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What Happened When MJF Signed Contract With AEW Faction

By Lyle Kilbane • Published May 22, 2025 07:10 EDT
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Dynamite was set to be a big night for MJF with a contract signing made, but did he really make it into The Hurt Syndicate?

MJF has tried to weasel his way into The Hurt Syndicate in recent weeks, with MVP ready to accept him. Bobby Lashley wanted no part of The Salt of the Earth, while Shelton Benjamin has relented and given the former AEW World Champion the second thumbs up he needs to join the group.

Bobby Lashley got physical with MJF as things threatened to boil over, with Lashley telling him that cars, women, and watches were not enough, that they hurt people, and he needed to see that from MJF if he ever wanted the third thumbs up.

After taking out Top Flight, MJF finally got the seal of approval from Lashley and his route into the group was set. MJF was presented with a contract to sign to make his role in the group official, but he insisted that his lawyer, Mark Sterling, look it over. MJF told MVP he’d sign his contract to join The Hurt Syndicate on the May 21 edition of Dynamite.

However, with MJF’s past of double-crossing his partners and a former WWE star teasing a Hurt Syndicate reunion, what happened when The Salt of the Earth went to put pen to paper?

MJF Signs With The Hurt Syndicate

On Dynamite in Albuquerque, all four men came to the ring for the contract signing with their respective lawyers. MJF signed first, and as the contract went down the line, fans waited for something big to happen. But in the end, MVP, Benjamin, and Lashley all signed as well, with MJF officially now part of The Hurt Syndicate.

Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin might expect some assistance from their newest member when they defend their AEW Tag Team Championship against Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara at Double Or Nothing.