Motor City Machine Guns expected to sign with AEW following WWE exit
The Motor City Machine Guns were released by WWE last Friday. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin confirmed their exit via social media while promoting their band’s new EP.
According to Fightful Select, sources at Shelley and Sabin’s former promotion, TNA, are open to the tag team’s possible comeback. However, they expect Motor City Machine Guns to eventually sign with AEW. There is no confirmation on whether any deal has been made yet.
Shelley and Sabin were largely associated with TNA from 2007 until 2012 and then brief stints from 2022 onwards. The duo signed with WWE in September 2024 and a month later won the Tag Team Titles on SmackDown.
Between their TNA return and wrestling on independent promotions nearly four years ago, Motor City Machine Guns also debuted in AEW. They participated in the six-man tag team match, partnering with Jay Lethal against FTR and Wardlow at All Out 2022.
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