| Alex Shelley | |
|---|---|
 Shelley in 2016 | |
| Birth name | Patrick Kenneth Martin[1] |
| Born | May 23, 1983[2][3] Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[2][3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alex Shelley[2] David Decker[4] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2][5] |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg)[5][6] |
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[5][6] |
| Trained by | Breyer Wellington[2] Truth Martini[2] Joe E. Legend[2] Scott D'Amore[2] |
| Debut | March 2, 2002[2] |
Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983), better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler.[7] He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is currently one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions alongside his tag partner Chris Sabin in their first reign, both as a team and individually. He is widely known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Shelley first gained fame on the independent circuit, working for Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as in Japan, for Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He has also worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former 3-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion alongside Kushida and a former Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion alongside Chris Sabin, as the Motor City Machine Guns.[8]
- ^ "Alex Shelley's SLAM! Profile". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015.
REAL NAME: Patrick Kenneth Martin
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- ^ Ziegler, Jacob (July 22, 2004). "ROH: The Battle Lines are Drawn 1/10/04". 411Mania. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ a b c "TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "Alex Shelley". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ "Alex Shelley explains why he was pulled from the main event of Hard to Kill - Cageside Seats". January 28, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Stephen Dean (November 4, 2009). "Petey Williams adapts to a new life". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2010.