{"id":22643,"date":"2018-07-23T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22643"},"modified":"2018-07-23T18:56:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T22:56:00","slug":"motor-city-machine-gun-alex-shelley-announces-departure-from-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/07\/23\/motor-city-machine-gun-alex-shelley-announces-departure-from-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor City Machine Gun Alex Shelley Announces Departure From Wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend during Ring of Honor<\/strong>‘s TV tapings at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, Alex Shelley<\/strong> – one half of the Motor City Machine Guns<\/strong> tag team – announced he was leaving the wrestling business following his partner Chris Sabin<\/strong>‘s singles match against Scorpio Sky<\/strong>. Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer had noted recently that Shelley’s ROH contract had recently expired, although he hasn’t appeared since the early June TV tapings, when he was partnered with Jonathan Gresham<\/strong> and Leon St. Giovanni<\/strong> in a #1 Contendership gauntlet for the ROH 6-Man Tag Team Championship. The last Motor City Machine Guns match was at this year’s ROH\/NJPW War of the Worlds<\/strong><\/em> in Shelley’s home state of Michigan on May 12, where they faced The Young Bucks<\/strong> (Matt & Nick Jackson) and Roppongi 3K<\/strong> (SHO & YO) in a tag team triple threat. Shelley would take to Twitter to say his thanks.<\/p>\n

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In the end, MCMG's final match was against @NickJacksonYB<\/a>, @MattJackson13<\/a>, @njpwShowT<\/a>, and @njpwyohei_k. I really don't think I could've asked for a better ending. Four guys I love very much who I hope I helped some over the years. Thank you, gentlemen.<\/p>\n

— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) July 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n