Alex Shelley

At 40 years old, Alex Shelley has this physical status:

Patrick Martin (born May 23, 1983) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Alex Shelley.

He is best known for his stint with Impact Wrestling as one half of the Motor City Machine Guns with Chris Sabin.

He first made his name on the independent circuit for Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as in Japan for Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max.

He has also worked with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champion.

He is the lead singer of a rock band called The High Crusade, which features his acquaintances and fellow wrestlers Chris Sabin and Petey Williams, aside from wrestling.

Personal life

Martin is a fan of punk rock. He has embroidered the brand of the band Teenage Bottlerocket on his ring dress, and the band has expressed interest in being in touch with him.

Martin is a physical therapy specialist who is preparing for a career after his days as an in-ring wrestler. Martin wanted to do it because of a general lack of physical therapists in professional wrestling and the desire to assist others. Martin began a year-long clinical education to become accredited following the expiration of his ROH employment in 2018. Due to COVID-19, his career as a clinician led him to miss the Hard to Kill pay-per-view and remained specializing on his core subjects.

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Professional wrestling career

Martin began training in the early 2002 under Breyer Wellington and Truth Martini. He then enrolled in the Can-Am Wrestling School in Border City and began training under Joe E. Legend and Scott D'Amore. Alex Shelley, the lead singer of the 1970s punk rock band The Buzzcocks, debuted in March 2002 as Alex Shelley, a name he invented by combining the forename of Alex, the protagonist of the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, with the surname of Pete Shelley. He was hospitalized with a broken jaw when he slipped on a wet ring and struck the unpadded ring apron six months into his career. Shelley's jaw was also fitted with steel plates. Shelley joined Ian Rotten's IWA Mid-South promotion after eight months. He served in the IWA for six months before joining the Philadelphia-based Combat Zone Wrestling. He joined Ring of Honor (ROH) not long afterward.

Shelley appeared on WWE Heat in the International Version of June 12, 2005, losing to Simon Dean after being struck with the Simonizer. His appearance was a tryout, but nothing came of it.

Shelley debuted in Ring of Honor on June 28, 2003, at WrestleRave 2003, fighting B. J. Whitmer, Tony Mamaluke, and Jimmy Jacobs in a Four Corners Survival match, which was won by Whitmer. He appeared with ROH sporadically throughout the remainder of 2003 and early 2004, feuding with Jimmy Jacobs and Matt Stryker.

Shelley formed a solid, "Generation Next" with Austin Aries, Jack Evans, and Roderick Strong at Generation Next on May 22, 2004. Generation Next, led by Shelley, spent the entire match shaming other wrestlers, saying that they were "the best that Ring of Honor has to offer." They began feuding with wrestlers with a reverence for tradition, like Matt Stryker, Jimmy Rave, and R. J. Brewer.

Shelley lost to Doug Williams in the finals of a tournament for the vacant ROH Pure Championship on July 17, 2004, at Reborn: Completion. Generation Next attacked Ricky Steamboat after he clash with CM Punk, with Punk subsequently siding with Steamboat to prevent Generation Next. This culminated in a feud between Generation Next and Ricky Steamboat's allies, resulting in a forty-minute elimination match pitting Generation Next against CM Punk, John Walters, Jimmy Jacobs, and Ace Steel on October 2. Shelley and Aries survived, and Generation Next won the game. Shelley revealed that after the match, he would face Samoa Joe for the ROH World Championships. Aries proclaimed that he was going after the title, with Shelley noting him to "remember where your loyalties lie."

Shelley and Strong were defeated by CM Punk and Steve Corino on December 26, 2004, at the Final Battle 2004. Aries, who was concerned that Shelley was spending way too much time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), then leading Generation Next, came to the ring and ordered that Shelley resign as the leader. Shelley had been battered by Aries and Strong and kicked out of Generation Next before Shelley could respond, making him a fan favorite in the process.

Shelley feuded with Generation Next beginning in early 2005, unsuccessfully battling Aries for the ROH World Championship at Manhattan Mayhem on May 7. Shelley was in a tag match against Aries and Strong on July 23, with him selecting a mystery partner. Shelley speculated in a backstage preview as to who his partner will be, saying it might be a new wrestler making their Ring of Honor debut. He later confessed that he did not bring someone into ROH but that he had joined "The Embassy," a heel stable run by Prince Nana. The Embassy won their first match in a feud with Generation Next that will last for the remainder of the year, partnering with Fast Eddie Vegas that night. On December 3, the war came to an end with Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Jack Evans, and Matt Sydal of Generation Next defeated Shelley, Jimmy Rave, Abyss, and Nana of The Embassy.

