Patrick Martin
Acting
Born: 1983-05-23 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Alex Shelley
WWE NXT
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Alex Shelley
WWE Main Event
WWE Main Event
Alex Shelley
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Alex Shelley
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Alex Shelley
TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT!
Alex Shelley
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Alex Shelley
WWE Speed
Alex Shelley
The SmackDown LowDown
Alex Shelley
AEW All In: London
Alex Shelley
ROH: Bound By Honor - West Palm Beach
Alex Shelley
PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières
Alex Shelley
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
Alex Shelley
TNA Slammiversary 2008
Alex Shelley
ROH: Best In The World
Alex Shelley
ROH: Best In The World
Alex Shelley
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Alex Shelley
ROH: Creating Excellence
Alex Shelley
ROH Final Battle 2017
Alex Shelley
ROH: Field of Honor
Alex Shelley
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
Alex Shelley
ROH: Year Four
Alex Shelley
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Alex Shelley
TNA World X Cup 2008
Alex Shelley
ROH: Survival Of The Fittest 2017 - Night 1
Alex Shelley
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
Alex Shelley
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Alex Shelley
IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023
Alex Shelley
TNA Lockdown 2006
Alex Shelley
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Alex Shelley
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
Alex Shelley