Cedric Alexander Confirmed He Had Opportunity To Join AEW But Wanted To Do His “Own Thing” For His Wrestling Career

As noted before, former WWE and current TNA talent Cedric Alexander had revealed in an interview with the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast in March of 2025 that he was “100%” interested in the idea of joining AEW and reuniting with the Hurt Syndicate.

A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured Alexander as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Alexander’s thoughts about The Hurt Syndicate forming in AEW and how he had the opportunity to join AEW but declined the offer due to him wanting to go on his own route for his wrestling career’s future.

“All of the above. 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.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com