Paparazzi Productions Paparazzi Productions was a villainous professional wrestling faction in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Started by Alex Shelley , it was inspired by his real - life interest in , and study of , wrestling videos . It had grown to include Kevin Nash and Johnny Devine , Devine was later replaced by Austin Starr . Starr was released from the company so Shelley started teaming with Chris Sabin , forming the Motor City Machine Guns . Nash was also part of this group ( all three were from Detroit , Michigan ) for a short time . History . 2005 - 2006 . Paparazzi Productions began as a gimmick when Alex Shelley carried a camera to the ring in November 2005 to record his matches . Though briefly he would appear along with Austin Aries and Roderick Strong ( who helped him form Generation Next in Ring of Honor ) , this would end when the latter two were suspended for disobeying orders by not skipping out on a Ring of Honor show to avoid a snowstorm and ensure they made it to Against All Odds 2006 on time ( which they did ) . Initially , it began apparently for Shelley to film his own matches . However , in January 2006 , Jeff Jarrett hired him to gather counter - blackmail against Jackie Gayda . He apparently succeeded , as she shortly stopped giving demands to Jarrett and agreed to subordinate herself to Planet Jarrett . Later Jarrett hired Shelley again , this time to get footage of Sting to prove that he had indeed retired . When he went to get a second tape of Sting , he was caught , and Sting announced that he was coming back to solve the Jarrett problem once and for all . After Destination X in March , Father James Mitchell was cutting a promo with Abyss stating how he intended to humiliate then NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage . Alex Shelley came up and suggested that " Humiliation " would be a great title for his latest film . Mitchell thought it was a " capital idea " and hired him . Together , they stalked Christian Cage ' s wife , then went to their house , where Abyss attacked and nearly " killed " Christian . Although that was the end of Shelley ' s direct involvement in their feud , Christian Cage would later get his revenge on Shelley in a singles match on " TNA Impact ! " that May . In May , Alex Shelley interviewed Kevin Nash , who said that he was the main attraction of TNA and that the X Division was a bunch of no - talent hacks . In the interview he made various outlandish often comical claims , one of which was that Nash was the biggest draw in WWE of all time for which he had brought in a chart . At the end of the TNA 2006 World X Cup Tournament , where Shelley was seen as a disinterested member of Team USA and was further unwelcome after his interview series , Shelley ultimately abandoned his teammates after they won the World X Cup and joined Kevin Nash on his assault of the X Division . He started filming Kevin Nash as he attacked Chris Sabin , Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt . He also helped Kevin Nash win a match against Sabin at Slammiversary . After this interview Paparazzi Production segments became more frequent on " TNA Impact ! " and Kevin Nash became an unofficial member and leader of Paparazzi Productions . Since this interview all the new segments have taken on a more comedic role most likely due to Kevin Nash being very well known for his humor backstage . On June 29 , Shelley enlisted Johnny Devine to be Paparazzi Production ' s production assistant , the two of them wearing Shelley ' s new " Eye Spy " T - shirt . They wrestled as a tag team on a special TNA Xplosion match and an " Impact ! " non - title match versus then , NWA Tag Team champions A . J . Styles and Christopher Daniels , and also helped Kevin Nash humiliate Chris Sabin on " Impact ! " on July 6 . Nash and Shelley lost to Sabin and Lethal on the Victory Road PPV on July 16 . Nash then decided to go for the X Division championship . He got penciled into a Number One Contendership match for the title against Chris Sabin at Hard Justice . He claimed that he had developed an 840° somersault splash that he would unveil in the match . Over the weekend , however , he suffered a mysterious neck injury , supposedly while practicing it with Tito Ortiz , and named Alex Shelley to replace him in the match . From his wheelchair , Nash was helpless as he watched Shelley lose the match to Chris Sabin . Also , Johnny Devine lost a singles match to Eric Young . Kevin Nash went out of action due to the injury , while Alex Shelley and Johnny Devine continue to wrestle in both singles and tag - team action . Nash returned prior to Bound for Glory , and held " The Kevin Nash Open Invitational X Division Gauntlet Battle Royal " , which was won by the debuting Austin Starr . Nash had taken an interest in Starr , which seems to be at the behest of Alex Shelley . On the October 26 edition of " Impact ! " , Shelley revealed he fired Devine due to insubordination ( refusing to edit German snuff films ) and Nash , in admiration , directed Shelley to record all of Austin Starr ' s actions . Despite the obvious resentment between Shelley and Starr , Nash decided to start the PCS X - Division Tournament . Although the duo could not overcome the team of Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt at Genesis , Nash continues to show confidence in the team . Shelley has shown recent resentment towards Nash , even saying that an inkblot looked like his ( Shelley ' s ) heart after Nash broke it , while Starr saw himself holding various TNA Championships . On December 10 , 2006 TNA presented Turning Point and the Paparazzi Championship Series ( A play on the " Bowl Championship Series " . ) began . The contestants were Alex Shelley , Austin Starr , Senshi , Jay Lethal , and Sonjay Dutt . Nash mercilessly picked on Lethal , Senshi , and especially Dutt ( insinuating throughout the contest that he was taking steroids ) , but kept the actual competition fair . Shelley and Starr showed little teamwork , causing both men to lose , allowing Senshi to pick up the win . The PCS has continued with Push - up , Pogo , and Limbo Contests , a game of Musical Chairs , and a game of Texas Hold ' Em . It ended at Final Resultion where Shelley defeated Starr to become the PCS Champion . Bob Backlund was a special guest judge for the event because Kevin Nash made several references to him during the whole competition . This was set up most likely because Kevin Nash beat Bob Backlund years earlier in what was then known as the WWF for the World Championship in a record eight seconds . 2007 . By this point , Starr had gone a bit berserk since losing the PCS , attacking Senshi and starting a feud . Both members have since stepped back into the ring , and Shelley is , as Jeremy Borash put it , " back behind the camera . " While Shelley and Starr continued to do their own thing , Nash started the " Paparazzi Idol " contest , featuring Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal in which Nash would help Lethal would develop his " " Macho Man " " impersonation gimmick , Black Machismo . Nash also tried to help Dutt as well , but the only gimmicks he could come up with for him were old ones of his ( Oz , Vinnie Vegas , Diesel ) , much to Dutt ' s frustration . On the March 1 episode of " Impact " , both Shelley and Starr teamed up with X Division Champion Chris Sabin to take on Sonjay Dutt , Jay Lethal and Jerry Lynn . During this brief period , Shelley and Starr finally seemed united , though both would go their separate ways once more . Shelley would begin to work with NWA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange ( LAX ) and Starr would begin a feud with Bob Backlund . Meanwhile , Nash continued to work with Dutt and Lethal develop their " characters " . At Destination X Starr lost a Crossface Chickenwing Match to Senshi , and Shelley helped LAX beat Team 3D in a " Ghetto Brawl " . Shelley has continued to work with LAX over recent weeks , and Nash seemed to be working full - time , with Lethal . Shelley has also gotten more footage on Sting and James Mitchell in recent weeks . At Lockdown Starr was defeated by Senshi with Mr . Backlund as the Special Referee , and Shelley lost in an Xscape Match for the X - Division Championship , which included Shelley ' s indie partner Sabin , who briefly showed teamwork with him during the match and ended up winning to retain the title . With Starr ' s release , Shelley and Sabin steadily brought the Machine Guns camaraderie into TNA full - time , and Nash , despite initially promising to manage the duo , devoted his energies elsewhere , to the likes of Jay Lethal and Kurt Angle . Thus , it could be said the Paparazzis had officially broken up as of April 26 .