Shelley teamed up with Rave to defeat Claudio Castagnoli and Azrieal on January 14, 2006. After his heroic defense of Chris Hero, Prince Nana bid to buy the ROH World Championship from Bryan Danielson later that evening. When Danielson refused to sell it, the Embassy with Shelley said it was his "Kryptonite" as Danielson's long-time competitor and former Embassy worker, Spanky, was beaten on multiple occasions. The Embassy of Shelley, Rave, and Abyss won the 2006 Trios Tournament overtaking Generation Next of Jack Evans and Matt Sydal, and their partner Jimmy Yang in the finals, and so each wrestler was given any match they wanted, with Shelley and Rave announcing their participation in the ROH World Championship. Shelley had intended to face Danielson on February 11, but Total Nonstop Action Wrestling told Shelley that he would fly back to Orlando, Florida, so he would not miss their pay-per-view the following day. Shelley would return to his title shot at Arena Warfare one month later, but was unable to defeat Danielson.

Shelley will appear in ROH for the next few months before eventually ending in June. Jimmy Rave and Conrad Kennedy III III, his last appearance in Ring of Honor, took place on June 24 as he supervised Jimmy Rave and Conrad Kennedy III in a losing effort against the Briscoe Brothers.

Following the Briscoe Brothers winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship, he and Chris Sabin returned to ROH on March 30, 2007. On April 28, the two opponents met Jay Briscoe for a shot at the championship before he accepted him. The two players will ultimately lose the match and leave the organization.

Shelley and Sabin returned to ROH in April 2008, defeating the Briscoe Brothers (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) and defeating the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) on the 18 and 19 respectively.

Shelley and Sabin returned to ROH in August 2008, battling Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson to a 25-minute time limit draw and losing to Kevin Steen and El Generico on the 1st and 2nd respectively. Shelley and Sabin had been supposed to return to ROH on October 24 and 25, but they had been barred from the festivities by TNA and replaced by The Latin American Xchange.

Ring of Honor revealed on February 13, 2010, at their 8th Anniversary Exhibition, that the Motor City Machine Guns would return to the company in New York City on May 8. The ROH World Tag Team Champions The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) were disqualified from the match on May 8 when the Briscoe Brothers intervened in the match.

Shelley returned to ROH on December 7, 2014, where he and Kushida unsuccessfully challenged reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On August 22, 2015, the Time Splitters returned to ROH, defeating the Briscoes at Field of Honor.

Shelley joined Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max in March 2005. In Tokyo, Japan, he won the vacant Zero1-Max United States Openweight Championship, defeating Sonjay Dutt. His reign lasted until November 23rd of that year, when he lost the title to Christopher Daniels.

Shelley and Chris Sabin became the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champions after beating champions, Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita on August 25, 2006 at Korakuen Hall's Zero-1 Max Exhibition. On April 6, 2008, they lost the titles to Minoru Fujita and Takuya Sugawara's team.

Shelley began working with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on July 8, 2004. Alex Shelley, a Goldy Locks and dubbed "Baby Bear" in his debut. Shelley Rhodes pleaded for his freedom from TNA a year after booker Dusty Rhodes stopped using him.

Shelley signed a new TNA booker in 2005 after Rhodes resigned as TNA booker, and she returned to Shocker on June 19, 2005, losing to Shocker. With Michael Shane's departure from America's Most Wanted at No Surrender 2005, the pair lost to America's Most Wanted at No Surrender 2005. Shelley qualified for the TNA 2005 Super X Cup Tournament, but in the semifinals, she lost to Samoa Joe. Sean Waltman joined the Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament as his tag team partner, and the tournament was won by beating Shocker and Sabin in the finals on the September 9 episode of TNA Impact! Waltman and Shelley were given a chance at the NWA World Tag Team Championship in a four-way tag team match at Unbreakable on September 11. Shelley was left homeless after Waltman's absence from the game, but she decided to wrestle alone. For the majority of the match, he was doubled teamed by Team Canada (Eric Young and A-1) until Johnny Candido, Chris Candido's brother, climbed onto the apron and accepted Shelley's tag. However, Candido was pinned by Young just after, with Shelley being kicked out of the match as a result.

