Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin Retain Tag Titles vs. Outrunners at AEW Revolution

Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Syndicate defeated The Outrunners at Revolution on Sunday to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

The Outrunners showed their skills in their first opportunity on the big stage, but it wasn't enough to overcome the juggernaut team of Lashley and Benjamin.

Lashley and Benjamin beat Private Party for the titles back in January, and Sunday marked their first title defense at a pay-per-view and second defense overall after retaining against The Gunns on an episode of Dynamite last month.

It didn't take long for Lashley and Benjamin to ascend to the top of the tag team division, as MVP made his AEW debut in September before bringing in both Lashley and Benjamin in October to form The Hurt Syndicate.

Initially, Lashley and Benjamin focused on singles endeavors, as Lashley feuded with Swerve Strickland and Benjamin competed in the Continental Classic.

However, they decided to enter the tag team ranks in January, and it wasn't long before they faced and defeated Private Party for the tag titles.

Following a successful title defense against Austin and Colten Gunn, The Hurt Syndicate was in search of a new challenger, and one emerged in the form of The Outrunners.

After Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum beat Brian Cage and Lance Archer on a recent episode of Dynamite, they were approached backstage by The Hurt Syndicate.

MVP decided to offer them a title opportunity against Lashley and Benjamin at Revolution as reward for their big victory, and the match was made official shortly thereafter.

Although they appeared on some of AEW's B- and C-level shows for years, The Outrunners didn't get their big break until 2024 when they began being used regularly on Dynamite and Collision.

They quickly established themselves as one of the most popular babyface tag teams in the company, making them logical opponents for the dominant Hurt Syndicate.

Although the fans were behind The Outrunners in Los Angeles on Sunday, they were unable to take down The Hurt Syndicate, once again leaving them short of tasting championship gold in AEW for the first time.

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