Patrick Martin
Biography
Patrick Martin is an American professional wrestler and physical therapy clinician, better known by the ring name Alex Shelley. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as one half of the The Motor City Machine Guns with Chris Sabin. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit working for Ring of Honor, as well as in Japan, for Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. As of September 2024, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. In TNA he is a former one-time TNA World Champion and a former one-time X Division Champion and three-time World Tag Team Champion. Aside from wrestling, he is the lead singer of a rock band called The High Crusade, which includes his friends and fellow wrestlers Chris Sabin and Petey Williams.
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Acting History
2025
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday as Alex Shelley
2025WWE Royal Rumble 2025 as Alex Shelley
2024Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII as Alex Shelley
2024Wrestling Revolver Cage Of Horrors as Alex Shelley
2024WWE Speed as Alex Shelley
2024TNA Sacrifice 2024 as Alex Shelley
2024TNA No Surrender 2024 as Alex Shelley
2024TNA Hard To Kill 2024 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Final Resolution 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Down Under Tour - Day 2 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Down Under Tour - Day 1 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023NJPW Capital Collision 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame as Alex Shelley
2023GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive as Alex Shelley
2023Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023 as Alex Shelley
2023PWG: 2023 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022NJPW Rumble on 44th Street as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022AEW All Out 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match as Alex Shelley
2022NJPW Music City Mayhem as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022The SmackDown LowDown as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches as Alex Shelley
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2022 as Alex Shelley
2022Prestige Wrestling: Roseland 2 as Alex Shelley
2021PWG: It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) as Alex Shelley
2021GCW Evil Deeds as Alex Shelley
2021PWG: Threemendous VI as Alex Shelley
2021All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Alex Shelley
2020IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020 as Alex Shelley
2020Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 as Alex Shelly
2020BLP TURBO GRAPS 16 2020 PARTS 1 AND 2 as Alex Shelley
2020IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2020 as Alex Shelley
2020Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 2 as Alex Shelley
2020Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 1 as Alex Shelley
2020ROH: Bound By Honor as Alex Shelley
2020ROH: Saturday Night at Center Stage
2019ROH Final Battle 2019 as Alex Shelley
2019ROH: Glory By Honor XVII as Alex Shelley
2019All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Alex Shelley
2018ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet Club as Alex Shelley
2018ROH: Bound By Honor - West Palm Beach as Alex Shelley
2018ROH: 16th Anniversary as Alex Shelley
2017ROH Final Battle 2017 as Alex Shelley
2017ROH: Survival Of The Fittest - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
2017ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago as Alex Shelley
2017ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Columbus as Alex Shelley
2017ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Pittsburgh as Alex Shelley
2017ROH: Death Before Dishonor XV as Alex Shelley
2017ROH: Best In The World as Alex Shelley
2017ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2 as Alex Shelley
2017ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1 as Alex Shelley
2017ROH: Supercard of Honor XI as Alex Shelley
2017ROH: Undisputed Legacy as Alex Shelly
2016ROH Final Battle 2016 as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Best In The World as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia as Alex Shelley
2016CM Punk: Icon as Alex Shelley
2016ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3 as Alex Shelley
2016ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
2016ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Conquest Tour - West Warwick as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: 14th Anniversary as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Collinsville as Alex Shelley
2016ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Indianapolis as Alex Shelley
2015ROH Final Battle 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015ROH: Road To Final Battle 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015AAW: Windy City Classic XI as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW Power Struggle 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW Destruction In Okayama as Alex Shelley
2015ROH: Field of Honor as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as Alex Shelley
2015NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 as Alex Shelley
2014ROH Final Battle 2014 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW Dominion 6.21 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW Best of the Super Jr. XXI - Day 1 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena as Alex Shelley
2014ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014 as Alex Shelley
2014NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Alex Shelley
2014ROH: Year Four as Alex Shelley
2014ROH: Creating Excellence as Alex Shelley
2013NJPW Destruction 2013 as Alex Shelley
2013Bryan Danielson: World Champion as Alex Shelley
2013Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson as Alex Shelley
2013NJPW Invasion Attack 2013 as Alex Shelley
2013Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel as Alex Shelley
2013ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as Alex Shelley
2013Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation as Alex Shelley
2013ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 as Alex Shelley
2013ROH: Year Three as Alex Shelley
2013Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown as Alex Shelley
2013Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit as Alex Shelley
2012ROH: The Rise of Generation Next as Alex Shelley
2012Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling as Alex Shelley
2012NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012 as Alex Shelley
2012TNA Lockdown 2012 as Alex Shelley
2012TNA Against All Odds 2012 as Alex Shelley
2012Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top as Alex Shelley
2012Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double as Alex Shelley
2011TNA Hardcore Justice 2011 as Alex Shelley
2011PWG: EIGHT as Alex Shelley
2011TNA Destination X 2011 as Alex Shelley
2011TNA Slammiversary IX as Alex Shelley
2011PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One as Alex Shelley
2011TNA Genesis 2011 as Alex Shelley
2011The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet as Alex Shelley
2011Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Final Resolution 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Turning Point 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Bound For Glory 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA No Surrender 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA The Whole F'N Show as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Victory Road 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Sacrifice 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Lockdown 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010TNA Destination X 2010 as Alex Shelley
2010PWG: As The Worm Turns as Alex Shelley
2010WWE NXT
