Alex Shelley Reflects On Finally Winning IMPACT World Title
Alex Shelley “finished his story,” finally capturing the one title that’s alluded him for all these years.
During Against All Odds, Alex Shelley defeated IMPACT World Champion Maclin to become the new World Champion.
In a digital exclusive, Shelley would talk about his feelings following his victory, calling his crowning achievement a very lucid experience.
“It really hasn’t sunk in. I’m still so revved up. My adrenals are just pumping. I’m just like a big ball of stress right now, but that’s fight or flight for you. It did feel surreal. As soon as there was a three count and I pinned him, it felt surreal. It’s a very lucid, waking dream. kind of sublime, like standing at the edge of a building and like looking over like, ‘I don’t know if I should be here right now.’ My back hurts. Everything hurts. My heart don’t hurt. My brain doesn’t hurt, and as soon as that bell rang, it was autopilot. It’s what I was meant to be doing. Effortlessness, time slowing down, felt like I was in complete control, even when I wasn’t. I was always not just one step ahead, but ten steps. I think the end result speaks for itself,” said Alex.
Reflecting on his journey, Shelley would say that he took a long time to realize that his best was good enough, but now he has the proof.
“It’d be nice to say that I did this on my own. Twenty years have taught me nobody does. Nobody. I’m legitimately just a product of everything around me. Just absorbing that energy and learning all these look into applying them. I mean, honest to God, it’s cliche, but you do your best, and that’s all you can do. It took me a long time to realize that my best was good enough. Now, I’ve got that to prove it.”
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Upon winning the World Title, Alex Shelley will now defend against Nick Aldis at Slammiversary, who won his spot in a “first time ever” 8-4-1 match earlier in the night.
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