Patrick Martin
Born: 1983-05-23 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Patrick Kenneth Martin, better known by his ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler and licensed physical therapist. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs as one-half of The Motor City Machine Guns alongside Chris Sabin. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action (TNA/Impact Wrestling), Ring of Honor (ROH), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he also found success as one-half of the Time Splitters with Kushida. Shelley is a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, X Division Champion, and three-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Sabin. He also won the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Sabin, the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship with Sabin, and three IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships with Kushida. His accomplishments include Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year (2010) with Sabin and a No. 23 ranking in the PWI 500 in 2024. Shelley and Sabin signed with WWE in 2024, became WWE Tag Team Champions, departed in 2026, and returned to AEW later that year. Outside of wrestling, he works as a licensed physical therapist.
Filmography
2026
- WWE Lucha Libre AAA as Alex Shelley
2025
- WWE Royal Rumble 2025 as Alex Shelley
- WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday as Alex Shelley
2024
- WWE Speed as Alex Shelley
- Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2024 as Alex Shelley
- TNA No Surrender 2024 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Hard To Kill 2024 as Alex Shelley
- Wrestling Revolver Cage Of Horrors as Alex Shelley
2023
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023 as Alex Shelley
- Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Capital Collision 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: 2023 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One as Alex Shelley
- GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Final Resolution 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Down Under Tour - Day 1 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Down Under Tour - Day 2 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2023 as Alex Shelley
- GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023 as Alex Shelley
2022
- The SmackDown LowDown as Alex Shelley
- AEW All Out 2022 as Alex Shelley
- Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2022 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2022 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Rumble on 44th Street as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2022 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022 as Alex Shelley
- Prestige Wrestling: Roseland 2 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2022 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Music City Mayhem as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2022 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2022 as Alex Shelley
2021
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Threemendous VI as Alex Shelley
- GCW Evil Deeds as Alex Shelley
- PWG: It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) as Alex Shelley
2020
- ROH: Bound By Honor as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2020 as Alex Shelley
- IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020 as Alex Shelley
- BLP TURBO GRAPS 16 2020 PARTS 1 AND 2 as Alex Shelley
- Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 2 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Saturday Night at Center Stage
- Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 1 as Alex Shelley
- Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 as Alex Shelly
2019
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Glory By Honor XVII as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2019 as Alex Shelley
2018
- ROH: Bound By Honor - West Palm Beach as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet Club as Alex Shelley
- ROH: 16th Anniversary as Alex Shelley
2017
- ROH: Best In The World as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Undisputed Legacy as Alex Shelly
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Pittsburgh as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Survival Of The Fittest 2017 - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2017 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor XV as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Supercard of Honor XI as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Columbus as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1 as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2 as Alex Shelley
2016
- ROH: Best In The World as Alex Shelley
- ROH: 14th Anniversary as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Collinsville as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two as Alex Shelley
- CM Punk: Icon as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Conquest Tour - West Warwick as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia as Alex Shelley
- ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Indianapolis as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2016 as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Alex Shelley
2015
- ROH: Field of Honor as Alex Shelley
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Destruction In Okayama as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Power Struggle 2015 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Road To Final Battle 2015 as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2015 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as Alex Shelley
- AAW: Windy City Classic XI as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 as Alex Shelley
2014
- ROH: Year Four as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2014 as Alex Shelley
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Creating Excellence as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Dominion 6.21 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Best of the Super Jr. XXI - Day 1 as Alex Shelley
2013
- ROH: Year Three as Alex Shelley
- Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown as Alex Shelley
- Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 as Alex Shelley
- Bryan Danielson: World Champion as Alex Shelley
- Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel as Alex Shelley
- Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson as Alex Shelley
- Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Destruction 2013 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2013 as Alex Shelley
2012
- WWE Main Event
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Lockdown 2012 as Alex Shelley
- Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top as Alex Shelley
- Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double as Alex Shelley
- ROH: The Rise of Generation Next as Alex Shelley
- TNA Against All Odds 2012 as Alex Shelley
- Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling as Alex Shelley
2011
- The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet as Alex Shelley
- PWG: EIGHT as Alex Shelley
- TNA Hardcore Justice 2011 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Destination X 2011 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Slammiversary IX as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One as Alex Shelley
- Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story as Alex Shelley
- TNA Genesis 2011 as Alex Shelley
2010
- WWE NXT
