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Patrick Martin (born May 23, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by his ring name, Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler. Shelley currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and on the independent circuit, most notably for Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX.

Career

Martin attended St. Robert Bellarmine grade school and Detroit Catholic Central High School, graduating from the latter in 2001. He went on to study art at Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia, Michigan.

Martin trained under Truth Martini and Breyer Wellington until their respective schools closed down. He then joined the BCW Can-Am Wrestling School and began training under Scott D'Amore and Legend. Martin debuted in 2002 as Alex Shelley, a name he created by combining the forename of Alex DeLarge, the protagonist of the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, with the surname of Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the 1970s punk rock band the Buzzcocks. His first paycheck was for the sum of $8.35 USD as remuneration for a match that took place in March 2002 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Six months into his career, he was hospitalised with a shattered jaw, and had steel plates inserted into his jaw as a result. After eight months, Shelley joined Ian Rotten's IWA Mid-South promotion. He worked in the IWA for six months before joining Combat Zone Wrestling and Ring of Honor in June 2003.

In March 2005 Shelley joined Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX. He won the vacant ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship on September 19, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan, defeating Sonjay Dutt. His reign lasted until November 23 of that year, when he lost the title to Christopher Daniels.

Ring of Honor

Shelley debuted in Ring of Honor on June 28, 2003 at WrestleRave 2003, facing B.J. Whitmer, Tony Mamaluke and Jimmy Jacobs in a four way match that was won by Whitmer. He appeared with ROH sporadically throughout the remainder of 2003 and early 2004, feuding with Jacobs and Matt Stryker.

At Generation Next on May 22, 2004, Shelley formed a stable, the eponymous Generation Next, with Austin Aries, Jack Evans and Roderick Strong. Generation Next, led by Shelley, spent the entirety of the event attacking other wrestlers, claiming that they were "the best that Ring of Honor has to offer". They began feuding with wrestlers with a respect for tradition such as Matt Stryker, Jimmy Rave and John Walters.

On July 17, 2004, at Reborn: Completion, Shelley lost to Doug Williams in the finals of a tournament for the vacant ROH Pure Championship. That same night, Generation Next attacked Ricky Steamboat during his confrontation with CM Punk, with Punk subsequently siding with Steamboat to fend off Generation Next. This led to a feud between Generation Next and the allies of Ricky Steamboat, culminating in a forty-five minute long eight-man elimination match at The Midnight Express Reunion on October 2, pitting Generation Next against CM Punk, John Walters, Jimmy Jacobs and Ace Steel. The match was won by Generation Next, with Shelley and Aries surviving.

On December 26, 2004 at Final Battle 2004, Shelley and Strong were defeated by CM Punk and Steve Corino. Following the match, Aries came to the ring and demanded that Shelley step-down as leader. After Shelley refused, he was attacked by Aries and Strong.

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Athletes - Alex Shelley

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