WWE is about to land a top set of free agents that were once believed to be AEW-bound.
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) are the free agents after their TNA contracts expired in March. The tag team finished up at the March 23rd TV tapings.
They formed the tag team in 2007 and have found success in every promotion they’ve worked for, including ROH and NJPW. While in TNA, they both held the World and X-Division Titles. Together, they’re three-time Tag Team Champions.
It was previously reported that they were AEW-bound. However, they continued to make independent bookings. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that “Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley are expected to be coming here [WWE], or at least that’s the talk within wrestling. Nobody has officially said anything.”
The tag team recently worked an independent show in Portland and did their in-ring goodbyes to indie wrestling. It should be noted that they have a booking set for next month. It was said, “Of late, the indications were WWE made the better offer but they were expected to be with whichever side made the best offer. Within wrestling the belief is that they are WWE-bound.”
Tommaso Ciampa recently made a reference to them on social media. PWinsider.com has also reported the news.
