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A Long Time: Gunther Breaks 18 Year Old Record As Intercontinental Champion

February 10, 2023

That’s a long time. Title reigns can be some of the most important things in a wrestler’s career. If someone holds a championship for a long time, it can make them feel like that much bigger of a star. A wrestler being able to hold onto a championship for several months, if not longer, can be a game changer for them and now someone is doing it for the second time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: One More: 51 Year Old Former World Champion Announces Planned Return To The Ring WWE has released a video on their YouTube page, announcing that Gunther is now the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of the century. Gunther has held the title for 245 days, breaking Shelton Benjamin’s mark from 2004/5. If Gunther holds the title for three more weeks, he will pass the Rock for the longest title reign since Mr. Perfect in 1990/1. Gunther previously held the record for longest title reign of any kind in WWE this century with an 870 day reign as United Kingdom Champion, which was broken by Roman Rei..

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WATCH: WWE Star Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary Of His Debut

January 6, 2023

That’s a long time. We are entering a new year and that causes a lot of people to look back at other things, both short and long times ago. This can be the case in wrestling as well, as you will see some stars celebrating milestones in their careers. You might see someone being happy with how long it has been since they first did something, and that was the case again this week in a surprising place. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He’s Back? Vince McMahon Planning Return To WWE, Threatens To Block Huge Deals This week on WWE Main Event, Shelton Benjamin defeated Rip Fowler. Following the match, Benjamin mentioned that he recently celebrated the twenty year anniversary of his WWE debut. Benjamin thanked the fans and said that he was still the Gold Standard and there was no stopping him now. Benjamin debuted on the December 26, 2002 SmackDown and he is a former United States, Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion. That was a special moment. Check out Benjamin’s address, plus some of his bett..

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WRESTLING RUMORS: More Evidence WWE Is Teasing A Hurt Business Reunion

January 5, 2023

The important piece. There have been a lot of stables throughout WWE’s history but most of them follow a fairly standard formula. Most WWE stables are focused around one major star, with other smaller stars supporting them. Without the right balance, the stable is rarely going to work, meaning it has to be put together correctly. It seems a possibly returning stable is working to get the right centerpiece. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: International Incident: WWE Star Loses Title At Major International Event Earlier this week on Monday Night Raw, a backstage segment showed MVP talking to former Hurt Business members Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander. According to Wrestlingnews.co, MVP recently asked Adam Pearce (also in the segment with Benjamin and Alexander) about fellow Hurt Business member Bobby Lashley. There is no word on when or if the Hurt Business could reform. That could make for a heck of a team. Check out the Hurt Business in action: [This post contains video, click to pla..

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LOOK: WWE Teases Popular Stable Reunion On Monday Night Raw

January 3, 2023

Reunion? There are so many wrestlers on the WWE roster that it is difficult to find something for all of them to do. One of the best ways to deal with the problem is to group them together in stables. WWE has used them for years and that tradition continues to be the case to this day. It now seems that WWE is at least considering a reunion of a departed stable. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: And Done: Former WWE Champion Reportedly Now Free Agent, Can Wrestle Elsewhere This week on Monday Night Raw, Damage Ctrl was seen walking through the backstage area on their way to the ring. In the background of the scene were Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, who were talking with MVP and Adam Pearce. Benjamin and Alexander were formerly part of MVP’s Hurt Business stable, along with Bobby Lashley. The meeting was not acknowledged on the broadcast. https://twitter.com/ThomasNg27/status/1610109185299218434/photo/1 The team did well in their day. Check out the Hurt Business in action: [This post ..

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VIDEO: WWE Pays Tribute To 47 Year Old Star On 20th Anniversary Of His Debut

December 27, 2022

He’s earned it. There is a constant stream of new stars coming into WWE but there is no way of knowing who might be the next breakout star. Back in 2002, WWE had perhaps the most successful rookie class in its history, as several future World Champions joined the promotion in the same year. There was one who did not get the same recognition, though now things might be changing. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: WWE Officially Announces Special Match For Royal Rumble WWE has released a video celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Shelton’s Benjamin’s debut with the company. The video includes several wrestlers talking about Benjamin’s career and how well he has done over his time with the company. Benjamin was part of the rookie class of 2002 along with John Cena, Batista, Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton and trained with them in Ohio Valley Wrestling, debuting on December 26, 2002. This is something special. Check out the video, plus some of Benjamin’s better matches: [This post contains..

