Congratulations to AEW star Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin is a former WWE star. (Image via AEW YouTube)
Shelton Benjamin is a former WWE star. (Image via AEW's YouTube)

AEW star Shelton Benjamin is a member of The Hurt Syndicate. Apart from him, this faction consists of Bobby Lashley and MVP. They were known as The Hurt Business under WWE's banner.

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The Standard of Excellence is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment. In the Stamford-based company, he held the Intercontinental Championship thrice, the United States Championship once, and the World Tag Team Championship thrice. Exactly a year ago, he made his All Elite Wrestling debut.

MVP introduced Benjamin to AEW fans during a backstage segment on the October 2, 2024, episode of Dynamite. He made his in-ring debut for the company on October 16, 2024, locking horns with Lio Rush and defeating him with conviction. Benjamin is to be congratulated, as within just a year, he has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in AEW!

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Benjamin, MVP, and Lashley are currently in a rivalry with The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona). They are going to lock horns in a Tornado Trios match at WrestleDream.


Shelton Benjamin named his dream AEW opponents

Shelton Benjamin's time in All Elite Wrestling has been great so far. He and Bobby Lashley are former AEW World Tag Team Champions. They held these titles for more than 200 days, but were dethroned by Brodido at Forbidden Door 2025.

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In a 2024 interview with Busted Open Radio, the veteran named his dream AEW opponents. He mentioned Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, and more.

"AEW is flooded with great talents. My first thought, because I think the guy is phenomenal, is Will Ospreay. I would love to work with Moxley ... I don't even know if we've shared a locker room until now. Swerve is someone I wanted to wrestle, MJF... Hobbs,” he said. [H/T: Times of India]

Shelton Benjamin has the potential to become the AEW World Champion someday. The former WWE star is one of Tony Khan's most valuable assets, and it will be interesting to see what the future holds for him.

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