it's kind of sureal that in the months leading up to this he was in a character arc where he was trying to break people's necks in kayfabe.
he also had that whole promo to sami after the rumble where he talked about nerve damage from what cody did to him and how he may never recover. I'm starting to wonder if part of that was a shoot

https://youtu.be/boR27FYObYM?si=9qEuzsIfXkF8HhJG

to be fair who the fuck is going to say no to bobby lashley when he says he doesn't want to job lol