They started a feud with Benoit which came to an end when Benoit teamed with Brock Lesnar and defeat Team Angle. [33] Van Dam won at Backlash and became Intercontinental Champion. However, he has openly stated that he is blessed with two daughters. They initially met him at the University of Minnesota and even shared a room together. He was able to earn the Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho at Taboo Tuesday on October 19, 2004, after which he defended his title against Christian, Maven and Chris Jericho at Survivor Series, New Year’s Revolution, and Backlash respectively. Bertie Caldwell, daughter of _ and Ann Shelton Cald­ well, was born about 1868. [101][102] On November 11, New Japan announced that Benjamin would return to take part in the 2012 World Tag League, where he would be teaming with MVP under the tag team name "Black Dynamite". Despite this, Benjamin was defeated by Crews. Although he was elected for the 2000 Summer Olympics he chose to pursue a professional wrestling career. In 1995, he attended North Carolina State University on a full football scholarship. Check back often as we will continue to update this page with new relationship details. They defeated the Briscoe Brothers on February 26, 2011, making them earn another shot at the Kings of Wrestling. Benjamin has aGuinness World Record for the wrestler who won the most WWE THQ Superstar Challenges. One of his daughters named Kyana Benjamin completed her high school graduation in May 2017. [46][47] They won again two weeks later when Carlito turned on Flair, attacking him and allowing The World's Greatest Tag Team to win via countout. On the February 22 episode of SmackDown, Benjamin defeated Jimmy Wang Yang in a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV,[59] which was won by CM Punk. [135] In November, Benjamin made it to the finals of Noah's premier singles tournament, the Global League, but was defeated there by Naomichi Marufuji. Benjamin got released from his contract with the promoion on April 22, 2010. He has made multiple records including being the winner of the Intercontinental Championship three times, the WWE Tag Team Championship three times and the WWE 24/7 Championship three times. [137], On the July 26, 2016, episode of SmackDown, a vignette aired promoting Benjamin's WWE return. [170][171] He has the Guinness World Record for "wrestler who won the most WWE THQ Superstar Challenges". [175], Benjamin has revealed on Lilian Garcia's podcast Chasing Glory he has two daughters. He teamed with Chad Gable and turned to be a fan favorite tag team. 1.4東京ドーム全カードが決定!! [136] On June 12, 2016, Benjamin unsuccessfully challenged Go Shiozaki for Noah's top title, the GHC Heavyweight Championship. [4] He began wrestling his sophomore year at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. I am not signed to @WWE. [48] They then challenged The Hardys for the World Tag Team Championship at One Night Stand in a ladder match, but were unsuccessful. The duo became able to held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. [108][109], Benjamin returned to New Japan on April 20, now working as a member of the villainous Suzuki-gun, teaming with the stable's leader Minoru Suzuki in a main event tag team match, where they defeated Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura. [64] On June 29, 2009, Benjamin was traded to the ECW brand. 2015」1月10日(土)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント", "鈴木軍の乱入及び参戦アピールを受け 2015年1月＆2月ツアー全対戦カード変更！", "ノア・3.15有明大会でTMDKとの再戦が決定したK.E.Sと、弾丸ヤンキースとの対戦が決まったベンジャミンが記者会見!! [37], On the December 4 episode of Raw, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated Super Crazy. After an eight-year absence, next Benjamin appeared in WWE 2K19[177]and WWE 2K20. Benjamin was born on July 9, 1975, which makes his age be 46 years old as of 2021. He is also the godfather to Haas’ oldest daughter named Kayla who was born in 2006. Elsie and her late husband, Rev. On the February 20 episode of Raw, Benjamin defeated Flair to win his second Intercontinental Championship after Momma faked a heart problem, causing enough of a distraction to allow Benjamin to cheat and win the title. At the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2010, Benjamin entered the Royal Rumble match at entry number 20, but was eliminated by John Cena in under a minute. This made the duo refer to themselves as The World’s Greatest Tag Team. People Projects Discussions Surnames Following