Josh Alexander On How Hard It Was To Give Up Impact World Title in Canada

In an interview with Busted Open Radio (via Fightful), Josh Alexander spoke about giving up the Impact World title during a Canadian taping and why the moment was so hard for him. Alexander is the longest-reigning champion in company history and held the title for 335 days.

He said: “I mean, that’s exactly it. Giving up the championship, that means a great deal to me, it meant even more because it was such a historic run, and the story didn’t get to complete the way I always envisioned it ending. Giving it up with my family in the ring, in Canada was super tough. I had never defended that championship in Canada as long as I had it throughout that entire time because of COVID and everything else. By the time we started running Canadian shows, I popped my tricep. I handed it over and the hardest part was going home — any wrestler knows this. You have that uncertainty in your mind whenever you get injured, am I going to be able to come back, when I come back, am I going to be as good if not better? It’s more of a mental hurdle than the physical pain you have to deal with.“