Last night on "WWE SmackDown," the often-imitated but never-duplicated Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) made their WWE debut in a triple threat tag team match that saw the veterans earn their first victory against Los Garza (Angel and Berto) and A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller). Following their triump, Shelley and Sabin had a few words backstage, which WWE recorded and posted to itsInstagram page.
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In the video, Sabin and Shelley come back through the curtain. Through their infectious positivity, Sabin tells the camera person, "Very first night; that's how you do it." Shelley added, "I might even say that's how you make an Impact [a nod to their former company, Impact/TNA]," with Shelley and Sabin chortling at the statement.
Whether on their own individual courses or as a team, Shelley and Sabin were flagbearers for TNA since their debuts in 2004 and 2003, respectively. Before jumping ship to WWE, Shelley held his first-ever Impact/TNA World Championship, while Sabin became the record-setting ten-time X-Division champion. Collectively, they've held the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Titles three times in their careers. For Shelley, this is his first full-time WWE stint, and for Sabin, last night was his company debut. Next week, the MCMG will take on #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to determine who will be next in line for a shot at The Bloodline's (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) WWE Tag Team Championship.
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