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Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin

Actor · Born July 9, 1975 · Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Shelton James Benjamin is a European-American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. He wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) for two years, and currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. 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 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 won the Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship once, and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice with Haas.

Acted in 123

2020s

  1. 2026

    AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In

    Shelton Benjamin

  2. AEW Double or Nothing 2026

    Shelton Benjamin

  3. 2025

    AEW Full Gear 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  4. AEW WrestleDream 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  5. AEW All Out 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  6. AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  7. AEW All In 2025: Texas

    Shelton Benjamin

  8. AEW Double or Nothing 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  9. AEW Dynasty 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  10. AEW Revolution 2025

    Shelton Benjamin

  11. 2024

    AEW Full Gear 2024

    Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)

  12. AEW WrestleDream 2024

    Shelton Benjamin

  13. 2023
  14. 2022
  15. 2021

    WWE Survivor Series 2021

    Shelton Benjamin

  16. WWE Crown Jewel 2021

    Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)

  17. 2020

    WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020

    Shelton Benjamin

  18. WWE Survivor Series 2020

    Shelton Benjamin

  19. WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

    Shelton Benjamin (Appearance)

  20. WWE Clash of Champions 2020

    Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)

  21. WWE Payback 2020

    Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)

  22. WWE SummerSlam 2020

    Shelton Benjamin (Preshow) (Appearance)

  23. Ruthless Aggression

    Shelton Benjamin · 1 episode

  24. WWE Royal Rumble 2020

    Shelton Benjamin

2010s

  1. 2019

    WWE Crown Jewel 2019

    Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)

  2. WWE Super ShowDown 2019

    Shelton Benjamin

  3. WWE WrestleMania 35

    Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)

  4. WWE Royal Rumble 2019

    Shelton Benjamin

  5. 2018

    WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

    Shelton Benajmin

  6. WWE Fastlane 2018

    Shelton Benjamin

  7. WWE Royal Rumble 2018

    Shelton Benjamin

  8. 2017

    WWE Clash of Champions 2017

    Shelton Benjamin

  9. WWE Hell in a Cell 2017

    Shelton Benjamin

  10. WWE: WrestleMania Monday

    Shelton Benjamin

  11. 2016

    Developmentally Speaking With Matt Striker, Shelton Benjamin & Karlee Perez

    Shelton Benjamin

  12. 2015

    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9

    Shelton Benjamin

  13. 2014

    NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)

    Shelton Benjamin

  14. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11

    Shelton Benjamin

  15. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9

    Shelton Benjamin

  16. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8

    Shelton Benjamin

  17. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7

    Shelton Benjamin

  18. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6

    Shelton X Benjamin

  19. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5

    Shelton Benjamin

  20. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4

    Shelton Benjamin

  21. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3

    Shelton Benjamin

  22. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2

    Shelton Benjamin

  23. NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1

    Shelton Benjamin

  24. NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena

    Shelton Benjamin

  25. NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014

    Shelton Benjamin

  26. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

    Shelton X Benjamin

  27. 2013

    NJPW Destruction 2013

    Shelton Benjamin

  28. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)

    Shelton Benjamin

  29. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8

    Shelton Benjamin

  30. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7

    Shelton Benjamin

  31. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6

    Shelton Benjamin

  32. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5

    Shelton Benjamin

  33. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4

    Shelton Benjamin

  34. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3

    Shelton Benjamin

  35. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2

    Shelton Benjamin

  36. NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1

    Shelton Benjamin

  37. NJPW Dominion 6.22

    Shelton Benjamin

  38. ROH: Supercard of Honor VII

    Shelton Benjamin

  39. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

    Shelton Benjamin

  40. 2012

    ROH Final Battle 2012 - Doomsday

    Movie

  41. ROH: Glory By Honor XI

    Shelton Benjamin

  42. NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)

    Shelton Benjamin

  43. NJPW Dominion 6.16

    Shelton Benjamin

  44. ROH: Unity

    Shelton Benjamin

  45. ROH: 10th Anniversary

    Shelton Benjamin

  46. ROH Underground

    Shelton Benjamin

  47. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

    Shelton Benjamin

  48. WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

    Shelton Benjamin (archive footage)

