Major AEW star seemingly refuses to join The Hurt Syndicate
A popular AEW star has seemingly shown no interest in joining The Hurt Syndicate faction after being asked about it on social media. The star is one of the top performers in Ring of Honor as well.
Lee Moriarty is the current ROH Pure Champion. The 30-year-old has been signed with All Elite Wrestling since 2021. He has also been a top performer in the Tony Khan-owned Ring of Honor since 2022. The Apex of Combat recently opened up about whether he will join The Hurt Syndicate faction.
After MVP made his AEW debut a few months ago, he reunited with the debuting Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley for the first time since their days in The Hurt Business in WWE. Furthermore, MVP has been handing his business card to multiple stars in the hope of more wrestlers joining the heel stable.
Reigning ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty has also entered the conversation. Moriarty recently shared a heartfelt message on X, expressing his desire ''to push the Pure Division forward.'' The star also claimed that his title is the ''soul of Ring of Honor.''
A fan replied to the post, pitching the idea of AEW potentially putting Lee in the heel faction. However, Taiga Style seemingly refused the idea, as he referenced his current stable, Shane Taylor Promotions:
"I’m STP!" he replied.
The Hurt Syndicate recently had a run-in with top AEW stars
Last Saturday on AEW Collision, Daniel Garcia shockingly defeated Shelton Benjamin in the Continental Classic Blue League match. After the bout, Bobby Lashley and MVP showed up and attacked Garcia.
However, Mark Briscoe and Swerve Strickland came to the aid of The Dragon Slayer. A huge brawl erupted between all the stars involved.
Swerve has been feuding with The Hurt Syndicate ever since MVP arrived in the Jacksonville-based company, and now it seems Garcia and Briscoe would also join The Realest as the former world champion seeks revenge on the group. It will be interesting to see how things unfold in the coming weeks.