In a recent signing, former WWE star MVP took some major shots at WWE for how they handled a Hurt Business reunion and much more.
The COVID pandemic was a difficult time for the entire planet. However, WWE was one of the few big brands that was able to push through that tough period and still deliver fresh content for their global fan base. During that era when the company produced events out of the “Thunderdome,” the Hurt Business was one of the bright spots.
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The faction featuring former champion Bobbly Lashley, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and Cedric Alexander quickly became popular among fans. However, their time together was short-lived and the group was broken up far earlier than expected. It led to an outcry from fans and was seen as just another example of the poor creative decisions that had dogged the company at that time.
However, with Vince McMahon’s ouster from the company last year and Paul “Triple H” Levesque taking over creative, there was renewed hope for change. As well as rumors that the Hurt Business would be reunited. However, that never came to be, and instead, Lashley ended up being aligned with the Street Profits in a faction that had just as short a shelf life as the HB.
During a live signing K&S WrestleFest event this week, MVP was asked about the failed Hurt Business reunion and revealed he was lied to about plans to bring back the beloved foursome.
MVP blasts WWE for mishandling trio of Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits
“We were told we were going to be reunited. I still have a shirt,” MVP said. “The shirts were made … We were told that it was going to happen. Next thing I see, Bobby is with the Street Profits. ‘What happened here?’ I get a call from Bruce [Prichard], ‘Somebody should have called you. Sorry. We decided we’re going in a different direction.’ That’s not professional.
“… In the pro wrestling business, once you get to a certain level, you do have input into what you do. It’s one thing when we’re told, ‘We’re going to do this’ and steps have been made, and then there is a pivot without a conversation. That’s not good business. I don’t care what anybody thinks. That’s not how you do business.”
Yet that wasn’t all the new free agent had to say about his recent time in WWE. The 50-year-old also took shots at creative for the poor handling of the aforementioned trio.
“We had Bobby going from a two-time WWE champion to not being in the conversation or the title picture at all,” he said. “Got put with The Street Profits, who were white hot, and they got cooled off. The Street Profits went from being major figures to sitting in catering. I don’t know why. I don’t understand it, but I don’t make decisions in that way.”
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