  49. 2011

    ROH: Glory By Honor X

    Shelton Benjamin

  50. ROH: Gateway To Honor

    Shelton Benjamin

  51. ROH: No Escape

    Shelton Benjamin

  52. ROH: World's Greatest

    Movie

  53. 2010

    ROH: Glory By Honor IX

    Movie

  54. WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

    Shelton Benjamin

2000s

  1. 2009

    WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

    Shelton Benjamin

  2. WWE Survivor Series 2009

    Shelton Benjamin

  3. WWE Judgment Day 2009

    Shelton Benjamin

  4. WWE WrestleMania XXV

    Shelton Benjamin

  5. WWE Royal Rumble 2009

    Shelton Benjamin

  6. 2008

    WWE Survivor Series 2008

    Shelton Benjamin

  7. WWE SummerSlam 2008

    Shelton Benjamin (Appearance)

  8. WWE The Great American Bash 2008

    Shelton Benjamin

  9. WWE WrestleMania XXIV

    Shelton Benjamin

  10. WWE Royal Rumble 2008

    Shelton Benjamin

  11. 2007

    WWE One Night Stand 2007

    Shelton Benjamin

  12. WWE Royal Rumble 2007

    Shelton Benjamin

  13. WWE New Year's Revolution 2007

    Shelton Benjamin

  14. 2006

    WWE Vengeance 2006

    Shelton Benjamin

  15. WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

    Shelton Benjamin

  16. WWE Backlash 2006

    Shelton Benjamin

  17. WWE WrestleMania 22

    Shelton Benjamin

  18. WWE Royal Rumble 2006

    Shelton Benjamin

  19. WWE New Year's Revolution 2006

    Shelton Benjamin

  20. 2005

    WWE Unforgiven 2005

    Shelton Benjamin

  21. WWE Vengeance 2005

    Shelton Benjamin

  22. WWE WrestleMania 21

    Shelton Benjamin

  23. WWE Royal Rumble 2005

    Shelton Benjamin

  24. WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

    Shelton Benjamin

  25. 2004

    WWE Survivor Series 2004

    Shelton Benjamin

  26. WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004

    Shelton Benjamin

  27. WWE Bad Blood 2004

    Shelton Benjamin

  28. WWE Backlash 2004

    Shelton Benjamin

  29. WWE WrestleMania XX

    Shelton Benjamin

  30. WWE No Way Out 2004

    Shelton Benjamin

  31. WWE Royal Rumble 2004

    Shelton Benjamin

  32. 2003

    WWE Vengeance 2003

    Shelton Benjamin

  33. WWE Judgment Day 2003

    Shelton Benjamin

  34. WWE Backlash 2003

    Shelton Benjamin

  35. WWE Wrestlemania XIX

    Shelton Benjamin

  36. WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary

    Shelton Benjamin

  37. WWE No Way Out 2003

    Shelton Benjamin

  38. WWE Royal Rumble 2003

    Shelton Benjamin

1990s

  1. 1997

    EP Daily

    TV

Wrote 1

2000s

  1. 2008

    WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

    Writers' Assistant

Appearances22

2020s

  1. 2026

    AEW Brawl in the Ballpark

    Himself

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2016

    Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat

    Himself

  3. 2013

    WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology

    Himself

  4. Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

    Himself

  5. 2012

    Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling

    Himself

  6. WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

    Himself

  7. 2011

    The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

    Himself

  8. ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2

    Himself

  9. ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1

    Himself

  10. 2010

    WWE Royal Rumble 2010

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2008

    WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

    Himself

  2. WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero

    Himself

  3. WWE Unforgiven 2008

    Himself

  4. WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story

    Himself

  5. 2007

    WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

    Himself

  6. WWE: The Ladder Match

    Himself

  7. 2006

    The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

    Self

  8. 2005

    WWE Backlash 2005

    Himself

  9. 2004

    Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

    Self (archive footage)