Josh Alexander was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated, where he spoke about being bothered that people use IMPACT Wrestling has a stepping stone to get to other places.

“I’ve always been bothered that IMPACT has been used as a stepping stone. To me, that’s a knock against the company. I had other options, but I chose to stay with IMPACT Wrestling. I never wanted to leave. Brandi [Rhodes] calling me out in AEW, that prompted the news cycle to think I was going to AEW, but I never wanted to leave IMPACT.”

Alexander spoke about his match at Rebellion on April 23rd.

“This is the biggest match of my 17-year career. But this isn’t just for me. It’s for my family and my fans, the ones that have stuck with me. It’s been a long road to get here. I’m going to show that emotion, that motivation and the heart that brought me to this point, and that’s going to make me world champion.”