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Time passes so quickly that it’s sometimes surreal to think that MVP and members of his Hurt Syndicate faction, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, have been in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) for almost two full years.
MVP first debuted on September 25, 2024, after a second stint in WWE. Lashley and Benjamin would debut on “Dynamite” a few weeks later. Since then, MVP has guided the duo to an AEW Tag Team Championship reign.
He reflected on his time with AEW in a recent interview with Pak Gazette Digital, contrasting the company with other places he worked.
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Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin leave Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana lying in the ring during AEW Dynamite on October 30, 2024 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Sportswire Icon)
“AEW is really cool because the corporate culture there is very different than other places I’ve worked. Tony Khan is passionate about professional wrestling. For him, it’s not just a business venture, he really loves professional wrestling,” he said. “He eats it, drinks it, breathes it. He’s been a wrestling fan since he was a little kid. He probably knows more wrestling than anyone I know just because of his encyclopedic knowledge of history. And working for him is a pleasure. The weather, the atmosphere there is very relaxed and everyone is passionate.
“Everyone knows we have an opportunity with AEW to create something new. And WWE has been ‘the’ company and AEW has come in and given wrestling fans a legitimate alternative to the WWE brand. I don’t get into tribalism. I love pro wrestling and I don’t care what three letters are in front of it. Tribalism is ridiculous. Like McDonald’s and Burger King… And at this stage in my career, AEW has a lot of young talent that has big upside. But a lot of them still have They are learning how to make television and how to approach professional wrestling from a television perspective.
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Bobby Lashley comes to the ring during AEW Dynamite on October 30, 2024 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Sportswire Icon)
“So, I have enough experience working in various companies and doing television literally all over the world that I can impart some of my experience on them in the hopes of growing individual talent and collectively contributing to the growth of the company. So, I love it, just because the atmosphere there is very comfortable and you know, at least from my experience and what I think most people at AEW will tell you, it’s refreshing to work for a boss who really cares about your talent and who cares about professional wrestling as an art form, like form of entertainment and not just a results business.
Benjamin and Lashley still look and perform as good as they did when they started in WWE. Benjamin will turn 51 and Lashley will turn 50 in July.
MVP said the duo are “still capable of pretty much anything,” even at their age.
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“Bobby and Shelton didn’t tell me, but they found the fountain of youth,” he told Pak Gazette Digital. “I wish they made me smarter because I don’t know where that is. It seems like Shelton, now at 50, is better than ever and hasn’t lost a step. He still looks amazing. Bobby, if you take a photo of Bobby from when he debuted and compare it to a photo of him right now, there’s virtually no difference. They’re still capable of pretty much anything. They still have incredible fights with younger talent. In terms of what the untapped potential is, We’re the Syndicate Man: Domination.”
The Hurt Syndicate will play a major role in Double or Nothing on Sunday night in New York. Benjamin and Lashley will team with Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson in a Stadium Stampede Match against Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Mark Davis, Andrade El Idolo, Clark Connors and David Finlay.
Wrestlers Shelton Benjamin and MVP attend the “Queen Of The Ring” premiere in Los Angeles at AMC The Grove 14 on March 6, 2025. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
What can pro wrestling fans expect from a Stadium Stampede Match, which debuted at Double or Nothing in 2019? MVP put it simply.
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“I’ll sum it up in two words: chaos and violence.”
