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#3 Shelton Benjamin's brief push is over

Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin

Several weeks ago, Shelton Benjamin appeared to be on his way towards a new character or gimmick in WWE, as the company started airing odd vignettes featuring a mostly silent Benjamin.

The vignettes led fans to believe that Benjamin might be receiving some type of renewed push in WWE, as he has been mostly unused since he made his last return to the company.

Following the airing of the vignettes, Shelton Benjamin was announced for this year's King of the Ring tournament, making it look like his push might actually be happening.

All of that speculation appears to be over, however, as Benjamin was quickly eliminated from the King of the Ring tournament by his former partner Chad Gable, who advanced in the tournament this week with a major upset win over Andrade.

Also on SmackDown Live this week, Shelton Benjamin was quickly dispatched by Aleister Black, effectively ending any momentum Benjamin might have appeared to be accumulating.

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