The new WWE SmackDown star is considering a career-changing decision after turning down an initial WWE offer
WWE SmackDown can witness the rise of one of its newest stars Alex Shelley, who despite his recent debut should have been part of the WWE family years ago The Motor City Machine Guns (MCMG) duo of Shelley and Chris Sabin along with made an explosive debut on SmackDown with Michigan winning their first match with Veteran wrestlers winning over Los Garza (Angel & Berto) and A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) respectively in a high-stakes triple-threat tournament, catching the attention of wrestling fans and WWE executives
This win earned the duo the chance to challenge #DIY’s Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa on October 25th. The stakes in this match are high, as the winners will go on to face the feared WWE Tag Team Champions, The Bloodline’s Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa, in what will surely be an exciting match.
While MCMG’s debut was nothing short of a showstopper, it’s not just their in-ring performance that has fans talking. In a recent interview with Metro Alastair McGeorge, Alex Shelley opened up about a pivotal moment in his career—a time that would see WWE join the organization long before his recent debut In 2005, when after asking to be released from TNA Wrestling (now Impact Wrestling) ), Shelley was at a crossroads .
“I didn’t really know what I was gonna do, but I knew I was gonna work my hardest ,” Shelley said. Her determination landed her the opportunity to wrestle on an episode of Sunday Night Heat, where she met Simon Dean. Despite his opportunity, Shelley admitted that he wasn’t interested in boxing at first at the time. “I didn’t really wanna wrestle. I just kinda wanted to see everything. I’m pale and haven’t been to the gym in three weeks because I’ve been in Japan.” He made a joke.
What observed become a pivotal choice. Less than 24 hours after his match on Heat, Shelley acquired a call from Scott D’Amore, who turned into then serving as an intervening time booker for TNA. Shelley was faced with a career-altering selection: Should he sign with WWE, or pursue a course outdoor of the sector’s largest wrestling employer?
For Shelley, the solution become clean. “My heroes were always the guys who had done everything all over the world—Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero,” Shelley explained. The possibility to journey the world, battle in diverse promotions, and hone his craft the world over changed into extra appealing to him than being locked into WWE’s device at the time.
At simply 21 years vintage, Shelley selected TNA, a decision that fashioned the rest of his profession. “I thought, if I go with IMPACT, I can do IMPACT, Ring of Honor, CZW, and Japan. In hindsight, I’m very, very happy I did that,” he reflected. His experiences wrestling in Japan, mainly, had been a defining bankruptcy in his career. Shelley spent the next two a long time creating a call for himself across the globe, turning into a World Champion in TNA and a 3-time Tag Team Champion alongside Chris Sabin.
Now, after years of honing his abilties round the sector, Shelley and Sabin are geared up to triumph over the WWE universe. Their SmackDown debut is best the beginning of what’s sure to be an thrilling new chapter for the Motor City Machine Guns. With many years of experience beneath their belts, the veteran crew is primed to take the WWE tag crew division with the aid of typhoon.