A new report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has revealed that the on-screen partnership between MJF and The Hurt Syndicate was originally intended to be a much longer storyline, but the angle was “cut off so quickly” due to a request from within the group.
MJF and Hurt Syndicate Alliance Cut Short
In the latest edition of the newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported on recent creative discussions in AEW, noting that “the alliance with MJF and the Hurt Syndicate was supposed to last much longer.” According to the report, the decision to end the angle early was “not an MVP request but supposedly from another member of the group.”
Creative Disagreements For The Hurt Syndicate
This news comes amidst other reports of creative disagreements involving the faction. The newsletter also noted that there was a plan for FTR to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships at All In: Texas, and that the Hurt Syndicate had reportedly turned down losing the titles to the veteran team at both All In and the upcoming Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
The abrupt end to the alliance was seen on the July 23rd episode of AEW Dynamite, where The Hurt Syndicate made it clear to MJF that their relationship was “strictly business.” Since then, MJF has won the Casino Gauntlet match at All In to earn a future AEW World Championship match. The Hurt Syndicate, meanwhile, are preparing to defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view on August 24.
