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During December 2006, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated [[Super Crazy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061204.html|title=RAW Results - December 4, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> [[The World's Greatest Tag Team]] was officially reunited when they defeated the [[The Highlanders (professional wrestling)|Highlanders]] on the December 11, 2006 episode of ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061211.html|title=RAW Results - December 11, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The duo feuded with [[Cryme Tyme]] and competed mainly on ''Heat''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/w/worlds-greatest-tag-team.html|title=The World's Greatest Tag Team OWoW Profile|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
During December 2006, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated [[Super Crazy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061204.html|title=RAW Results - December 4, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> [[The World's Greatest Tag Team]] was officially reunited when they defeated the [[The Highlanders (professional wrestling)|Highlanders]] on the December 11, 2006 episode of ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061211.html|title=RAW Results - December 11, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The duo feuded with [[Cryme Tyme]] and competed mainly on ''Heat''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/w/worlds-greatest-tag-team.html|title=The World's Greatest Tag Team OWoW Profile|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>


====The Gold Standard and back on ECW (2007–present)====
====The Gold Standard (2007–present)====
On the November 20, 2007 airing of ''[[ECW on Sci Fi]]'', [[Elijah Burke]] introduced Benjamin as the newest ECW superstar. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/|title=Heating up for the holidays|accessdate= 2007-11-20|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> He then qualified for the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/6164364/|title=2008 Royal Rumble Statistics|accessdate=2008-02-03|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW to [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 edition of ''ECW on Sci Fi''. On the February 22 edition of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin defeated [[James Yun|Jimmy Wang Yang]] in a qualifying match for the [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] scheduled for [[WrestleMania XXIV]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02222008/|title=Results: Two roads diverge|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-03-12| date=2008-02-22}}</ref> which was won by [[CM Punk]]. After WrestleMania, Benjamin briefly feuded with Punk, before he began an on-screen rivalry with [[Kofi Kingston]], who defeated Benjamin on the April 22 edition of ''ECW''. On ECW's 100th episode, however, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak. To end the feud, Kingston then defeated Benjamin in a ECW Extreme Rules match.
On the November 20, 2007 airing of ''[[ECW on Sci Fi]]'', [[Elijah Burke]] introduced Benjamin as the newest ECW superstar. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/|title=Heating up for the holidays|accessdate= 2007-11-20|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> He then qualified for the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/6164364/|title=2008 Royal Rumble Statistics|accessdate=2008-02-03|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW to [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 edition of ''ECW on Sci Fi''. On the February 22 edition of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin defeated [[James Yun|Jimmy Wang Yang]] in a qualifying match for the [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] scheduled for [[WrestleMania XXIV]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02222008/|title=Results: Two roads diverge|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-03-12| date=2008-02-22}}</ref> which was won by [[CM Punk]]. After WrestleMania, Benjamin briefly feuded with Punk, before he began an on-screen rivalry with [[Kofi Kingston]], who defeated Benjamin on the April 22 edition of ''ECW''. On ECW's 100th episode, however, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak. To end the feud, Kingston then defeated Benjamin in a ECW Extreme Rules match.


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As part of the [[2008 WWE Draft#Supplemental draft|2008 Supplemental Draft]], Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/|title=Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-06-25}}</ref> On the July 11, 2008 airing of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin defeated [[WWE United States Championship|WWE United States Champion]] [[Matt Hardy]] in a non-title match, earning himself a future title shot. At [[The Great American Bash (2008)|The Great American Bash]] on July 20, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the WWE United States Championship.<ref name="US-title1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/7684044|title=History Of The WWE United States Championship-Shelton Benjamin|date=2008-07-20|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/uschampionship/results/|title=The Great American Bash: Midas Touch|date=2008-07-20|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Throughout his reign as champion he retained several times against competitors such as [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] and [[Gregory Helms|Hurricane Helms]]. On the 500th episode of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin lost his WWE United States Championship to [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] (MVP), ending Benjamin's reign at 243 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/9613096|title=History of the United States Championship - Montel Vontavious Porter (2)|date=2009-03-20|accessdate=2009-03-21|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Benjamin then participated in the Money in the Bank match as scheduled at [[WrestleMania XXV]], but failed to win when CM Punk won the match for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/04/06/9019551.html|title=Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show|date=2009-04-06|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=2009-04-06|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Benjamin then began a feud with [[John Hennigan|John Morrison]], to whom he would eventually lose at [[Judgment Day 2009|Judgment Day]].
As part of the [[2008 WWE Draft#Supplemental draft|2008 Supplemental Draft]], Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown brand.

