Motor City Machine Guns are no longer with WWE, with Chris Sabin confirming on X that both he and Alex Shelley were among the talents released in the company’s post-WrestleMania roster cuts on April 24.
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Sabin and Shelley joined WWE in the fall of 2024 and wasted little time making an impact, capturing the WWE Tag Team Championships in just their second match with the company. Their run came to an end as part of a wave of departures that also included Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Kairi Sane, and the Wyatt Sicks among others.
No statement beyond Sabin’s confirmation post on X has been issued by either member of the team regarding their future plans in professional wrestling.
In a previous interview with SHAK Wrestling last year, Shelly revealed that working for Triple H was a major factor in their WWE decision.
“We have no idea whose idea it was to bring us in,” Shelley said. “What I can say, though, we talked directly to Paul, Triple H, and he treated us with the utmost respect. A huge factor in our decision was that we wanted to be players on his team. We wanted to be a part of the WWE machine, specifically with him leading the charge.”