Josh Alexander vacates IMPACT Championship due to torn triceps, will require surgery

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Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/03/24/josh-alexander-vacates-impact-championship-due-to-torn-triceps-will-require-surgery/

Josh Alexander will be out of action after revealing he suffered a torn triceps.

The IMPACT performer appeared on Busted Open Radio on SiriusXM to reveal the injury, which will require surgery, and therefore, has been forced to vacate the IMPACT Championship.

🚨🚨As announced on @BustedOpenRadio 🚨🚨@IMPACTWRESTLING has announced that @Walking_Weapon will undergo surgery to repair a triceps tear, and will relinquish his IMPACT World Championship.

We are discussing RIGHT NOW with @davidlagreca1 & @thunderrosa22 pic.twitter.com/gS69YWyhDT

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) March 24, 2023

Alexander is off tonight’s Sacrifice card where he was set to team with Frankie Kazarian and Rich Swann against KUSHIDA & The Motor City Machine Guns in Windsor, Ontario.

Steve Maclin has been inserted into the six-man tag to team with Kazarian and Swann on tonight’s Sacrifice card.

Alexander will also miss the upcoming WrestleMania Week events in California and next month’s Rebellion pay-per-view where he was scheduled to defend the title against Steve Maclin.

Alexander is the longest-reigning IMPACT Champion after winning the title for a second time last April.

We wish Alexander the best and as quick a recovery process as possible given the severity of the injury.

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Awful news. With its rep as a solid but unremarkable promotion right now, Impact is in sore need of distinguishing features, and Alexander’s title defences have been great.

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Didn’t he lose the title to Moose after he won it from Christian?

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Bad luck. It felt like they were building up Maclin to win the title (bad move IMO), but now they probably have to have a transitional babyface champ like Swann or Kazarian first.