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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/|title=Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-06-25}}</ref> On the July 11, 2008 airing of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin defeated [[WWE United States Championship|WWE United States Champion]] [[Matt Hardy]] in a non-title match, earning himself a future title shot. At [[The Great American Bash (2008)|The Great American Bash]] on July 20, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the WWE United States Championship.<ref name="US-title1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/7684044|title=History Of The WWE United States Championship-Shelton Benjamin|date=2008-07-20|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/uschampionship/results/|title=The Great American Bash: Midas Touch|date=2008-07-20|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Throughout his reign as champion he retained several times against competitors such as [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] and [[Gregory Helms|Hurricane Helms]]. On the 500th episode of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin lost his WWE United States Championship to [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] (MVP), ending Benjamin's reign at 243 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/9613096|title=History of the United States Championship - Montel Vontavious Porter (2)|date=2009-03-20|accessdate=2009-03-21|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Benjamin then participated in the Money in the Bank match as scheduled at [[WrestleMania XXV]], but failed to win when CM Punk won the match for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/04/06/9019551.html|title=Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show|date=2009-04-06|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=2009-04-06|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Benjamin then began a feud with [[John Hennigan|John Morrison]], to whom he would eventually lose at [[Judgment Day 2009|Judgment Day]]. On June 29, 2009, he was traded back to [[ECW on Sci Fi|ECW]] but lost to Yoshi Tatsu in his debut match. After taunting Yoshi Tatsu and mocking his Japanese heritage, Yoshi beat him with a single buzzsaw kick. <!-- DO NOT ADD WEEK BY WEEK EVENTS, RUMORS OR SPECULATION. THIS INCLUDES ANNOUNCED MATCHES THAT HAVE NOT YET OCCURRED. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A NEWS SITE BUT AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Please see the articles "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" and "Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles" for more information. -->
On June 29, 2009, he was traded back to [[ECW on Sci Fi|ECW]], losing to a debuting [[Naofumi Yamamoto|Yoshi Tatsu]].<!-- DO NOT ADD WEEK BY WEEK EVENTS, RUMORS OR SPECULATION. THIS INCLUDES ANNOUNCED MATCHES THAT HAVE NOT YET OCCURRED. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A NEWS SITE BUT AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Please see the articles "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" and "Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles" for more information. -->


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Shelton Benjamin
Born (1975-07-09) July 9, 1975 (age 49)[1]
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Shelton Benjamin
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight248 lb (112 kg)[2]
Billed fromOrangeburg, South Carolina[2]
Trained byOhio Valley Wrestling
DebutNovember 2000[1]

Shelton Benjamin[1] (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working on its ECW brand.

Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted as an assistant coach in amateur wrestling. He first spent time in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship four times. WWE then moved him to the main roster and put him into an alliance with Kurt Angle and Charlie Haas, known as Team Angle (and later the World's Greatest Tag Team). During his tenure with the company, he has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship three times, the WWE United States Championship one time, and the WWE Tag Team Championship two times. His first reign as Intercontinental Champion is currently the longest of the 21st Century, and his reign as United States Champion is tied seventh longest ever. Benjamin is widely considered one of the best pure athletes in professional wrestling today.

Amateur wrestling

Benjamin grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina where he was an amateur wrestler.[2] He began wrestling while in the 10th grade at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.[3] While in high school, he achieved a 122–10 win-loss record and was a two-time South Carolina state high school heavyweight wrestling champion, earning the title in both 1993 and 1994.[2][1][3][4] He also was a Junior College National Track Champion in the 100 meter and won the junior college national wrestling heavyweight title in 1996 while attending Lassen Junior College in Susanville, California.[3][4] He was then accepted to attend the University of Minnesota, where he achieved a 36–6 win-loss record.[1] Moreover, while attending the university, he was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler.[3] After graduation, he served as an assistant coach at the University and trained with future OVW tag team partner Brock Lesnar.[3][4] In 1997, Benjamin went 36–6 and made 12 pins in the Big Ten Championship, in which he placed sixth.[4] Instead of trying to qualify for the 2000 Olympics, Benjamin decided instead to try and pursue a professional wrestling career.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000–2002)

Benjamin was offered and accepted a contract from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was placed in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as one half of a tag team with Brock Lesnar, who was a wrestling teammate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.[5] Together they were known as the "Minnesota Stretching Crew,"[4] and they held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[6] The first two reigns occurred during February and July 2001.[4] They were scripted to win the title for a third time from Rico Constantino and The Prototype on October 29, 2001.[4] After Lesnar was called up to the main roster in November 2001, Benjamin formed a tag team with Redd Dogg Begnaud called "The Dogg Pound" and once again won the OVW Southern Tag Team Title on July 17, 2002.[1][4] Throughout the remainder of 2002, Benjamin wrestled at several house shows for the main WWE roster and eventually on Sunday Night Heat as a fan favorite.[4]

