Adam Pearce rescinds Bobby Lashley’s WWE ‘firing’

Bobby Lashley’s storyline firing is already over.

Less than 24 hours after Raw ended with Adam Pearce “firing” Lashley, Pearce posted an update announcing that Lashley is no longer fired. Pearce said Lashley putting his hands on officials is unacceptable and will be addressed, but Pearce admitted that he allowed emotion to get the better of him when he fired Lashley.

Pearce said he and Lashley will meet later this week to discuss the ramifications of what Lashley did and how they can move forward and work together with respect.

“I formally rescind Bobby Lashley’s termination, and I sincerely apologize for my part in escalating an already volatile situation,” Pearce announced.

The show-closing angle of last night’s Raw saw Bobby Lashley confront a referee after losing a United States title number one contender’s match to Seth Rollins. Lashley hit a spear on Rollins during the match, but the referee was slow to make the count after trying to avoid getting knocked down when Lashley had Rollins in The Hurt Lock. Rollins then defeated Lashley after reversing a spear into the Pedigree.

When the referee tried to walk away from Lashley after the match, Lashley shoved him into the corner. Lashley also knocked down another referee and shoved Pearce.

The angle was a continuation from last week, where Lashley accidentally speared a WWE producer during a brawl with Rollins. Pearce later warned Lashley about putting his hands on officials.

Lashley has been going through an attitude change since being attacked by Brock Lesnar on Raw this October. The two faced off at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia last month, with Lesnar pinning Lashley while Lashley had him in The Hurt Lock. Lashley put Lesnar in The Hurt Lock again following the match.