
Who Is Shelton Benjamin?, Age, Height, Weight, Career, Family, Net Worth: Shelton Benjamin, also known as Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler.
He developed a passion for wrestling at a younger age and began his professional wrestling career in WWE’s developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
Benjamin has been consistent throughout his career and has become one of the most sought-after professional wrestlers.
Under Ohio Valley Wrestling, he held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship four times; three times with Brock Lesnar and once with Rodney Mack.
Benjamin was later moved to the WWE main roster where he formed an alliance known as Team Angle with Kurt Angle and Charlie Haas.
With WWE, he won the Intercontinental Championship thrice, the United States Championship once, the WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship thrice, and the WWE 24/7 Championship thrice.
Benjamin is best known for his tenures with WWE, from 2000 to 2010, and then again from 2017 to 2023. He’s widely considered one of the greatest WWE wrestlers to never win a world title.
In September 2023, he hit major headlines after he was released by the WWE after completing their merger with UFC under TKO Group Holdings on September 12.
The merger has resulted in mass layoffs with a number of employees released in the divisions considered redundant. Benjamin was released in April 2010 but returned in August 2017 and has been released again in September 2023.
As of this writing, eight WWE stars have reportedly been released from the company with more expected soon. The eight are; Dolph Ziggler, Mustafa Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Elias, Riddick Moss, Rick Boogs, Emma, and Aaliyah.
Shelton Benjamin Age
Shelton Benjamin celebrated his 48th birthday in July this year (2023). He was born on July 9, 1975, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States.
Shelton Benjamin Height & Weight
Shelton Benjamin stands at a height of 1.88 m and weighs around 112 kg. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, he was a two-sport athlete in college.
Shelton Benjamin Family
Shelton Benjamin was born to his parents in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States.
Although he’s famous, there’s no relevant information regarding his parents as their name, date of birth, age, and occupation are unknown to us at this time of writing.
The professional wrestler has never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents. There are no records about that.
Owing to the fact that he hardly opens up about his private life, we do not have any information regarding his love life as of this writing. However, Shelton Benjamin has never been married and there are no records of his past affairs or girlfriend.
Shelton Benjamin has two daughters including Kyana who graduated from high school in 2017. The identity of his other daughter is unknown to us at this time of writing. Their date of birth and age are also unknown.
Shelton Benjamin Net Worth
As of September 2023, Shelton Benjamin has an estimated net worth of about $3 million. He has accrued such an amount from his career as a professional wrestler.
Shelton Benjamin Social Media
Shelton Benjamin owns a verified Instagram account with over 280,000 followers, a Twitter account with over 260,000 followers, and a verified Facebook page with over 200,000 followers. He’s very active on these social media platforms.
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