World Wrestling Entertainment

The World's Greatest Tag Team (2002–2004)

Main article: The World's Greatest Tag Team

Benjamin was offered a full-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract in September 2002.[4] He joined WWE's SmackDown! brand as a villain on December 26, 2002, forming Team Angle along Charlie Haas, with Olympic gold-medalist wrestler Kurt Angle as their on-screen mentor.[7] Their first official match together in WWE was on the January 2, 2003 edition of SmackDown! against Edge and Chris Benoit.[8]

File:TWGTT-Haas-&-Benjamin-Postmatch-crop,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg
Benjamin with Team Angle/The World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas

They continued their storyline feud with Benoit until No Way Out, when Benoit teamed with Brock Lesnar to defeat Team Angle.[9] The duo were scripted to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship just a month after their debut by defeating the champions, Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) on February 6, 2003.[10] The two then went on to compete in their first WrestleMania match at WrestleMania XIX, retaining their tag title in a triple threat match against Los Guerreros, and Chris Benoit and Rhyno.[4] Team Angle later lost the title to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner Tajiri at Judgment Day in a ladder match.[4] The storyline concluded on the June 12, 2003 SmackDown!, when, as part of the scripted events, Angle confronted Benjamin and Haas and fired them from Team Angle.[11] They began referring to themselves as The World's Greatest Tag Team and won the tag title back on the July 3 edition of SmackDown!.[12] They lost the title on September 18, after Benjamin suffered a legitimate knee injury during a match against Los Guerreros.[13] He was sidelined for approximately one month,[4] but the pair competed together again, taking part in a Fatal Four-Way match at WrestleMania XX.[14]

Raw; Intercontinental Champion (2004–2006)

On March 22, 2004, Benjamin was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2004 Draft Lottery.[15] After arriving, Benjamin quickly became a fan favorite when, in his new storyline, he won a pinfall victory over Triple H.[16] Benjamin then feuded with Triple H, beating him three times in total: once by pinfall, once by count-out, and once by disqualification.[17] As part of the storyline, Benjamin then feuded with the other members of Triple H's stable Evolution. Benjamin defeated Ric Flair at Backlash and lost to Randy Orton in a WWE Intercontinental Championship match at Bad Blood.[18][19]

Shelton Benjamin at a house show in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

During a match with Garrison Cade on Heat, Benjamin punched Cade's knee brace, legitimately breaking his hand in the process and briefly taking him out of action.[4] Benjamin returned in the fall of 2004 and was chosen by the fans to compete for the Intercontinental Championship in a match against then-champion Chris Jericho at Taboo Tuesday. Benjamin was scripted to win the match,[20] giving him his first singles title in the company.[1] During his reign as Intercontinental Champion, Benjamin retained the title against challengers such as Christian at Survivor Series in November,[21] Maven at January's New Year's Revolution,[22] and Chris Jericho at Backlash in May.[23] Benjamin lost the title to Carlito when he debuted on Raw during the June 20, 2005 episode, ending the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of the decade.[24]

Benjamin's next storyline began on the December 5, 2005 edition of Raw, when Shawn Michaels was scripted to give Benjamin a speech to get him "psyched" for their tag match together later in the night.[25] As a part of the scripted ending to the match, Michaels was preparing to finish the match when Benjamin tagged himself in and missed a crossbody, allowing Carlito to pin Benjamin.[1] Benjamin was then depicted as having a "losing streak" over the next several weeks,[1] which led to Benjamin's noisy, scolding and domineering "Momma" (played by comedian/actress Thea Vidale) coming to Raw to confront Benjamin. Momma slapped and yelled at Benjamin anytime he lost a match.[26] Before long, she assisted Benjamin in his matches, often interfering on his behalf.[27] This led Benjamin once again becoming a villain. In 2006, Benjamin had a staged on-screen rivalry with then-Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair. On the February 20 edition of Raw, Benjamin defeated Flair to regain the Intercontinental Championship after Momma faked a heart problem, causing enough of a distraction to allow Benjamin to cheat and win the title.[28] Benjamin continued to feud with Flair, but Momma no longer accompanied him to ringside. As part of the scripted events, Benjamin stated that she was undergoing heart surgery in the hospital and that he held Flair responsible.[29]

