Alex Shelley taking ‘a little bit of time’ to recover from calf injury

There is no timetable for when Impact World Champion Alex Shelley will return from an injury that resulted in him being pulled from last Friday’s Turning Point.

Impact head Scott D’Amore said an interview that Shelley will “need a little bit of rest and a little bit of time” before he needs to return to Impact, adding “it’s going to be a good change for him to rest and recharge.”

According to PWInsider, Shelley suffered an “extremely pulled” calf muscle during he and Chris Sabin’s tag team bout against Josh Alexander & Moose on Impact’s October 26th UK tour opener in Scotland.

The 40-year-old was then pulled from Turning Point the next night in Newcastle, England, as he and Sabin were set to face Brian Myers & Moose. Frankie Kazarian took his place. Shelley made an appearance Friday, but did not wrestle for the remainder of the tour.

Working in Shelley’s favor is that Impact has just two live events remaining this year: the comedy Throwback Throwdown 4 on Saturday, November 11th and Final Resolution on Saturday, December 9th. There are no TV tapings scheduled for the rest of the year as the company prepares to return to TNA branding in 2024.

Shelley has been champion since this past June’s Against All Odds and has six title defenses under his belt.