Shelton Benjamin
Born: 1975-07-09 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 (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.
Filmography
2025
- AEW Dynasty 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW All In 2025: Texas as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW Revolution 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW Double or Nothing 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW Full Gear 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW All Out 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW WrestleDream 2025 as Shelton Benjamin
2024
- AEW WrestleDream 2024 as Shelton Benjamin
- AEW Full Gear 2024 as Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)
2023
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Shelton Benjamin
2022
- Hey! (EW) as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE This Is Awesome as Shelton Benjamin
2021
- WWE Survivor Series 2021 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Crown Jewel 2021 as Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)
2020
- WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 as Shelton Benjamin (Appearance)
- WWE Payback 2020 as Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)
- WWE Survivor Series 2020 as Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)
- WWE Clash of Champions 2020 as Shelton Benjamin (Ringside)
- WWE Royal Rumble 2020 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE SummerSlam 2020 as Shelton Benjamin (Preshow) (Appearance)
- Ruthless Aggression as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 as Shelton Benjamin
2019
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE WrestleMania 35 as Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)
- WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Super ShowDown 2019 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Crown Jewel as Shelton Benjamin (Preshow)
- Headstrong as Himself
2018
- WWE Royal Rumble 2018 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Fastlane 2018 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Greatest Royal Rumble as Shelton Benajmin
2017
- WWE Clash of Champions 2017 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: WrestleMania Monday as Shelton Benjamin
- One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology as Shelton Benjamin
2016
- Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat as Himself
- Developmentally Speaking With Matt Striker, Shelton Benjamin & Karlee Perez as Shelton Benjamin
2015
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as Shelton Benjamin
2014
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2 as Himself
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Shelton X Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 as Himself
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6 as Shelton X Benjamin
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2014
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9 as Shelton Benjamin
2013
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology as Himself
- NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final) as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6 as Shelton Benjamin
- ROH: Supercard of Honor VII as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4 as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5 as Shelton Benjamin
- Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson as Himself
- NJPW Destruction 2013 as Shelton Benjamin
2012
- WWE Main Event as Shelton Benjamin
- ROH: Unity as Shelton Benjamin
- Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling as Himself
- WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 as Shelton Benjamin (archive footage)
- ROH Final Battle 2012 - Doomsday
- NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man as Himself
- ROH: 10th Anniversary as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final) as Shelton Benjamin
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as Shelton Benjamin
- ROH: Glory By Honor XI as Shelton Benjamin
2011
- ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1 as Himself
- ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2 as Himself
- ROH: Gateway To Honor as Shelton Benjamin
- ROH: No Escape as Shelton Benjamin
- The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn as Himself
- ROH: World's Greatest
- ROH: Glory By Honor X as Shelton Benjamin
2010
- WWE Royal Rumble 2010 as Himself
- WWE Wrestlemania XXVI as Shelton Benjamin
- ROH: Glory By Honor IX
- Wrestling's Highest Flyers as Himself
2009
- WWE Superstars
- WWE Royal Rumble 2009 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE WrestleMania XXV as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Survivor Series 2009 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Judgment Day 2009 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 as Shelton Benjamin
2008
- WWE WrestleMania XXIV as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Survivor Series 2008 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship as Himself
- WWE Unforgiven 2008 as Himself
- WWE SummerSlam 2008 as Shelton Benjamin (Appearance)
- WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero as Himself
- WWE The Great American Bash 2008 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story as Himself
2007
- WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary as Himself
- WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: The Ladder Match as Himself
- WWE One Night Stand 2007 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 as Shelton Benjamin
2006
- WWE ECW as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Royal Rumble 2006 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE WrestleMania 22 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Backlash 2006 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Vengeance 2006 as Shelton Benjamin
- The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story as Self
2005
- WWE WrestleMania 21 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Unforgiven 2005 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Vengeance 2005 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Backlash 2005 as Himself
- WWE Royal Rumble 2005 as Shelton Benjamin
2004
- WWE WrestleMania XX as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Survivor Series 2004 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE No Way Out 2004 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 as Shelton Benjamin
- Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story as Self (archive footage)
- WWE Royal Rumble 2004 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Bad Blood 2004 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Backlash 2004 as Shelton Benjamin
2003
- WWE No Way Out 2003 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Judgment Day 2003 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Wrestlemania XIX as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Royal Rumble 2003 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Backlash 2003 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Vengeance 2003 as Shelton Benjamin
- WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003 as Shelton Benjamin
2001
1999
- WWE SmackDown as Himself
1997
1993
- Raw as Himself