Bobby Lashley wants to add 29-year-old megastar as an honorary member of The Hurt Syndicate in AEW

Modified Feb 10, 2025 12:10 GMT

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The former WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley, hinted at adding a major combat sports star in AEW's The Hurt Syndicate. Bobby also explored the idea of adding members from other genres.

Bobby Lashley pitched the idea of adding the 29-year-old megastar, Claressa Shields, to The Hurt Syndicate. Claressa is a renowned professional boxer as well as a Mixed Martial Artist. Although she hasn't yet teased any move to pro wrestling, Lashley is already on board with the idea.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Lashley stated that a lot of athletes want to be a part of The Hurt Syndicate irrespective of the genre, whether it's wrestling, football, or basketball.

"There's a lot of athletes that want to be a part of us. I mean, even over at AEW, there are so many guys that want to either be a part of us or go against us because of what we bring to the show. So I think it would be no different going in any other genre, wrestling, or football, or basketball, everybody wants to be a part of us."

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The All Mighty also named Claressa Shields as a potential female member of The Hurt Syndicate.

"I don't know if we would necessarily pick someone. I think the only thing that we're missing in this group is maybe a female. So, Claressa Shields, she's the one, she can beat people down." [From 2:06 - 2:31]

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