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--Killswitch Engage 00:15, 24 March 2006 (UTC)Who cut that he doesn't lift weights from the trivia? He said he doesn't on Byte this from May last year.
Only reference to DOB is here: [1] -- Rory ☺ 14:44, Jun 11, 2004 (UTC)
thank you User:McPhail for making my short sentence on the african american promo into a full informative paragraph. i appreciate it.
The Picture currently used im my opninion is not very good. If you disagree please say thanks!
Yeah I agree, it doesnt even look like him.
I am trying to find a picture for this page. --Killswitch Engage 00:15, 24 March 2006 (UTC)Killswitch Engage
I replaced the picture with what I feel is a better one. Feel free to remove it if you find something else.
--SHodges--
== Shelton Benjamin is the only person to beat Triple H three times in a row. Shelton Benjamin in High School had a 120 wins and 10 loses in wrestling.
Is this true? I only remember him beating Trips twice, and Batista has beaten him three times...right?
Chris Benoit has also beaten Triple H 3 times. He did it at WM 20, Backlash 2004 and the Eddie Guerrero tribute.--Killswitch Engage
Benoit didn't do it in a row though,I remember him losing to HHH in a pick your poison match.Kotenks 21:17, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Shelton only beat HHH once by pinfall in a one on one match. Countouts mean nothing. Shelton only has one win over HHH. Batista has three. In fact, Batista is 3-0 vs. HHH. Benoit's triple threat wins over HHH also don't count. However, Benoit has beaten HHH five times. 1.Nov. 2, 2000 on SmackDown! thanks to outside interference from Eddie Guerrero 2.Vengeance 2004 3.Raw in July 2004 in an Iron Man Match, thanks to Eugene 4.Raw May 2, 2005 in the first round of the Gold Rush tournament, thanks to Batista 5.Eddie G. tribute
Technically, countouts don't mean nothing. However, I believe that you just established that Shelton didn't beat HHH three times in a row, and that he wouldn't be the only one to do it if he had. Thanks, -- THLRCCD 16:00, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
Who removed Shelton's finishing and signature moves list? That was inappropriate.
This page is missing Benjamin's first run with WWE. He didn't originally debut on Smackdown! with Haas, but his debut was on HEAT in singles competition. Yea The only reason most people forget his run was because of his lack of charisma and a gimmick at the time. Anybody wanna make note of that? User:Slapslapslap
Oops. Sorry guys i missed that last note in the section OVW. However i think that info should be placed somewhere else. User:Slapslapslap
The trivia section ought to be merged - judging by some of the entries it doesn't have much of a narrow focus. See Wikipedia:Trivia for a related essay. --Jtalledo (talk) 21:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I never heard anyone call it that in WWE tv or anywhere else... Unless it was called that in OVW, i dont think it should be mentioned... Same for the "Shell Bomb"
Yeah, I don't think I've heard it called that either. --Mikedk9109 (talk to me) (watch me) 21:20, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
A couple of months back, I added the Springboard Blockbuster to Shelton's signature moves. He has used it several times back in 2005, especially on Heat and has used it on the 10/16/06 episode of Raw, should I add it back onto his movelist? JamX3K
Can't something be added to the page about his amazing talent. I've never seen anything like this man before. Some of the things he does, I've never seen any of the other wrestling stars do. Yet, the WWE treats him as a lower-ranked star, putting him on episodes of Heat I now even heard. Twentyboy 07:50, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Is it true that he is considering leaving WWE and going to TNA because of him being misused or being treated as a lower-ranked star, or this are just rumours?
I hope you're not serious. I will miss him. He really has been misused as a lower-ranked superstar though. I would leave. Add it to the article if you can find a source Twentyboy 18:54, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
This coming from a mark. Shawn Michaels himself admitted that Shelton is one of the best wrestlers he's worked with in his career. Lionheart08
I think this could actually be notable, he is very popular with the IWC and everyone agrees that he is misused. The reason that has become popular on forums is that its because of his poor mic skills. Don.-.J 16:52, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
This article has been the subject of recent vandalism. I have tried to the extent possible to fix it, but there may be other portions I have missed. Anyone who can fix this, and has more knowledge of what is true and what is false, is welcome to try. It may need to be locked down temporarily. Quidam65 15:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, when did he? I don't remember it being listed as one... --James Maxx 14:21, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
1. The article is well written. However, please beware of making it clear when you are speaking "in universe". At some points, you say that he "lost a match", as though the whole thing wasn't rigged to begin with. You also might want to consider doing something more inventive with the list of his moves at the end.
