How the greatest tag team of a generation was wasted!

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Glad they made Shelley World champion, He paid his dues

[@johnnycage112]

And some

[@BirdGang6]

Just because he paid his dues doesn’t mean he deserves a world title reign. The title has never felt less important than it has with Shelley. He’s not remotely World title material.

[@tycalvert6011]

@@BirdGang6Eric Young says hi

[@DarkW0lverine]

Yeah, in a company that has as much respectability as a public toilet with a gloryhole

[@jerodgraham6623]

@@tycalvert6011 Also Tessa Blanchard. Tbh, Sabin and Shelley are both two more examples of guys that should never have been TNA/Impact world champion in a long line of them.

[@drvl7n]

Finally in the big show. Bout time. Only early 40's. They can still go.

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

here after seeing Shelley & Sabin win the SD Tag Team Championship

[@DahcipheR]

Being bred on Ruthless Aggression era rasslin, watching MCMG for the first time was truly mind blowing. Aside from watching them on TNA, they used to come around to steal shows at a Detroit/Windsor promotion called Border City Wrestling. I legitimately never saw a duo so quick, technical, and cohesive at the time. It hard to believe that they began as singles stars! These two were a match made in heaven. 👉🖐

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

It was like they could look at each other don't even nod just that is what is next they were like the Rockers, the Rock N Roll Express, the Midnight Express with the team coordination and like the Headbangers and the New Age Outlaws on how over they are but they from Detroit so went with Motor City Machine Guns America's greatest tag talent of recent history of pro wrestling

[@Lance-wn9dc]

They are better than Young Bucks

[@bandu2512]

MCMG vs Beer money series and MCMG vs young bucks were great entertainers. TNA was at its peak during 2005 to 2009.

[@Jus2sick]

MCMG were one of my favorite tag teams of all time. I am so glad that Shelley finally got the world title run he deserves.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Chris and Alex don't get enough respect

[@brad3042]

I'm floored that Alex Shelley is the Impact world champion. I remember Paparrazi Productions being popular on the wrestling message boards I frequented. Glad that he and Saban eventually got singles gold. They were entertaining.

[@leonturner2598]

Alex Shelley was long overdue for a World Championship run. Now he IS the Impact World Champion.

[@EDH10]

So glad that their second run has been way more successful. Two more tag title runs, Sabin won another X-Division title and Shelley currently holds the World title.

[@BirdGang6]

They’re big fish in an extremely shallow pond. Being the two biggest wrestlers in a nothing company means nothing

[@WilliamCortenvew]

@@BirdGang6 Shahid Khan/Vince McMahon wont shag you, mate

[@jacobwalls1990]

@@BirdGang6says you. Many more would disagree

[@richm8344]

​@BirdGang6 in a nothing company? I don't watch AEW, does that make AEW a nothing company too?

[@GrappleVision]

When they started out they were called the murder city machine guns, and were paired as they were friends and in a band together. Definitely the greatest tag team of TNA/Impacts duration.

[@joaomarvinho_]

damn make sense their tag name sounds exactly like a stereotypical rock band 😂

[@GrappleVision]

@@joaomarvinho_ The band name is "The high crusade", it has petey williams on drums and guest guitars from Kazuchika Okada.

[@thecriticspanel1016]

They just became WWE Tag Team Champs 3 matches in Watching them today was the first time i understood what Tag Team Wrestling is 2 people as 1 unit! Fan for life from today!

[@GenericUsernameWhatever]

They tried pushing the Guns in late 07 and early 08, in a 6 man tag at the Against All Odds ppv both guys were told to "blade" and both guys refused which saw them get reduced TV time and put on a losing streak after. In other words the Guns got punished for refusing to self mutilate. Pathetic on TNA's part.

[@tonware]

I remember this and Bully Ray had cut a promo during the feud where he buried Shelley and Sabin, but put Jay Lethal over because of them not wanting to blade. Apparently Sabin was the first to decline, then Shelley came behind him to decline.

[@bwareist]

That 2/3 falls match was the first time I ever discovered TNA and I was blown away by them and beer money.

