Shelton Albert Benjamin was born on July 9, 1975, in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
He is an American pro wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently performing on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as one half of the World's Greatest Tag Team with Charlie Haas. Shelton Benjamin is known for his high-flying talent and, according to Jim Ross, is "the best pure athlete" on the RAW roster.
Shelton Benjamin was Brock Lesnar's tag team partner (also a wrestling teammate and roommate at The University of Minnesota) in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
While attending the University of Minnesota, Shelton had a 36-6 win-loss record.
Shelton debuted on WWE's SmackDown! brand as a heel along with Charlie Haas on December 26, 2002 to form Team Angle, with Olympic gold-medallist wrestler Kurt Angle as their mentor. However on the June 12th Smackdown Kurt Angle confronted Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas and ended up firing them from Team Angle.
Their first official match in WWE together was on the January 2, 2003 edition of WWE SmackDown! against Edge and Chris Benoit in a feud that continued until No Way Out 2003.
Shelton was named African–American Wrestler of the Year award in 2005 by the Black Athlete Sports Network.
In 2005, Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 9 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500.
Shelton was also named Most Underrated Wrestler (2005–2007) by Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.
Shelton Benjamin sites at Celebrity Link
He is an American pro wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently performing on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as one half of the World's Greatest Tag Team with Charlie Haas. Shelton Benjamin is known for his high-flying talent and, according to Jim Ross, is "the best pure athlete" on the RAW roster.
Shelton Benjamin was Brock Lesnar's tag team partner (also a wrestling teammate and roommate at The University of Minnesota) in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
While attending the University of Minnesota, Shelton had a 36-6 win-loss record.
Shelton debuted on WWE's SmackDown! brand as a heel along with Charlie Haas on December 26, 2002 to form Team Angle, with Olympic gold-medallist wrestler Kurt Angle as their mentor. However on the June 12th Smackdown Kurt Angle confronted Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas and ended up firing them from Team Angle.
Their first official match in WWE together was on the January 2, 2003 edition of WWE SmackDown! against Edge and Chris Benoit in a feud that continued until No Way Out 2003.
Shelton was named African–American Wrestler of the Year award in 2005 by the Black Athlete Sports Network.
In 2005, Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 9 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500.
Shelton was also named Most Underrated Wrestler (2005–2007) by Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.
Shelton Benjamin sites at Celebrity Link
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