By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

Independent wrestler "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander has announced that he is walking away from the wrestling business due to an accumulation of injuries.

Alexander posted a lengthy blog on Monday detailing recent neck injuries, surgeries, doctor visits, re-injuries in the ring, and finally coming to the point where he says he received news on June 3 that forced him to stop wrestling.

"In the week leading up to (PWG's) DDT (tournament), I'd finally got the MRI I was waiting for. The morning of June 3, I got the results. Safe to say I had to sit down when I got the news. I was told that I pretty much have either a bulging, or herniated disk at every level in my neck. I also have an impingement so severe, that my left arm has now completely atrophied. My neurosurgeon told me surgery was my only option. They have to now do another two level fusion... it’s the only way to relieve the constant pain, and halt any more extreme symptoms. So July 23, 2015 I'm set to have my second neck surgery in less than a year," Alexander wrote.

Overall, although Alexander says he knows he cannot wrestle again, he does not want to label it a retirement.

"I'm not saying I'm quitting or I'm retiring. I hate that. I really have no choice in the matter. Truthfully I was never supposed to come back after the first surgery. But I risked it, all for the chance. To finish whatever unfinished business I had. I'm glad I did because I made memories that will last a lifetime," Alexander wrote.

Alexander is advertising a farewell match on July 12 for the Alpha-1 promotion in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Alexander is scheduled to team with his long-time tag partner Ethan Page against The GymRats (Scotty O'Shea & Alessandro Del Bruno).

The Walking Weapon says he wishes he got a major contract during his career, but he is thankful for runs in ROH and PWG, where he felt like he arrived as a wrestler. Now, he turns his attention to his family.

"I'm terrified at the thought of life without wrestling. I don't want to be thought of as a quitter; that I must have never really wanted it that much. For the past decade it's all I've wanted. Luckily I have found something I love even more than wrestling. I have a beautiful son. A gorgeous girl. Amazing friends. I love my family. I will need them," Alexander wrote. "For the first time in 10 years, the path I've been walking is changing. The uncertainty is exhilarating."

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