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LOOK: Bianca Belair Enters Fashion And Fitness Competition (And SMASHES It)

December 6, 2022

It suits her. There are some incredible athletes in wrestling and a lot of them do not get the credit that they deserve for being so skilled at what they do. A big part of this is their fitness and athleticism, both of which can be overlooked. Sometimes you will see a wrestler get the accolades that they deserve for their efforts and another one certainly did that recently. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Just Not Quite: WWE Legend On Why Shelton Benjamin Didn’t Become A Main Event Star Monday Night Raw’s Bianca Belair revealed on Instagram that she participated in a recent WBFF (World Beauty Fitness And Fashion) event. Belair placed first in wellness and second in fashion, which was enough for her to earn her pro card from the organization. Belair, also the reigning Raw Women’s Champion, also revealed that she designed every outfit that she wore on stage for the competition. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bianca Belair (@biancabelairwwe) She has other talents too. Check out B..

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Just Not Quite: WWE Legend On Why Shelton Benjamin Didn’t Become A Main Event Star

December 6, 2022

The missing ingredient. There have been a lot of talent in WWE throughout the years but only a small group of them have reached the top of the company by becoming the World Champion. It means a lot for someone to reach that level, but not everyone is able to get that far. Now one legend is weighing in on why one of his contemporaries never made it all the way to the big one. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Huge Beatdown On Monday Night Raw, Popular Star Taken Out On Stretcher During the most recent edition of The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt Hardy was asked why Shelton Benjamin only made it as far as he did in WWE. Hardy said he felt that WWE did not see Benjamin as a larger than life personality, which limited how far he could have gone. Hardy also said that he believed if Benjamin came up today, he might have had a higher ceiling due to the modern style. Benjamin was quite the marvel in certain ways. Check out some of his better WWE moments: [This post contains video, c..

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WATCH: Mia Yim Claims She Would Request Released If WWE Asked Her To Do This

November 27, 2022

That’s a weird line to draw in the sand. There have been a lot of returns to WWE this year, with several stars coming back to the company after an extended absence. The returns have made for some great moments as the question becomes who will be returning next. Now though, one name has drawn a line in the sand over what will make her walk away from the company. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Triple H Discusses The Future Of Hell In A Cell Match Earlier this month, Mia Yim made her return to WWE after about a year long absence and joined the OC to help take care of Rhea Ripley. During an interview with Bleav In Pro Wrestling, Yim discussed her them upcoming WarGames match at Survivor Series. When asked who she wanted to team with, Yim said that if she was asked to team with Shelton Benjamin, she would ask to be released from WWE. Yim said this with a grin, as she has spoken about her close friendship with Benjamin over the years, Yim’s team would go on to win the WarGames match. There..

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WATCH: 47 Year Old WWE Veteran Suggests Major Career Changes

October 21, 2022

The new version? Finding the right character for anyone is a difficult trick in wrestling. If someone is not presented in the right way, their career could be in a lot of trouble. There is always the option of switching things up, and that could be done in a variety of ways. Now it seems that WWE is making an effort to change up one of its longest standing veterans into something more serious. In recent weeks, Shelton Benjamin and R-Truth have teamed together on Main Event. This week, the two were backstage where Benjamin talked about how he needed to take things more seriously. Benjamin said that he had more of his career behind him than in front of him and everyone told him to be more serious around here. He explained that he describes himself as a former champion to remind himself of how good he used to be. Benjamin then walked away from R-Truth, who said nothing. This is a different way to go. Check out what Benjamin had to say: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion..

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Monday Night Raw Results – June 27, 2022

June 28, 2022

Monday Night Raw Date: June 27, 2022 Location: Sames Auto Arena, Laredo, Texas Commentators: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Jimmy Smith It’s a very special night as John Cena is here to celebrate twenty years (to the day) of his WWE debut. That should be enough to carry the night and that might need to be the case. This is also the go home edition of Raw for Money In The Bank, meaning it’s time to build momentum, establish dominance, and maybe even come up with an original tagline for what the participants are doing. Let’s get to it. Earlier today, John Cena returned to quite the hero’s welcome, meeting a bunch of applauding wrestlers and backstage workers. Money In The Bank Qualifying Match: Battle Royal T-Bar, Mustafa Ali, Shanky, Akira Tozawa, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura, Jinder Mahal, Riddle, Miz, AJ Styles, Ciampa, Reggie, Shelton Benjamin, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, Veer Mahaan Tozawa is tossed out fast and Mahaan clotheslines Benjamin out. The Myste..

