Shelton Benjamin has officially signed with AEW. In a tweet on Tony Khan confirmed that Shelton Benjamin had signed with All Elite Wrestling. Khan wrote that Benjamin had an “amazing” in-ring debut on the October 16 episode of AEW Dynamite,

MVP took a break from recruiting members of the roster to call out Swerve after Benjamin defeated Lio Rush, and the former World champ didn’t waste any time responding.

On the October 16 edition of AEW Dynamite, Shelton Benjamin made his debut in AEW, competing against Lio Rush in a singles bout. Benjamin was able to score the win after a back and forth match, pinning Rush after planting him with an rotating exploder slam.

Shelton Benjamin is All Elite. On the night the 20-plus year veteran made his in-ring AEW debut, Tony Khan announced in a social media post that Benjamin has officially signed with the promotion:

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AEW boss Tony Khan praised Shelton Benjamin's impressive debut on AEW Dynamite, where he won against Lio Rush. Benjamin, now part of The Hurt Syndicat