Shelton Benjamin Apologizes to Sheamus For Insulting Him Years Ago

Shelton Benjamin has been making some noise recently. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion mentioned publicly he did not come to terms with TNA on a contract that would have seen him jump to “IMPACT WRESTLING” on Destination America, and instead opted to sign on with Global Force Wrestling.

And now, Benjamin has issued a public apology to a WWE Superstar who he reportedly offended several years ago.

In his appearance on “Talk is Jericho,” former WWE Champion Sheamus noted Benjamin would refer to him as a “rookie” during their brief feud in ECW.

“I’ve got no problem with Shelton, he’s an amazing athlete,” he said on the podcast. “But every time we were sitting down he was calling me rookie. I don’t know what it was. I’d never been anything but nice to him and I just wanted to make the feud good.”

Fortunately for Sheamus, he would soon be moved out of ECW and onto the big time on “RAW.” He quickly ignited a feud with John Cena, and eventually won the WWE Championship. He became one of the quickest Superstars in WWE history to win the title following his debut on the main roster, accomplishing the feat within a year. He noted on the podcast this provided him with a sense of vindication.

Benjamin recently took to Twitter to offer his apologies to Sheamus for the comments, though did not recall making them:

httpss://twitter.com/Sheltyb803/status/605204207138828288

For now, it appears the hatchet has been been buried between the two stars, though Sheamus has yet to respond to the apology publicly. In the meantime, he will be starring in the upcoming “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film as one of the villains. He will also compete at “Money in the Bank.”

Editor’s Note

Let’s just all be friends now, won’t we? OK, good.

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