Alex Shelley
Patrick Kenneth Martin, (born May 23, 1983) better known by the ring name, Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler and physical therapy clinician, 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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Shelley in February 2016 | |
| Birth name | Patrick Kenneth Martin |
| Born | May 23, 1983 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alex Shelley David Decker |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan |
| Trained by | Breyer Wellington Truth Martini Joe E. Legend Scott D'Amore |
| Debut | March 2, 2002 |
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.