{"id":122953,"date":"2021-07-15T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T19:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=122953"},"modified":"2021-07-15T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T19:58:27","slug":"josh-alexander-says-goal-is-to-create-a-legacy-with-ultimate-x-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/15\/josh-alexander-says-goal-is-to-create-a-legacy-with-ultimate-x-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Alexander says goal is to create a legacy with Ultimate X match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-845131651\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/30\/impact-wrestling-announces-ticket-on-sale-for-tv-shows-following-slammiversary\/\">Slammiversary<\/a> on Saturday night, Josh Alexander is looking to use the Ultimate X match to create a legacy.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XyketXuhKRs\">It&#8217;s My House Podcast<\/a>, Alexander spoke on a variety of topics regarding the match including how it came to be, what the match means to him, and putting the X Division back on the map in Impact Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the sense of the match booking I have the most to lose of everybody in it, but I also have what I think is the most to gain in terms of the thing I set out for since I won the X Division championship at rebellion,&#8221; Alexander said regarding his involvement in the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary. &#8220;I said I wanted to put the X Division back on the map. I wanted to create a legacy that was like what Samoa Joe did for me early on in my career when I was watching him as a fan. I wanted to do that for other people watching now and I think that I&#8217;ve had a very good stretch right now that &#8211; the Ironman match was a historic thing. Now I can go into an Ultimate X match, which since I&#8217;ve been signed in Impact Wrestling, I have told management every single chance I could &#8211; if they were to book an Ultimate X match I don&#8217;t care, I need to be in it, because I&#8217;m a huge TNA Impact fan from the early years and that match is an Impact exclusive. If I&#8217;m going to do it, I got to do it here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alexander also revealed who his dream opponents were in AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen that one (Miro) suggested a few times overall, but I get asked this question a lot and my answer is universally been against PAC,&#8221; Alexander said. &#8220;For the last little while I just think he&#8217;s one of the most well rounded best wrestlers on planet Earth and I think people seem to overlook that from time to time and I would certainly like to test myself against PAC. I&#8217;m a fan of so many people from so many different companies. I&#8217;m just gonna stick to New Japan and I think honestly Shingo is the best wrestler on the planet. I thought so since he debuted for New Japan pretty much. He&#8217;s been doing nothing but exceptional things and showing that he&#8217;s amazing, but like, you&#8217;re talking about the most stacked roster on planet Earth, as far as in-ring competition I think. I would gladly take anybody from Ishii to Naito. You know I&#8217;d wrestle Sanada, again. I had the pleasure of wrestling him in Canada, like, eight years ago, so I would have, you know, I wouldn&#8217;t say no to none of those guys.<\/p>\n<p>At Slammiversary on Saturday, Alexander will defend his X Division Championship in an Ultimate X match agains Trey Miguel, Chris Bey, Rohit Raju, Petey Williams, and Ace Austin. In the main event, Kenny Omega will defend the Impact World Championship against Sami Callihan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/08\/7-8-impact-wrestling-tv-report-omega-and-callihan-slammiversary-contract-signing-brian-myers-vs-jake-something-more\/\">7\/8 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Omega and Callihan Slammiversary contract signing, Brian Myers vs. Jake Something, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-150919292\"><div id=\"pwtor-3892459391\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ahead of Slammiversary on Saturday night, Josh Alexander is looking to use the Ultimate X match to create a legacy. 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