Josh Alexander says TNA never made an offer before he joined AEW
Josh Alexander says TNA never made him an offer to stay in the promotion before he ultimately chose to sign with AEW.
During a recent appearance on The Wrestling Classic, Alexander said that the promotion told him they wanted to keep him when they picked up his option year in February 2024, but then never made him an offer when it expired.
“I had a meeting with TNA the year before and they picked up my option and they were like, ‘We really want to keep you.’ I’m like, ‘Okay guys, I would be doing myself and my family a disservice not to see what else is out there from a financial perspective. So, you guys come to the table with an offer.'”
He continued:
“They never made me an offer, ever. They just took that and were like, ‘Oh, he’s leaving.’ I was like, ‘OK,’ even though we had conversations over time where I was just like ‘make an offer, guys’ and they just never did. So, obviously, I went and talked to two other companies and I had to make my decision there, and I chose AEW because it was just the right fit for me, right fit for my family.”
Alexander debuted for AEW at Spring BreakThru last month as the newest member of the Don Callis Family. He went to a time-limit draw with Brody King on Saturday’s AEW Collision. Coming up this Saturday, he’ll have a chance to become the Canadian Heavyweight Champion at MLP Northern Rising in Toronto. He spoke about what performing on the show means to him, which takes place at the former Maple Leaf Gardens, since renovated and now known as the Mattamy Athletic Center.
“Northern Rising is one of the most stacked cards I’ve ever been on for an independent wrestling show. Probably the most stacked show, to be honest,” he said.
He later spoke about his involvement with MLP:
“Even before I got signed, I was somebody that was trying to champion Canadian wrestling and try to get it noticed because I knew how difficult it was for anybody to break through. It means a great deal to me to be a part of this.”
Alexander’s full appearance on The Wrestling Classic is below:
Maple Leaf Pro Northern Rising lineup for May 10, 2025:
- MLP Canadian Championship 20 Man Gauntlet Match: PCO vs. Rhino vs. Johnny Parisi vs. Billy Gunn vs. El Phantasmo vs. Josh Alexander vs. Raj Dhesi vs. QT Marshall vs. Rich Swann vs. Psycho Mike vs. Bishop Dyer vs. Michael Allen Richard Clark vs. Sheldon Jean vs. Alex Zayne vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
- NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Thom Latimer defends against Stu Grayson
- The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)vs. War Dogs (David Finlay & Drilla Maloney)
- Serena Deeb vs. Miyu Yamashita
- MLP Women’s Canadian Championship tournament final: Gisele Shaw vs. Kylie Rae
- Jonathan Gresham vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- Mike Bailey vs. Gabe Kidd vs. Michael Oku