Shelton Benjamin
Acting
- Born:
- 1975-07-09
- Place of birth:
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
AEW Brawl in the Ballpark
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
AEW Full Gear 2025
AEW WrestleDream 2025
AEW All Out 2025
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
AEW All In 2025: Texas
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
AEW Dynasty 2025
AEW Revolution 2025
AEW Full Gear 2024
AEW WrestleDream 2024
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
WWE This Is Awesome
Hey! (EW)
WWE Survivor Series 2021
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
WWE Survivor Series 2020
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
WWE Payback 2020
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Ruthless Aggression
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
WWE WrestleMania 35
Headstrong
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE Fastlane 2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
Developmentally Speaking With Matt Striker, Shelton Benjamin & Karlee Perez
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
NJPW New Japan Cup 2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
NJPW Destruction 2013
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
NJPW Dominion 6.22
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
ROH: Supercard of Honor VII
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
ROH Final Battle 2012 - Doomsday
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
ROH: Glory By Honor XI
WWE Main Event
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
NJPW Dominion 6.16
ROH: Unity
ROH: 10th Anniversary
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
ROH Underground
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
ROH: Glory By Honor X
ROH: Gateway To Honor
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
ROH: No Escape
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
ROH: World's Greatest
Wrestling's Highest Flyers
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
WWE Superstars
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE Survivor Series 2008
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
WWE Unforgiven 2008
WWE SummerSlam 2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE One Night Stand 2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
WWE Vengeance 2006
WWE ECW
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
WWE Backlash 2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
WWE Unforgiven 2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
WWE Backlash 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
WWE Survivor Series 2004
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
WWE Bad Blood 2004
WWE Backlash 2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
WWE No Way Out 2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
WWE Vengeance 2003
WWE Judgment Day 2003
WWE Backlash 2003
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
WWE No Way Out 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
OVW Christmas Chaos
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
EP Daily
Raw