In 2011 he started performing for ROH on a regular basis after he formed the tag team called the C&C Wrestle Factory with Caprice Coleman.

[8] On March 30 at Showdown in the Sun Chapter 1, they were defeated by Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin).

On April 5 at Supercard of Honor VII, C&C Wrestle Factory teamed with B. J. Whitmer, Mark Briscoe and Mike Mondo in a losing effort against S.C.U.M.

On May 18 at Relentless, they teamed with Jay Lethal to defeat Matt Taven and reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).

On August 3 at All Star Extravaganza V, they were defeated by Adrenaline Rush (ACH and TaDarius Thomas) in a three-way match that also included The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson).

On February 21 at the 12th Anniversary Show he teamed with Mark Briscoe and Adam Page in a losing effort against The Decade (Roderick Strong, B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs).

[23] The match received high praise, with the fans in attendance chanting "please sign Cedric" and earned a 4+1⁄2-star rating from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

[26] Alexander made his debut on the September 19 episode of Raw as a face, submitting to The Brian Kendrick in a fatal four-way match that included Gran Metalik and Rich Swann to determine the number one contender for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

[27] On the September 26 episode of Raw, Alexander would get his first win, teaming with Rich Swann to defeat Lince Dorado and Drew Gulak.

[41] In the following weeks, a tournament to determine a new champion was arranged, in which Alexander defeated Gran Metalik in the first round,[42] TJP in the quarterfinals,[43] and Roderick Strong in the semi-finals to advance to the final.

[53] At Super Show-Down on October 6, Alexander lost the Cruiserweight Championship against Buddy Murphy, ending his reign at 181 days, and also marking his first televised loss in 2018.

[63] On the July 8 episode of Raw, Alexander, disguised as Gary Garbutt (originally played by the former AAF's Memphis Express president Kosha Irby), teamed with Roman Reigns in a losing effort against Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon.

[65] In August, Alexander entered the King of the Ring tournament, where he defeated Sami Zayn in the first round[66] but lost to Baron Corbin in the quarter finals after he was attacked by The O.C.

[67] The following week on Raw, he would pin Styles in a 10-man tag team match, earning himself a United States Championship title shot.

[71] On the April 6, 2020 episode of Raw, Alexander formed a tag team with Ricochet as they defeated Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.

[72] In the following weeks, Alexander and Ricochet began feuding with The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, and Shelton Benjamin) after they injured Apollo Crews.

On the March 29 episode of Raw, Lashley lambasted Alexander and Benjamin due to them losing the Raw Tag Team Championships and losing to Drew McIntyre in a 2-on-1 handicap match, a loss that meant they'd be barred from ringside at Lashley's WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 37 against McIntyre.

In the following weeks, Alexander and Benjamin began a losing streak against teams such as The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) twice, and to RK-Bro (Riddle and Randy Orton) once.

On the May 3 episode of Raw, after losing to Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado), Alexander insulted Benjamin and said that the team is done.

On the September 27 episode of Raw, Alexander and Benjamin helped Lashley fight off The New Day and in the process, reuniting The Hurt Business.

[77] On the November 22 episode of Raw, Alexander defeated Reggie to win the 24/7 title for a third time, only to lose it to Dana Brooke moments later.

[80] On August 8, 2022, Alexander defeated Benjamin in the Main Event tapings, effectively signaling the end of The Hurt Business.

[81] On the February 6 edition of Raw, Alexander and Benjamin defeated Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) with MVP in their corner further hinting at a possible reunion.

[82] Following Benjamin's release,[83] Alexander subsequently returned to singles competition[84] and was quietly moved to the SmackDown brand in November.

[92] On the December 31 episode of NXT, Alexander faced Ethan Page, who had (kayfabe) crushed Evans' jaw two weeks ago.

In June 2018, Johnson married fellow professional wrestler Aerial Hull, who previously competed in All Elite Wrestling under the ring name "Big Swole".