History Wrestling / MotorCityMachineGuns

* AbhorrentAdmirer: They acted this towards Daizee Haze.

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" (Swinging Reverse STO) is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Wrestling/JayWhite and ,[[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]] have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. Also, his "Border City Stretch" (Chickenwing Over-The-Shoulder Crossface) submission becomes more often borrowed starting from the 2010's, though still not as common as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are known other users of the BCS (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

* {{Determinator}}: Despite taring his second ACL during an Ultimate X match, Chris Sabin continued to work that match all the way to its finish. This served as the foundation for his comeback story, making it back from those two injuries to not only become X-Division Champion again, but to invoke Option C and trade said championship for a World Heavyweight Title shot against Bully Ray. Bully proceeded to contort and assault his leg for about fifteen minutes, but he just couldn't keep Sabin down, and with enough luck and a misthrown ballpeen hammer, Sabin would beat Bully to become champion, the highest moment of his career.

In addition, both Shelley and Sabin also found success as single competitors, with Shelley having triumphed in ROH, and also briefly competed in Wrestling/{{MLW}}, especially during the ''Opera Cup 2021'' tournament while Sabin did the same in TNA/Impact, having won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once. They also competed at Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling's PPV ''All Out 2022'', joining forces with Wrestling/JayLethal against Wrestling/{{Wardlow}} and Wrestling/{{FTR}}. At Impact Wrestling's ''Against All Odds 2023'', both won the company's singles' titles: Shelley won the Impact World Championship for the first time while Sabin becomes the record-breaking 9-time Impact X Division Champion.

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" (Swinging Reverse STO) is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Wrestling/JayWhite and ,[[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]] have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. Also, his "Border City Stretch" (Chickenwing over-the-shoulder crossface) submission becomes more often borrowed starting from the 2010's, though still not as common as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are known other users of the BCS (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" (Swinging Reverse STO) is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Wrestling/JayWhite and ,[[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]] have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. Also, his "Border City Stretch" submission becomes more often borrowed starting from the 2010's, though still not as common as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are known other users of the BCS (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

In addition, both Shelley and Sabin also found success as single competitors, with Shelley having triumphed in ROH, and also briefly competed in Wrestling/{{MLW}}, especially during the ''Opera Cup 2021'' tournament while Sabin did the same in TNA/Impact, having won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once. They also competed at Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling's PPV ''All Out 2022'', joining forces with Wrestling/JayLethal against Wrestling/{{Wardlow}} and Wrestling/{{FTR}}.

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" (Swinging Reverse STO) is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Wrestling/JayWhite and ,[[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]] have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. His "Border City Stretch" submission becomes more often borrowed these days, though still not as common as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are known other users of the BCS (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, and Wrestling/JayWhite have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. His "Border City Stretch" submission becomes more often borrowed these days, though still not as common as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are known other users of the BCS (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

In addition, both Shelley and Sabin also found success as single competitors, with Shelley having triumphed in ROH, and also briefly competed in Wrestling/{{MLW}}, especially during the ''Opera Cup 2021'' tournament while Sabin did the same in TNA/Impact, having won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once. They also debuted in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling's PPV ''All Out 2022'', joining forces with Wrestling/JayLethal against Wrestling/{{Wardlow}} and Wrestling/{{FTR}}.

In addition, both Shelley and Sabin also found success as single competitors, with Shelley having triumphed in ROH, and also briefly competed in Wrestling/{{MLW}}, especially during the ''Opera Cup 2021'' tournament while Sabin did the same in TNA/Impact, having won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once.

The Motor City Machine Guns are confirmed to compete in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling's PPV ''All Out 2022'', joining forces with Wrestling/JayLethal against Wrestling/{{Wardlow}} and Wrestling/{{FTR}}.

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, and Wrestling/JayWhite have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. His "Border City Stretch" submission becomes more often borrowed these days, though still not as common as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are known users of the BCS (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

* ItsBeenDone: As they've pointed out in interviews, The Motor City Machine Guns basically had the street gunner brotherhood gimmick before Bullet Club was even a name outside the Indian motorcycle world. The black leather jackets, white skulls, and finger gun taunts were all staples of MCMG from the start, and they've even pointed the guns at [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt Prince Devitt]] himself during his babyface tag team run in Apollo 55. Furthermore, the team originally came together in TNA off the back of Shelley's Paparazzi gimmick with famed [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo/Wolf]][[Wrestling/TheKliq pac/Kliq]] big man Wrestling/KevinNash, who was originally intended to be their manager. Had plans not changed for Nash's skits with Wrestling/KurtAngle, he may very well have Too Sweeted them before Anderson and Devitt ever had the chance.

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, and Wrestling/JayWhite have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. His "Border City Stretch" submission becomes more often borrowed these days, though not as frequently as his "Shell Shock". Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, Lee Moriarty, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are its known users (with both Gargano and Moriarty being given by Shelley his blessings to use it). Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

** Shelley's "Shell Shock" is right behind the muta lock on the most borrowed finishing move list. Portia Perez, Mike Knox/Knux, Wrestling/BrayWyatt, and Wrestling/JayWhite have all used it, and Chinese wrestler Jun Hado's used a variation of it. Shelley, in turn, is one of many to borrow the Air Raid Crash ([=WA4=]) and Shiranui (otherwise known as sliced bread #2).

* ItsBeenDone: As they've pointed out in interviews, The Motor City Machine Guns basically had the street gunner brotherhood gimmick before Bullet Club was even a name outside the Indian motorcycle world. The black leather jackets, white skulls, and finger gun taunts were all staples of MCMG from the start, and they've even pointed the guns at [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt Prince Devitt]] himself during his babyface tag team run in Apollo 55. Furthermore, the team originally came together in TNA off the back of Shelley's Paparazzi gimmick with famed [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo/Wolf]][[Wrestling/TheKliq pac/Kliq]] big man Wrestling/KevinNash; Nash in fact was intended to manage them at first before plans changed for his skits with Wrestling/KurtAngle.

* PowerTrio: They recently teamed up with NJPW's Kushida during the latter's Impact Wrestling tour, forming Time Machine.

* {{Manchild}}: They can sometimes come off as overgrown teenagers.
* {{Mentor}}: Shelley made his first big ROH impression with a group of young of wrestlers and a decade later, OlderAndWiser, he was still bringing young wrestlers in ROH together and looking for new talents he considered worthy to join the promotion with the promise to help raise them to a new level, with, of course with hopes they will help him in his own endeavors on the way.