[@roggie839]

The cage match that had is one of my favorites

[@timelink3315]

The Motor City Machine Guns were and still is my all time favorite tag team, their flow, style and charisma as a team is unmatched.

[@JudasThundersteel]

In hindsight, I got into MCMG at the perfect time. I was 15 and it was 2008, so their out-of-ring antics resonated with me. I'd put them as number 1 on my favorite TNA tag teams, just a bit above Beer Money.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Dude same here man, right on

[@minacciao]

Alex Shelley finally got rewarded recently

[@brandonfields613]

We went to Bound for Glory in I think 07 in ATL. Still have my Motor City Machine Guns shirt to this day

[@rmcdudmk212]

I cant agree more that the MCM were wasted. Quite possibly the best tag team to ever grace a TNA/Impact ring.

[@ztm999]

when I was a kid I was equally into WWE and TNA, but oh my god, The Guns were ridiculously over and super ahead of their time. They are definitely pioneers of cruiserweight tag team wrestling. I have no idea how they never got to have more than one tag title run. Maybe Team 3D and Chavo and Hernandez kept the belts hostage?

[@mrmarcusandrews84]

Goat of tag teams imo. They’re connection as a team and friends are 2nd to none. Great personalities and great floridity. Glad that have\had a singles title run.

[@SleepyGrapes]

That 5 match series with the guns and beer money was probably some of the best tag team wrestling I’ve ever seen, it’s such a shame they didn’t use the guns like they should have

[@donzellmccalipp8510]

Guns will always be one of my all time favorite teams and time splinters with kushida,shelly to this day still praises kevin nash for helping his career get to where it is now

[@Anynom]

Great look at these guys and agreed how TNA shockingly refused to give the best team around at the time the long reign they deserved. They should have had four or five reigns or at least a couple of very long ones when so many undeserving guys got the belts. Just sums up TNA in many ways.

[@MovieEnvy]

The team first came together on a Japan tour before they teamed in TNA. I forget for which company. So glad they have stayed together and continue to kick ass.

[@Ntron475]

MCMG are in my top 10 tag teams. So glad Shelley finally got his world title.

[@melsotelo5109]

I loved sabin's "hail sabin" theme but that mcmg theme is great too

[@theJway822]

I was about 8 when I started watching TNA right around when they formed, I was a young kid from Detroit, you can probably assume just how much I loved these guys

[@CactusJackIV]

It seems like any wrestling company has no idea what to do with someone(s) that get themselves over without help from the back. They burry them or misuse them 98% of the time.

[@dwightyboy5324]

It tends to happen in a lot of wrestling companies. I'd also like to point out this isn't exclusive to WWE.

[@MJfp6lx]

😂😂😂😂 TNA is an excellent example of why wrestlers especially ex wwe famous wrestlers should never be allowed into the booking room. It was Hulk Hogan Bash at The Beach all over again times a 100. The whole main event mafia storyline was "we're more famous ex wwe B list celebrities so we have a monopoly over the main event and world championship booking". Guys like Hogan,Angle,Steiner and the others completely buried the younger guys. Meanwhile the guys who were the workhorses like AJ Styles,Samoa Joe,Christopher Daniels,Motorcity Machine Guns,Generation ME(Young bucks 😂😂) and Frankie Kazarian were stuck in the under card or midcard with the X division title to fight over. It essentially came down to guys like Hogan again flexing their egos and burying young guys to make themselves look good.

[@MordecaiandMonroe]

I think sandman is undisputible proof entrance songs matter, dude couldnt wrestle or talk but was one of the biggest stars in ecw

[@KruelAidMan]

Helluva brawler tho

[@nabinkhadka788]

These guys were my favourite tag team when I was kid. So happy they're having great run in Impact right now

[@tjmckinley8208]

Nashs friendship with the guns is so funny considering his beef with benoit gurrero and mysterio

[@MovieEnvy]

Probably because Shelley is charismatic and can stand out and in WCW none of those guys had a real chance to.

