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This explains why the Motor City Machine Guns are missing from AEW

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What happened?

Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley (the Motor City Machine Guns) were announced as All Elite after a surprise July 30 Collision appearance in Detroit but have been largely absent from AEW TV since. They showed up briefly at All In in a post-match confrontation and wrestled one match on the Sept. 5 Collision; the article notes Sean Ross Sapp discussed the situation on Fightful’s post-Dynamite podcast, but the provided text does not include the podcast’s specific explanation.

Key Takeaways

Sabin and Shelley were revealed as All Elite on the July 30 Collision episode in Detroit.
They have had very limited TV time since signing, with only one match on the Sept. 5 Collision.
They appeared at Wembley during All In in a post-match segment confronting AEW World Tag Team Champions.
They have not appeared on Dynamite since signing.
Sean Ross Sapp discussed why they’ve been absent on Fightful’s post-Dynamite podcast (article excerpt does not include details).

AI Timeline

July 30

Announced as All Elite during Collision in Detroit.

August (All In build)

Were largely absent from AEW programming during the build to All In London.

All In (Wembley)

Appeared in a post-match confrontation with AEW World Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland and Christian Cage.

Sept. 5

Wrestled their only match on Collision since signing.

Post-signing

Have not been featured on Dynamite and appear to have no announced role for All Out.

Post-Dynamite podcast

Sean Ross Sapp addressed their absence on Fightful’s post-Dynamite show (specifics not provided in excerpt).

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Sep 17, 11:00 PM

This explains why the Motor City Machine Guns are missing from AEW

Cageside Seats • AEW

The Motor City Machine Guns’ run in AEW has been a huge disappointment up to this point, mostly because they’ve barely been on television. AEW officially announced that Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley are All Elite after their surprise appearance on the July 30 live episode of Collision in their hometown of Detroit. MCMG then disappeared from AEW programming for the build to August’s All In London pay-per-view. They did appear at Wembley Stadium in a post-match segment to confront AEW World Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. However, since then, Sabin and Shelley have only wrestled one match against low card guys, which took place on the Sept. 5 episode of Collision. They have not wrestled on Dynamite at all since signing with AEW, and it looks like Tony Khan’s creative has nothing planned for them at this month’s All Out pay-per-view. That begs the question, what the heck is going on here? Sean Ross Sapp answered that question on Fightful’s post-Dynamite podcast. “The

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