Shelton Benjamin has no time for Hulk Hogan.
While promoting his new Real American Freestyle Wrestling event, Hulk Hogan discussed amateur wrestlers making the transition to pro wrestling. While speaking to TMZ, Hogan said, "You know, Benjamin Shelton, all these different guys that I’ve had the opportunity to see adapt to our business. And I said, you know something, there’s something there with these amateur guys.”
Hogan would be referring to Shelton Benjamin, not Benjamin Shelton.
Shelton issued the following response:
Message to @HulkHogan. You lost me forever with your “don’t get caught” …or as you would call it “apology” speech. So rather than screw up my name and pretend we ever had any sort of camaraderie which we never had. Please do me a favor & pic.twitter.com/4ccA4I9Qef
— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) May 6, 2025
In 2015, Hogan was suspended from the WWE Hall of Fame for three years after he was caught using racist language on tape. Hogan called the comments a "speed bump" and "not who he was."
Shelton is currently signed to AEW and is one half of the AEW Tag Team Champions alongside Bobby Lashley.
