Shelton Benjamin
Wrestler, TV Personality
1975 –
Who is Shelton Benjamin?
Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. He wrestled for Ring of Honor for two years, and currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling under the ring name Shelton X Benjamin. 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. 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.
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- Born
- Jul 9, 1975
Orangeburg - Also known as
- The Gold Standard
- Shelton Albert Benjamin
- Shelton James Benjamin
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Minnesota
- Employment
- WWE
- Lived in
- Minnesota
- South Carolina
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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