[142], On August 17, 2017, it was reported that Benjamin had officially re-signed with WWE. 柴田勝頼が9年ぶりエントリー!! Benjamin had the upper hand early, but the moment Hawkins got in a mere two arm drags, Benjamin rolled out to ringside for an unofficial time out. Benjamin started his professional wrestling career in WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he held the Southern Tag Team Championship four times (three times with Brock Lesnar, and once with Rodney Mack). Benjamin participated in the Royal Rumble match and entered at #10 at the namesake pay-per-view but was eliminated by the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. [36] Subsequently, Benjamin feuded with Carlito and others for his Intercontinental Championship before losing the title to Johnny Nitro in a Triple Threat match also involving Carlito at Vengeance. [20] As part of the storyline, Benjamin then feuded with the other members of Triple H's stable Evolution. [170][171] He has the Guinness World Record for "wrestler who won the most WWE THQ Superstar Challenges". Much like Ricochet vs. Thorne, this would have been a great match on Monday Night RAW. The suspension was used to explain Benjamin's absence from ROH, while he was working in Japan. [7] Benjamin then wrestled at several house shows for the main WWE roster and eventually made his WWE television debut on Sunday Night Heat as a face. We go back to the ring and out comes The Hurt Business - Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin with MVP. [98][99] Benjamin returned to the promotion on July 29 at Last Rebellion, where he, Karl Anderson, MVP and Rush defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Taichi and Taka Michinoku) in an eight-man tag team match, with Benjamin pinning Taichi for the win. At the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2010, Benjamin entered the Royal Rumble match at entry number 20, but was eliminated by John Cena in under a minute. He returned to WWE on SmackDown to team up with Chad Gable in 2017. [7], In 2000, Benjamin signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was placed in its developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). [11] Their first televised match together in WWE was on the January 2, 2003 episode of SmackDown! [91] The following day it was reported that Benjamin had requested and received a release from his ROH contract. [116][117] On September 29 at Destruction, Benjamin received another shot at the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, but was again defeated by Shinsuke Nakamura. [92] Benjamin made one more appearance for ROH on February 2, 2013, when Haas turned on him during an ROH World Tag Team Championship match against the Briscoe Brothers. Raw 2006, WWE SmackDown vs. Catch WWE action on WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. Shelton Benjamin captured the Raw Tag Team Championships alongside Cedric Alexander at the TLC pay-per-view on Sunday night, giving 'The Gold Standard' his … [113][114] From August 1 to 11, Benjamin took part in the 2013 G1 Climax,[115] where he finished with a record of five wins and four losses, narrowly missing advancement from his block. Shelton Benjamin was also in the 55 man battle royal to become #1 contender for the heavyweight title won by Steve Anthony. After an eight-year absence, next Benjamin appeared in WWE 2K19[177]and WWE 2K20. [145] On April 16, Gable would be traded to Raw during the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up, thus disbanding the team. To end the feud, Kingston then defeated Benjamin in an Extreme Rules match. [4][6][7] Benjamin then attended Lassen Community College in Susanville, California and became a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) track and field champion in the 100 meter as well as a NJCAA collegiate wrestling champion. [41][42][43] Benjamin entered the Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels. 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[136] On June 12, 2016, Benjamin unsuccessfully challenged Go Shiozaki for Noah's top title, the GHC Heavyweight Championship. 1.4東京ドーム全カードが決定!! Since 2002, Benjamin has maintained a close friendship with Charlie Haas who often refers to him as his "brother". Shelton Benjamin Is A Seasoned Veteran. He won WWE's THQ Superstar Challenge, a video game tournament that took place every year during WrestleMania weekend, four years in a row before retiring from the event in 2007. Benjamin returned to New Japan on January 4, 2015, at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, where he, Davey Boy Smith, Jr., Lance Archer and Takashi Iizuka were defeated by Naomichi Marufuji, Toru Yano and TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) in an eight-man tag team match. Shelton Benjamin vs Ric Flair: Benjamin has loads of talent and he was in the middle of a good push at the time of this match. [125] The following day, Benjamin was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by Bad Luck Fale. April 29, 2017–VIP: Shelton Benjamin defeated Steve Anthony. [49], Following this, The World's Greatest Tag Team began a rivalry with Paul London and Brian Kendrick after losing to the duo in their debut match on the June 18 episode of Raw. [105] On December 2, the final day of the tournament, Benjamin got into a brawl with Masato Tanaka,[106] which led to New Japan the naming him the number one contender to Tanaka's NEVER Openweight Championship the following day. I am not signed to @WWE. As part of the 2008 supplemental draft, Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown brand. “Knowing that I had gone in there and dedicated this moment to Shad. [111][112] Benjamin returned to New Japan on June 22 at Dominion 6.22, where he and Minoru Suzuki defeated Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii in a tag team match, with Benjamin pinning Nakamura for the win. Rob Van Dam: One of the top three matches of the night. 