Impact Wrestling’s Alex Shelley injured following Bound For Glory

Alex Shelley, one half of the now-former Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions, was apparently injured on a piledriver spot at Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory Saturday.

Before the match started, Josh Alexander of The North gave Shelley a piledriver on the entrance ramp. He never made it into the four-way match, leaving partner Chris Sabin to go at it alone. The North eventually won the titles without pinning Sabin.

It wasn’t clear whether the spot was part of the story of the match or if Shelley was injured going into BFG and the move was a way to take him out of it. Black Label Pro announced Sunday morning that Shelley was injured and wouldn’t be appearing on their Sunday show as planned.

Shelley took to Twitter Sunday afternoon to explain what was happening:

Wrestling is a really dangerous sport and sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to. I apologize to @BLabelPro and @SORBilly who was coming out of retirement as well as any independent companies I was negotiating with. Piledrivers are very dangerous. https://t.co/VzRCxTUlJq

— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) October 25, 2020

So, the C6 nerve root controls your pointer finger and bicep and C5 can refer to your pectoralis. If you feel intense burning in either of these areas following trauma, please seek medical attention. I feel somewhat grateful to have the education to know what the red flags are.

— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) October 25, 2020

It’s expected that Impact will give an update on Tuesday’s TV show on when Shelley might be expected to return and what might be next for Sabin.