Josh Alexander is a professional wrestler currently signed to TNA Wrestling. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to talk about his decision to become a free agent in February, where he might sign next, his feud with Moose that featured a very short title reign, being the longest reigning TNA World Champion in history, his 5-star TNA match against Will Ospreay, nearly stepping away from wrestling altogether after suffering a broken neck and more!
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00:00 Intro
00:39 How did he get a black eye?
02:12 William Regal taught Josh Alexander how to punch
04:10 Explaining Canadian things to people who aren’t from Canada
05:47 Josh Alexander becomes a free agent in February 2025
11:14 Does he have a direction he’s leaning in as far as free agency?
12:50 What does his big free agency decision come down to?
14:02 His Will Ospreay matches helping him to gain confidence
15:39 The Ironman match with TJP leading him to break out
18:02 How did he break out of being in ‘The North’ tag team with Ethan Page?
21:00 Losing the TNA title minutes after winning it at Bound For Glory
24:36 Being the longest reigning TNA champion of all time
25:40 Who were his favorite wrestlers in the early days of TNA?
26:38 The Unbreakable 3-way with Samoa Joe vs Chris Daniels vs AJ Styles
29:51 How did he lose a massive amount of weight in high school?
32:07 What’s his approach to putting a match together?
33:49 What led to him being the longest-reigning TNA champion?
35:45 Having to surrender the world title due to injury
40:00 Thoughts on Scott D’Amore being let go from TNA wrestling
43:45 Scott D’Amore cutting a promo right after his match with Will Ospreay
46:14 Every wrestler having a great match with Will Ospreay
47:46 Was he afraid to take the Tiger Driver because he had previously broken his neck?
49:02 How did he break his neck in Ring of Honor?
52:18 Coming close to retirement in 2015
53:37 Does he feel like he has any career regrets?
54:02 How wrestling helped him combat depression
58:06 What did it mean to him to sign his first contract with TNA in 2019?
59:08 Working a construction job before he made it in wrestling
01:00:25 Did he feel like he lost his identity when he thought he had to retire?
01:01:28 Wrestling Konosuke Takeshita at the debut Maple Leaf Pro event
01:04:47 Joe Hendry calling him ‘Kurt Angle from Wish’
01:06:26 Did he ask Kurt Angle if he could use the Ankle Lock?
01:08:28 Was there talk about him wrestling WWE wrestlers with the TNA/NXT crossover?
01:11:06 How dangerous is it to take his C4 Spike?
01:16:05 What does he think he would need to change if he went to AEW?
01:16:33 Is he anxious about the end of his TNA deal?
01:18:24 What did the match he had with Bully Ray do for his career?
01:23:54 Does he feel like he has to prepare more or less for a longer match?
01:25:38 Can he call an entire match out in the ring?
01:27:14 3 things Josh Alexander is grateful for
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