Shelton Benjamin Opens Up About Prioritizing His Health, Says There Are Times When Hands Go Numb
Candid comments from Shelton Benjamin.
For 26 years, Shelton Benjamin has been a pro wrestler, and present day, at 50 years old, he is contracted to All Elite Wrestling and is a member of The Hurt Syndicate with MVP and Bobby Lashley.
Benjamin guest appeared on Busted Open and spoke about prioritizing staying in shape. He shared that there are times when his hands will randomly go numb.
“I’m on my 26th year of being (a) pro wrestler and you know, even uncomfortable positions, there’s still times when my hands will go numb for no reason and things like that so, it’s really important these days for me, to one, stay in shape because at this point, it’s use it or lose it. So that’s why I stay in shape, and I’m really serious about my health these days. Both for work and for my quality of life. That’s why you see all these workout videos, and as you guys know, I never worked out before so now these last few years, I really changed my lifestyle to incorporate more training. So, yeah, health is important.”
Benjamin will be part of the Stadium Stampede match at AEW Double or Nothing on May 24th. He’ll be teaming with Chris Jericho, Bobby Lashley, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson to take on Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Mark Davis, Andrade El Idolo, Clark Connors, and David Finlay.
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