Former WWE Star Recalls Feeling Betrayed By Vince McMahon

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For decades Vince McMahon had the final say when it came to WWE creative and he sometimes made some decisions that were questioned by fans and talent alike.

During the pandemic era The Hurt Business was one of the top acts featured on WWE programming. However, the group abruptly split up on the road to WrestleMania 37 when Lashley and MVP broke away from Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander.

Shelton Benjamin opened up about the end of The Hurt Business on Talk Is Jericho and he explained that Vince McMahon never gave the members of the group a straight answer regarding why they were split up. Benjamin then recalled feeling betrayed by the decision.

“I felt a bit betrayed because I come here every week, I never complain, I risk my life just like everybody else. When other people wanted to stay home, you never had to question whether or not I’d come to work. So, for us to bear that burden — and mind you, obviously we’re not the only ones. We’re not the only people, but the fact that we were always willing and we were actually producing, for you to just immediately turn around and just kill it, what the f*** man?

His comment to me was, ‘We’ve gone as far as we can with the Hurt Business.’ The Hurt Business was around for eight months before he pulled the plug. When he said that, it was almost like you want to cry inside because nothing I can do for this person seems to help. Nothing’s good enough.

I knew then, I don’t really have a future here. At this point, this is just a job where I’m just collecting a check. I want to care, I’ve never been a guy who wants to just sit on the bench and ride the wave that everyone else has created. I want to lead the charge, be the momentum behind the machine. I was like, ‘He’s just never gonna let that happen.’”

Luckily for Shelton Benjamin, The Hurt Business has reformed as The Hurt Syndicate in All Elite Wrestling and they’ve quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with.

H/T Fightful