Matt Hardy weighs in on how Shelton Benjamin would do if he were starting today.
Shelton Benjamin has been active in the ring for over two decades and is widely regarded as one of the best athletes to ever step foot in the ring. Though Benjamin has captured multiple championships throughout his career, many fans believe he didn't reach the heights he could have given his athletic background.
Speaking on his Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt Hardy said that Benjamin would have more success if he were just starting out today.
“I mean yeah, he had a good run but if he would have came later, if he would have came now where you aren’t necessarily pegged into being a guy that might not the best promo or the best character or the best personality, just nowadays people can be just based purely on their athletic skill and what they can do in the ring and I think Shelton, he’d be a huge star right now, especially if he was just starting out," he said.
Hardy and Benjamin shared the ring a handful of teams during the time in WWE, most notably at WWE Great American Bash 2008 when Benjamin defeated Hardy to win the WWE United States Championship.
Elsewhere during the podcast, Hardy weighed in on what it would take to bring Brock Lesnar to AEW. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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