Shelton Benjamin On WWE Hall Of Fame: I’d Like To Think That I Made A Big Enough Contribution To Be Inducted

Shelton Benjamin talks about the WWE Hall of Fame.

Throughout his legendary career, Shelton Benjamin was known in the WWE as the ‘Gold Standard’ where he dominated all aspects of the ring whether it was singles or tag team action. However, Benjamin never got the opportunity to win the World Championship, despite that, many feel strongly that he should be in the WWE Hall of Fame and now Benjamin feels the same way too.

“It would be a nice touch to the end of a long career. Will it happen? Shawn Michaels said they would hold a spot open for me and things like that. I’d like to think I made a big enough contribution to the business that I would go in. I would love that. I’m a bit of a WWE product. I was discovered by them. I was trained by them. Most people know me from them. It’s not a situation where, because I’m with AEW now, I am anti-WWE. I am absolutely not that. I do not believe in tribalism as a performer between companies. Whether I’m wrestling for WWE, AEW, IMPACT, New Japan, I’m wrestling. This is what I do and this is my craft. If I can’t apply my craft on place, I go to another. As a performer, there is no time for tribalism. I have so many friends in companies, it makes no sense for me to hate on them.(asked who would induct him)Probably, my first thought, Kurt Angle. That’s my first thought for induction. Now, possibly MVP. Arn Anderson. Gerald Brisco. People that really helped me get there. There are a few candidates, but number one would be Kurt. He helped introduce me to the world and his name helped catapult me to the immediate public eye and notoriety. That would be my first choice.” Benjamin said to Gabby LaSpisa of the Gabby AF podcast.

Benjamin is now part of All Elite Wrestling where he is known as the ‘Standard Of Excellence’ and he is aligned with MVP as part of the Hurt Syndicate.

H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

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