His most notable appearance happened at this year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which saw him enter the titular match only to be eliminated by his old friend, Brock Lesnar, within seconds. During the interview with Chasing Glory , Benjamin said he's frustrated by the lack of television time. The superstar doesn't believe that he's chasing anything, unlike his peers who mostly have storylines and regular matches on WWE's flagship shows.
He even said that he was hesitant to appear on the podcast because he feared they'd have nothing to talk about. I mean, we'd see the magazines that would pop up in the locker rooms here and there, but I just didn't know anybody.
What are your thoughts on Benjamin returning to the sports entertainment company? Shelton Benjamin is finally back in WWE. The duo feuded with Cryme Tyme and competed mainly on Heat. Benjamin, who had dyed his hair blond before leaving Raw , began wearing gold wrestling attire and referring to himself as "The Gold Standard". On ECW, Benjamin began once again receiving more airtime and higher profile matches, defeating Tommy Dreamer in his debut.
Benjamin then qualified for the Royal Rumble match and won an over the top rope preview. Benjamin appeared in the Rumble match, entering at number 17, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels.
On the February 22 edition of SmackDown! On ECW's th episode, however, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak. On the July 11, airing of SmackDown! Throughout his reign as champion, he retained the title several times against competitors such as R-Truth and Hurricane Helms.
On the th episode of SmackDown! The following night, Benjamin returned to the brand in a losing effort to the debuting Yoshi Tatsu. However, he would defeat Tatsu in a rematch the following week on ECW. After a tag team match, Benjamin was attacked by his partner Sheamus after Benjamin was pinned.
Over the following weeks, Benjamin and Sheamus began feuding with and traded wins against each other on ECW and Superstars , resulting in Benjamin becoming a face character. The feud lasted until Sheamus was moved to the Raw brand on October However Benjamin failed to win the Ladder match. He defeated the returning Joey Mercury in his last match at the SmackDown tapings on April 20 in a dark match.
The following day, at the second set of television tapings, they defeated the All-Night Express of Kenny King and Rhett Titus , and participated in an eight-man tag team match, teaming with the Briscoe Brothers against the Kings of Wrestling and the All-Night Xpress, which ended in a no contest.
On December 18 at the Final Battle pay-per-view Benjamin and Haas announced that in they would be wrestling regularly for Ring of Honor. Whitmer in a Street Fight. The following day it was reported that Benjamin had requested and received a release from his ROH contract. Benjamin returned to New Japan on June 16 at Dominion 6. In the following month's G1 Climax tournament, Benjamin ended up winning four out of his eight matches, failing to advance to the finals.
Davey Boy Smith, Jr. Benjamin returned to New Japan on April 20, now working as a member of the villainous Suzuki-gun, teaming with the stable's leader Minoru Suzuki in a main event tag team match, where they defeated Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura.
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". Benjamin returned to New Japan on June 22 at Dominion 6.
From August 1 to 11, Benjamin took part in the G1 Climax , where he finished with a record of five wins and four losses, narrowly missing advancement from his block. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes. Login to post your comment. Show More Comments.
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