10 Times WWE Took Away The ONE Thing That Got Wrestlers Over

5. Shelton Benjamin/Cedric Alexander

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Had somebody whispered that MVP and Shelton Benjamin would made up half of 2020's best WWE stable several years ago, literally everybody would've laughed and said that was silly. Those folks would end up eating their words though, because P and Shelty B did join Bobby Lashley and Cedric Alexander in a hot act.

Together, The Hurt Business became must-see.

It wasn't to last. WWE's creative team, as they're prone to do, couldn't cope with the thought that two other wrestlers might dilute one star's spotlight. So, just like that, Alexander and Benjamin were scrapped from the act and made to look like total jabronis who couldn't lace big Bobby's boots.

Afterwards, the pair continued teaming together for a brief period then Cedric turned on Shelton. Their resultant feud has been named in the 'Top 10' most effective remedies for insomnia since - only joking, but it wasn't very good.

Alexander and Benjamin needed THB to maintain any sense of relevance.

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