5 Ruthless Aggression Era Superstars who should have been WWE Champion

2. Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin

In 2004, Triple H was the top heel in the WWE and a true unstoppable force. He was heavily protected and only a handful of superstars were able to defeat him. One of those superstars was the up and coming Shelton Benjamin, who scored two consecutive wins against “The Game” on episodes of Monday Night Raw.

Benjamin was very athletic and he had charisma with only his mic skills being a problem. Despite that, the WWE should have booked him properly in 2005 and he might have been a good WWE champion. The WWE gave Benjamin a losing streak that culminated with the introduction of his “Mama’s boy” gimmick.

That never helped Benjamin and he was not able to recover his momentum. He would win the Intercontinental championship three times and the United States title once but never the WWE championship. He is currently back with the WWE as part of SmackDown Live.