Shelton Benjamin: The Ball Is In AEW’s Court, My Door Is Open, I Haven’t Eliminated Any Possibilities Yet

The gold standard isn’t ruling out being Elite.

In a wave of cuts last September, the former WWE United States and Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin was released.

Benjamin has been recently linked to AEW with fans around the world hoping to see him take his talents there.

In a conversation with Jamal Niaz at For The Love of Wrestling (via Monopoly Events), Benjamin was asked who he would like to face if allowed to join All Elite Wrestling.

“Okada, while I worked alongside him in New Japan, we never actually had a match. So I would love to work with Okada. Obviously, I would love to work with Will Ospreay because I think that guy’s phenomenal. I’ve been watching him for years. People call me athletic, but he does stuff that I couldn’t even, it would put me in traction if I even tried some of the moves he does, but I would love to work with him. I think it could be a lot of fun. So those names are at the top of my list. But obviously, I mean, I enjoy what I do, I love what I do, and I can pretty much mesh with anybody, so it’s just a matter of what they think. But as far as AEW goes, that door’s open. My door is open. I haven’t eliminated any possibilities as of yet,” Shelton Benjamin said.

In the meantime, Benjamin is set to face former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Josh Alexander at Prestige Wrestling’s Alive Or Just Breathing event.

h/t from Fightful.

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