IMPACT Star Alex Shelley took to Twitter to reveal in a series of posts on why he pulled out the Hard To Kill PPV, which took place back on January 16.
Shelley was replaced by Moose in the six-man tag team main event.
Chris Sabin is currently teaming up with the returning James Storm in Shelley’s absence.
You can read the series of Twitter posts below from Shelley with his explanation.
Most days out of the week, I look like this. I read theories about why I wasn’t at @IMPACTWRESTLING for Hard to Kill. They ranged from injury, to illness, to getting arrested, to harming my family members and attempting to cover it up; I am a physical therapy clinician. pic.twitter.com/i68Bg0XHhl
— @Lx $helley (@fakekinkade) January 28, 2021
Physio is my livelihood and career. Wrestling is my livelihood and passion project. At my company, due to the volume of sick and injured patients we are in care of, we modify our COVID-19 mandates as needed. As numbers went up, so did restrictiveness.
— @Lx $helley (@fakekinkade) January 28, 2021
To circumvent the topic, I could not be at Hard To Kill due to my career. I respect the decisions made by our company surgeons and doctors: I look to them for advice and guidance. I am unable to travel and wrestle until I am vaccinated. I took every caution I could before…
— @Lx $helley (@fakekinkade) January 28, 2021
But I don’t feel right maintaining this duality unless I take every possible safety measure. When the vaccine became available, that required extra security on my end and my company’s end for our patients. I honestly don’t want to get the vaccine so soon…
— @Lx $helley (@fakekinkade) January 28, 2021
But I want to wrestle very badly while I help people in therapy. So there’s no option. @IMPACTWRESTLING was supportive and understanding and as someone who doesn’t have nor want a contract at this point, my hands were tied. Thanks for your support everyone.
— @Lx $helley (@fakekinkade) January 28, 2021