they had to bring him back because they were like, ‘Oh, this is a bad move.’ Well, this is a horrible move also. But it could be a great move for someone else, you know?

“So at the end of the day, we might see some different mix-ups and the tag team division might come really, really, really strong and interesting in AEW. And if so, a tremendous amount of fans will go over there because they’ll start kind of saying, ‘Hm, what’s going on? Isn’t this business built on respect?’ And if you have respect for the business, you have respect for the people in the business. And these guys should have a lot of respect in business. So, what’s going on?”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Good Karma Wrestling with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.