Josh Alexander Opens Up About Knee Injury He Suffered In March: “I Twisted My Knee & Completely Blew Out My Meniscus”

Josh Alexander is back in the mix.

It was on an August episode of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s Mayhem show that Josh Alexander made his return.

Alexander had been away from the ring since March 2026, as he was competing in a trios match on AEW Collision and suffered a knee injury.

MLP released an interview with Alexander, and he stated that he completely blew out his meniscus. After undergoing surgery, doctors told him that he would probably be sidelined for the remainder of 2026.

“In March, I was competing at AEW Collision. It was a couple weeks before Global Wars and Uprising and I was really pumped for those shows. They say don’t try this at home and we’re all trained professionals and athletes. I twisted my knee and completely blew out my meniscus apart and had to have it rebuilt and went in April 1st for my surgery, and they told me I’d be out for probably the rest of the year. The part of Josh Alexander that made excuses or let his foot off the gas, that guy died, and I’ve credited that moment, losing everything — wrestling is my first love, wrestling’s my first passion, wrestling is the only thing that I ever thought I was meant to do. When I lost that and I was relieved to hear I could come back a few months after, the Josh that made excuses prior, that guy died, and I think that’s been the biggest benefit to my career going on since.”

In March, an injury sidelined the MLP Canadian Champion Josh Alexander @Walking_Weapon. But now, months before doctors expected, HE’S BACK! What does this mean for the road to Northern Rising! Find out Wednesdays on #MLPMayhem on TSN! pic.twitter.com/JhsE0dJoJE

— MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling (@MapleLeafPW) August 28, 2026

Alexander has not made his return to AEW programming as of this writing. He is a member of the Don Callis Family.

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