The Hurt Syndicate

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Title History

  • AEW World tag team titles (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defeating Private Party (January 22, 2025);

Career Highlights

  • October 30, 2024 – AEW Dynamite #265 – Fright Night: Swerve Strickland w Prince Nana defeated Shelton Benjamin w MVP, After the match Bobby Lashley debuted and they attacked Swerve & Nana. Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & MVP are know know as the Hurt Syndicate.
  • November 6, 2024 – AEW Dynamite #266: Bobby Lashley & The Hurt Syndicate lay out their mission statement!
  • November 20, 2024 – AEW Dynamite #268: Bobby Lashley w MVP & Shelton Benjamin defeated Cheeseburger and Joe Keys by referee’s decision.
  • November 23, 2024 – AEW Full Gear: Bobby Lashley w MVP & Shelton Benjamin defeated Swerve Strickland.
  • November 27, 2024 – AEW Dynamite #269: The Hurt Syndicate declare Bobby Lashley “AEW’s Most Dangerous Man”!
  • December 18, 2024 – AEW Dynamite: Is Ricochet’s offer from Bobby Lashley & Hurt Syndicate still on the table?
  • Bobby Lashley & MVP were not really seen during December because Shelton competed in the Continental Classic.
  • January 1, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #274 – Fight for the Fallen: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster). The Acclaimed seemed to have split up.
  • January 8, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #275: Bobby Lashley w MVP & Shelton Benjamin defeated Mark Briscoe by referee’s decision.
  • January 15, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #276: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin) defeated Mark Briscoe & Private Party (Quen and Zay).
  • January 22, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #277: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated Private Party (Quen and Zay) to win the World tag team titles.
  • February 5, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #279: The Gunns returns to AEW and challenge the Hurt Syndicate to a World tag team title match next week.
  • February 12, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #280: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) to retain the World tag team titles.
  • February 22, 2025 – AEW Collision: The Hurt Syndicate tells Cage & Archer that if they want a world tag team title shot, they have to win a match against a real tag team next week.
  • February 27, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #282: The Hurt Syndicate distracted Cage & Archer and made them loose the tag team match.
  • Since winning the World tag team titles, The Hurt Syndicate only wrestled ONCE, which is no shock.
  • March 8, 2025 – AEW Collision: AEW World Tag Champions, The Hurt Syndicate, want to HURT The Outrunners!
  • March 9, 2025 – AEW Revolution: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) to retain the World tag team titles.
  • March 26, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: The Hurt Syndicate discuss business plans…
  • April 2, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: Good business! Are MJF and The Hurt Syndicate still working out a deal?
  • April 6, 2025 – AEW Dynasty: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) to retain the World tag team titles.
  • April 9, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: Did the World Tag Team Champions, The Hurt Syndicate, welcome MJF?
  • April 16, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: Did MJF just try to BRIBE the Hurt Syndicate?! The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) to retain the World tag team titles.
  • April 23, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: MJF says “I’m Sorry” to the Hurt Syndicate?!
  • April 30, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: Are The Hurt Syndicate finally ready to do business with MJF? | AEW Dynamite.
  • May 7, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: MJF hurts TWO people to impress The Hurt Syndicate — was it enough?
  • May 14, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin)  w MVP defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) by referee’s decision to retain the World tag team titles HE’S IN?! The Hurt Syndicate give MJF three thumbs up — here’s his reaction!
  • May 21, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: MJF officially joins The Hurt Syndicate, but there’s a warning.
  • May 25, 2025 – AEW Double or Nothing: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated The Sons Of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) to retain the World tag team titles.
  • June 4, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #296: Komander & JetSpeed bring the fight to MJF and The Hurt Syndicate.
  • June 11, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #297: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MJF and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP defeated JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) and Mascara Dorada.
  • June 18, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #298 – Grand Slam Mexico: Mistico defeated MJF w The Hurt Syndicate by disqualification.
  • June 25, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #299: The Hurt Syndicate takes out JetSpeed, MJF declares for the Casino Gauntlet.
  • July 2, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #300: MJF w The Hurt Syndicate defeated Anthony Bowens, AR Fox and Brody King in a 4-way match to earn the #2 spot in the Casino gauntlet match.
  • July 9, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #301: JetSpeed steal the The Hurt Syndicate’s AEW tag titles.
  • July 12, 2025 – AEW All In – Texas: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP & MJF defeated JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey) and The Patriarchy (Christian Cage and Nick Wayne) w The Patriarchy in a 3-way tag team match to retain the World tag team titles.
  • July 16, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #302: MJF & The Hurt Syndicate address Hangman Page and more.
  • July 23, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #303: MJF demands an explanation from The Hurt Syndicate and it backfires. Adam Copeland hired The Hurt Syndicate to help exact revenge on FTR.
  • July 30, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #304: Shelton Benjamin calls out MJF, says he’s OUT of The Hurt Syndicate?!
  • August 6, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #305: MVP kicks out MJF from The Hurt Syndicate.
  • August 16, 2025 – AEW Collision: The Hurt Syndicate address MJF DRAMA & potential Forbidden Door opponents!
  • August 20, 2025 – AEW Dynamite: The Hurt Syndicate came out after the FTR match.
  • August 24, 2025 – AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door: Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) defeated The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) & FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) w Stokely in a 3-way tag team match to win the World tag team titles. The Hurt Syndicate did not get pinned as Ricochet & GOA attacked them.
  • September 10, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #310: Ricochet defeated Shelton Benjamin.
  • September 17, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #311: Bobby Lashley w MVP & Shelton Benjamin defeated Toa Lion w Kaun & Ricochet.
  • September 20, 2025 – AEW All Out – Toronto: The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet and Toa Liona) defeated The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin). MVP got pinned.
  • October 7, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #314: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet and Toa Liona) in a street fight.
  • October 15, 2025 – AEW Dynamite 315: GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)  w Ricochet defeated The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w MVP.
  • October 18, 2025 – AEW WrestleDream: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet and Toa Liona) in a tornado rules match to become #1 contenders for the World Trios titles.
  • October 22, 2025 – AEW Dynamite #316: The Opps (Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs and Samoa Joe) defeated The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin) to retain the World Trios titles.
members: Bobby Lashley,
MVP &
Shelton Benjamin
debut: October 30, 2024
gender: Male
status: Active
type: Faction
current promotion: AEW