Overview
- The Motor City Machine Guns — Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin — opened AEW Collision live at Detroit’s Masonic Temple on Thursday and were presented as new AEW signees.
- AEW president Tony Khan confirmed the signing on social media during the broadcast with a tweet declaring the team 'All Elite.'
- Shelley and Sabin were released from WWE in April and bring long careers across TNA, Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro‑Wrestling that give them cross‑promotion name recognition.
- On the mic the duo framed the moment as a hometown return, with Shelley and Sabin trading lines that drew a loud 'welcome home' chant from the Detroit crowd.
- AEW has not announced specific match bookings for the team yet, and the signing could reshape the promotion’s tag division and prompt speculation about future high‑profile slots such as All In.