Benjamin competed in the second Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22.[30] He then had an on-screen rivalry with the winner of that match, Rob Van Dam, in an attempt to take Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract. During this time, Benjamin emphasized his new villainous persona with a new gimmick: wearing shades, jewelry, and occasional colored shirts while entering the ring.[31] At one point, Benjamin was defeated by his former tag team partner, the returning Charlie Haas, during an episode of Raw. A predetermined stipulation added to this loss meant that Benjamin had to defend the Intercontinental Title in the same match as his shot at Van Dam's contract,[32] meaning at Backlash it would be a "Winner Takes All" match. Rob Van Dam was scripted to win at Backlash and take Benjamin's Intercontinental title.[33] Benjamin regained the title from Rob Van Dam in a Tornado Tag Team match, pitting Benjamin, Triple H and Chris Masters against Van Dam and WWE Champion John Cena;[4] both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship could be won by whoever pinned the appropriate champion. After Triple H Pedigreed Van Dam, he turned his attention to John Cena and went for the pin on the WWE Champion. In accordance with the predetermined outcome of the match, Benjamin got to Van Dam first, picking up the pin and his third Intercontinental Championship.[34] 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.[35]

During December 2006, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated Super Crazy.[36] The World's Greatest Tag Team was officially reunited when they defeated the Highlanders on the December 11, 2006 episode of Raw.[37] The duo feuded with Cryme Tyme and competed mainly on Heat.[38]

The Gold Standard (2007–present)

On the November 20, 2007 airing of ECW on Sci Fi, Elijah Burke introduced Benjamin as the newest ECW superstar. 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.[39] He 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.[40] He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW to Kane by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 edition of ECW on Sci Fi. On the February 22 edition of SmackDown!, Benjamin defeated Jimmy Wang Yang in a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match scheduled for WrestleMania XXIV,[41] which was won by CM Punk. After WrestleMania, Benjamin briefly feuded with Punk, before he began an on-screen rivalry with Kofi Kingston, who defeated Benjamin on the April 22 edition of ECW. On ECW's 100th episode, however, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak. To end the feud, Kingston then defeated Benjamin in a ECW Extreme Rules match.

As part of the 2008 Supplemental Draft, Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown brand.[42] On the July 11, 2008 airing of SmackDown!, Benjamin defeated WWE United States Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match, earning himself a future title shot. At The Great American Bash on July 20, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the WWE United States Championship.[43][44] Throughout his reign as champion he retained several times against competitors such as R-Truth and Hurricane Helms. On the 500th episode of SmackDown!, Benjamin lost his WWE United States Championship to Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), ending Benjamin's reign at 243 days.[45] Benjamin then participated in the Money in the Bank match as scheduled at WrestleMania XXV, but failed to win when CM Punk won the match for the second year in a row.[46] Benjamin then began a feud with John Morrison, to whom he would eventually lose at Judgment Day.

On June 29, 2009, he was traded back to ECW, losing to a debuting Yoshi Tatsu.

Personal life

Benjamin is an avid video gamer. He won WWE's THQ Superstar Challenge, a video game tournament that takes place every year during WrestleMania weekend, four years in a row before retiring in 2007.[47][48] He spends time every day playing.[48] Benjamin is also proficient in art. He creates comic book level work and pays close attention to detail, and he almost considered a career in the field.[49]

Benjamin, along with Batista and Josh Mathews, represented WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.[50]

In wrestling

Shelton performs a T–Bone Suplex on Carlito.
Benjamin performs a clothesline on Lance Cade

Championships and accomplishments

Benjamin has been a two-time Tag Team Champion in WWE.

Footnotes

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  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Milner, John (2005-04-17). "Shelton Benjamin's Profile". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  5. ^ "Ohio Valley Wrestling Alumni". ovwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  6. ^ a b "OVW Southern Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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  14. ^ "WrestleMania XX - March 14, 2004". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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  37. ^ "RAW Results - December 11, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  38. ^ "The World's Greatest Tag Team OWoW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  39. ^ "Heating up for the holidays". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  40. ^ "2008 Royal Rumble Statistics". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  41. ^ DiFino, Lennie (2008-02-22). "Results: Two roads diverge". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  42. ^ "Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  43. ^ a b "History Of The WWE United States Championship-Shelton Benjamin". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  44. ^ DiFino, Lennie (2008-07-20). "The Great American Bash: Midas Touch". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  45. ^ "History of the United States Championship - Montel Vontavious Porter (2)". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  46. ^ Plummer, Dale (2009-04-06). "Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
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  49. ^ "Superstars and Divas Hidden Talents Revealed". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
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