The Motor City Machine Guns made their exciting debut on a recent episode of WWE SmackDown, emerging victorious over A-Town Down Under and Los Garzas in a thrilling tag team bout. This was a strong first appearance for the duo comprised of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin.
Shelley didn’t miss the chance to make a reference to his TNA days in a fresh Instagram video clip that WWE circulated. He retorted to his partner Sabin’s comment, “Very fight night. That’s how you do it,” with, “I might even say, that’s how you make an IMPACT!”
You can see the clip here:
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Meanwhile, CM Punk, the former WWE star turned UFC commentator, made a mention of the Motor City Machine Guns during his gig at the Cage Fury Fighting Championship 137, hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was quoted saying, “Here’s a little shout-out to my friends, the Motor City Machine Guns. They probably won’t hear this.”
You can see Punk’s mention of Shelley and Sabin in this clip:
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Also joining on the praise train was SmackDown’s General Manager, Nick Aldis. He extended his congratulations to the Motor City Machine Guns on their successful WWE debut via Twitter. Aldis penned, “A tremendous full-circle moment with two of my favorite people in this industry. Real ones already know, but the Motor City Machine Guns are about to go global, and nobody deserves it more.”
Check out Aldis’ tweet here:
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