Shelton Benjamin Squashes Rumor He Was Released From WWE, Jokingly Blames Mia Yim For Starting Rumor

Shelton Benjamin squashes rumor that he was released from WWE.

Shelton Benjamin is a former WWE Tag Team Champion, Intercontinental Champion, and United States Champion. Currently, he is on the Monday Night Raw roster and paired with Cedric Alexander. Benjamin had his first run in WWE in the early 2000s and returned in 2016 and has since had several different tag team pairings.

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Shelton Benjamin is now squashing bogus Twitter reports that he was released from WWE and having a little fun with the matter, jokingly blaming Mia Yim, his frienemy, for starting the rumor.

You can catch Shelton Benjamin on Monday nights on Monday Night Raw and occasionally on WWE Main Event every Thursday.

Recently, Shelton Benjamin spoke with Sean Ross Sapp ahead of the Royal Rumble. You can check out the full interview here.

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