Shelton Benjamin reacts to being left out of the 2022 Royal Rumble match

Shelton Benjamin has expressed his disappointment at not being a part of the Men's Royal Rumble match.

The former Team Angle member is a three-time Intercontinental Champion and a one-time United States Champion. Before joining the WWE, he was an amateur wrestling standout and trained with Brock Lesnar at the University of Minnesota.

In a post on Instagram, Shelton Benjamin shared several pictures in which he can be seen alongside some of his colleagues and friends. He noted in the caption that he was bummed not to be performing in the Royal Rumble match. He wrote:

"I’m bummed I didn’t get to compete the the Royal Rumble. However I did get a photo with @rhearipley_wwe & two Hall of famers @bookertfivex & @therealkurtangle so I’m calling it a Win! It’s true it’s true it’s true it’s true it’s true, it’s a trap."

Has Shelton Benjamin been on WWE TV lately?

While Benjamin is still under contract with WWE, he has not had a consistent presence on television lately. The former Team Angle member appeared frequently on TV before WrestleMania 37 as part of Bobby Lashley's Hurt Business faction.

But this successful run came to an end in 2021 when Lashley kicked his stablemates out. According to a report from Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE higher-ups had not planned a way forward for Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, which explained their lack of prominence after the group split up.

The faction briefly reunited last fall when Benjamin and Alexander helped Lashley in his feud against the New Day.

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