Before AEW’s flagship PPV All Out 2022, IMPACT Wrestling stars Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, together known as the Motor City Machine Guns, were brought to team with Jay Lethal to take on Wardlow, who aligned with the team of FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler).
In a virtual signing with Captain’s Corner, Sabin responded to a fan who noted that they would love to see the Motor City Machine Guns face FTR. He stated that he believes it’s possible, and they thought it would happen in NXT. The veteran made it clear that he would love to face Harwood and Wheeler, as he thinks they’re talented and he likes their style.
“I think it’s possible one day. Obviously we thought it was gonna happen in AEW. It turned into a six-man tag, which was fine. But I think it’s possible one day. I’d love to have a match with those guys. They’re insanely talented, and they have such a cool style because I like old-school in today’s atmosphere. I think that’s really cool, it makes them stand out. They’re both cool guys, great wrestlers, and I think it’d be awesome,” Sabin said.
Shelley was also asked about the match, as well as a potential clash with the Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and a reignited working relationship between AEW and IMPACT Wrestling. He noted that it’s easier to say “maybe” now, as companies work together. Shelley also admitted that he and Sabin are busy, both with IMPACT and other companies on the independent scene.
“Maybe, right? It’s easier to say maybe now than it would have been a few years ago because the companies do work together, everybody works together. There’s open-door polities across the board. So you never know, right. But it seems entirely possible. Is it likely? I don’t know. I mean, we’re so busy with IMPACT and other things coming up, too. As far as people on the IMPACT roster go, me, Speedball, Masha, but then [Sabin is] probably a close number four, as far as people who do a lot of independent shows. But it’d be nice, though. Of course it’d be nice. It’d be great,” Shelley said.
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In July 2022, FTR named the Motor City Machine Guns as one of their dream matches.
FTR returned to AEW in late March after being gone for a few months to defeat The Gunn Club – Austin & Colten Gunn – to become 2x AEW Tag Team Champions.
FTR also just defended the tag titles against Jay White & Juice Robinson in an almost 60-minute match on AEW Collision recently.
The Motor City Machine Guns are former 3x IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions. The last time they wrestled together one television was when they defeated Subculture on the 6/1 episode of IMPACTonAXSTV.
Both men have gone on to win respective singles titles, with Sabin recently capturing the IMPACT X Division Title at Against All Odds when he defeated Trey Miguel, and Alex Shelley going on to defeat Steve Maclin for the IMPACT World Title at the same event.
We all hope that both of these teams can come together eventually and put on what will definitely be an instant classic.
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