48-year-old former champion reveals if he would return to WWE
A 10-time champion has commented on being released by the company and if he would ever return to WWE. The promotion released a ton of talent following the merger with Endeavor last September.
One of the most notable names to be let go last year was Shelton Benjamin. The 48-year-old has had two successful stints with WWE but was part of the wave of releases last September. He was rumored to be in talks with AEW, but The Acclaimed's Max Caster publicly claimed that the locker room didn't want him.
Speaking with Daily Star, Shelton Benjamin made it known that he would be willing to return to the company if he ever got the call:
“I think I’d be a fool not to look at the opportunity again if they ask me to come back. I would definitely go back. I think you’d be a fool not to; they’re the biggest company in the world. You get the most exposure, you can really build your own personal brand there. WWE is a marketing machine. Most people think of WWE as a wrestling company; I think of it as a marketing company. If you get a chance to go there, I say to anyone: go. If you’ve been there and came back, go back," he said.
Benjamin added that he's not trying to go back to the promotion, but would absolutely consider it if the opportunity came to be:
"Am I trying to go back? No. I take it day by day and deal with what I have to deal with. But if the opportunity came, of course I would definitely consider going back," he added [H/T: Ringside News]
You can check out the interview in the video below:
Shawn Michaels guarantees Shelton Benjamin a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame
WWE legend Shawn Michaels claimed Shelton Benjamin was guaranteed to be a future Hall of Famer in 2022.
The promotion released a video celebrating Benjamin's twenty years with the company a couple of years ago. In the video, Michaels claimed that there is a spot in the Hall of Fame waiting for the veteran once he retires:
"From the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, I just want to say congratulations. And we will keep a spot warm for you in the Hall of Fame, my man. Because that's a guaranteed deal whenever it is you're ready to put up the boots. Congratulations." [03:44 - 03:57]
You can check out the video below:
Shelton Benjamin has had a very impressive career as a professional wrestler. It will be interesting to see if he gets the chance to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the years to come.