Cedric Alexander: Ultimate X Is Probably The Most Innovative Match To Come Out In Recent History

Cedric Alexander discusses the Ultimate X match before he goes on to defend the TNA X-Division title match at Slammiversary.

Ultimate X is a match type that has been a part of TNA’s X-Division since 2003, with variations of the stipulation coming over the years. At TNA Slammiversary 2026, the reigning X-Division Champion, Cedric Alexander, will defend his title in the bout against Leon Slater and several other competitors.

While speaking to Soundsphere Magazine in a new interview, Cedric Alexander spoke about the Ultimate X match stipulation.

“Man, it’s probably the most innovative match to come out in recent history, to be perfectly honest. To take something as simple as a ladder match and twist it in such a way that it’s not even a ladder match anymore. Everyone liked the King of the Mountain match, it’s the reverse ladder match, and that’s cool. But the concept of saying, “No, we’re going to forego ladders altogether and just hang two cables across the ring. Now you’ve got to climb up that and retrieve the belt,” wow. That’s a whole different level of athleticism. It goes from being about who can jump the highest or furthest to who has the ability to hold onto this cable while you’re sweating, jumping around, and beating the crap out of each other for 20 minutes to grab that belt and come down with it.”

Alexander continued, speaking further about competing in the stipulation at this year’s event.

“Oh yeah. Ultimate X is one of them. Defending the X-Division title in an Ultimate X match – absolutely. I don’t know who’s in the match yet or how many people there’ll be, but as long as I win, that’s all that matters. Since the inception of the X Division, I’d say the X-Division Championship has been the signature championship in wrestling. There’s always someone trying to recreate something like the X-Division, but it’s its own special thing in TNA. It’s one of a kind. You can’t replicate it, you can’t duplicate it. It is what it is. There will never be another X-Division in the way this title has been represented. It’s the most influential division in wrestling. I think that’s a pretty fair assessment.”

Elsewhere in another recent interview, Alexander spoke about capturing the TNA X-Division Championship from Leon Slater. You can read more about that here.