Shelton Benjamin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 9, 1975 (age 51)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Movie · as Shelton Benjamin
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
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AEW Brawl in the Ballpark
Movie · as Himself
AEW Revolution 2025
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AEW Dynasty 2025
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AEW Double or Nothing 2025
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AEW All In 2025: Texas
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AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
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AEW All Out 2025
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AEW WrestleDream 2025
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AEW Full Gear 2025
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AEW WrestleDream 2024
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AEW Full Gear 2024
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All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 12 eps
WWE This Is Awesome
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 1 ep
Hey! (EW)
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 1 ep
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
Movie · as Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2021
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WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Movie · as Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Movie · as Shelton Benjamin (Preshow) (Appearance)
WWE Payback 2020
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WWE Royal Rumble 2020
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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
Movie · as Shelton Benjamin (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
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Ruthless Aggression
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 1 ep
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
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WWE WrestleMania 35
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WWE Super ShowDown 2019
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Headstrong
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WWE Crown Jewel 2019
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 40 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
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WWE Fastlane 2018
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WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
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WWE: WrestleMania Monday
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WWE Clash of Champions 2017
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One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 1 ep
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
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Developmentally Speaking With Matt Striker, Shelton Benjamin & Karlee Perez
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
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NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
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NJPW Destruction 2013
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ROH: Supercard of Honor VII
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NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
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Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
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WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW Dominion 6.22
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NJPW Dominion 6.16
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ROH Final Battle 2012 - Doomsday
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ROH: Unity
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
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ROH: 10th Anniversary
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Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
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WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
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WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
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ROH: Glory By Honor XI
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ROH Underground
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WWE Main Event
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 6 eps
ROH: No Escape
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ROH: World's Greatest
Movie
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
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ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
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The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
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ROH: Gateway To Honor
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ROH: Glory By Honor X
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WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
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WWE Royal Rumble 2010
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Wrestling's Highest Flyers
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ROH: Glory By Honor IX
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
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WWE WrestleMania XXV
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
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WWE Judgment Day 2009
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WWE Survivor Series 2009
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WWE Superstars
TV · 90 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
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WWE WrestleMania XXIV
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WWE The Great American Bash 2008
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WWE Survivor Series 2008
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WWE Unforgiven 2008
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WWE SummerSlam 2008
Movie · as Shelton Benjamin (Appearance)
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
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WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
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WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
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WWE Royal Rumble 2007
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
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WWE One Night Stand 2007
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WWE: The Ladder Match
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WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
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The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
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WWE WrestleMania 22
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WWE Royal Rumble 2006
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WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
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WWE Vengeance 2006
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
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WWE Backlash 2006
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WWE ECW
TV · as Shelton Benjamin · 22 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
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WWE WrestleMania 21
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
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WWE Vengeance 2005
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WWE Backlash 2005
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WWE Unforgiven 2005
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
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WWE Royal Rumble 2004
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WWE Survivor Series 2004
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WWE WrestleMania XX
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WWE No Way Out 2004
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WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
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WWE Backlash 2004
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WWE Bad Blood 2004
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Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
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WWE Royal Rumble 2003
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WWE Wrestlemania XIX
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WWE Backlash 2003
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WWE Judgment Day 2003
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WWE No Way Out 2003
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WWE Vengeance 2003
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WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
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OVW Christmas Chaos
Movie
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as Himself, Shelton Benjamin · 1 ep
EP Daily
TV · 1 ep
Raw
TV · as Himself, Shelton Benjamin, Self · 4 eps