Josh Alexander reportedly expected to sign with AEW

The free agency period for Josh Alexander appears to be a short one.

Fightful reported Friday that the former TNA World Champion is expected to sign with AEW, (if he hasn’t already) both by those within the company and close to him. The outlet reported that his deal expired as of Friday, ending a multi-year run in TNA that started in 2018.

After his final TNA match against Eric Young that aired Thursday, Alexander posted a long social media message thanking the company, saying he was eternally grateful.

Our Dave Meltzer couldn’t confirm the news, but stated, “I can confirm that he has made up his mind on where he is going.”

Interestingly enough, Alexander’s former co-worker and free agent “Speedball” Mike Bailey was previously reported to also be heading to AEW at the first of the year but there has been no movement on that as of now.

The 37-year-old first made a name for himself within TNA as teammates with current NXT roster member Ethan Page as The North. The duo won the TNA Tag Team titles twice, the first time lasting for 380 days.

In late-2020, Alexander began a singles run that started in the X-Division, winning the title at Rebellion in April 2021. His 145-day reign ended when he invoked TNA’s “option C” where a champion can relinquish their title for a World title shot. While he defeated Christian Cage for the title at October 2021’s Bound for Glory, he was then defeated by Moose right afterward after he used his Call Your Shot gauntlet.

Alexander’s second run began by his revenge win over Moose at April 2022’s Rebellion and lasted nearly a year. He again had to relinquish a title, but this time due to a triceps tear that kept him out of action for months. He would never regain it.