Hometown Orangeburg, South Carolina Moved to Minneapolis, MN
Height 6'2
Weight 245 lbs
Marital Status
Trained by OVW
Debut 2000
Previous Names "The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin
Finishing Move(s) Paydirt ~(Leaping Reverse STO) T-Bone Suplex The Super Kick Exploder Powerslam Dragon Whip/Shell Shocka/Money Clip 450 Splash (Ohio Valley)
Favorite Move(s) Huracanrana Belly to Belly Suplex German Suplex Northern Lights Suplex Samoan Drop Springboard Blockbuster Springboard Bulldog Cobra Clutch Backbreaker Shell Bomb Over the Shoulder Hammerlock Powerslam Running Corner Body Press Flying Inverted Bulldog
Notable Feuds Los Guerreros Chris Benoit & Rhyno The APA Triple H Randy Orton Christian Maven Gene Snitsky Carlito Cool Kerwin White Ric Flair Cryme Tyme Kofi Kingston R-Truth Hurricane Helms Montel Vontavious Porter John Morrison Yoshi Tatsu Zack Ryder Sheamus
Title History OVW Southern Tag Team titles w/Brock Lesnar defeating The Disciples of Synn (February 13, 2001); OVW Southern Tag Team titles w/Brock Lesnar defeating The Disciples of Synn (May 15, 2001); OVW Southern Tag Team titles w/Brock Lesnar defeating Rico Constantino & The PrototyPe (October 29, 2001); OVW Southern Tag Team title w/Redd Dogg defeating Flash Flanagan & Trailer Park Trash (July 17, 2002); WWE Tag Team titles w/Charlie Haas defeating Los Guerreros; WWE Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho (October 19, 2004); WWE Intercontinental title defeating Ric Flair (February 20, 2006); WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam (May 15, 2006); WWE United States title defeating Matt Hardy (July 20, 2007); WWC Universal Heavywight Title defeating Ray González (July 31, 2010); ROH (Ring of Honor) Tag Team titles w/Charlie Haas defeating The King’s of Wrestling (April 1, 2011)