The Hurt Business
Professional wrestling stable
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| May 14 2025 | MJF is officially accepted into The Hurt Syndicate during Dynamite: Beach Break, with a contract signing scheduled for the following week. |
| April 6 2025 | Benjamin and Lashley successfully retain their AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) with MJF's assistance at the Dynasty event. |
| March 2025 | MVP attempts to recruit MJF into The Hurt Syndicate, but is rejected by both Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley. |
| January 22 2025 | Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley defeat Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) on Dynamite to capture the AEW World Tag Team Championships. |
| November 2024 | Shelton Benjamin competes in the 2024 Continental Classic's Blue league, finishing the tournament with 6 points but failing to advance to the playoff stage. |
| November 2024 | Bobby Lashley defeats Swerve Strickland at Full Gear, initiating the group's first major AEW feud. |
| October 2024 | Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin debut at Dynamite's 5 Year Anniversary and Fright Night Dynamite, completing the original trio of The Hurt Syndicate. |
| October 2024 | MVP, Lashley, and Benjamin reform the group in AEW as The Hurt Syndicate, rebranding themselves and becoming the AEW World Tag Team Champions. |
| October 30 2024 | Bobby Lashley rejoins the Hurt Syndicate. |
| October 2 2024 | MVP and Shelton Benjamin rejoin the Hurt Syndicate. |
| October 2 2024 | MVP and Bobby Lashley leave The Hurt Syndicate. |
| September 2024 | MVP makes his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at Dynamite: Grand Slam, marking the initial stage of The Hurt Business/Syndicate's AEW journey. |
| 2023 | MVP and Bobby Lashley left WWE and publicly criticized the company's booking of The Hurt Business stable, revealing they had attempted multiple reunions of the group prior to their departure. |
| January 9 2023 | Shelton Benjamin and Chad Alexander reunited on WWE Raw to participate in a Tag Team Turmoil match, with MVP claiming credit for bringing the team back together. |
| August 8 2022 | Cedric Alexander's final departure from The Hurt Business is confirmed. |
| August 8 2022 | Cedric Alexander defeated Shelton Benjamin in the Main Event tapings, marking the final separation of the remaining Hurt Business members as a tag team. |
| January 2022 | The Hurt Business begins to dissolve as tensions rise between members, leading to internal conflicts and eventual group breakup. |
| January 10 2022 | On Raw, Bobby Lashley declared the end of The Hurt Business, telling Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin that he now works alone. Alexander and Benjamin subsequently attacked Lashley, officially confirming the group's dissolution and departure of Lashley and MVP. |
| November 22 2021 | Cedric Alexander defeated Reggie to win the WWE 24/7 Championship, but subsequently lost the title to Dana Brooke. |
| October 4 2021 | During the WWE Draft, The Hurt Business was officially drafted to remain on the Raw brand. |
| September 27 2021 | Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander leave The Hurt Business, marking a significant change in the group's composition. |
| September 27 2021 | Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander reunited with Bobby Lashley to reform The Hurt Business on Raw, helping Lashley fight off The New Day. |
| September 13 2021 | Bobby Lashley loses the WWE Championship to Big E after a 196-day reign, and MVP is put out of action due to injury. |
| August 21 2021 | At SummerSlam, Lashley retains the WWE Championship against Goldberg via referee stoppage. |
| March 29 2021 | Cedric Alexander leaves The Hurt Syndicate. |
| March 29 2021 | Cedric Alexander becomes a member of The Hurt Business. |
| March 29 2021 | Lashley disbands The Hurt Business by attacking and kicking out Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin after their poor performance. |
| March 1 2021 | Bobby Lashley wins the WWE Championship on Raw, becoming only the third African-American to win WWE's original world championship. |
| February 2021 | Bobby Lashley wins the WWE Championship with support from The Hurt Business, marking a significant milestone for the group. |
| 2020 | The Hurt Business won the Slammy Award for Trash Talker of the Year, highlighting their distinctive and impactful mic skills in WWE. |
| 2020 | MVP was named Comeback Wrestler of the Year by CBS Sports and Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizing his significant return to professional prominence. |
| 2020 | The Hurt Business stable is formed in WWE, originally consisting of MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and Cedric Alexander. |
| December 20 2020 | Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander capture the Raw Tag Team Championships from The New Day at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. |
| September 2020 | MVP helps Bobby Lashley win the WWE United States Championship, establishing the group's first major title victory. |
| September 7 2020 | Cedric Alexander betrays Crews and Ricochet during a six-man tag team match, joining The Hurt Business. |
| August 2020 | The Hurt Business adds Shelton Benjamin to the group, expanding their roster and strengthening their collective power in WWE. |
| July 20 2020 | Shelton Benjamin joins The Hurt Business, completing the initial core lineup of the group. |
| June 22 2020 | Lashley attacks United States Champion Apollo Crews on Raw and places him in a full nelson hold after Crews declines MVP's offer to join their group. |
| May 11 2020 | MVP joins The Hurt Syndicate as a founding member, marking the start of the group's formation. |
| May 11 2020 | MVP aligns with Bobby Lashley on Raw, promising to manage him to a WWE Championship reign. |
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