After putting way too much thought into this and looking at the AEW/ROH rosters I've got a couple iterations of the Hurt Business/Syndicate.
Goes without saying that Lashley, Shelton and MVP are locks no matter what. So I won't keep listing them.
Group 1
- Hobbs - It's kind of obvious, right?
- Lio Rush - Bit of an odd pick since he's with Top Flight but that can be severed when he sees his old friend Bobby. Rush adds youth and speed to the group. You need him to tag with Shelton or Hobbs, he can do it. Need him to go move for move vs Ospreay, Ricochet, Hologram, Pac, etc. he can do that too.
That's a nice 5 man group with size, power, speed, mouthpieces and a wild card in Rush.
Group 2
- The Infantry - May seem odd at first but you have Bobby (LEGIT ARMY SERGEANT) look at them and straighten them out and set them on the path. Now we have a legit tag team in the ranks and with a time and wins you got a viable heel tag team. A little note here. I wouldn't put Trish in the HB.
- Shane Taylor - Another talent that could shine in this environment. I just know that Shane and Bobby would butt heads, which would be by design here. Two bosses leads to a falling out. But not before Taylor gets a few months of shine. I just don't know how to separate him from Moriarty. You can't say that Lee sucks, he actually has a belt. Maybe Lee thinks he's beyond Taylor and he quits on him as opposed to the other way around. Plus there's Ogogo, but I don't know if he even lives in America. But I wouldn't waste time with him anyway. Taylor is the one I'd want.
Group 3
- Bishop Kaun - I forgot all about him since he hasn't been on tv. With MVP doing the talking, he would make a perfect midcard monster for the group. And the International Championship would look good with dreads!
- Lee Johnson - Don't know too much about the guy but I want another young guy in the stable to learn and grow with these vets. Think of the shyt he could learn from the OG 3.
Guys I thought about but said no to
- Action Andretti, young and talented and all, plus it seems he's gonna be at odds with the Martins. I just don't know if I could see him as a serious heel. He could surprise me though.
- Scorpio Sky, he just shows up and disappears. He would be a bit of a shock for like 5 minutes and then we'd all go back to not caring.
- Keith Lee, super talented and a monster in the ring but his health is just so spotty. I would hate to get hyped only for Keith to fumble again.
- Jay Lethal, they wouldn't need another vet in the group. Especially in my mind where this could be used to make new stars going forward.
- Queen Aminata, I don't want her to be heel. If Jade were still here, fukk me running I would have had her be the first person MVP talked to after setting up things with Nana. But Aminata isn't Jade. I don't feel the......"corporate" energy from Aminata.
Ricky Starks, dude would shine bright as fukk in the HB. But Ricky doesn't need the spot. He's got the tools he just needs to be on tv.
