WWE Superstar calls Alex Shelley his big brother; emotional message ahead of SmackDown
Alex Shelley recently made his return to WWE on SmackDown. As the 41-year-old made his comeback, a former champion, Johnny Gargano, called him his ‘big brother. The star also sent an emotional message to Shelley ahead of this week’s Friday Night show.
Johnny Gargano is one half of The DIY and recently became the WWE Tag Team Champion alongside Tommaso Ciampa. However, his reign was crushed in just a month by The Bloodline's Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga. Later, Fatu stepped back on Solo Sikoa’s orders and made Tonga Loa the new champion.
As Gargano is making his way back up to the top, Alex Shelley finally made his debut on WWE SmackDown. Shelley recently posted a video in which he thanked the fans and everyone who has supported him. Digging an old tweet that Gargano shared back in November 2019, the DIY member gave an emotional shoutout to the newly joined star.
“A guy that's been like a big brother to me throughout my career.”
As Johnny Gargano welcomes a new brother to the promotion, he will soon be trading blows with him.
Alex Shelley is on the road to becoming the Number-One Contender for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Alex Shelley is one half of The Motor City Machine Guns alongside Chris Sabin. The duo overcame A-Town Down Under and Legado Del Fantasma in their debut match to advance to the final round of the Number-One Contender's tournament. At the same time, The DIY defeated Pretty Deadly and The Street Profits to make it to the finals.
This puts Johnny Gargano and Alex Shelley face-to-face with each other on this week’s episode of SmackDown. The winner will face The Tongan Brothers for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
It would be a big win for The Motor City Machine Guns if they defeat the former champs and go on to win the titles. On the other hand, DIY is desperate to settle the score with The Bloodline and reclaim its championship.
Thus, while the pro wrestling brothers have finally united at the Stamford-based promotion, they almost instantly will have to crush each other to advance. It will be interesting to see which of these determined teams wins the match to face The Bloodline.