Shelley competed in the X Division as a villain throughout late-2005, clashing Austin Aries on several occasions. In November 2005, he introduced a gimmick that saw him bring a camcorder (the "Shelleycam") to ringside in order to film matches and then analyze later for educational reasons (in reality, Shelley owned over 200 professional wrestling videotapes at the time). In late 2005, he began competing with his former Generation Next teammates Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, and Matt Bentley, all fighting for increased responsibilities in the company after road agent Jerry Lynn became the first to lose a series of matches in which the re-formed Generation Next came out in first place.

Shelley was recruited by Jeff Jartt in early 2006 to get a candid video footage of Jackie Gayda for the purposes of blackmail. Shelley went on to create "Paparazzi Productions" and obtain footage of Sting, Christian Cage, and their respective families for the purposes of coercion. Shelley competed in the 2006 World X Cup Tournament as a member of Team USA's triumphant team. Although the World X Cup was in progress in May, Nash interviewed Kevin Nash, during which Nash revealed that the X Division was simply filler and that it was going to destroy the X Division. Shelley's inability for coverage created tension between his colleagues and himself, with Shelley eventually aligning himself with Nash after the tournament's conclusion.

Since then, the two performed several well-received comedy vignettes (some exclusive to YouTube), mainly focusing on Chris Sabin's feuds. Shelley helped Nash beat Sabin at Slammiversary. Shelley's predecessor had been ranked fifth in the X Division after being the second person eliminated in a six-man competition. Shelley said there were "ten guys, twenty guys" in a post-match interview with Nash, although some of them had knives. I believe I saw a few gats... guns." Shelley and Nash team up against Chris Sabin and Jay Lethal in a losing effort on July 16, 2006.

Shelley was recalled by Hard Justice in a match for the X Division Championship's number one seed. Shelley and Devine were pushed into the tag team division before losing in a Triple Chance Tag Team Battle Royal at No Surrender. Shelley was also present in Kevin Nash's Open Invitational X Division Battle Royal at Bound for Glory on October 22, 2006. He lost the match to Austin Starr.

Shelley recruited former Team Canada member Johnny Devine as a production assistant for Paparazzi Productions on June 29, 2006. The Paparazzi fired Devine later in life. Due to Kevin Nash's wishes, Devine was brought to dismay of Shelley by former Generation Next teammate Austin Starr. The three three of them appeared on several episodes of Impact backstage as a result of this. He gained the Paparazzi Championship Series, which he dominated at Final Resolution.

He would film two storyline attacks by The Latin American Xchange later this year (LAX). One on Brother Rays uncle and the other on Johnny Rodz. When he showed the video of the LAX beatingdown on Rodz, he was confronted by Brother Ray. The LAX attempted to assault Brother Ray before a fight could break out. When Ray had the upper hand, Kevin Nash distracted him, allowing Shelley to strike him with a low blow. Shelley helped LAX win the game by smashing Brother Devon with a video camera and giving him a Frog Splash through a table at Destination X 2007.

Shelley lost in a five-man Xscape match at Lockdown 2007. Jay Lethal pinned him down. The remaining two, Jay Lethal and Chris Sabin, were the remaining two survivors, with Sabin escaping the X Division Championship later.

Shelley formed a tag team in TNA in the summer of 2007 with Chris Sabin. Both Sabin and Shelley were involved in numerous independent promotions under the banners Murder City Machine Guns and The Motor City Machine Guns, both depicting Shelley's old tag teams, "The Sexy Time Machine Guns" and the fact that both Sabin and Shelley hail from Detroit, Michigan.