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Back At It: Injured WWE Star Returns To The Ring (Contains Minor Spoiler)

June 14, 2022

Welcome back. Injuries are one of the worst things that you can see take place in wrestling as you never know how bad things can be. That is never a good thing to see and the question becomes when someone can get back in the ring. It can be quite the relief to see someone return from an injury and now we are seeing that take place again after a bit of a hiatus. As shown on Twitter, Shelton Benjamin made his return to the ring this week at the Main Event taping before Monday Night Raw. This was Benjamin’s first match since April 25, as he has been out of action with an undisclosed injury. During his injury, Benjamin mentioned that this was only the second time in his twenty plus year career that he had missed time due to being hurt. Shelton Benjamin has returned doing a main event March! #raw #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/3psbsVWJqf — FMZ BTZ (@FMZBTZ) June 13, 2022 Opinion: This is always great to see and Benjamin is someone who can still get in the ring and work well with just about any..

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Ouch: WWE Star Announces He Is Out Of Action With An Injury

May 15, 2022

It can happen to anyone. Injuries are one of the worst things that can happen to any wrestler as you never know when someone is going to be put on the shelf. They can be long or short term but they always happen to someone at some point. The question then becomes just how long someone is going to be on the shelf and now that is the case with a current WWE star. Monday Night Raw’s Shelton Benjamin has revealed that he has been out of action with an injury. Benjamin did not specify the nature of his injury but said he would be back in a little while. He has not wrestled a match since April 25, when he wrestled a match taped for Main Event. Benjamin also revealed that this is only the second time in his career that he has been out with an injury. For only the second time In my career An injury has put me on the shelf. I’ll be back soon. In the meantime I will be putting in the work to come back better than I was before my little setback. See you guys soon! — Shelton J. Benjamin (@Shelt..

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KB’s Review: A Tale Of Two Titles

February 24, 2022

We are less than six weeks away from WrestleMania 38 and that means it is time to really start hammering home the show’s card. Now we already have the four men’s and women’s title matches set (because there are four of those) but there are more than a few other matches that have to be built up. Since we are probably looking at sixteen matches over two days, that means we are likely going to need a dozen more to fill out the card. I’m not sure what we are going to see, but there is someone who has gotten my attention over the last few weeks in a good way. Over the last two weeks, United States Champion Damian Priest has defeated both AJ Styles and Shelton Benjamin. Now that might not sound like much (especially in Styles’ case when he was evening the score after Styles beat him the previous week), but it suggests that WWE is actually building Priest up for once. That is something the company has needed to do after Priest took a few losses in the previous weeks, so maybe things are star..

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Crown Jewel 2021 Live Coverage And Results

October 21, 2021

Crown Jewel 2021 Date: October 21, 2021 Location: Mohammed Abdu Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Commentators: Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Michael Cole After a year and a half away, WWE is returning to Saudi Arabia and the show is actually looking huge. For the first time in a very long while, we are seeing what looks to be a massive show with a lot going on. The main event is Roman Reigns defending the Universal Title against Brock Lesnar and that should be enough to carry just about anything. Let’s get to it. Kickoff Show: Usos vs. Shelton Benjamin/Cedric Alexander Non-title and the fans are WAY behind the Usos to start. Jey and Alexander start things off with Jey grabbing a belly to back suplex for two. It’s off to Shelton, who powers Jey into the corner and then hands it straight back to Alexander for a knee to the face. The arm work begins, including a shoulder breaker on Jey, setting up an armbar. A superplex sends Jey crashing down for two and it’s back to Alexander for a Tequila S..

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WWE Crown Jewel 2021 Preview, Predictions And Thoughts

October 21, 2021

We are on the way to Crown Jewel and this time around that means we are going to be seeing quite the stacked card. There are some rather big matches set for the show and this time around, something might actually happen. For once it feels like a major show that just happens to be taking place in Saudi Arabia, which has certainly not been the case for most of the shows over there. Let’s get to it. Kickoff Show: Usos vs. Cedric Alexander/Shelton Benjamin Are they still the Hurt Business? Anyway, this was added the day before the show as a way to give us something to get the crowd going. That should be enough to warm up the crowd, though you never know what this kind of crowd is going to be at these things. If nothing else, this is a way to have the Usos around for the main event, as Roman Reigns might need some bodies to throw at Brock Lesnar. These guys are good: [This post contains video, click to play] I’ll go with the Usos winning here, as they are one of the best WWE teams in a ..

