Summary

Cedric Alexander said he had an opportunity to join AEW but decided to go in a different direction.

Alexander explained that he was happy Bobby Lashley, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin could continue their group story, but he wanted to build his own identity instead of being defined only by Hurt Business history.

He added that he still sees another 10 to 15 years in his career and wanted that next chapter to be his own choice.

The source text also states Alexander was set to face Moose in an Atlanta Street Fight on the March 12 TNA iMPACT.

Cedric Alexander's AEW decision reinforces his solo direction during TNA run

Cedric Alexander turning down the AEW route creates a concrete consequence, his current TNA stretch is now framed as a deliberate solo brand move instead of a faction reunion extension.

That choice also raises the stakes for matches like the Atlanta Street Fight against Moose on iMPACT, where his individual momentum is now the main story.

Quotes

Quote from Cedric Alexander

"All of the above."

Cedric Alexander later went on to say:

"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."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.