Shelley and Sabin launched a rivalry with Team 3D in October 2007, when the latter announced a war on the entire X Division and was eager to kill it off. Shelley and Sabin, as well as Jay Lethal, were able to defeat Team 3D and Johnny Devine in a Street Fight at Against All Odds to save the X Division and put an end to the feud. With the victory, Team 3D was compelled to shed their weight under 275 pounds if they wanted to keep competing for the company. Shelley then competed for Team TNA in the World X Cup alongside Kaz, the team's captain, his tag team member Chris Sabin, and Curry Man. Shelley and Sabin defeated Daivari and Tyson Dux of Team International in the first round of the tournament on June 19, giving Team TNA their first point. Team TNA was represented in the twelve-man, four-team elimination tag team tournament, held in Victory Road, Shelley, Sabin, and Curry Man. Shelley made it to the end of the match, allowing Team Japan to defeat Masato Yoshino and take the lead ahead of the tournament's final round, which will be fought between the team captains. Team TNA was defeated in the final round by Team Mexico, who won the 2008 World X Cup despite Shelley's efforts. Shelley and five other TNA wrestlers traveled to Mexico on July 25, 2008, a month later, in a sixteen-man torneo cibernetico match. Shelley won the Gran Prix, despite pinning ltimo Guerrero. Shelley, Sabin and Sonjay Dutt unsuccessfully challenged Guerrero, Atlantis, and Negro Casas for the CMLL World Trios Championship on September 19, triggering a match on September 19 at the 75th Anniversary Show on CMLL, where Shelley, Sabin, and Sonjay Dutt lost in a match on September 19th. Shelley and Sabin stepped into the role of tweeners after the tournaments, demonstrating contempt towards Christian Cage, A.J. Creed, B.G. Styles, Consequences Creed, B.G. The Xchange between James and the Latin American Xchange, however, has been greeted a great deal by the fans towards whom they did demonstrate reverence.

Shelley, Samoa Joe, A.J., made the news on October 30, 2008. Styles, Jay Lethal, Consequences, Petey Williams, Eric Young, ODB, and Chris Sabin all formed a group known as The Frontline to Battle (Munt Angle, Kevin Nash, Booker T and Scott Steiner) Shelley and Sabin demonstrated hostility toward both their stablemates and TNA executive shareholder Mick Foley, despite their friendship.

Shelley competed in the second annual Turkey Bowl on November 27, 2008, Impact! Shelley competed in a three-way dance in the semifinals over Cute Kip and Consequences Creed. Shelley faced Sheik Abdul Bashir and Rhino in another three-way dance in which the winner will be awarded a check for $25,000 and the loser had to wear a turkey jacket. Rhino dominated the game, defeating Shelley after a Gore compelled him to wear the suit. Shelley then decided to take the action after Mick Foley threatened to sue him if he didn't. Shelley gave Foley a middle finger and was given a double arm DDT after putting on the turkey suit.

Shelley and Sabin competed in the Feast or Fired match in December 2008, but did not receive a trophy.

Shelley qualified for the finals of the X Division championship tournament in December 2008 and 2009 after defeating Jay Lethal and Eric Young. He defeated tag team partner Chris Sabin for his first stint as the X Division Champion at Genesis. He lost the Ultimate X match against Suicide in March 2009, which featured Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, and Chris Sabin. Shelley, Sabin, Lethal, Creed, Suicide, and Suicide were all involved in the first X Division King of the Mountains contest, despite Shelley's struggles in regaining the title.

Shelley and Sabin were inactive after Slammiversary's inactivity, barely making television appearances. The Impact of the July 30 attacks is making a comeback! They could be seen in the crowd holding signs such as, "Conspiracy Victims" and "Yes, We Still Work Here." The pair interrupted Daniels' backstage interview ahead of their match with World Elite champion Eric Young on August 6 and promised to accompany him in order to get some television time. Shelley and Sabin joined them with Daniels and other fan favorites later that night, after being targeted by Sheik Abdul Bashir and Kiyoshi of World Elite, making them fan favorites once more. Shelley and Sabin first appeared as occasional commentators alongside Mike Tenay and Taz on Impact in September. Broadcasts are distributed. Shelley and Sabin received two shots at the TNA World Tag Team Championship in late 2009, but were defeated by the Champions, British Invasion (Doug Williams and Brutus Magnus), first at Turning Point in a three-way match (Robert Roode and James Storm), and then in a regular tag team match at Final Resolution. Shelley and Sabin defeated Generation Me (Jeremy Buck and Max Buck) in an Ultimate X match to earn another shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Shelley and Sabin were awarded their championship shot on the April 12 Impact, but World Tag Team Champion Matt Morgan and Amazing Red, who replaced the injured Hernandez in the match, defeated them.

The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Beer Money, Inc., and Team 3D in a three-way match on Sunday in Sacrifice for their second shot at the Tag Team Championship. The Motor City Machine Guns captured the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship for the first time on July 11 at Victory Road. The Motor City Machine Guns, which won the TNA World Tag Team Championship, became the first to qualify for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. After knocking out beer bottles, Beer Money took the first two matches, a ladder match, and a Street Fight. Shelley and Sabin won the two following matches, a steel cage match and an Ultimate X match, but the score was still tied for the August 12 Impact!

