Cedric Alexander Confirms He Had Opportunity To Join AEW, Wanted To Do His ‘Own Thing’

Alexander opted to go his own route.

When The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP & Shelton Benjamin) formed in All Elite Wrestling, the group members were consistently asked about the idea of Cedric Alexander joining the group to complete the revamped version of The Hurt Business faction that they started in WWE. Alexander himself said in media appearances that he wanted to join them.

While appearing on Busted Open, the current TNA talent Alexander shared that he had the opportunity to join AEW but wanted to go his own route.

“All of the above,” Alexander said about his range of feelings when The Hurt Syndicate formed in AEW. “Bobby (Lashley), Shelton (Benjamin), MVP, they’re all legit close friends of mine so I was very happy for them that they got to bring the group back and finish their story, their careers the way they wanted to. But I was also like, ‘Man, what about me? I was a part of that group too. I helped make that group what it was’ but, at the same time too, when I had the opportunity to go to AEW, I was looking at it in a sense of, well, for them, they’re finishing their careers with The Hurt Business. I still got another 10, 15 years to go. So, I kind of wanna do my own thing and just be my own man for a while and not be linked to all he did was Hurt Business stuff. Cedric Alexander, because of the Hurt Business. Like, nah, no, I was a self-made man before I came to WWE in C.W.C. so I would like to be able to say, nah, this was my choice. Something I did for me.”

Alexander is going to be in action on the March 12th TNA iMPACT in an Atlanta Street Fight against Moose.

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