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