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New Match Added To WWE Crown Jewel

October 20, 2021

Get things started. We are coming up on WWE Crown Jewel and the card is mostly set. There are all kinds of matches on the show with a bunch of different things included. WWE has still been changing things even right before the show, with some matches being added this week on Monday Night Raw. Now we have one more match added to the card, or at least close to it. Now we have one more match added to the card, or at least close to it. WWE has announced that the Usos will face Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander on the Crown Jewel Kickoff Show in a non-title match. This will be an interpromotional match as Benjamin and Alexander are on Monday Night Raw while the Usos are the reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Crown Jewel Kickoff Show begins at 11am EST on Peacock and the WWE Network. This should be a good one. Check out what both teams can do in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to..

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New Grudge Match Set For WWE Crown Jewel

October 12, 2021

There’s your next one. We are less than two weeks away from WWE Crown Jewel, which will be the company’s next event from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The show will feature some rather high profile matches as WWE treats each event as one of their biggest of the year. That can make for some important moments, and now we know something else on the card. This week on Monday Night Raw, Mansoor and Mustafa Ali were defeated by Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander. Following the match, Ali, who was pinned, shoved Mansoor away for trying to help him. Later in the show, Ali yelled at Mansoor and attacked him. After the show was over, WWE confirmed that the two will meet at Crown Jewel in Mansoor’s home country. https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1447770957167448065/photo/1 This should be a special one. Check out how we got here and Mansoor’s time in the ring in Saudi Arabia: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click..

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More WWE Draft Picks From Raw Talk, Plus Remaining Free Agents

October 5, 2021

We aren’t done yet. The WWE Draft has come and gone for the year and it was certainly an eventful pair of nights. There were dozens of moves made with wrestlers jumping from show to show. At the same time though, there were some wrestlers who stayed on the shows they have been on for months now. It turns out that Monday Night Raw and SmackDown was not everything though, as we have some more picks. This week’s edition of Raw Talk included several more picks in the 2021 Draft. Both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown received additional picks, which were announced in a group rather than show by show. There were teams split up while one team did stay together as they moved. None of these picks had been made before the show aired. Here are the Raw Talk picks in no particular order: Monday Night Raw Dana Brooke Robert Roode Dolph Ziggler Jaxson Ryker Veer Liv Morgan Nox Tamina Mia Yim Shelton Benjamin Cedric Alexander Miz Smackdown Shotzi Natalya Jinder Mahal Shanky These names are in additi..

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WWE Star Issues Bounty On Shelton Benjamin

September 28, 2021

You don’t hear about that very often. There are certainly angles that take place more than once in wrestling, but only after a long time has passed. That was the case with the bounty, as Harley Race offered thousands of dollars to anyone who would take out Ric Flair before Starrcade 1983. Triple H did the same thing with Goldberg in 2003, but now we are getting a slightly different version of the idea. This week’s Monday Night Raw featured the return of the Hurt Business, as Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin rejoined Bobby Lashley. The reformed team attempted to cost Big E. the WWE Title but the New Day made the save. WWE star Mia Yim has tweeted about the situation, offering any member of the New Day $20 to take out Benjamin. New Day has yet to respond to the offer. The new day Vs hurt business…. I love it!!! Which one wanna take my $20 to take out Shelton?! @WWEBigE @AustinCreedWins @TrueKofi #WWERaw — The HBIC (@MiaYim) September 28, 2021 This is a different one. Check out a..

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Run It Back: Stable Reforms On Monday Night Raw

September 28, 2021

Reunion special. Stables are one of the easiest ideas in wrestling because they allow wrestlers to get together and save a lot of time. There are some legendary stables over the years and some of them have been very successful. We have seen a bit of a renaissance of stables in recent years and now a recently split one seems to be primed for another crack at success. This week on Monday Night Raw, Bobby Lashley challenged Big E. for the WWE Title. Near the end of the match, Big E. speared Lashley through the ropes, where Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin appeared. The two were wearing Hurt Business shirts and nodded to Lashley, suggesting that the team was back together before the match ended in a disqualification. The Hurt Business, also including MVP, formed last year and saw success, including winning the Raw Tag Team Titles. They would ultimately split in January of this year, with Benjamin and Alexander being thrown out. You might remember the Hurt Business. Check out some of..