Cedric Alexander

Cedric Alexander Johnson[7] (born August 16, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Cedric Alexander. He is part of the stable known as The Hurt Business alongside MVP, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, the latter he won the Raw Tag Team Champsionships with.

Alexander worked for Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2010 until 2016. He started as part of C&C Factory, a tag team with Caprice Coleman. They worked together until 2014, then he worked as a singles wrestler, usually managed by Veda Scott. He left ROH in 2016, when he was invited to the WWE tournament Cruiserweight Classic. During the tournament, he was eliminated in the second round by Kota Ibushi, but received high praise, with the fans in attendance chanting “Please Sign Cedric”. After that, Alexander would sign a contract with WWE, working in their new cruiserweight division as part of the 205 Live brand. At WrestleMania 34, Alexander won a tournament to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, retaining the title for 181 days. In April 2019, he was promoted to the Raw brand.