Posts Tagged ‘Shelton Benjamin’

Shelton Benjamin To Return To WWE?, “Superstars” Preview

— One WWE source indicated that it would not be surprising to see the recently released Shelton Benjamin return to the organization.

Just before his termination last month, Benjamin returned to college. He will be receiving his degree at the end of this semester from the University of Minnesota.

— Matches taking place on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:

* Christian vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Cody Rhodes vs. Chris Masters
* William Regal vs. Goldust
* Santino Marella vs. Vladimir Kozlov

— The latest issue of WWE Magazine is on sale now and features John Cena on the cover. Inside is a feature article determining whether there is any stipulation match he is vulnerable to.

Beth Phoenix Seriously Injured, Shelton Benjamin Update, More

(source: www.f4wonline.com)

— Beth Phoenix reportedly suffered a torn ACL that is expected to keep her out of action indefinitely.

The reigning Women’s Champion initially suffered the injury at last week’s SmackDown television tapings when she worked a match with Rosa Mendes for WWE Superstars.

As far as her Women’s Title is concerned, an angle will occur on tomorrow night’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown involving the belt.

— Just before his release last month from WWE, Shelton Benjamin had gone back to college. He will be receiving his degree at the end of this semester from the University of Minnesota. Benjamin was a two-time All-American wrestler before being recruited alongside Brock Lesnar by Gerald Brisco to join the promotion in 2000.

— Having passed 1,000 days as WWE Champion, John Cena is the fifth longest reigning champion in history, trailing Bruno Sammartino (4,040 days), Hulk Hogan (2,185), Bob Backlund (2,138) and Pedro Morales (1,027).

This Week’s SmackDown Main Event, Superstars Moved To Raw

— The WWE website is advertising a match between Unified Tag Team Champ Big Show and Edge for this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown.

— Both Zack Ryder and Rosa Mendes have officially been moved to Raw following their appearance on Monday’s show as their respective profiles are now listed on the Raw Superstars section within the company website.

Likewise, Shelton Benjamin has officially been moved to SmackDown. He appeared on last week’s broadcast, winning a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match.

— Former WWE manager William Moody (a/k/a Paul Bearer) noted on his Twitter account last week that he did voice-overs for WWE’s forthcoming video game, SmackDown vs. Raw 2011.