Patrick Martin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 May 1983 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Patrick Kenneth Martin, better known by his ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler and licensed physical therapist. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs as one-half of The Motor City Machine Guns alongside Chris Sabin. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action (TNA/Impact Wrestling), Ring of Honor (ROH), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he also found success as one-half of the Time Splitters with Kushida. Shelley is a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, X Division Champion, and three-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Sabin. He also won the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Sabin, the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship with Sabin, and three IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships with Kushida. His accomplishments include Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year (2010) with Sabin and a No. 23 ranking in the PWI 500 in 2024. Shelley and Sabin signed with WWE in 2024, became WWE Tag Team Champions, departed in 2026, and returned to AEW later that year. Outside of wrestling, he works as a licensed physical therapist.
Known for
Acting 286
- 2026AEW All In 2026: London as Alex Shelley
- 2025WWE 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
- 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
- 2023Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 as Alex Shelley
- 2023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive 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
- 2023All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Alex Shelley · 2 episodes
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 2017 - 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: Creating Excellence as Alex Shelley
- 2014ROH: Year Four 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
- 2013Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit as Alex Shelley
- 2013ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as Alex Shelley
- 2013ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 as Alex Shelley
- 2013Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown as Alex Shelley
- 2013ROH: Year Three as Alex Shelley
- 2013Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation as Alex Shelley
- 2013Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel 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
- 2011Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story as Alex Shelley
- 2011The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet 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
- 2010TNA The Best of 2009 as Alex Shelley
- 2010WWE NXT · 1 episode
- 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 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 2004 - Night 2 as Alex Shelley
- 2004IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - 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
- 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