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MVP explains what led to The Hurt Syndicate’s arrival in AEW

Posted: Nov 13th 2024 By: Bryan Rose

The Hurt Syndicate explain why they’re back.

In an interview with Renee Paquette, MVP discussed why The Hurt Syndicate, formerly The Hurt Business in WWE, reformed in AEW. He explained that Bobby Lashley came up with the idea that got over organically, but ended way too soon.

“Unfortunately, it was ended long before anyone was ready for it to end. We felt that we wanted to give our story the proper ending that it deserved,” he said. And “Tony Khan was kind enough to allow us to bring our conglomerate here.”

Lashley said he wanted to do something with ‘Hurt Business’ ever since his boxing days when he saw the phrase on his coach’s t-shirt and once they did it, it was magic.

“The fans wanted us back,” he explained. “Any time I posted something, at least one comment would say Hurt Business, Hurt Business, Hurt Business. They always wanted to see us get back together because it was something that was real. We hung out together, we work out together…this is the perfect opportunity to do it again.”

MVP and Shelton Benjamin made their AEW debut at WrestleDream last month. Lashley made his arrival several weeks later at AEW Dynamite Fright Night, attacking Swerve Strickland. The two will meet in a match at Full Gear later this month.