IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander Relinquishes World Title Due To Injury, New Match Made for Rebellion, Replacement For Sacrifice Also Named
Moments ago, Busted Open Radio made a huge announcement that Josh Alexander would be relinquishing his IMPACT World Title effective immediately due to injury, a triceps tendon tear.
Shortly after, IMPACT issued a statement on the injury as well.
The new match for Rebellion was made to crown a new World Champion – Kushida will be replacing Josh Alexander in the match against Steve Maclin.
Also addressing his Sacrifice match tonight, IMPACT made it official that Maclin would replace Josh to team with Kazarian and Rich Swann to take on Time Machine.
Josh comments on the injury himself, noting that he’s about to go into surgery to repair the injury momentarily:
Josh is the longest reigning World Champion in company history. This is a huge bummer. Myself and the staff at Bodyslam.net wish Josh Alexander all the best and a speedy recovery.
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Matches announced for 3/24 LIVE Sacrifice event:
IMPACT Knockouts Title
- Mickie James (c) vs Jordynne Grace — ***CANCELLED***
6 Man Tag Team Match ***
-Steve Maclin/Rich Swann/Frankie Kazarian vs Time Machine (MCMG + Kushida)
IMPACT X Division Title
-Trey Miguel (c) vs Lince Dorado
IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Titles
-Bullet Club vs TMDK
IMPACT Digital Media Title
-Joe Hendry (c) vs Brian Myers
Singles Match
-Jonathan Gresham vs Mike Bailey
Busted Open Match
-Bully Ray vs Tommy Dreamer
Singles Match
-Gisele Shaw w/Jai Vidal + Savannah Evans vs “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo
Singles Match
-Kenny King vs PCO
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