- TNA Destination X 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Bound For Glory 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Final Resolution 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Turning Point 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Lockdown 2010 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: As The Worm Turns as Alex Shelley
- TNA No Surrender 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Victory Road 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2010 as Alex Shelley
- TNA The Best of 2009 as Alex Shelley
- TNA The Whole F'N Show as Alex Shelley
2009
- PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Ninety-Nine as Alex Shelley
- TNA Lockdown 2009 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Threemendous II as Alex Shelley
- TNA Slammiversary 2009 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Hard Justice 2009 as Alex Shelley
- PWG Sells Out: Volume 2 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Genesis 2009 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Turning Point 2009 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Final Resolution 2009 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Destination X 2009 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2009 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: DDT4 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Bound For Glory 2009 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Against All Odds 2009 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: 2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night 2 as Alex Shelley
- NJPW Resolution 2009 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: 2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
2008
- ROH: Tag Wars as Alex Shelley
- TNA Slammiversary 2008 as Alex Shelley
- Bloodstained Honor as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI as Alex Shelley
- TNA Final Resolution December 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Victory Road 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Bound for Glory IV as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Return Engagement as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Lockdown 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Wrestling: Destination X as Alex Shelley
- TNA Final Resolution January 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Against All Odds 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA World X Cup 2008 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Turning Point 2008 as Alex Shelley
- Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Fueling The Fire as Alex Shelley
2007
- TNA Slammiversary 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory as Alex Shelley
- PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Alex Shelley
- TNA Victory Road 2007 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two as Alex Shelley
- TNA Hard Justice 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Final Resolution 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Turning Point 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Against All Odds 2007 as Alex Shelley (Skit)
- ROH: Good Times, Great Memories as Alex Shelley
- TNA Genesis 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA No Surrender 2007 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Lockdown 2007 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Holy Diver Down as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One as Alex Shelley
- PWG: 70 | 30 as Alex Shelley
2006
- ROH: Tag Wars 2006 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Supercard of Honor as Alex Shelley
- TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Alex Shelley
- TNA Lockdown 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Victory Road 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Turning Point 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Slammiversary 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Bound for Glory 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Against All Odds 2006 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Passive Hostility as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Final Resolution 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Genesis 2006 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Arena Warfare as Alex Shelley
- The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable as Alex Shelley
- TNA Destination X 2006 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Hell Freezes Over as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Hollywood Globetrotters as Alex Shelley
- TNA No Surrender 2006 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Hard Justice 2006 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Better Than Our Best as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Dissension as Alex Shelley
- The Best of the X Division Vol. 2 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Best In The World as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Self-Titled as Alex Shelley
2005
- ROH: Enter The Dragon as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Nude Revue as Alex Shelley
- TNA Unbreakable 2005 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Genesis 2005 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Buffalo Stampede as Alex Shelley
- TNA Turning Point 2005 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Steel Cage Warfare as Alex Shelley
- TNA Sacrifice 2005 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Bound for Glory 2005 as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2005 as Alex Shelley
- TNA Slammiversary 2005 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: This Means War as Alex Shelley
- The Best of the X Division Vol. 1 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Astonishing X-Mas as Alex Shelley
- ROH: The Final Showdown as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Redemption as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Showdown In Motown
- ROH: Vendetta as Alex Shelley
- ROH: The Homecoming as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Manhattan Mayhem as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Escape From New York as Alex Shelley
- TNA No Surrender 2005 as Alex Shelley
- PWG: All Star Weekend Night One as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit as Alex Shelley
- PWG: After School Special as Alex Shelley
- PWG: Guitarmageddon as Alex Shelley
2004
- TNA iMPACT!
- IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
- IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Reborn - Stage One as Alex Shelley
- ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Reborn - Stage Two as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Survival of The Fittest as Alex Shelley
- ROH Final Battle 2004 as Alex Shelley
- ROH: World Title Classic as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Gold as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Midnight Express Reunion as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Generation Next as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Scramble Cage Melee as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Glory By Honor III as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Joe vs Punk II as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Reborn - Completion as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Testing The Limit as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Round Robin Challenge III as Alex Shelley
- ROH: The Last Stand as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two as Alex Shelley
2003
- ROH: Empire State Showdown as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Glory By Honor II as Alex Shelley
- ROH: WrestleRave '03 as Alex Shelley
- IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk as Alex Shelley
- ROH: Wrath of The Racket as Alex Shelley