Josh Alexander to miss final scheduled indie booking
Former TNA World Champion Josh Alexander won’t be making his final indie wrestling booking after all.
Alexander took to social media Saturday to relay the bad news that due to “international travel issues” that were out of his hands, he will not make his date for tonight’s Prestige Wrestling show in Portland, Oregon.
Alexander was set to face indie veteran Kevin Blackwood.
While travel issues are common in indie wrestling, this match was particularly significant as this was to be Alexander’s final indie match “for the foreseeable future” which he reiterated in his tweet Saturday.
Last November, Alexander said he would no longer be taking indie bookings and would be taking a step back from them, giving other opportunities to young talent.
Alexander is set to hit free agency when his TNA contract runs out in February and will be looking “everywhere” for a new home as he said last December.
He will take on Mike Santana in a singles match at this month’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.