On the August 12 Impact!

The Motor City Machine Guns won the Best of Five Series and retained the TNA World Tag Team Championship after defeating Beer Money, Inc. in a Two Out of Three Falls match. The Motor City Machine Guns retained their titles in a match against Generation Me after No Surrender last month. Generation Me proved himself by attacking the Machine Guns and injuring Shelley in storyline. Generation Me pledged support for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, claiming that the champions will not be able to defend them for 30 days due to Shelley's injury before stealing Sabin's title belt. Shelley will however return two weeks later and tell Generation Me a rematch for the World Tag Team Championship in Bound for Glory. The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Generation Me in the TNA World Tag Team Championship at the pay-per-view. Team 3D announced their retirement from professional wrestling, but they did order one final match against the Motor City Machine Guns, who they ranked as the best tag team in wrestling, at Bound for Glory. The Motor City Machine Guns were accepted and the game took place on November 7, 2010, where they defeated Team 3D to maintain the TNA World Tag Team Championship. The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Generation Me with a typhoon challenge after Jeremy Buck pinned Sabin to an eight-person tag team match, where the Motor City Machine Guns teamed with Jay Lethal, Velvet Sky, and Generation Me with Robbie E and Cookie on the November 18 Impact! The match took place later that night, with the Motor City Machine Guns winning Reaction. Generation Me was defeated in a Full Metal Mayhem match on December 5th, saving the World Tag Team Championship. Following a miscommunication between the Machine Guns, Genesis, Shelley, and Sabin lost the World Tag Team Championship to Beer Money, Inc., Inc. on Monday. Shelley and Sabin were rematching for the title on the following Impact, but they were disqualified due to a miscommunication. Shelley broke his collarbone while playing in Hagerstown, Maryland, on January 16th. Shelley had been supposed to return to Lockdown on April 17 in a nine-man Xscape match, but instead of that date, his return was postponed until April 7. Shelley made his return to Melbourne on April 20 at the tapings of the April 28 Impact!, saving Sabin from Mexican America (Anarquia and Hernandez). Sabin sustained a knee injury in his match with Anarquia on the same day Shelley returned from service. Sabin underwent knee surgery this week, which will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the year.

Shelley formed a partnership with former clients Beer Money, Inc., who were searching for a replacement for injured Bobby Roode in their World Tag Team Championship defense against the British Invasion in Slammiversary IX on June 2nd. Shelley and Storm were able to win their title defense at the pay-per-view. Shelley defeated Amazing Red, Robbie E, and Shannon Moore in an Ultimate X match at Destination X, becoming the top contender for the TNA X Division Championship. Shelley had his chance at the X Division Championship, hosted by Brian Kendrick on July 21 Impact Wrestling, but was disqualified due to outside interference from Austin Aries. Aries defeated Shelley in a singles match two weeks later. Shelley and Aries, TNA X Division Championship champions, met on August 7 in a three-way match, but they were unable to take the trophy from Brian Kendrick, the defending champion. Shelley returned to Impact Wrestling on January 19, 2012, fighting and challenging X Division Champion Austin Aries after a four-month absence. Shelley defeated Zema Ion to become the top contender for Aries' title the following week. Shelley was unsuccessful in his title match against Aries on February 12 at Against All Odds on February 12, the first chancery's homecoming.

TNA began advertising Chris Sabin and the Motor City Machine Guns on Victory Road on March 18. Sabin returned to Impact Wrestling, where he and Shelley defeated Mexican America in a tag team match before announcing that they would compete for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, which was contested by Magnus and Samoa Joe. Magnus and Joe were unsuccessfully challenged by the Motor City Machine Guns in a steel cage brawl on April 15 in Lockdown. The Motor City Machine Guns did not make another appearance on Impact Wrestling, instead focusing solely on TNA house shows during the next month. Shelley had decided not to renew his TNA deal on May 21, bringing an eight-year tenure with the company to an end. Shelley was ruled out of the official TNA roster page on May 29, announcing his departure from the service.

Shelley and Sabin won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2009. They were the only other gaijin team to win those titles, following in the footsteps of American Dragon and Curry Man. Shelley and Sabin lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi), at NJPW's Circuit 2009 New Japan Soul after three successful title defenses, two of which took place in TNA. The Motor City Machine Guns, which were formerly known as the Monarchy in November 8, 2010, will be back in action the following month, competing at sporting events on December 11 and 12. In a No Limit match in New Japan, the Motor City Machine Guns were defeated by No Limit on December 11. In the fourth match between the two teams in the world ever played, they defeated Apollo 55.

