10 Things You Didn’t Know About Cedric Alexander
6. Comments About The New Day
Those comments made about C&C Wrestle Factory’s humble beginnings aren’t the only time that Alexander has been outspoken about the issue of race in professional wrestling.
In that same interview for Glenn Clark’s Jobbing Out podcast, Alexander touches on the topic of the New Day, specifically the way in which they were handled and presented during the early days of their recent run.
He notes that “everyone I know that watches WWE is offended by The New Day” and, as transcribed by Cage Side Seats, continues to say that “It's like, 'oh we're three black guys, we'll sing, we'll dance. You've got Kofi Kingston, who's a phenomenal athlete, Big E Langston is a gigantic, threatening man and Xavier Woods is extremely intelligent. So why make them sing and dance when they obviously can be more... serious, I guess?”.
It's a very valid point, and again it opens up the conversation about an important topic that many others seem quite content to overlook.