Shelton Benjamin looks back at one of his most famous moments in WWE.
In 2005 Benjamin took on WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels in singles-action, an exciting back-and-forth matchup that saw the Heartbreak Kid pick up the win after catching Benjamin with a superkick as he was coming off a springboard maneuver. The ending is widely considered one of the best finishes in Monday Night Raw history.
Benjamin spoke about the match during a recent interview with Chris Van Vilet. When asked about what the backstage reaction was to the ending Benjamin says he got back to gorilla and received a standing ovation.
So standing ovation. When I went back to the curtain Vince and everyone’s like, clapping and like even Michael Hayes is like, you did something special tonight. And I was like, really? Again, I didn’t realise how special it was, you know, until I watched it back. Like this match is great. It’s really good. And but again, I’m so like, is it really that good? I didn’t think of it until like, I kept getting it the very next week. You know, the kick is in the opening promos. I am like Okay, now, I’m starting to get it now. I’m starting to really get it.
Elsewhere in the interview, Benjamin spoke about Chad Gable and why the Alpha Academy member has become one of his favorite workers to watch in WWE. You can read about that here.