{"id":61298,"date":"2020-01-20T19:47:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T00:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=61298"},"modified":"2020-01-20T19:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T00:47:22","slug":"alex-shelley-gcw-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/01\/20\/alex-shelley-gcw-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Shelley To Make GCW Debut Over WrestleMania Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>WrestleMania<\/strong><\/em> week is always a big deal for the independent wrestling scene, and this year is already proving to be no different. <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> have revealed that former <strong>Motor City Machine Guns<\/strong> member <strong>Alex Shelley<\/strong> will be making his debut for the company at <em><strong>Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 4<\/strong><\/em>. That event takes place on April 3rd from the Cuban Club in Ybor City, with Shelley now joining <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/11\/18\/great-muta-first-name-announced-for-joey-janelas-spring-break-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Great Muta<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/01\/10\/breaking-will-ospreay-announced-for-joey-janelas-spring-break-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong><\/a> in the announced lineup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI<\/p>\n<p>ALEX SHELLEY makes his GCW debut on Friday, April 3rd at Joey Janela&#39;s Spring Break 4!<\/p>\n<p>Tix on Sale NOW:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k4E8QFmOzP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/k4E8QFmOzP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GCW presents<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JJSB4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JJSB4<\/a><br \/>Friday 4\/3 &#8211; 8pm<br \/>The Cuban Club &#8211; Ybor City, FL<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/collective2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@collective2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Streaming LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitetv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FiteTV<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l1RGwmMn4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l1RGwmMn4l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1219346742375743489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong> Junior Heavyweight Champion and <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> X Division Champion, the Michigan native is perhaps best known for his extensive background as a tag team wrestler. With successful teams being formed alongside both <strong>Chris Sabin<\/strong> (in The Motor City Machine Guns) and <strong>KUSHIDA<\/strong> (in <strong>The Time Splitters<\/strong>),\u00a0 championship wins would follow for promotions including IMPACT, <strong>Ring of Honor (ROH)<\/strong>, and <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Shelley made his proper <strong>WWE<\/strong> debut (he had previously been used as a jobber against <strong>Simon Dean<\/strong> on an episode of <em><strong>Sunday Night Heat<\/strong><\/em>). Here, he reunited with his old Time Splitters partner as they entered the 2020 <strong>NXT<\/strong> Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but unfortunately, they would be eliminated in the opening round at the hands of <strong>The Grizzled Young Veterans<\/strong> (<strong>Zack Gibson<\/strong> and <strong>James Drake<\/strong>). Despite the quarterfinal loss, Shelley remains grateful for the opportunity provided by WWE.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of his GCW debut, there&#8217;s a multitude of opponents that could put on extraordinary matches with Alex Shelley. Standout performers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/07\/10\/alex-zayne-gcw-backyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alex Zayne<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/16\/blake-christian-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Blake Christian<\/strong><\/a> immediately spring to mind, however, that&#8217;s not to say Shelley couldn&#8217;t also put in a great showing with a bigger guy, such as <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong> or <strong>Chris Dickinson<\/strong>. Either way, you&#8217;re guaranteed a decent match &#8211; it&#8217;s Alex Shelley, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WrestleMania week is always a big deal for the independent wrestling scene, and this year is already proving to be no different. Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) have revealed that former Motor City Machine Guns member Alex Shelley will be making his debut for the company at Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 4. 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