Time To Come Home, Alex Shelley?

[Strong Style X]

I'd love to see Shelley return in some form alongside of Sabin, their chemistry together is untouchable. Do I see it happening in TNA? Not exactly, Shelley left for a reason. But there's no doubt in my mind that these two will team up again, it's just a matter of when.

Originally Posted by The Dragon Saga

I've been keeping up to date on how hes been doing in New Japan and I have to say, he is really shoving his talent down the throat of just about everybody. To go to Japan as a gaijin and become a champion so quickly, especially in their Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship division which has at the least, eight teams, is extremely impressive. He and KUSHIDA have wins over a lot of good teams in a very short space of times, just to mention a couple, Forever Hooligans (former ROH wrestler Rocky Romero and WWE developmental talent Alex Kozolv), CHAOS (Gedo and Judo, a very popular up and coming Japanese tag team) and most impressively, Apollo 55 (Irish wrestler Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) who are two of New Japan's top talents.

Wow, this post is just full of errors bud. Yes, going to Japan as a gaijin and winning a belt fast is pretty impressive... but quite a few people have done it, most recently DH Smith. Just sayin'. Second, the NJPW junior tag division is VERY small. They don't even have eight teams in the division, as most challengers tend to be outsiders (such as the case with the Forever Hooligans). Third, Jado (not Judo) and Gedo have been wrestling in Japan for quite some time now and to call them "up and coming" is laughable; they're the bookers of New Japan... And while I agree that Apollo 55 is an amazing team, calling them two of their top talents is quite the stretch of the imagination. New Japan has always been built around heavyweights, even at the height of Liger and Tiger Mask I's popularity.

I personally love the Time Splitters team and I think Shelley and KUSHIDA have great chemistry in the ring together. For those of you who aren't aware, KUSHIDA is the disciple of TAJIRI and in my estimation is going to be the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight champion sometime this year. I see this tag team mostly as a way to accelerate KUSHIDA's career, as Shelley isn't even with New Japan on a full-time contract. I'm not sure if he's even technically on contract at all. Much like MVP, he only makes occasional appearances. The Time Splitters won't be defending their belts on New Japan's biggest show of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 7. Hell, Shelley isn't even booked.

[HBsam31]

I would really like to see Shelley back in TNA. I never really understood why he was so misused after Sabin went out with injury in the first place. He could easily comeback and be a part of the X division. I would love to see some matches between he and RVD. He could also easily come back and be a part of the tag division especially if Sabin is going to be healthy again. The tag division could greatly use some Motor City Machine Guns. What I would be interested to see though is if he could maintain a main event push. I think he has the talent to do so, and if they went in that direction I would like to see how far TNA would take it. I could easily see him against the likes of Jeff Hardy and Austin Aries. We will have to see what happens, but I think he will eventually be back in TNA.

[Jack-Hammer]

I'd like to see him come back to TNA but, all in all, why should he? I don't know the ins and outs of his last TNA deal but if it was a paid per apperance deal, then I don't see how the guy was making any money. The last year and a half or so he was with TNA, the guy barely saw the light of day.

It sounds as though, comparatively speaking, he's doing much better over in Japan than he was in TNA. I wouldn't doubt that he's making more money and even if he came back, there's no guarantee that TNA wouldn't use him, or rather not use him, in exactly the same way as before.

Shelley could be used in the X Division or the tag team picture, no question about that. However, if the tag team or X Division pictures in their current state is any indication, Shelley probably wouldn't make much of an impact. RVD has been X Division champ for nearly 2 months and the X Division still isn't much of a priority. Last Thursday is the most attention the X Division has gotten since Austin Aries dropped the title, and it's a safe bet that Aries was the primary reason for that attention. If TNA can't muster the effort to make the X Division count with RVD as its champion, then Alex Shelley isn't going to change anything. As for the tag team scene, again, there's just nothing really going on. Chavo & Hernandez have the titles because...well...I don't really know why they have them to be honest. But between them and Daniels & Kazarian, that's pretty much the tag scene right now. Matt Morgan & Joey Ryan will probably be the next tag champs but have they wrestled a match as a team yet?

Shelley is talented, no question. He seems to have a pretty good thing going in New Japan right now. He's being used, he's making money, so why leave that to come back & risk being back where he was before?

[Triple Naitch]

Alex Shelley is a fantastic talent, and I have been a fan of his ever since his early days in TNA as part of Paparazzi Productions. The guy is great in the ring, has a unique look and can wrestle...he really could be TNA's answer to someone like Chris Jericho or Eddie Guerrero, a smaller wrestler who would be able to jump up to the heavyweight division and do well.

Shelley and Sabin were a great tag-team, and I am not saying that I wouldn't want to see the MCMG back together, because I would at some point, but I think a solo career for Shelley would be just what the X-Division needs to re-ignite it. Aries v Shelley for the gold would be awesome to see, so YES! I definitely want to see Shelley back in TNA as soon as possible

[akathelaw]

It's just not gonna happen with Alex Shelley.

I've NEVER seen him do anything meaningful in the realm of singles competition. Shelley is a tag team wrestler and he should be extremely proud of everything he's accomplished in MCMG.

The comparisons to Chris Jericho are ridiculous. Alex Shelley is worthless on the microphone when it comes to opponent intimidation, drama and charisma. Jericho could make you believe he was going to dismember Batista when they had their match. I honestly didn't miss any of Jericho's early PPV matches on his 2nd run with WWE because he made them so dramatic. Shelley comes off laid back and ineffectual, which might make him attractive to women but it does nothing for PPV buys.

If you're hoping for an Alex Shelley singles championship run in WWE or TNA, you're dreaming. That time has passed and a new generation of wrestlers are about to get their shot in both companies.