5 things you need to know about Shelton Benjamin

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  Smackdown Live announced Shelton Benjamin has just signed with the Blue brand

   

WWE announced on SmackDown Live last week that fan favourite Shelton Benjamin was returning to WWE programming and had signed with the blue band. The news didn’t come as a complete shock as news of WWE courting former superstars has been heard through the grapevine in the last few weeks.

Shelton Benjamin is the biggest star amongst the names that had been swirling around in  the rumour mill and will help bolster SmackDown Live’s thin roster. Benjamin will slot nicely into the upper midcard of SmackDown and fans will remember him as one of the most exciting wrestlers of the Ruthless Aggression Era.

For those of us who watched back then, Benjamin returning is much more exciting that other returnees like Jinder Mahal and Rhyno. With the WWE Universe abuzz, let’s take a closer look at a few lesser known facts about Shelton Benjamin.