AEW Star Shelton Benjamin Reflects on Higher Hopes for WWE Return in 2016

Shelton Benjamin Reflects On Returning To WWE In 2017, 'I Had Bigger Expectations'

Photo Credit: WWE Shelton Benjamin expected more when he returned to WWE in 2017. Benjamin had a successful WWE run in his first stint with the company. He was released in 2010, and he wrestled for Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and NOAH over the next few years. Benjamin returned to WWE in 2017 and was later released in September 2023. Speaking on Talk Is Jericho, Shelton Benjamin reflected on returning to WWE in 2017. “When I went back…

AEW Star Had 'Bigger Expectations' For Prior WWE Return - WrestleTalk

An AEW star has spoken about how they had ‘bigger expectations’ ahead of their prior return to WWE back in 2016. When WWE reintroduced the brand split in 2016, a number of former stars were rehired to the company to provide more depth for the Raw and SmackDown rosters. One of those names was Shelton Benjamin, who had previously left WWE back in 2010, who found himself on the SmackDown brand in a tag team with Chad Gable upon his return, which di…

Shelton Benjamin Says He Had Bigger Expectations When He Returned To WWE In 2017

After seven years away from WWE, Shelton Benjamin returned to the promotion in 2017. He was originally scheduled to return in 2016, but an injury kept sidelined until March 2017. Benjamin was paired with Chad Gable upon his return. “When I went back to WWE, I had bigger expectations. One, in my head, I always felt like if you had ever done anything worth memory in WWE, there’s always a chance you’ve gotta go back. So in my head, I always felt li…

AEW Star Shelton Benjamin Reflects on Higher Hopes for WWE Return in 2016

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