WWE Money In The Bank 2021 Results: Bobby Lashley Destroys Kofi Kingston In Historic World Title Match

Bobby Lashley faced Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship at WWE Money in the Bank.

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Bobby Lashley destroyed Kofi Kingston in a historic first singles WWE Championship match between two black men.

Given the emphasis on Lashley’s return to dominance, this match was trending toward a potential squash with the staggering Lashley liable to destroy the underdog babyface and former WWE champion Kofi Kingston. This is exactly what happened as Bobby Lashley absolutely obliterated Kofi Kingston throughout. Loud chants of “let’s go Kofi” proved fruitless through several Dominators by Lashley, who villainously taunted the crowd before slapping on the Hurt Lock on a limp Kofi Kingston for the submission victory.

Lashley has been a dominant WWE champion, however his powerful reign took a surprising detour this past Monday after a shocking upset loss to Xavier Woods, who figures to be in line for a future WWE Championship match of his own.

Lashley’s fiery promo, easily the best of his career, and his subsequent tirade tearing up MVP’s VIP lounge represented the final images of WWE’s ThunderDome era before the promotion returned to live fans this past Friday on SmackDown.

With WWE now moving forward with an all-hands-on-deck mentality, Lashley could be affected by these plans as Goldberg is expected to be his next major opponent for a rumored match at WWE SummerSlam in Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium.

Lashley has essentially cleaned out the division on Raw after dominating former WWE champion Drew McIntyre in their most recent feud. Not only did Lashley defeat McIntyre at WrestleMania 37, he retained the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat match against McIntyre and the since-released Braun Strowman. McIntyre also failed in a last-chance opportunity against Bobby Lashley at Hell in a Cell.

After a stellar feud against Kofi Kingston, WWE’s shortcomings in promoting up-and-coming babyfaces has once again forced it to go back to its well of part-timers, many of whom are heavily rumored to appear on WWE television over the coming weeks and months with WWE going back on the road.

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Given how WWE has booked Goldberg in recent appearances, Lashley should be considered the early favorite to retain his WWE Championship in a would-be match against Goldberg, with the men’s Money in the Bank winner potentially lurking in the shadows.