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Motor City Machine Guns Beat FTR in First Match of Best-of-Five Series
Motor City Machine Guns beat FTR in the first match of a best-of-five series at AEW WrestleDream.
The winning team is made up of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, while FTR consists of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.
The result gives the Machine Guns a 1-0 lead in the series.
The teams agreed to the best-of-five format on AEW Dynamite the previous Wednesday.
It was their first tag team match against each other, though they had been on opposite sides of a trios match at All Out 2022.
The match ended after the Machine Guns stopped FTR's Shatter Machine move and hit Cash Wheeler with a double package powerbomb.
The series continues, but no schedule for the remaining matches is given.
The Motor City Machine Guns defeated FTR in the first match of their best-of-five series at AEW WrestleDream 2026.
Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin took a 1-0 lead in the series.
The finish saw the Machine Guns block FTR’s Shatter Machine and deliver a combination attack on Cash Wheeler before winning with a double package powerbomb.
The match began near the end of the Tailgate Brawl pre-show and continued into the main card.
The teams’ earlier trios match took place at All Out in either 2022 or 2023, according to conflicting accounts in the sources.
- Who
- The Motor City Machine Guns, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, defeated FTR, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.
- What
- The Machine Guns won the first match of a best-of-five series, taking a 1-0 lead.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- AEW WrestleDream 2026.
- Why
- The teams had agreed to a best-of-five series on AEW Dynamite. The sources do not state a further reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The two teams agreed to a best-of-five series on AEW Dynamite.
The Motor City Machine Guns defeated FTR in the first match of the series at AEW WrestleDream.
The bout began near the end of the Tailgate Brawl pre-show and continued into the main card.
- Series score
- Motor City Machine Guns lead 1-0
- Match format
- Best of five
- Winning team
- Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
- Defeated team
- Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler
- Finish
- Double package powerbomb on Cash Wheeler
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Motor City Machine Guns turn the tables on FTR and set the stage for a sweep!