2. Just about everything has inline citations and I don't see any original research.
3. Coverage of the topic is pretty broad. I'd like to see more about his life outside of wrestling, however.
4. The writing seems neutral and without bias.
5. It seems pretty stable, although it looks like you have an angry anon on the talk page.
6. Both images are appropriate and free.
I have decided to pass this article. However, please note my suggestions above. Those changes will need to be made before any FA run is to be considered.--Danaman5 04:49, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
(de-indent) I did not think that the in-universe issues were serious enough to fail the article, but I should have put it on hold first. Sorry about that. The main editors of the article should quickly resolve the in-universe issues; consider this an informal "hold" period. Also, I have to say I agree with Deep Shadow on the lead - it seems to summarize the article fairly well. What additional information do you think should be present?--Danaman5 18:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
The insistence of qualifying every result as "being booked" to do so is tedious, and in my opinion, unnecessary. The parts of any wrestlers' article that covers in-ring kayfabe accomplishments is clearly done "in character". When describing similar exploits of say, Luke Skywalker, you wouldn't say, "he was scripted to climb into his ship, and then he was scripted to destroy the death star". It's also confusing to read, because when pro wrestling is discussed, even amongst "smart" fans, such qualifiers simply aren't used when discussing match results. Thus, when someone says or writes, "He was booked to win the match", you immediately expect them to continue, "but he didn't show up that night", or some other reason why he didn't actually win the match. (i.e. there's no purpose to the word "booked" there, unless qualifying that he was booked to win, but then didn't actually win for some reason.)75.92.24.252 02:18, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
I agree with 75.92.24.252. Every time "he was booked to..." appears, it is an obvious note that the sentence will end with a "but...". In the english language, when you say "he WAS booked", it means that the booking had to be changed. So when "Benjamin was booked to win the match." appears, it implies that something came up and Benjamin lost, or couldn't compete. It would be correct to write "Shelton won the match". But, you could imply at the beginning of this article in a wikibox that "The following information is kayfabe", which will assure that everything next is booked and fake.
Lex94 21:22, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Also, using the word "booked" so many times, is redundant. Lex94 21:23, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Should it be noted? 82.4.71.30 01:09, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
I think it should be noted since it is a change. plus someone really needs to update his acc —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.43.235.140 (talk) 18:37, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
What's that thing Shelton Benjamin does where he lifts a guy and throws him into the corner? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.228.188 (talk) 22:56, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
His theme music appears in the ECW brand section in the article, but upon editing, it appears where it should be in the In Wrestling section. WTF? Gavyn Sykes (talk) 17:22, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
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. –LAX 18:00, 5 April 2008 (UTC)is that actually the name, or did someone make it up. because that (i think) is the name of Jamie Noble's move--L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 17:29, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Shelton turned face before his feud with the Irish guy. Didnt he have that singing contest with Zac Ryder? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewdavies (talk • contribs) 04:47, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
It should be added (By someone more talented on Wikipedia than I) that he has a daughter. Source is Charlie Haas' official website (The 6th of September 2004 batch of questions). http://www.haasofpain.com/charlie/q_and_a.html 94.193.143.196 (talk) 15:46, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
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Tagged ((Unreliable sources))
here. Online World of Wrestling is not a reliable source according to WP:PW/RS There might be other unreliable sources that are unnoticed by me. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 19:16, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
@STATicVapor: It's quite the paradox. Now it needs more citations. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 19:23, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
The featured article criteria require high-quality reliable sources which is a higher bar than basic RS. This is an older FA from back when source reviews were lax or nonexistent. I suspect many of the sources used wouldn't pass a source review at a current FAC
Likewise, not all of the other sources may meet the high-quality RS requirement. If significant re-sourcing does not occur, a featured article review is probably necessary. Hog Farm Talk 05:39, 26 August 2023 (UTC)