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RVD used his usual moves like the awesome Rolling Thunder and even gave the VanDaminator to Shelton with the briefcase! “The Hurt Business” Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander, and Shelton Benjamin beat Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Jeff Hardy in 15:50. 2015」1月10日(土)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント", "鈴木軍の乱入及び参戦アピールを受け 2015年1月＆2月ツアー全対戦カード変更！", "ノア・3.15有明大会でTMDKとの再戦が決定したK.E.Sと、弾丸ヤンキースとの対戦が決まったベンジャミンが記者会見!! I never signed due to injury. ", "「俺が"プロレス王"だ！ 杉浦、次はテメーだ！」鈴木が高山を血の海に沈めてV3！ 田中はジュニアリーグ白星スタート！【7.18ノア後楽園結果】", "6/12 Noah in Tokyo, Japan Results – Go Shiozaki vs. Shelton Benjamin for GHC Hvt. Within the World Wrestling Council (WWC), he won the Universal Heavyweight Championship once. Benjamin, who had dyed his hair blond before leaving Raw, began wearing gold wrestling attire and referring to himself as "The Gold Standard". [95] Benjamin and MVP were victorious in the match, after MVP submitted Takahashi. [126] From July 21 to August 8, Benjamin took part in the 2014 G1 Climax, where he finished fifth in his block with a record of five wins and five losses.[127][128]. They also had several title shots for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos, including a PPV match at Clash of Champions, in a fatal four-way tag team match against Rusev and Aiden English, The New Day and The Usos, in which they were unsuccessful. [77] Benjamin participated in Global Force Wrestling's inaugural tournament to crown their very first GFW Global Champion, which served as the company's world heavyweight championship. During his tenure with the company, he won the Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship once, the WWE Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Haas, once with Alexander), and the WWE 24/7 Championship three times. He is a part of The Hurt Business alongside MVP, Bobby Lashley and Cedric Alexander and is one half of the current WWE Raw Tag Team Champions with Cedric Alexander in their first reign as a team and Benjamin's third reign overall. [174] In 2004, Benjamin visited Four Dwellings Primary School in Birmingham, UK, to teach kids about reading week. [74] On March 9, 2011, Benjamin won the MWF Heavyweight Championship and lost it on June 4. On March 8, 2011, Benjamin wrestled in a dark match prior to the SmackDown tapings in Houston, Texas, defeating Curt Hawkins. A stipulation added to the match meant that due to this loss, Benjamin had to defend the Intercontinental Championship in the same match as his shot at Van Dam's contract, meaning at Backlash it would be a "Winner Takes All" match. 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[150] Following this, Benjamin would make only make four more televised appearances on SmackDown throughout 2018, losing to Daniel Bryan in June,[151] Jeff Hardy in August[152] and WWE Champion AJ Styles in October. Who would walk away with a win? Raw 2007, WWE SmackDown vs. [65] The following night, Benjamin returned to the brand in a losing effort to the debuting Yoshi Tatsu. Ten Man Tag", "NJPW: Shelton Benjamin joining MVP for Dome show", "NJPW 40th anniversary Tour. [12], The duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship just a month after their debut by defeating the champions, Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) on the February 6 episode of SmackDown!. Shelton Benjamin is becoming a dominant force on WWE Main Event once again, despite his close loss to Cedric Alexander last week. However this was not the best effort by either guy and what should have been a very good opening match ended up being tolerable, nothing more. [30] Benjamin continued to feud with Flair, but Momma no longer accompanied him to ringside. WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin. At JAPW 18th Anniversary Show, Haas, Benjamin and Angle reunited for the first time in 11 years. Homicide ROH Title match, Briscoes vs. Haas & Benjamin main event", "Daniels update and other ROH iPPV notes -- updated", "Radican's "Best in the World" internet PPV report 6/26: Ongoing "real-time" coverage of live PPV from New York City", "ROH News: Ring of Honor announces the signing of ROH tag champions to contracts", "ROH Final Battle iPPV Results - 12/23/11", "ROH Best in the World iPPV coverage from New York", "Charlie Haas enters the ROH tag team tournament", "ROH Death Before Dishonor X Results - 9/15/12", "ROH news and notes coming out of Final Battle 2012, who the missing announcer was, what talent has been released & more", "Show results - 2/2 ROH TV tapings Baltimore, Md. He would soon feud with Ryder and Sheamus over the following weeks. [58] He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW to Kane by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 episode of ECW. RAW 8/24: R-Truth vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Shelton Benjamin (WWE 24/7 Title Match) RAW 8/17: Six-Man Elimination Match - The Hurt Business vs. Apollo Crews, Ricochet and Mustafa Ali Randy Orton would initially accept the challenge, however, while making his way to the ring, newly drafted United States Champion Jeff Hardy would come out and accept the challenge instead, defeating Benjamin. [110] On the following tour, Benjamin worked under the ring name "Shelton X Benjamin", playing off the fact that prior to him being revealed as the newest member of Suzuki-gun, Suzuki's partner had been billed simply as "X". Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin Win RAW Tag Team Championships. The New Day. RAW Tag Team Titles Match: The Hurt Business vs. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 27, 2019, Benjamin, sporting long tights, competed in the Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Braun Strowman. 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After attending junior college, he completed his degree from the University of Minnesota. Raw, WWE Day of Reckoning 2, WWE WrestleMania 21, WWE SmackDown! Bryan would grant them a rematch at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view in a 2 out of 3 falls match, which they lost. Cedric Alexander won a WWE tag-title for the first time last night. Raw 2010 and WWE SmackDown vs. [148] Benjamin appeared at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, competing in the titular 50-man Royal Rumble match. In early screenshots, the pair were in their Team Angle attire and were likely to be named that, but while the game was in production, Kurt Anglefired Haas and Benjamin from the team. This week he is set to face Shane Thorne, who is looking to bounce back after two losses to Ricochet. [28] In 2006, Benjamin then began a rivalry with then-Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair. [68], Benjamin wrestled Christian at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs for the ECW Championship in a ladder match, but came up on the losing end. April 21, 2017–BCW: Shelton Benjamin vs. Mike Orlando ended in a no contest. ", "Show results - 5/3 NJPW Dontaku PPV: U.S. stars lose titles or title matches, Okada's first IWGP Title defense, more", "Show results - 6/22 NJPW Dominion iPPV: Devitt vs. Tanahashi, NWA Title defended, Benjamin, Hoyt, Shelley, more", "『G1 Climax 23』出場メンバー発表!! [156] In the following months, Benjamin would be mostly off WWE programming, only wrestling in two battle royals: the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 35 in April,[157] and the 51-man battle royal at Super ShowDown in June;[158][159] he would win neither match however. Benjamin also was a Junior College National Track Champion in the 100 meter and won the junior college national wrestling heavyweight title in 1996 whil… [134] Benjamin and Sugiura finally met in a grudge match on July 18, where Sugiura was victorious. [138][139] However, on August 7, Benjamin announced that his return was on hiatus due to a torn rotator cuff, which required surgery. [103] Benjamin and MVP finished their tournament on December 1 with a record of three wins, one over the reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions K.E.S. レッスルキングダムVI in 東京ドーム", "今年の『G1』出場メンバーが決定!! On the 500th episode of SmackDown, on March 20, 2009 Benjamin lost his United States Championship to Montel Vontavious Porter, ending Benjamin's reign at 240 days. [69] He defeated the returning Joey Mercury in his last match at the SmackDown tapings on April 20 in a dark match. [13] They continued their feud with Benoit until No Way Out, when Benoit teamed with Brock Lesnar to defeat Team Angle. Benjamin won the match,[23] giving him his first singles title in the company. During his tour with AWR he defeated Shawn Daivari in a steel cage match. [5] On June 26 at Best in the World 2011, Benjamin and Haas successfully defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a four-way match against the Briscoe Brothers, the Kings of Wrestling and the All Night Express. [72] At Crossfire on November 27, Benjamin lost the Universal Heavyweight Championship to Carlito.[73]. ", "NJPW 40ｔｈ anniversary Tour World Tag League 2012", "武藤＆大地vsテンコジ! April 23, 2017–Pro Rev Wrestling: Shelton Benjamin defeated Ricky Starks. MVP must go through Shelton Benjamin to once again become United States Champion. [15] They then began referring to themselves as "The World's Greatest Tag Team" and won the WWE Tag Team Championship back from Guerrero and Tajiri on the July 3 episode of SmackDown!. This was another great match from Shelton Benjamin on Main Event, and a great showing from Alexander, who hasn’t had many good singles showings in 2020. [6] After graduation, he served as an assistant wrestling coach at his alma mater and trained with future Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) tag team partner Brock Lesnar. Benjamin would go onto defeat Orton. [149] On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, Benjamin teamed with The Miz in a losing effort against Orton and Hardy. Benjamin explained her absence by stating that she was undergoing heart surgery in the hospital. [45], On the April 2 episode of Raw, The World's Greatest Tag Team was unsuccessful in defeating the team of Ric Flair and Carlito, but defeated them in a rematch the following week when Haas distracted Carlito, allowing Benjamin to gain the pin over Flair. Shelton J. Benjamin (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand. [129] Benjamin's profile has since been removed from NJPW's website. He's beaten Akira Tozawa recently, and always puts his working boots on. 