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The Hurt Syndicate crowned new AEW Tag Team Champions

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin are the new AEW Tag Team Champions.

The Hurt Syndicate (Lashley & Benjamin) defeated Private Party’s Zay and Quen on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite to become the new AEW Tag Team Champions.

Lashley pinned Zay after a spear to secure the title victory for The Hurt Syndicate, ending the first AEW Tag title reign for Private Party at just shy of three months.

Benjamin made his AEW debut on the October 2, 2024 Dynamite alongside MVP. Lashley debuted for the company four weeks later. Lashley remains undefeated in AEW to this point in his first six matches.

Between WWE, ROH, and now AEW, Benjamin is a six-time tag team title holder, while Wednesday’s victory marked the first career tag title win for Lashley in a major promotion.

Wednesday’s Dynamite kicked off with Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega agreeing to team up at Grand Slam Australia next month, then The Hurt Syndicate’s title victory.

Our ongoing live play-by-play for this week’s Dynamite is available here.

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

Posted on 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.