the match in a WWE Network exclusive, MVP promised Benjamin a rematch with Crews for the United States Championship, thus teasing an alliance between the two. [36] Subsequently, Benjamin feuded with Carlito and others for his Intercontinental Championship before losing the title to Johnny Nitro in a Triple Threat match also involving Carlito at Vengeance. Although this past summer! They also feuded with Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad Gaspard) who eliminated them at New Year’s Revolution in a tag team turmoil match. Benjamin and Haas won the WWE Tag Team Championship by being victorious against Eddie and Chavo Guerrero on February 6. [65] The following night, Benjamin returned to the brand in a losing effort to the debuting Yoshi Tatsu. He has a daughter. Survived by her husband, Gary Shelton; sons, Benjamin Lawson and Jacob Shelton; daughter, Megan Shelton; siblings, Roxanna Shelton; grandchildren, Logan, Elijah, Jaxon, Wesley and Hunter; nieces and nephews, Ashley Shelton, Savannah McClendon, Noah Shelton and Wayne Troutwine; 3 great-nieces and 5 great-nephews. They were defeated by Harlem and Lance (Bravado Brothers) at the Ring of Honor Wrestling television tapings. [113][114] From August 1 to 11, Benjamin took part in the 2013 G1 Climax,[115] where he finished with a record of five wins and four losses, narrowly missing advancement from his block. challenges for GHC Tag Titles, NJPW stars, Misawa memorial", "Ain't no stoppin' him! Effective Immediately! [34][35] On the May 15 episode of Raw, Benjamin regained the title from Van Dam in a Tornado Tag Team match, pitting Benjamin, Triple H and Chris Masters against Van Dam and WWE Champion John Cena;[7] both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship could be won by whoever pinned the appropriate champion. This led to Lashley attacking Alexander and Benjamin, thus kicking them out of the faction in the process. In November 2010, Benjamin competed for American Wrestling Rampage. Benjamin and California born wrestler Mia Yim was rumored to have been dating secretly. Associated With. [11][16] They lost the titles to Los Guerreros on the September 18 episode of SmackDown!, after Benjamin suffered a legitimate knee injury during the match. Furthermore, he has a soft spot for his daughter and congratulated her for graduating from high school in 2017. She named her "legitimate sons" Ralph Shelton, John Shelton, Crispen Shelton, Benjamin Shelton, James Shelton, and grandchildren Reuben Shelton and Patience Catesby BLOCKEY to whom she gave 1 shilling sterling. Benjamin defeated Ric Flair at Backlash and lost to Randy Orton in an Intercontinental Championship match at Bad Blood. He made his WWE television debut on Sunday Night Heat after wrestling at several house shows for the main WWE roster. He also has a soft spot for his daughter and congratulated her on graduating from high school in 2017. [11] Benjamin was sidelined for approximately one month,[7] but the pair competed together again, taking part in a Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania XX. Interestingly enough, actress and comedian Thea Vidale appeared on WWE in 2006 as Shelton’s mother, Momma Benjamin, from January until … Benjamin pinned Van Dam, picking up his third Intercontinental Championship. [14] The two then went on to compete in their first WrestleMania match at WrestleMania XIX, retaining the WWE Tag Team Championship in a Triple Threat match against Los Guerreros, and Chris Benoit and Rhyno. On September 11, 2010, at Glory By Honor IX, Benjamin and Charlie Haas made their Ring of Honor debuts in a match, where they were defeated by The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli). Benjamin and Alexander would later drop the titles back to Kingston and Woods on the March 15 episode of Raw. Like many celebrities and famous people, Shelton keeps his personal and love life private. [4][6][7] Benjamin then attended Lassen Community College in Susanville, California and became a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) track and field champion in the 100 meter as well as a NJCAA collegiate wrestling champion. [39][40] They defeated The Highlanders in a match later that same night. During his reign as Intercontinental Champion, Benjamin retained the title against challengers such as Christian at Survivor Series,[24] Maven at New Year's Revolution,[25] and Chris Jericho at Backlash.
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