A new faction was hinted on Smackdown with Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits, so we’ll see what
could be coming there. We’ll also check out some new issues for Damage Control, and more
Let’s start things off with one of the brief,
but very interesting moments from the July 7th edition of Smackdown
This is of course The Street Profits and Bobby Lashley’s apparent collaboration
The Street Profits are seen waiting outside the arena, talking about how ‘he’ said he was gonna
be here, obviously we didn’t know who they were referring to at that very point in time,
but a limo pulls up and Bobby Lashley comes out of the car to greet The Street Profits
This was actually a big return moment for Bobby Lashley since he hasn’t been seen
on Smackdown at all since May during the world heavyweight championship tournament
So it’s Lashley’s first television appearance in exactly two months
After greeting Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, Bobby Lashley invited them into the limo to talk
The Street Profits get in the car and all three of them drive off into the night
So although we didn’t get to hear an actual single second of their conversation with each other,
it’s clear what was being heavily implied there by their brief interaction before they drove off
It looks like off-screen and while Bobby Lashley was away from Smackdown,
he’s been in communication with the Street Profits about the three of them all working together
After potential weeks of talking off-screen together, it looks like the three of them
agreed to meet in person at the July 7th edition of Smackdown in North Carolina,
and that’s the moment we saw on Smackdown
So we got that basic confirmation there from that segment that Bobby Lashley and
The Street Profits are working together on something, but what exactly could it be?
Well the easiest guess is that they’re in the early stages of forming a faction
With The Street Profits not being up to much lately on Smackdown,
it looks like Bobby Lashley started recruiting them and pitching some of
his plans to them, and they seem to be fully onboard with whatever he’s been telling them
And Bobby Lashley as the leader of this new faction does fit his
character because obviously Bobby Lashley has been part
of an extremely successful faction in the past with The Hurt Business
Even though MVP was the main mouthpiece of the group,
Bobby Lashley was hands down the leader and biggest superstar in the group
So it does make a lot of sense for him to take that prior experience that he has from his Hurt
Business days and use that knowledge to start and lead a new faction of his own
The whole recruitment process is nothing new for Bobby Lashley,
this is exactly what him and MVP did for the hurt business, they spent a long time looking
around and trying to see who would fit in the most with their vision for the hurt business
And it would appear that Bobby Lashley is doing that same thing
again or recruiting whoever fits his new vision for this faction
And the Street Profits are some amazing picks. Everyone knows
how talented Montez and Angelo are both on their own and as a tag team,
so this new unity with Bobby Lashley could take them to the next level
Another fan theory that’s floating around is if
Bobby Lashley would bring in some of his old friends into this new faction
Fans have pointed out that MVP, Omos, Cedric Alexander, and Shelton Benjamin are all free
agents in WWE. They’re not tied down to any specific brand, so if Lashley wanted to reach out
and include some of his old faction members and old manger, technically they’re available for hire
So it’s very interesting that all of those individuals just happen to be free agents
WWE patched up Bobby Lashley and MVP’s relationship on WWE television back in
December 2022, even hinting at a potential Hurt
Business reunion at the time, but nothing truly ever came from that
But since they did squash their issues with each other all those months ago,
it does leave the door of possibility open for Bobby Lashley to check in with MVP
Another fan theory connected to this potential
new faction is the idea of them including a woman into the group
A lot of fans wanted to see groups like The Hurt Business and The Bloodline with
a woman in their group, just as a way to further extend the faction’s reach
into the women’s division, but it didn’t happen in those cases
It did recently happen for the LWO though with Zelina Vega and she’s
been a great addition to that faction, it’s hard to picture them without her
So fans are wondering if that can also be something else on Bobby Lashley’s mind
He had several months to think this all through,
so is expanding their impact into the women’s division something he wants to do?
And if it is then Montez Ford may just have the perfect woman in mind for the
group and that’s his own wife, Bianca Belair
Bianca’s main arc over the last few weeks has just been about how nothing is really
going her way and how things out of her control have been costing her a lot of opportunities
So assuming that Bianca Belair gets another title opportunity at Summerslam,
but is unable to win the title again, would that be Bianca’s breaking point
to check in with what her husband and Bobby Lashley are cooking up?
A lot of fans have been assuming for weeks that Bianca’s current arc would end with a major heel
turn, but what if the payoff was Montez Ford bringing in Bianca Belair into Lashley’s plans
And with just how frustrated and upset Bianca may be after things keep going against her,
she may end up being that perfect, brutal
force and influence that Bobby Lashley could want to have in his new faction
It’s been rumored for a long time now that The Street Profits and Bianca
Belair would be going through some major character changes before the year ends,
so to see everything Bianca is currently going through and what’s now being teased
between The Street Profits and Bobby Lashley definitely heats up the conversation even more
So now that we’ve see the tease for Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits collaboration,
maybe we’ll get a few more teasers or maybe the three of them will pop
up one of these next few weeks at an event or show to make a big statement
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Life hasn’t been getting easier for Damage Control as they’re now being faced with even more issues
On the July 7th edition of Smackdown, we talked about how Bayley looked like
she had nothing but good intentions for when it came to helping Iyo Sky cash in,
but we questioned how long it’ll last before Bayley starts letting her jealously get in the way
Well fast forward just one week after that first cash in attempt and it looks like Bayley has
already started to question herself on if she should assist Iyo Sky with the cash in or not
During the main event title match between Bianca Belair and Aus-ka,
Iyo and Bayley once again came out to try and attempt another cash in
But it turned out unsuccessful once again
Iyo had Bayley handing the contract over to the referee for her and a lot of fans
felt like Bayley was taking her sweet time fully handing over the contact
So it’s unclear if there was just a timing issue and miscommunication there,
or if Bayley was legitimately trying to quietly sabotage Iyo’s cash in
The night ended with Bayley and Iyo once again arguing
over the issues with their now second consecutive failed attempt at a cash in
So it looks like there’s still trouble in paradise for Damage Control despite Iyo
being in possession of the Money In The Bank contract
Their issues with each other isn’t the only thing going wrong for Damage Control,
Shotzi now appears to be gunning after Bayley and Iyo as well,
so things are gonna stay pretty challenging for Bayley and Iyo
But Bayley’s attention towards helping Iyo cash in
is definitely the situation to pay a close eye on here
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