Shelley will return to the position the following month following his release from TNA. Shelley and A.J. were together in Japan before Shelley's return to Japan. On August 26, Kirsch unsuccessfully challenged Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in Gridley, California, where he defeated them. Kushida saved Shelley from a beating at the hands of Koslov and Romero following the match. Shelley played in his New Japan return match on September 7, when he, Bushi, Máscara Dorada, and Ryusuke Taguchi were defeated in an eight-man tag team match fought by Alex Koslov, Averno, Low Ki, and Rocky Romero. Shelley continued playing with Kushida after launching the "Time Splitters" tag team and winning numerous matches against Koslov and Romero in multiple man teamed matches after launching their first double-team finishing strategy, the I-94. Time Splitters unsuccessfully challenged Forever Hooligans in the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling. The Time Splitters qualified in the 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament on October 21, defeating Jado & Gedo in their first round match. Shelley and Kushida defeated Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) to advance to the finals on November 2, where they defeated Apollo 55 to win the tournament and become the number one contenders for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships later that day. The Time Splitters defeated Forever Hooligans in a rematch to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on November 11 at Power Struggle. The Time Splitters won their first title defense in the third championship match between the two teams on February 10, 2013, defeating Forever Hooligans at The New Beginning. On March 3, the pair's second successful defense took place at the 41st anniversary celebration in New Japan, where they defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask. Shelley had his first shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on April 5, but was defeated by Prince Devitt, the current champion. Time Splitters defeated Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi for their third fruitful defense of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, two days later in Invasion Attack. In their fourth defense, the Time Splitters of Wrestling Dontaku 2013 lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to the Forever Hooligans in their fourth defense.

Shelley competed in the 2013 Best of the Super Juniors from late May to early June, winning five out of his eight matches, earning him a spot in the semifinals. Shelley was disqualified in the tournament's finals by Prince Devitt on June 9, after defeating Taka Michinoku in his semifinal match. Time Splitters lost in their bid to recover the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from the Forever Hooligans on June 22 at Dominion 6.22. Shelley and Kushida defeated Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) on September 29 in Destruction, Japan's second shot at the Forever Hooligans and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Shelley sustained a back injury on October 7, requiring Time Splitters to withdraw from the title match, according to New Japan. Shelley later revealed that he had suffered a serious sciatica while visiting Taichi in a sitout powerbomb, his fourth injury in the program since returning to September 2012. Shelley competed in his return match in Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2014, where he and Kushida unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, which also featured the Forever Hooligans and Suzuki-gun. Time Splitters triumphed in a non-title rematch the next day, after which they announced themselves as the Young Bucks' next challengers. They took their championship shot in Osaka on February 11, but The Young Bucks defeated them once more. On May 10 at Global Wars, a time-shared event co-produced by NJPW and ROH in Toronto, the Time Splitters fired back against The Young Bucks in a three-way match, which also involved Forever Hooligans. Shelley qualified for the semifinals on May 30 in the 2014 Best of the Super Juniors tournament, where he won his block with a record of four victories and three losses. Shelley, on the other hand, was forced to withdraw from the semifinals after injuring his left shoulder in his final round-robin match on June 6.

Shelley returned to action on June 21 at Dominion 6.21, where he and Kushida defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time as a team. Time Splitters' first successful defense of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against the ROH tag team reDRagon on August 10. Time Splitters won their second title battle against Suzuki-gun on September 23 (El Desperado and Taichi). Time Splitters' third good title defense in a three-way match against Forever Hooligans and The Young Bucks took place on October 13 in King of Pro-Wrestling. Time Splitters of Power Struggle lost the title to the 2014 Super Jr. Tag Tournament champions reDRagon on November 8 at a Struggle, Ohio. On January 4, 2015, Time Splitters was rematching for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in Tokyo Dome, but the young Bucks were defeated by reDRagon. Time Splitters took another championship shot in a three-way match on February 11 in Osaka, but The Young Bucks, the new champions, defeated them this time. Shelley defeated Kenny Omega in the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on May 3 in Wrestling Dontaku 2015. Shelley suffered ligament damage and an avulsion fracture in his left foot, causing him to drop out of the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors. Shelley returned to New Japan in September and then on September 27 in Kobe, he and Kushida unsuccessfully applied for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Shelley left Japan after the 2015 Super Jr. Tag Tournament in November.

