10 Wrestlers WWE Have Ruined Without Fans

2. Cedric Alexander

Cedric Alexander AJ Styles
WWE.com

Cedric Alexander wasn't exactly flying high when the pandemic first took hold, but he became one of the year's unlikely success stories thank to the overarching promise of The Hurt Business on Monday Night Raw.

Then, for reasons that have never been established on or off screen beyond the typical excuse of Vince McMahon getting out of bed on the wrong side one day, the group were split and both Alexander and Shelton Benjamin were left to rot.

Bad news for both, but worse for Alexander as he - at 31 - enters his prime years. Benjamin is the dictionary of a great hand and will surely remain one of WWE's regular utility players, but Alexander presumably desires (and certainly deserves) more. Raw's catering collective looks canny full based on the backstage segments the crew occasionally feature in, and when they're not chasing the 24/7 title (remember that?), they're doing nothing.

At least Gary 'The G.O.A.T' Garbutt was friends with Roman Reigns.

 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett