Dusty knew what was up. Punk vs Shelton would have been a great match.

@ADG.Est.1988

17 күн бұрын

Oh hell yeah

@DiorShiesty

16 күн бұрын

Why didn’t it happen?

@cjallday1130plays

16 күн бұрын

​@@DiorShiestyVince

@michaelrandle7296

16 күн бұрын

​@DiorShiesty like the guy said Vince, and think they had given up on the brand by then. I think it only lasted another year maybe after he came on the show...

@randomguy1033

16 күн бұрын

Dusty was too good for this world

This dude was criminally underused

@lloydlineske2642

16 күн бұрын

Criminally would be the only acceptable word.

@TheJpiscool

16 күн бұрын

I wasn't watching wwe during Shelton's prime because I was too young and my parents felt it was overtly violent-- I have to ask though, is it true that his mic skills were horrendous and that's why he never broke the glass ceiling? Bc that's what I was told, and if that is the case then why didn't they put him with someone like Paul Heyman or MVP way sooner?

@JustinCredible2452

16 күн бұрын

@@TheJpiscool he was very mid on the mic. I never understood why they never put a manager type figure with him either. The dude is an amazing wrestler but unfortunately you have to be decent on the mic too in order to truly get over.

@TheJpiscool

16 күн бұрын

@@JustinCredible2452 But to be fair, talent like Brock Lesnar and early Roman Reigns prove that wrong. Roman is great now don't get me wrong, but he was greener than algae when he first got the top spot, and later he got put with Heyman and that's what REALLY got him over. I feel like Shelton could have easily been wwe champ with a good manager. Easily.

@JustinCredible2452

16 күн бұрын

@@TheJpiscool that's true. Brock was just a bad ass and Roman had "the look". I just don't know why it didn't happen with Shelton. I feel Chad Gable is in the same boat.

"Baybeh, you are going against Phil next week for the tileh, is your moment, you got this"

@mwillia1026

17 күн бұрын

I read this in Dusty’s voice lol

@BroncoKnight34

16 күн бұрын

“You got theeus, baybeh!”

@jaygray6595

16 күн бұрын

You mean tithle😂😂😂

@28opium

16 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@heretic600

16 күн бұрын

Dusty wouldn't call him Phil

Shelton as an athlete is, without a doubt, one of the best professional wrestlers ever from a technical standpoint.

@joezjymnazium77

17 күн бұрын

You forgot "a doubt" after "without" 🤣

@maysonstorm4956

17 күн бұрын

@@joezjymnazium77 Lol. You're right. My bad

@ryanSLF

16 күн бұрын

Yeah the guy was talented asf

@truegrizzlesfan2292

16 күн бұрын

All he need was mic skills

@patrickroden4481

16 күн бұрын

The match he had on Raw with Shawn Michaels in 05 was insane. Two great in-ring workers making magic together

The Gold Standard gimmick was a favourite if mine as a kid growing up. Man Shelton was the full package

@mundial200

16 күн бұрын

Only missed mic skills unfortunately 😅

@negaducksays9368

15 күн бұрын

​@mundial200 they should have given him a good mouthpiece. Maybe turn Teddy Long heel and have him manager. I could also see him being in a stable with Lesnar and Paul Heyman.

@mundial200

15 күн бұрын

@@negaducksays9368 yeah no doubt, unlike Momma Benjamin 😅😅😭

@fab-freshaquaponicbiospher6335

15 күн бұрын

This guy deserved to be multiple time would champion But they racist fucker Vince could never let black man be the champion. He did the same to Booker T

@TheTMNTurtle

11 күн бұрын

ALOT of great wrestlers had/have bad mic skills, their actions carry the talent. RVD, Jeff Hardy, shit even Rey to this day doesn’t sound believable, so it shouldn’t be an excuse. Shelton ended up molding the athletic standard WWE holds itself to now

I called him Super Saiyan Shelton Benjamin 👍🏼💯

@SoloStudioss

16 күн бұрын

You was def the cool one out yo crew

@johnmelrose3774

16 күн бұрын

​@@SoloStudiossI agree with this guy 💪💯

@darthken815

13 күн бұрын

@cbreezy1322 🤣🤣🤣

@cbreezy1322

13 күн бұрын

@@darthken815 🤷🏽‍♂️😁

@jamiemixxismjohnson4193

13 күн бұрын

This mofo spittin

To this day, I still see Shelton Benjamin as one of the heirs of the great Kurt Angle 💯

@3Rayfire

15 күн бұрын

It's a straight line. Kurt Angle-Shelton Benjamon-Chad Gable.

He should’ve been WWE champ and had a good title run. Man was and still is super talented.

@KR-jg7gc

16 күн бұрын

No.

@sunkid02

16 күн бұрын

​@@KR-jg7gcyes

@jamesorion1986

16 күн бұрын

Screw what the npc bot there says. I totally agree, man should have been WWE Champion.

@fab-freshaquaponicbiospher6335

15 күн бұрын

This guy deserved to be multiple time would champion But they racist fucker Vince could never let black man be the champion. He did the same to Booker T

@trewright7834

14 күн бұрын

his mic skills held him back from a lot of accolades he could've accomplished

During that time the USA and Intercontinental Titles were so clean

Ain’t no stoppin him now” 💪🫡🙏🔥🔥🔥💯

Gold Standard was such a nice gimmick, and it felt sooooo in place for him.

@airfixx_8952

16 күн бұрын

.......Shelton was no different before and after. So really; what was the gimmick other than some hair dye?

@Manesson

8 күн бұрын

​​@@airfixx_8952He had the Gold Standard monicker and the artistic direction (titantron, attire, a few catchphrase moments) to go with it, he had a gimmick.

Shelton is underrated. He was peak athletic potential

The most underrated wrestler of all time

Shelton's IC title run was 🔥 and he was like spiderman in MITB matches.. a feud with Dolph Ziggler for the IC or World title wud have been great..

He was one of my favorites. WWE not using him should be a crime. He was a high flyer before that style went mainstream

Shelton Benjamin vs Punk at fuggin Mania for the ecw title would’ve been a match that people still talked about because of how great it was to this day

@trenchkidd162

Күн бұрын

And it should’ve happened both things at mania that year could’ve happened earlier in the show Punk Vs Shelton ECW title Shelton goes over punk goes in the money in the bank match but comes late because he had a match earlier and he comes in and steals it. Everything could’ve still worked out

Shelton was great 🙏

The greatest US Champ in my unpopular opinion 🔥

@TheManny717

16 күн бұрын

I think he's one of the greatest US Champ... which is why he sets the Gold Standard in Professional Wrestling.

@parkinsaw

15 күн бұрын

No love for MVP, title fit him like a glove.

@robertdaniels-lane7321

14 күн бұрын

@@TheManny717 well you just blew my mind with that perfectly worded statement

Shelton has deserved more in his career. Great talent!

This guy was the real deal, an in life bad ass, freaky athletic, had the look and was alright on the mic. Definitely had the potential to have atleast 1 top belt run, but he definitely should have been a high-mid carder and had like 5 ic or US title reigns

@3Rayfire

15 күн бұрын

Hell, all that AND he recruited Brock Lesnar. He should be getting *royalties* for getting Brock in the door.

Criminally underrated.

Shelton is crazy talented. It's a damn shame that he was never world champion in WWE.

@RagingUtai

12 күн бұрын

yeah the fact they never made him champion, yet they managed to make cody a champ, is crazy

@robertjebediahfreeman

11 күн бұрын

@@RagingUtaiYou already know why,Its not crazy. Hopefully I don’t need to explain it to you

when it comes to the debate of people who should have been world champ shelton is the first that comes to my mind

Shelton and Shawn's match on Raw is easily one of the top non ppv match's ever. That super kick he hit Shelton with off the springboard will forever be in my memories. 🎉

@brittanyjimenez6989

16 күн бұрын

A match I'll never forget either I remember!!🎉

@kitsophiri7604

12 күн бұрын

​@@brittanyjimenez6989Epic match..... Classic match

@tcchip

8 күн бұрын

Shelton made every match look like a title match.

@Cut4entertainment

6 күн бұрын

Omg yes 💯🔥

If Shelton is guilty of anything, it's loving the business too much. He was way too happy to be in that ring. Had he been fired up and ticked off in order to adopt a Stone Cold-esque character, everyone would've seen right through it because that's not who he is. Talent for days and the powers that be seldom let him climb past the midcard but the true fans know Shelton is a real one.

@triplebeans4159

3 күн бұрын

That's one of the reasons I quit watching wrestling,putting gimmicks ahead of in-ring talent.

US title looked sooo good on him man

I want to see Shelton beat Punk sooooo bad

@jvgoat6725

17 күн бұрын

That is never gonna happen

@danielsatter1805

17 күн бұрын

@@jvgoat6725 I know

@dantekyle1775

16 күн бұрын

Make him look like clown. Technically wise

@KBlade1

16 күн бұрын

Him and Punk were lowkey Batman and Superman of WWE ECW for a while there

@fab-freshaquaponicbiospher6335

15 күн бұрын

This guy deserved to be multiple time would champion But they racist fucker Vince could never let black man be the champion. He did the same to Booker T

I believe he DEFINITELY DESERVE MORE credit.

I still have always felt that Shelton is among the most underrated superstars ever! Fantastic performer!

He should have been way bigger than he got, dude brought a lot to the ring.

It's sad that the WWE did not push Benjamin the way he deserved to be pushed that man was amazing in the ring watching his matches there was no way that this guy was supposed to be a mid card wrestler 😢😢 I hate how the WWE wastes some of their Best talent.. Ind ring the guy could do anything

@munimmisbah2180

17 күн бұрын

It also suck how Shelton and Brock Lesnar started together the same level and quality, and as a tag team also, they both from same college who also wrestled there but idk why out of a sudden, Brock got a straight up push for the main title, with a damn good manager but Shelton was just left all alone fighting midcards.

@raisinghell619

17 күн бұрын

​@@munimmisbah2180Probably due to Brock's size, Vince always loved large guys.

@nomad155

17 күн бұрын

​@@munimmisbah2180Vince likes big Strong White boys. He's been stuck on that mindset and that's why when he gets less control, there's a wider variety of wrestlers that come along.

@ADG.Est.1988

16 күн бұрын

He wasn't good on the mic..he needed a good stick man.. that would have shot him to the top

@70058

16 күн бұрын

Let's keep this real... I'm a huge wrestling fan but can the rock outperform Shelton Benjamin in the ring athletically moveset wise?????..... They push who they want to push and it's sad The Rock got the big push eventually.... ... I appreciate y'all commenting on the thread... It's nice to interact with other wrestling supporters and fans

Man. I would love to be in the timeline Shelton trained in MMA.

One of the most underutilized athletes in the game. The gold standard should have been ECW champ.

How is this man not a trainer for wwe ? If the future generations were taught by him there’s no telling how far they could go . the performance center works wonders look at kelani Jordan I believe since Shelton has been there done that he could give athletes a leg up under shelton even the worst wrestler would still be an elite athlete no doubt about it

Criminally under utilized.

such a great wrestler. definetly deserved a world title

The amount of people who have lost there job following that advice is hilarious

Most underrated and overlooked wrestler Shelton was , phenomenal athlete. I enjoyed watching all his matches ,

One of the only wrestlers billed from south carolina when I was a kid. That alone meant a lot. Love Shelton

Yo Shelton was a beast his matches was 🔥 always made opponents look great in ring

What's interesting is that Shelton did become a gold standard in another way: before you had Kofi Kingston and his yearly Royal Rumble stunts to avoid elimination, you had Shelton Benjamin preforming *never before seen moves and stunts in the Money in the Bank ladder matches. Shelton Benjamin pioneered moves so unique to the match, that they became standard features in WWE video games for many years afterward. This distinction alone I feel is a clincher for Shelton Benjamin as a future inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. The man helped pioneer both a match that would become not only a yearly match at Wrestlemania (and then go on to become its own Pay-per-view), but also create a move/skill set for the company's gaming franchise. *never before seen...the WWE at least, I don't know about elsewhere, but I'd like to think Benjamin was the first, the originator.

One of the greatest performers in ring. It's criminal that he didn't get a world championship run.

One of the best underrated athlete wrestlers of all time

This guy has always been one of my favorite wrestlers. His theme song has always been stuck in my head 😭

Awe part of the interview. Loved hearing his point of view. Thank you for posting this.

Shelton Benjamin is one of the most underrated wrestlers of the past thirty years. Such talent, athleticism and ability to captivate an audience, especially in ladder matches.

Is one of my favorite wrestlers. Incredibly athletic and should have been a multiple time world champion.

Shelton with the blond hair actually made his gold standard run more iconic

"AIN'T NO STOPPING ME NOWWW!!!!" Shelton Benjamin was definitely underrated in WWE. He was one of my favorites.

An old Shelton Benjamin is something I thought I’d never see

Shelton Benjamin is one of the finest in ring performers of modern wrestling.

Shelton is so underrated. Dude was clean in the ring.

Him on ECW was great. Christian vs Benjamin was an awesome rivalry

A few years later doing something like dying your hair on the fly wouldn’t be seen as a risk to advance your career, but a risk that would piss off management for changing your likeness (ie, WWE’s copyright) without their permission. Even when Shelton did this he might have just got lucky that it didn’t kill his career in WWE.

@2muchReality7ven

16 күн бұрын

Which is dumb because how can a superstar stand out if creative is just pulling bs or not coming up with something.

@tdylan

16 күн бұрын

@@2muchReality7ven It's the way people in power justify not giving opportunities. Creative had nothing for Shelton even though it's their job to have something for everyone. They dismiss it saying "it's up to you to grab the brass ring. You can't sit around waiting for creative to create something for you. Talent takes initiative and gets themselves over i.e. Zach Ryder, and then get punished because "how dare you try to create something from nothing." I often read complaints that Shelton wasn't good on the mic. That's why you give him a mouthpiece. Or give him more time to practice so that he gets better.

@2muchReality7ven

16 күн бұрын

@tdylan Exactly. You try to tell folks this but they only regurgitate what they here only see face value. Instead, you let him talk once every blue moon and have him lose a substantial amount of matches, even as U.S champion. If WWE wanted to try, they would have tried.

@jasondyrkacz8270

16 күн бұрын

​@@tdylan Paul Heyman would've done wonders for Shelton.

He walked into the hair cutlery and said...gimme the Sisco 😂

@bigvanpapi

14 күн бұрын

And Sisqo copied “ The Natural “ Butch Reed!

Most underrated guy

He was so underrated in his time man. He was soooo talented for real. He was one of my favorites to watch.

This man is a incredible wrestler everytime he wrestled he put his all in that ring.

Glad I got to grow up and watch all these greats back in the attitude era with my grandpa man you had to be there every Monday night every Friday night hell TNA as well in Thursday night also

They push the miz but not Shelton

@pinkskincanthandlethesunlight

16 күн бұрын

We all know why

@H.K.5

16 күн бұрын

The Miz is shit in the ring.

@gaminggodforever7945

16 күн бұрын

​@@pinkskincanthandlethesunlight Yeah we do. That won't stop some of these folks from coming in here and pretending otherwise though.

@pinkskincanthandlethesunlight

15 күн бұрын

@@gaminggodforever7945 💯

Shelton was awesome. One of my favorite wrestlers of his time. Didn’t get a huge push but was awesome in the midcards

I believe that’s what they were aiming for, because when Shelton first got to Ecw , his promos hinted at going for the title . He should’ve at least won MITB once

He was dope always liked his matches and I did wanted to see him beat top guys.

One of the best and one of the least recognized.

Shelton was and is so talented I genuinely loved him when he wrestled

He never really got over, but he's known for being a great worker. So I'm glad he stuck around.

I met Sheldon at comic con MS he was hiding from Ruc Flair but when I seen him I yelled "Sheldon what up dawg" and blew his cover then whole crowd screamed Sheldon!!!!

Probably the most under appreciated talent in the history of the WWE.

Shelton was one of my favs growing up! Watching him in the ring was a treat! I always wanted him to be of my cool ass uncles 😂😂😂!

I must recognize he tried everything. He knows charisma was his weak points and he worked really well. Cheers for him, what an amazing wrestler

Dude was a great “villain” character. Honestly, it’s great to see what the personalities of these guys are truly like outside of the ring.

I was delighted to be in the crowd and see Shelton Benjamin in the ring years ago, he was so talented, definitely the ‘Gold Standard’

The emotion that Shelton showed when Lashley and MVP were splitting up the Hurt Business was awesome.His mic skills saved that promo

Dude was doing his thing during the Gold Standard character

Man, I loved Benjamin! His set with Haas and Paul London’s were the first WWE action figures I bought myself (in my teens) great fucking talent.

Shelton's matches with kofi kingston are gold 👌 spectacularly talented heel

Shelton should've had a WWE world title run

Shelton was so slept on back then it’s mind blowing, bro’s athleticism was high tier for sure

Met him last night at a Portland event! He was so chill and cool! He could still put on a match!!

This dude had the MOVES 😭💯💯

Shelton shouldve been world heavyweight champion

Shelton Benjamin in his prime was elite. Underrated af

Stone cold hands down my favorite.

Sheldon Benjamin is my favorite wrestler in Smackdown vs Raw games

I loved the gold standard too. Always been a huge fan of Shelton. He was one of my favorites

Shelton is truly among the best to ever do it!

When he jumped off the tall ladder in WM 💪🏽💪🏽aint no stopping me nooow!

Shelton Benjamin 💪🏽💪🏽💯

Dude maybe the most underrated wrestler ever. It's a shame he never got a world title run.

Gold standard was a good brand, and his wrestling was that standard too, class act

One of the most underrated Pro Wrestler/Superstar! He should of, had a World Heavyweight Title run....

One look and match was all it took to realize this brotha’ was an actual athlete!

Shelton & John Morrison were so underutilized it’s insane

Most underrated wrestler in the history of wwe😢

shelton benjamin is one the very few wrestlers we want back but we know we're never gonna see it happen

Shelton had one of my favorite matches ever. Him against Shawn Michaels. I'll never forget my jaw dropping on the floor

This dude elevated anyone he got in there with. I watch his match with Shawn Michaels once a year, and it doesn't disappoint - one of the best matches ever on RAW, and I'm confident saying that not having watched in about 20 years.

Completely underrated!

Should have been a WWE champion eventually, he was a terrific wrestler back then

Shelton is still one of the most athletic dudes ever. Loved his matches. Tag and singles.