Recent WWE Returnee Shelton Benjamin Comments On The End Of His First Run With The Company
Shelton Benjamin recently resigned with WWE and has enjoyed success as part of a new tag-team with Chad Gable. Now, the talented grappler reflects on his somewhat disappointing first run with the company...
Though Shelton Benjamin was frequently the MVP of many of his matches during his first run with WWE and held several different titles, he never really reached his full potential as a main event star.
Benjamin will be hoping to do just that now that he's back with the company, and while appearing on the Edge and Christian Podcast he reflected on his departure and said he feels it was probably a good thing in the end:
“When the release came, honestly, I felt like I needed it. I had been there for 10 years and I said, ‘I had a lot of great moments, but I’ve never really accomplished what I wanted to, obviously, being WWE champ and there’s a whole list of things that every Superstar should aspire to be being the champ, being the WWE Champion is one of them. If you’re not there to be champ, then quit the [pro wrestling] business. … I had a lot of wonderful experiences, but I had a lot of frustrating experiences too, so by the time my release came, it was almost mutual, like I felt I had been spinning my tires, like, wow. I admit, I was getting complacent.”
Benjamin is currently part of a new tag-team with Chad Gable, and although they've been winning matches up to now, many people think a heel turn is on the horizon for the recent returnee.
If that does happen, Shelton will have a great opportunity to challenge for one Smackdown Live's singles titles at some point down the line.
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