飯伏幸太、石井智宏が初出場!! FULL-LENGTH MATCH - Raw - Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin and Sheamus began feuding with and traded wins against each other on ECW and Superstars and the feud lasted until Sheamus was moved to the Raw brand on October 26. : Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Masters main event, Scott Steiner, former WWE star Justin Gabriel, more, plus overall event experience", "9/11 ROH internet PPV live results: Caldwell & Radican's coverage of "Glory by Honor IX" - ROH Title match, Haas & Benjamin debut", "Spoilers: 12/9 ROH HDNet tapings in Louisville", "Spoilers: 12/10 ROH HDNet tapings in Louisville", "Caldwell's Ring of Honor PPV report 12/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of "Final Battle 2010" - Strong vs. Richards, Generico vs. Steen", "Caldwell's Ring of Honor PPV report 2/26: Complete "virtual time" coverage of "9th Anniversary Show" - Strong vs. [40] They then started a feud with Cryme Tyme, but were largely unsuccessful in defeating them, including a tag team turmoil match at New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, where they were eliminated by Cryme Tyme. [21][22], During a match with Garrison Cade on Heat, Benjamin punched Cade's knee brace, breaking his hand in the process and briefly taking him out of action. Benjamin grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina where he is an amateur wrestler. Benjamin is a fan of video games. Benjamin would start by working his way towards Tozawa, with his opponent slipping under his legs and throwing some forearms. He made his debut on November 10 with Haas facing La Résistance. On the February 20 episode of Raw, Benjamin defeated Flair to win his second Intercontinental Championship after Momma faked a heart problem, causing enough of a distraction to allow Benjamin to cheat and win the title. He also had tag team matches with Haas taking on Booker T and Scott Steiner. IWGPタッグ! Benjamin and Gable would defeat The Hype Bros at Hell in a Cell, marking Benjamin's first appearance at a WWE pay-per-view since 2010. Title, K.E.S. (2) humberto carrillo vs. shelton benjamin The wrestlers had a quick lucha-style start to the match, culminating with a brief stand off, albeit with Benjamin staggered back against the ropes. However, Benjamin failed to win the match. Here Comes the Pain, and he would continue to appear in WWE Day of Reckoning, WWE SmackDown! At The Great American Bash, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the United States Championship. He served as the best man to Haas and Jackie Gayda's wedding, as well as being the godfather to Haas' oldest daughter. It’s no secret what a tremendous athlete @Sheltyb803 is but what’s more important is the size of his heart. Shelton is featured in the World Greatest Tag Team stable with Charlie Haas. [44] They finally managed a win over Cryme Tyme, ending their undefeated streak, on the January 29 episode of Raw. RAW 11/30: Xavier Woods vs. Cedric Alexander. - Shelton Benjamin discusses dedicating his WWE TLC victory to the late Shad Gaspard who passed away earlier this year. brand as a heel on the December 26, 2002 episode of SmackDown!, forming an alliance with Charlie Haas and Olympic gold-medalist Kurt Angle as their mentor known as "Team Angle". CAGEMATCH » Matches » Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods Match Undertaker vs. Shelton Benjamin: SmackDown, April 17, 2009 (Full Match) Benjamin, along with Candice Michelle, Dave Bautista and Josh Mathews, represented WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to encourage fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election. [27], Benjamin was then depicted as having a "losing streak" over the next several weeks, which led to Benjamin's "Momma" (played by comedian/actress Thea Vidale) coming to Raw to confront Benjamin. [7] Benjamin returned in the fall of 2004 helping Randy Orton fight off Evolution and was later chosen by the fans to compete for the Intercontinental Championship in a match against then-champion Chris Jericho at Taboo Tuesday. Benjamin is also close friends with Brock Lesnar, having met him at the University of Minnesota and roomed with him. Finish saw Alexander hit the lumbar check to Kingston for the win. [137], On the July 26, 2016, episode of SmackDown, a vignette aired promoting Benjamin's WWE return. [82][83] On April 1 at Honor Takes Center Stage, Benjamin and Haas defeated the Kings of Wrestling for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On the February 26 episode of SmackDown, Benjamin returned to the SmackDown brand and once again qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI, beating CM Punk. [176], Benjamin made his WWE video game debut in 2003's WWE SmackDown! Riddle's WWE Network Pick of the Week. 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