TNA Wrestling exercises contract option for Josh Alexander

Josh Alexander will not be leaving TNA Wrestling anytime soon. 

The company announced on Tuesday that it has exercised its option to extend his contract. Although terms and length were not disclosed, Sports Illustrated is reporting the deal now "runs for the next year."

The contract extension comes during a period of turmoil for the company. Former TNA president Scott D'Amore was released earlier this month. This led to TNA talent and staff sending a letter to Anthem CEO Leonard Asper in support of D'Amore. 

“I have so much respect for Scott,” Alexander said to Sports Illustrated. “Working with him over the last five years, and seeing the way he operates, he is the ultimate leader. I’ve tried to take pieces of that in the way I give advice to people. My goal is to lead by example. We have a locker room of like-minded people and we all have a chip on our shoulder. Those shows in Vegas [Hard To Kill and Snake Eyes] were so successful, and it’s tough to say we can be even more successful than we were under Scott, but I’m going to bust my ass trying.”

Alexander said he hopes TNA Wrestling "continues to be an amazing place" under the new management. 

“I’ve worked so hard to be in this position. At the end of this contract, I’ll have been with TNA for six years. We’ll see how this year goes. With new management coming in, things are going to be changing. I just hope it continues to be an amazing place. Right now, I couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.”

Fightful Select recently reported that former Impact World Champion, Steve Maclin's contract with the promotion expires this year. Shortly after this was reported, several members of the TNA roster posted "hourglass" emojis to social media.