2010TNA The Best of 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Final Resolution 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG: 2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night 2 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG: 2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Turning Point 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Bound For Glory 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Hard Justice 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG: Threemendous II as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Slammiversary 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Sacrifice 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG: DDT4 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Lockdown 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG: Ninety-Nine as Alex Shelley
2009NJPW Resolution 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Destination X 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Against All Odds 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009TNA Genesis 2009 as Alex Shelley
2009NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Alex Shelley
2009PWG Sells Out: Volume 2 as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Final Resolution December 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Turning Point 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Bound for Glory IV as Alex Shelley
2008ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI as Alex Shelley
2008ROH: Fueling The Fire as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Victory Road 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008TNA World X Cup 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Slammiversary 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Sacrifice 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008ROH: Return Engagement as Alex Shelley
2008ROH: Tag Wars as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Lockdown 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008Bloodstained Honor as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Wrestling: Destination X as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Against All Odds 2008 as Alex Shelley
2008TNA Final Resolution January 2008 as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Turning Point 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Genesis 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory as Alex Shelley
2007TNA No Surrender 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Alex Shelley
2007PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Hard Justice 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Victory Road 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Slammiversary 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Sacrifice 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007ROH: Good Times, Great Memories as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Lockdown 2007 as Alex Shelley
2007PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two as Alex Shelley
2007PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One as Alex Shelley
2007PWG: 70 | 30 as Alex Shelley
2007PWG: Holy Diver Down as Alex Shelley
2007TNA Against All Odds 2007 as Alex Shelley (Skit)
2007TNA Final Resolution 2007 as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Turning Point 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006PWG: Passive Hostility as Alex Shelley
2006TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Genesis 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two as Alex Shelley
2006PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One as Alex Shelley
2006The Best of the X Division Vol. 2 as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Bound for Glory 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006PWG: Self-Titled as Alex Shelley
2006TNA No Surrender 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Hard Justice 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Victory Road 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Slammiversary 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Sacrifice 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Lockdown 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Better Than Our Best as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Supercard of Honor as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Best In The World as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Destination X 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Arena Warfare as Alex Shelley
2006PWG: Hollywood Globetrotters as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Against All Odds 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Dissension as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Tag Wars 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006TNA Final Resolution 2006 as Alex Shelley
2006ROH: Hell Freezes Over as Alex Shelley
2005ROH Final Battle 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005PWG: Astonishing X-Mas as Alex Shelley
2005TNA Turning Point 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Steel Cage Warfare as Alex Shelley
2005TNA Genesis 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Vendetta as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005ROH: Showdown In Motown as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: This Means War as Alex Shelley
2005TNA Bound for Glory 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Buffalo Stampede as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Enter The Dragon as Alex Shelley
2005The Best of the X Division Vol. 1 as Alex Shelley
2005PWG: After School Special as Alex Shelley
2005TNA Unbreakable 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit as Alex Shelley
2005TNA Sacrifice 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Redemption as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: The Homecoming as Alex Shelley
2005TNA No Surrender 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Escape From New York as Alex Shelley
2005TNA Slammiversary 2005 as Alex Shelley
2005PWG: Guitarmageddon as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: The Final Showdown as Alex Shelley
2005ROH: Manhattan Mayhem as Alex Shelley
2005PWG: All Star Weekend Night One as Alex Shelley
2005PWG: All Nude Revue as Alex Shelley
2004ROH Final Battle 2004 as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Joe vs Punk II as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Gold as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Midnight Express Reunion as Alex Shelley
2004IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2 as Alex Shelley
2004IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1 as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Glory By Honor III as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Scramble Cage Melee as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Testing The Limit as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Reborn - Completion as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Survival of The Fittest as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: World Title Classic as Alex Shelley
2004TNA iMPACT!
2004TNA iMPACT! as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Generation Next as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Round Robin Challenge III as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Reborn - Stage Two as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: Reborn - Stage One as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: The Last Stand as Alex Shelley
2004ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn as Alex Shelley
2003ROH: Empire State Showdown as Alex Shelley
2003ROH: Glory By Honor II as Alex Shelley
2003ROH: Wrath of The Racket as Alex Shelley
2003ROH: WrestleRave '03 as Alex Shelley
2003IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk as Alex Shelley
1999WWE SmackDown
1999WWE SmackDown as Alex Shelley
1985Saturday Night's Main Event