[@Markyd123]

I don’t think the guns took themselves too seriously? I might be wrong though

[@KruelAidMan]

@@MovieEnvy bruh over here just said Eddie & Rey weren't charismatic

[@shitakeparty8793]

Shelley is charismatic? What you guys smoking? Dude has no personality.

[@USHARDY]

@@shitakeparty8793He was very funny and humorous always making jokes, did you not watch TNA during that time?

[@TheDeadsideofYouTube]

They were my favourite tag team back in the day. They had that X factor (pun intended) of a cool look, excellent move sets and actually having charisma, especially Alex Shelley.

[@WhiteIkiryo-yt2it]

Edge & Christian vs the Hardy Boyz, vs the Dudley Boyz vs the Motor City Machine Guns in their prime would have been the ultimate tag team match.

[@brandonmorgan8975]

As a long time TNA fan feels like they've been teaming longer and been champions more times

[@marcohavokkhaos]

They are doing fine now. Both have been tag team champs again, Sabin record setting X division champion and both have been world champs

[@khoffday3054]

I remember tuning into impact when I heard they were back to see them when the tag titles for the third time and I couldn’t believe they had only had them twice before and now I can’t believe one of those reigns was in post TNA Impact. Really glad they’re doing good in impact now and came close to starting to watch it weekly I’ve just been flaky about spending money on impact plus.

[@tripleh327]

When they appeared on screen the commenters of the Italian edition of tna called them Motor city lallero lalla Good memories One of the best thing tna could offer

[@justbetterthanyou1499]

Watching Nash hit a big boot reaction as scrambles out ring was gold😂

[@mjdf122]

No Slap Nuts 2 Videos In A Row The Happiest I’ve Been Markyd123 Enjoy Your Weekend Thanks For Everything You Do For Wrestling

[@BirdGang6]

MCMG were a huge reason why I watched TNA. I’d say by 2009 when they were at their absolute peak I was watching TNA more than WWE. These guys were and still are absolutely incredible!

[@ConanVictor]

Alex Shelley is really, really, really damn great.

[@TerryB01]

Please do a "Ring of the Hawk" for Christian's solo run in 2001. Let's see if it got started on the right foot or not.

[@Mr_Boyer]

They came to WWE and won the tag belts in 2 weeks. Huh.

[@richardhunt6310]

When Shelly was gone he went back to school to get a couple of degrees

[@devious187]

I'd just like to say I love Bob Backlund, he's so damn nuts and he fully endorses staying in kayfabe which is awesome

[@youngrio5300]

Literally the best TNA tag team ever I remember growing up watching these guys thinking they will end up in WWE

[@HamanKarn567]

The 2008 world x cup was awesome. MCMG big part of that.

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

The main issue with MCMG was Chris Sabin missed 2 years. He tore his acl, missed a year, and then tore it again his first match back. It's really sad but, when he came back at least he got a singles push and was the champ. But yeah. MCMG is the team that the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega took everything from. Your average wrestling fan probably won't realize it either. But they were 2 of the most innovating wrestlers of all time!

[@christophermarriott1681]

Stop it. The Elite didn't take anything from them. The Elite were just better and weren't injury prone.

[@KruelAidMan]

The Young Bucks don't make their inspiration from MCMG a secret

[@Markyd123]

Sabin didn’t tear it twice. Shelley got inured when Sabin returned.

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

@@Markyd123 He did tear it twice in TNA. And then he tore an ACL a 3rd time as someone else commented, and that's when he was gone the longest before he returned to Impact this final time. It's a shame he lost basically 4 years of his prime, kinda like Shawn Michaels did. Could have been worse though, coulda missed a lot more like Edge and Christian both did.

[@Infernallycharged]

You rock man thanks for this. I’m not sure if you remember but we hand a minor conversation about this topic. Best team ever.

[@Markyd123]

Yeh I did 😂 thanks for this

[@Infernallycharged]

@@Markyd123are you interested in doing this kind of content for the other roh?

[@johnytwotimes4072]

I started watching TNA after Shelley split so this vid was appreciated

[@evanrichter3893]

I never watched tna as a kid . But I was a huge roh and njpw mark and I became a huge fan of these guys from their stuff in roh

[@ephoruskaisergunnershadow9020]

Fortunately for us and them, they aged like a great vine

[@lukethomas6900]

Crazy to think that they actually only had one tag title reign with as well known and synonymous they are with the TNA/IMPACT brand. You’d think MCMG would be multi champions.

