Ishaan Rathi on February 23, 2024
Since his release from WWE back in September 2023, Shelton Benjamin has not signed a contract with any promotion in the wrestling industry. While the veteran has not made a return to the squared circle for the past 6 months, numerous promotions might want to add a mind and star like him on their roster.
In a recent interview on The Black Rasslin’ Podcast, Benjamin addressed his future in the industry recalling his roots back in Japan. The 48-year-old revealed that he enjoyed his time in NJPW and his love for the country could get him back to the promotion.
“I can definitely say I found my love for wrestling again, for the wrestling business, for the locker room — Japan, I fell in love with the country. I worked with them for 4 years. I pretty much spent half the year in Japan for 4 years. I fell in love with everything about the country and I fell in love with New Japan Wrestling and Noah.“
“Again, I had no designs of ever working there but once I got there, I fell in love with the place. Japan is definitely somewhere before I hang it up, I would definitely want to go back [and] spend a little time there and just enjoy myself.”
Shelton hint at joining NJPW in the near future could add a lot of interesting opportunities for the 48-year-old as well as the promotion. Having a decent age to be an active star, Benjamin would like to wrap things up in the squared circle in the next couple of years. A small stint in NJPW could also be followed by Benjamin joining the promotion as a trainer or as a genius in the creative team.
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February 23, 2024 8:54 am
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