Trey Miguel: Alex Shelley is the ‘single-handed reason’ I still wrestle
Trey Miguel says he would not still be wrestling if it wasn’t for Alex Shelley.
During a recent interview with Mr. KnowYourWrestling, Miguel said he opened up to Shelley about wanting to quit, but Shelley convinced him to be “undeniable.”
Miguel said:
“Alex Shelley is the absolute single-handed reason why I’m still doing this today. I opened up to him about being depressed and having anxiety and wanting to quit and feeling like I wasn’t meant to do this, feeling like wrestling hated me and all I did was love it.
“He took me from a place of wanting to quit to a place of wanting to prove myself wrong and be undeniable.”
Miguel was released from his AEW contract last month not long after signing with the company, and before he had a chance to debut alongside the other members of The Rascalz. His release was said to be due to insensitive social media posts from 2020.
Miguel later returned to TNA Wrestling on the January 22 episode of Impact on AMC, taking part in the Feast or Fired Ladder match and winning a briefcase that was later revealed to contain a contract for an International Championship title shot.
A clip from Miguel’s interview is available below.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.