Shelley will return to the action on August 21, this time as part of the Motor City Machine Guns tag team with Chris Sabin, and it will return to the job on July 31, 2016. The Motor City Machine Guns lost to The Young Bucks in their return match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

Shelley returned to ROH on November 20, 2015, revealing himself as the mystery man behind The Addiction's (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) matches, wearing a mask associated with KRD, a stable made up of The Addiction and Shelley's former tag team partner Chris Sabin. Shelley teamed with A. C. H. and Matt Sydal to defeat Sabin, Daniels, and Kazarian in a six-man tag team match on December 18 in the final Battle of Shelley. Sabin and Shelley met at the 14th Anniversary Show on February 26, 2016, re-establishing the Motor City Machine Guns together with Daniels and Kazarian. Shelley and Sabin defeated Daniels and Kazarian in their return match the following day at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings. Shelley announced on May 16 that he had signed with ROH and would continue to work with the organization as a result. The Motor City Machine Guns unsuccessfully challenged The Addiction for the ROH World Tag Team Championship on June 24 at Best in the World'16. The Motor City Machine Guns, which were also numbered The Addiction and Matthew Jackson, defeated by The Young Bucks, competed for the ROH World Tag Team Championship on September 30, the ROH World Tag Team Championship was won by The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and also included The Addiction. Shelley and Sabin then formed "Search and Destroy" with Jay White, Jonathan Gresham, and Lio Rush.

The Motor City Machine Guns won the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time on September 22, 2017, at Death Before Dishonor XV. The titles will remain in force until March 9, 2018, when they lost them against the Briscoe Brothers at the ROH 16th Anniversary Show on March 9, 2018. Shelley sustained an injury in June. ROH's deal came to an end on July 20, 2018, and the company halted operations to concentrate on his wrestling academy. Shelley's resignation was revealed four days after; in truth, Shelley started his physical therapy training and devoted his time to his post-in-ring career.

Shelley returned to ROH on June 30, 2019, hinting that he might come out of retirement. Shelley came out of retirement on July 21, 2019 to compete with Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham to defeat The Kingdom. Shelley was defeated by Matt Taven for the ROH World Championship on August 9, 2019. Shelley defeated Colt Cabana in the Final Battle on December 13, 2019. Shelley was due to reunite with his Generation Next stablemate Matt Sydal to face Villain Enterprises at the ROH Past vs. Present (Marty Scurll and Flip Gordon). The case was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelley's profile was then moved to the alumni section a little while later.

The participants in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic's January 1, 2020 episode of NXT were announced, with the notable exception of Kushida's companion, whose identity was kept a mystery. Shelley announced on January 8, as part of the NXT brand and Kushida's representative, renaming their Time Splitters tag team for the first time since they first appeared on WWE in 2005; this is Shelley's first appearance on WWE Heathout since 2005; it was during his early wrestling days back in 2005. Shelley and Kushida lost in the first round of the tournament on January 15 episode of NXT (James Drake and Zack Gibson).

Shelley returned to TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling, alongside Chris Sabin, defeating the Rascalz (Dez and Wentz) after answering their open challenge at Slammiversary on July 18, 2020. They won the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the second time on the following episode of Impact!, defeating The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) and ending their 383-day reign. They will keep their titles against The Rascalz, Ace Austin, and Madman Fulton over the next few months. The Motor City Machine Guns lost their titles to The North in a four-way tag team match involving The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson), Austin and Fulton, bringing their reign to a close end at 97 days. Shelley was attacked by The North before the match, causing Sabin to defend the titles by himself.

Shelley will be out of action for a few months after Bound for Glory. They will be back on December 1st episode of Impact!, defeating XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D). Shelley had intended to work with Sabin and Rich Swann to face Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers at Hard To Kill, but he was forced to leave due to "unavoidable circumstances," and was eventually replaced in the match by Moose. Shelley later revealed that his time outside of wrestling required him to move away from wrestling for the time being until he is able to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. Shelley declared that he had left Impact in September 2021.

Shelley made his MLW debut at Fightland on October 2, 2021, defeating TJP in the Opera Cup quarter-finals.

Shelley returned to Impact Wrestling on March 5, 2022, to face Jay White in a humiliating struggle.

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