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Motor City Machine Guns Challenge FTR to Best-of-Five Series
The Motor City Machine Guns challenged FTR to a best-of-five series on AEW Dynamite.
Chris Sabin said the team wanted to prove it was the best by beating FTR.
FTR have called themselves natural contenders to the Young Bucks, the World Tag Team Champions, after winning three of five matches against them.
Stokely Hathaway argued the series should not start that night, and the teams agreed to begin at WrestleDream.
The matchup gives both teams a chance to make their case in AEW’s tag team division.
It will be their first traditional two-on-two match against each other; they shared the ring at All Out 2022 in different team lineups.
FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns will begin a best-of-five series at AEW WrestleDream.
The first match is scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026.
The series was agreed during the October 14 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Alex Shelley proposed the series after FTR sought a title opportunity against the Young Bucks.
Stokely Hathaway turned down starting the series on Dynamite and said it should begin at WrestleDream.
- Who
- FTR, made up of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler, and the Motor City Machine Guns, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin.
- What
- The teams agreed to a best-of-five series. Its first match is scheduled for AEW WrestleDream.
- When
- The series was announced during the October 14 episode of AEW Dynamite. The first match is scheduled for October 17, 2026.
- Where
- The first match is scheduled for AEW WrestleDream. The venue is not stated.
- Why
- The Motor City Machine Guns want to prove they are the best team in AEW’s tag team division. Shelley proposed a series after FTR cited beating the Young Bucks three times in five matches as a reason to seek a title opportunity.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
FTR called out the Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite, and the Motor City Machine Guns came out and proposed a best-of-five series.
Stokely Hathaway rejected starting the series on Dynamite and said it should begin at WrestleDream.
The first match is scheduled to take place at AEW WrestleDream.
- Teams
- FTR: Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler; Motor City Machine Guns: Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
- Series
- Best of five matches
- First match
- AEW WrestleDream, scheduled for October 17, 2026
- Proposal
- Alex Shelley suggested the series during AEW Dynamite
- Prior meeting
- The teams shared the ring at All Out 2022 in a trios match, not a two-on-two match
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