EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! MIRACLE MADE: Get an additional 20% off Miracle Made sheets at http://trymiracle.com/cvv Shelton Benjamin is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to talk about his WWE release and what the future holds, whether or not he would consider a return, the possibility of signing with AEW or TNA, why he thinks he is the opposite of John Cena, responds to Max Caster's comments about him on social media, being called underrated, his epic match on Raw with Shawn Michaels, why he thinks The Hurt Business never should have ended, how much longer he intends to wrestle and more! 00:00 Intro 00:38 What’s he been up to since he was released from WWE? 01:44 How has he been dealing with being at home since his release? 03:09 Was he surprised to be released from WWE? 05:45 Was there any talk of making him a producer? 06:35 Being a freak athlete at this stage of his career 07:57 Has he spoken to All Elite Wrestling? 09:53 Max Caster saying he doesn’t want Shelton in AEW 16:11 Does he want to be signed full-time somewhere? 16:57 Would he go back to WWE? 19:46 Why was The Hurt Business ended? 21:35 Why was the storyline with his momma ended early? 23:14 His decision to become ‘The Gold Standard’ 24:12 How Steve Austin inspired him to dye his hair blonde 26:40 Memories of working with Dusty Rhodes 28:12 His love of working for New Japan Pro Wrestling 30:60 Who would he want to work with outside of WWE 34:12 Why he feels he was undervalued in WWE 35:47 What held him back in WWE? 38:03 Was it ever pitched for him to have a manager? 39:26 Regretting his promo with Yoshi Tatsu 40:57 Why his match with HBK was a fork in the road 43:18 Being excited for whatever is in the future for him 44:25 The famous HBK/Shelton springboard into a super kick 46:43 What is his favorite Money In The Bank spot 53:36 Thinking Billy Gunn is the best pro wrestling athlete of all time 56:54 How long does he think he can keep wrestling 57:55 What’s the deal with his gimmick where he wouldn’t speak 58:38 How he’s thinking about what comes next 59:50 Being shown a lot of love when he was released 01:00:20 3 things Shelton Benjamin is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo