Shelton Benjamin talks about deciding to join AEW and his hopes to eventually win a World Title.
Shelton Benjamin joined AEW alongside MVP and Bobby Lashley, The Hurt Business. Benjamin was the second name of the trio to arrive in AEW and he says it was a long time coming.
Discussing his debut on a recent episode of AEW Unrestricted, Benjamin said that the move almost happened at multiple points during the last year. Still, he was happy with the final product. He also says that winning an AEW World Championship is on the list of things to do in AEW.
“It was a long time coming. We almost made it happen a few times over the past year, but to finally actually be there and to be performing in front of a live crowd on television, all of those things culminated into just for me a great night. So far, it’s been a great experience. I’m enjoying my time there. Like I said, I just want to bring the best of me to the programming," said Benjamin. "Hopefully, we can do some big things while there. Again, the feeling, surreal because not wanting to harp on my WWE experience too much, but that’s 18 years of my career, so it’s really hard not to reflect and compare the difference. It was humbling. I’m a very humble guy that way, but as far as my actual personality and my in-ring abilities, those have always been there, and it is actually refreshing to be able to show people what I really can do.
"So far, fans seem to have taken to it," he added. "I feel like longtime fans always knew, and new fans are going like, okay, is this the same guy from WWE? Honestly, no, I’m not. I’m off the chain, unrestricted, unleashed, however you want to describe it, I’m able to work to my ability, and I feel like I’ll be able to work to my potential. I have big plans while I’m in AEW, and a world title is definitely on that agenda."
Learn what Bobby Lashley has to say about the presentation of The Hurt Business here.
Learn more about Shelton Benjamin's World Title aspirations here.
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