Alex Shelley
American professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick Kenneth Martin,[1] (born May 23, 1983),[2][3] better known by the ring name, Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler and physical therapy clinician,[7] best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a former one-time TNA World Champion. He was also a former one-time X Division Champion and three-time World Tag Team Champion.
Alex Shelley | |
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Birth name | Patrick Kenneth Martin[1] |
Born | (1983-05-23) May 23, 1983 (age 41)[2][3] Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[2][3] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Alex Shelley[2] David Decker[4] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2][5] |
Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg)[5][6] |
Billed from | Detroit, Michigan[5][6] |
Trained by | Breyer Wellington[2] Truth Martini[2] Joe E. Legend[2] Scott D'Amore[2] |
Debut | March 2, 2002[2] |
He first gained fame on the independent circuit, working for Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as in Japan, for Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He has also worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion alongside Kushida and a former Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion alongside Chris Sabin, as the Motor City Machine Guns. 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.[8]