[@V1LL1N]

i really wanted them to get the tag belts this year while they had they world and xdivision titles also at the same time...like their own capturing all the gold run all with great competition whoever challenges they could dominate for a few months with an expedition of gold (...um....and have Nash come back for a lil manager run???...) great video!!! I forgot just how much Nash was involved in their Genesis!!

[@NephilimHunter1959]

Motor City Machine guns have got to be my favourite in ring tag team of all team everything they did was so fluid, quick and looked amazing. Thinking back on just how amazing the tag division was in TNA back then having Beer Money, Team 3D, LAX and MCMG all in the same company at the same time was amazing and i wish we got more of those 4 teams battling it out to be the best over the Main event mafia stuff because as entertaining as Booker, Steiner and Nash are they just couldn't go in the ring so all they had in ring wise was Kurt and sting. Feels like thats the tale of TNA though all the talent in the world wasted to push established ex wwe guys.

[@JustJulyo]

Glad to see this being covered

[@UCSM666]

Great video. I'm still a fan of MCMG to this day. Also Impact upload the 2 out of 3 falls match recently

[@CactusJackIV]

MCM were amazing, tag team wrestling has had some all time great teams in the last 10 years. Feds needed to focus more on their tag division.

[@bobross3864]

What up MarkyD123 been a fan ever since I saw the Jarret reign of terror video. Keep it up mate.

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

The leader of the grey crew actually helped the guns.. and sabin even became world champion in their era.

[@Markyd123]

Yup

[@thomasleffler6721]

That Whole Fn Show special was so good I couldn’t believe Russo actually booked it

[@A.o.D]

Motor City Machine guns VS FTR would be epic!!

[@KruelAidMan]

They both want it, but so far the closest we've gotten is a trios match @ _ALL OUT 2022_

[@jamesbounds]

It's crazy they only had the tag belts once but at least their one reign was a good one.

[@michaelspikes1506]

Chris Sabin Alex Shelley are both TNA impact wrestling world heavyweight champions

[@tobiaslofi]

Thanks for saying all of that! Back in 2006-2010 the guns and AJ Styles were what made TNA. They all were magical inside the six sided ring! I’m so glad I got to meet the MMGs and take a picture on a indie show in Germany in ca 2009/2010. (Were they were working a single match each!?)

[@zemox2534]

Impact has a history of wasting great wrestlers but recently they finally gave the guns their due. They became 3 time tag team champions, Sabin won the X division title for the 9th time and shelley won the Impact world title.

[@NoRollies]

The Guns were one of the highlights of me watching TNA when I was younger, anytime I saw Shelley or Sabin on TNA I would get excited cause I knew I was in for a classic, I will always appreciate them. Hell, when I was younger I had the TNA game on my DS and I would only use Shelly or Sabin caused I was so fond of them

[@nielgregory108]

They were in TNA/Impact....enough said no explanation needed.

[@loboneiner1034]

The whole the TNA Tag Title history was a mess. 1st champs were Team 3D which starts good but the: 2. Samoa Joe 3. Kurt Angle 4. Kurt Angle & Sting 5. Team Pacman 6. Christina's Coalition 7. Kaz & Super Eric -vacant-

[@Markyd123]

Yeah I didn’t really think about it until I started researching for this video. What a mess

[@Darkjonny79]

I think they also hold the record for being one of, if not the only group to ever kick out of the 3D, the move was protected that much. They were a tag team that definitely should've won sooner and I do wish they had gone to WWE. The tag division with them in it could've been amazing.

[@KruelAidMan]

WWE doesn't care about tag wrestling.

