Superstar releases that wouldn't really hurt WWE

#5 Shelton Benjamin

It's been a while since Shelton Benjamin had a meaningful match in WWE.

This wrestler was doing things Kofi Kingston does before the faux-Jamaican was creating new ways to stave off eliminations in the Royal Rumble.

Benjamin is one of the most physically gifted Superstars WWE has ever had (watch any ladder match he's been in) but he's never been seen as more than a mid-card guy or a tag team specialist.

He did have some good matches with Daniel Bryan and others upon his return to WWE, but he's been seen on SmackDown about as much as we've seen Bray Wyatt lately.

Like the Kanellis', he was resigned to help the brand split and to keep him from the competitors.

While he did have some success in NJPW and as a tag team with Charlie Haas in ROH, if he was released, he would probably experience the same type of booking prior to getting the call to come back to WWE.

He's still uber-talented but his release wouldn't sink the WWE. If they thought more of him then he'd be on TV or in more storylines.

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Matt Serocki is a sports journalist from outside of Boston, Massachusetts who has written about sports for a local newspaper, the MetroWest Daily News.

Matt has written about professional wrestling for the past year but has been writing lyrics, short stories and novels in his spare time. He writes around 30-50 articles per month.

During his time on writing for Sportskeeda, Matt has written about a variety of topics including the history of the business as well as about the current stars and product. He follows numerous promotions like the WWE, AEW, ROH, MLW, NJPW, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and WOW.

Studied Communications with a focus on writing at Framingham State University from 2000-2004.

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