Indie promotion Black Label Pro has announced on Twitter that star Alex Shelley will not be appearing at the upcoming Slamilton event due to an injury Shelley sustained at last night’s IMPACT Bound For Glory pay per view. The Motor City Machine Gun member was jumped by The North prior to his tag team title defense, then took a piledriver on the entrance path. His partner, Chris Sabin, was forced to enter the matchup alone, which ended with the North capturing the tag titles for their second reign.
The promotion writes, “Unfortunately due to injury, Alex Shelley will not be appearing at Slamilton. Talked with Billy Roc, and he will STILL BE WRESTLING that afternoon. We will announce a replacement opponent when we figure it out.”
Shelley later responded to the news with a tweet of his own. He writes, “Wrestling is a really dangerous sport and sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to. I apologize to @BLabelPro and @SORBilly who was coming out of retirement as well as any independent companies I was negotiating with. Piledrivers are very dangerous.”
He later adds, “So, the C6 nerve root controls your pointer finger and bicep and C5 can refer to your pectoralis. If you feel intense burning in either of these areas following trauma, please seek medical attention. I feel somewhat grateful to have the education to know what the red flags are.”
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