[@y2jPEPSI]

Quick correction. MCMG were the jr heavyweight tag champs and Team 3D were the heavyweight tag champs. Totally separate titles

[@jib6984ify]

Glad you covered this Hawk. It really pissed me off these guys weren't pushed more as a team...i mean ffs what more did they need to do? They had banger match after banger match with the likes of Beer Money almost weekly back then. Bischoff and Hogan coming in when they did was the worst thing TNA could have done. Sealed their own fate there...not too mention bloody Dixy kept Russo on the payroll...ffs she even had to keep it a secret so people wouldn't blow up about it. Dude must have had some seriously incriminating stuff on her or something.

[@kimwaddell4218]

Together, Apart, Idk I love 💕 the MCMG even with Kushoda they breathtaking to watch.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

The Motor City Machine Guns Was Great At The Time! Now Alex Is Impact World Champion And Chris Sabin Is Impact X Division Champion!

[@Cutedogpuppy]

MCMG are best, they are the best tag team ever alive

[@big_supreme2635]

Thank you very much for this marky🙏🏾

[@FREETHEWORLD999]

At the time seeing MCMG as being 12 at the time and realizing the state of wresting at the time was changing made me realize how underrated MCMG were more on a worldwide scale at the time with TNA being the lower company

[@PVTBaconator16]

Perfect timing on this vid, Hawk! The Guns are wrestling for DPW this weekend and I'm going to see them! Very hyped since I've been a fan since they formed!

[@jabbarmuhammad8804]

The motorcity machineguns are my favorite tag team

[@gameshock2916]

Motor City Machine Guns, current WWE World Tag Team Champions after just beating Tama Toma and Tanga Loa as of this comment. Congrats to Alex Shelly & Chris Sabin.

[@ricardonb6375]

Chris Jericho in 1998 and R-Truth in 2011 had done the conspiracy victim angle better than the Motor City Machine Guns in 2009. At least because Jericho and Truth were funnier.

[@davidboston8839]

The Motor City Machine Guns are timeless. Best tag team ever

[@Stopcommentingthesamecomments]

I swear my memories of tna as a teen were them always champions so the fact they only won once is fire piss brick material marky

[@majinsama85]

That Hawk animation with the poster tho lmfao

[@WhoisCake]

MCM is going to be wrestling with DPW soon. Very excited for that.

[@mikeawesome9212]

I never did watch a whole lot of TNA. I remember i would see it maybe once every few months and never an entire show. I saw these guys and thought "these guys got a cool team name, they have a good look". I also assumed they were a big cheese team in TNA but anytime I saw them after that they would just lose which I never understood.

[@shantanusengupta1749]

Who's here after they just won the Wwe tag team championship

[@Mythical-Djent]

MCMG is severely underrated, and in some capacity, they still are the fact they put the young bucks over them during their early days is just criminal i much prefer MCMG over them.

[@chataclysm2112]

correction: the guns didn't lose the iwgp jr tag belts to the dudleys. the dudleys won the non-jr iwgp tag belts (junior in the new japan context means light heavyweight)

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Suprised a wild slapnuts didnt appear

[@panagenesis2695]

"That piss has turned to flames, now..."😂🤣😭

[@am2382]

And then you have Carlito who wins the United States title in his very first debut match 😂

[@MovieEnvy]

Carlito had many years experience before that win. He grew up in the business in Puerto Rico.

[@danrob1372]

u hate on carlito who u a fan of vito in a dress does it for u

[@mageside]

Entrance music plays an important part in the theatrics of pro-wrestling.

[@jaybee5315]

0:06 and now it's TNA once again

[@Cevjryan]

I remember in 2007 i wanted to see them vs london and kendrick, still kinda do

[@KruelAidMan]

Kendrick got cancelled by WWE stans because he dared to take the booking in AEW

[@Cevjryan]

@@KruelAidMan that and he's a conspiracy loon, still be a damn fine match tho In they're primes

[@extremeking425]

You know what was crazy about Nash defending them were? He was fined for it. That was bullshit...

[@tonware]

I want to see MCMG vs. FTR

[@rozzmin]

I've been waiting for this video! One of the main reasons I would watch TNA! Fucking love your videos!

[@mjbeltran9429]

America's Most Wanted Motor City Machine Guns Beer Money Inc Best tag teams in TNA history

[@thehellyousay]

Alex Shelley is amazing.