The former WWE lock and original member of The Hurt Business, Cedric Alexander, He has expressed his skepticism about the recent incorporation of Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) to The Hurt Syndicate faction of AEW. After weeks of speculation, AEW's world champion, MJF, was officially accepted in the group by Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP. He quickly had an impact in helping Lashley and Benjamin retain their world titles in AEW couples in Double Or Nothing.
During an interview in the Podcast 'Knockouts and 3 Counts', Alexander, who is a free agent since his WWE dismissal in February 2025, shared his initial reaction to the group's formation. “My first thought when I realized that MVP appeared in AEW and then Shelton (Benjamin) was: 'Wow! I shouldn't have renewed my last contract with WWE, and then they fired me. I thought: 'So maybe I am destined to be' “.
However, his optimism was attributed with the incorporation of MJF to the faction of his former partners. “This is something I really expected, but then I realized that MJF is trying to make his way. I thought: “Well, let's pass it. Surely they will get tired of their mischief because it is MJF. Of course, everything will bother. You know how this guy works. He is going to conceal, as always … MVP trusts him a little, so I say, okay, great, but I don't trust him, surely he will ruin everything“.
Then Cedric Alexanderhe was asked about his stage as cruise weight champion, the fighter believes that WWE made an error by deactivating the said 205 Live championship and brand, and advocates for his return. Alexander He argued that the cruise division gives opportunities to fighters who could not otherwise have.
“Of course! WWE should recover the cruise weight title. They never had to get rid of himfor a start. They simply abandoned the 205 Live show as a whole, after Buddy (Matthews), Mustafa Ali and I left. I think that the cruise or semi -marked weight division … It should never have disappeared because it gives more fighters the opportunity to succeed, since, regardless of who is in command in WWE, it will always be a game of big men. Not everyone can be like King Mysterio, being smaller, and yet to obtain the same respect, and have that cruise weight and exclusive semi -stous weight for more fighters, really helps, “Cedric Alexander concluded.
