Shelton Benjamin Declares Superior Wrestling Skills Over John Cena

Shelton Benjamin is a true veteran in the world of professional wrestling, and fans largely felt he was never utilized to the best of his abilities there. He is very confident in his in-ring abilities and has now claimed that John Cena couldn’t hold a candle to him in a wrestling match.

The Gold Standard of WWE revealed that he was released during the September 2023 cuts. He worked in WWE for 17 years but was never able to break away from the mid-card scene in the company.

While speaking to Chris Van Vliet on the Insight podcast, Shelton Benjamin admitted that he didn’t fight for himself because he believed his work should speak for itself. He acknowledged knowing his strengths and weaknesses and working on them. Benjamin mentioned getting a lot of criticism for his promo work, acknowledging that he was once terrible but improved over time.

However, he still wasn’t as flashy. He described himself as the “anti-Cena,” stating that John Cena couldn’t hold a candle to him in a wrestling match, but his mic skills were lacking, putting him at the shallow end of the gene pool.

“No, I didn’t [fight for myself]. Because I felt like my work should speak for itself and I didn’t want to fight for myself. I knew what my strengths were, I knew my weaknesses were, and obviously I tried to work on them. I know I used to get so much slack for my promo work, and it’s like, yes, I was horrible at one time and then, like I said, I improved. But while I improved, I still wasn’t as flashy. I will say I’m the anti-Cena because I don’t believe, in a wrestling match, in a move-for-move, whatever, he can’t hold a candle to me. But when it comes to mic skills, I’m at the shallow end of the gene pool.” 

Shelton Benjamin also recently noted that he is interested in working in AEW despite original talks falling through. Regardless, Benjamin will always remain confident in his in-ring abilities and that won’t ever change.

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