Alex Shelley’s Front Teeth Shattered, Family Urging Him To Retire
Alex Shelley says he shattered two of his front teeth at last night’s ROH Field of Honor event in Brooklyn, after taking a knee from Mark Briscoe. Shelley tweeted that his sister saw him wrestle for the first time last night and now his family wants him to retire.
He tweeted the following:
Shattered my front two teeth. Again.
— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) August 23, 2015
So, I took a knee from Mark Briscoe. In the mouth. I was wearing a custom fit mouth piece I had specially made.
— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) August 23, 2015
Said knee broke my front two teeth in half, and broke the mouth guard. There's a reason kicks to the head are considered assault with…
— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) August 23, 2015
A deadly weapon. Your legs are, clearly, the largest muscle group in the body.
— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) August 23, 2015
I should add that the knee broke my mouthpiece also. That's how hard I got hit. I saw spots, which is probably a bad sign too.
— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) August 23, 2015
I finished the match. And now, my family wants me to finish wrestling. My sister saw me wrestle for the first time today, ironically.
— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) August 23, 2015