The reason why Cedric Alexander didn’t join The Hurt Syndicate in AEW

While appearing on Busted Open Radio, Cedric Alexander commented on why he didn’t join The Hurt Syndicate 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, when I had the opportunity to go to AEW, I was looking at it in the 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 want to 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 the CWC, so I would like to be able to say, nah, this was my choice. Something I did for me.” (quote courtesy of Andrew Thompson)