{"id":19697,"date":"2016-05-17T11:07:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T16:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19697"},"modified":"2016-05-17T13:38:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T18:38:37","slug":"alex-shelley-confirms-new-contract-ring-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/17\/alex-shelley-confirms-new-contract-ring-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Shelley confirms new contract with Ring of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2055049110\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Alex Shelley confirmed what PWTorch learned recently that Shelley has signed a deal with ROH.<\/p>\n<p>Shelley said Monday on Twitter that he will be on &#8220;almost all Ring of Honor shows&#8221; going forward after signing a contract.<\/p>\n<p>Shelley recently re-formed the Motor City Machineguns with Chris Sabin in ROH. Shelley has also been wrestling for New\u00a0Japan as a singles and teaming with KUSHIDA.<\/p>\n<p>Shelley reflected on his journey to signing\u00a0a contract <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fakekinkade\/with_replies\" target=\"_blank\">in a series of Twitter posts<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When I started wrestling in 2002, and really, several months before that, I went to any local show I could to set the ring up.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShelley313\/status\/732282288705146880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Or chairs. Or do security, or run errands for the promoter.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShelley313\/status\/732282345433112576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thus, when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ringofhonor<\/a> ran Dearborn a week ago, blocks away from where I used to set up rings Colt would then have killer matches on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShelley313\/status\/732282735268667397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was another example of wrestling coming full circle in some ways. Point is, paying dues and hard work never go out of style.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShelley313\/status\/732282852415410177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColtCabana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColtCabana<\/a> for setting a positive example. Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ringofhonor<\/a> for the opportunity. 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