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'''Desmond David Hume''' is a [[fictional character]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' portrayed by [[Henry Ian Cusick]]. Desmond's name is a tribute to [[David Hume]], the famous [[empiricist]] author and philosopher. Desmond was not a passenger of Flight 815. He had been stranded on the island three years prior to the crash as the result of a shipwreck. Desmond eventually leaves the Island with the [[Characters of Lost#Oceanic Six|Oceanic 6]] and is reunited with his love [[Characters of Lost#Off-island characters|Penny Widmore]] ([[Sonya Walger]]). He is currently in hiding from her father, [[Characters of Lost#Off-island characters|Charles Widmore]] ([[Alan Dale]]).


'''Shelton Benjamin'''<ref name="oww"/> (born July 9, 1976)<ref name="oww">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shelton-benjamin.html|title=OWoW Profile|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and former [[amateur wrestling|amateur wrestler]] signed to [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) working on its [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]]<ref name="wwe" />, where he is the reigning [[WWE United States Championship|WWE United States Champion]].
==Arc==
===Before shipwrecking===


Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the [[University of Minnesota]]. After spending time in [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]],<ref name="oww" /> WWE moved him to the SmackDown! brand, where he is the current [[WWE United States Championship|United States Champion]]. During his tenure with the company, he has also won the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] three times, and he has held the [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] and [[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship]] two and four times, respectively.
Desmond is originally from [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. After being engaged to a woman named Ruth ([[Joanna Bool]]) for six years, Desmond gets [[cold feet (metaphor)|cold feet]] one week before the wedding. He passes out due to [[binge drinking]] and wakes up to find a monk named Brother Campbell ([[Andrew Connolly]]). Desmond decides to join the monastery, feeling a higher calling. Shortly after completing his vow of silence, he is assaulted by Ruth's brother. He meets with Ruth who chastises him for breaking her heart. Guilt ridden, he breaks into the monastery's wine cellar and starts to drink. As a result, Brother Campbell dismisses him from the order. Before he leaves, Brother Campbell asks him to perform a final service for the order, assisting Penny by loading a number of cases of wine into her car. The two feel an immediate attraction, and she asks for his help in unloading the wine in [[Carlisle]].<ref name = "Catch-22">{{cite episode | title = Catch-22 | episodelink = Catch-22 (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Stephen Williams]] | writers = [[Jeff Pinkner]] & [[Brian K. Vaughan]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2007-04-18 | season = 3 | number = 17}}</ref> Two years later, they move into an apartment together.


Benjamin has also acted as an assistant coach in amateur wrestling. He has an extensive interest in [[video game]]s, winning the WWE THQ Superstar Challenge four times before retiring from the contest.<ref name=video/>
Desmond visits Penny's father Charles to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. While stating his appreciation for the bold gesture, Charles makes his disapproval of Desmond clear, saying he was not good enough for her. After being unable to pay for a photograph taken with Penny, Desmond believes he can't support himself nor Penny and, thinking she deserves better, breaks up with her. In an attempt to prove himself to Charles, Desmond joins the [[The Royal Scots|Royal Scots Regiment]] of the British Army.<ref name = "Flashes Before Your Eyes">{{cite episode | title = Flashes Before Your Eyes | episodelink = Flashes Before Your Eyes | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Drew Goddard]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2007-02-14 | season = 3 | number = 8}}</ref>Before being imprisoned for an unknown crime, Following a period of time in prison, Desmond is dishonorably discharged from the army. Outside the prison, Desmond is greeted by Charles, who admits to confiscating all the letters Desmond wrote to Penny, and attempts to bribe him to leave her alone. Desmond travels to America, where he meets [[Libby (Lost)|Libby]] ([[Cynthia Watros]]). She gives Desmond her boat when he reveals that in order to win his true love, he must win a boating race, funded by Charles Widmore. Before setting off, Desmond goes to train at a stadium in [[Los Angeles]]; where he is confronted by Penny, upset that he had not contacted her since getting out of prison. He asks her to wait for him for one more year, when the race would have ended. After he entering the race, his boat is caught in a ferocious storm, and he was eventually knocked unconscious.<ref name = "Live Together, Die Alone">{{cite episode | title = Live Together, Die Alone | episodelink = Live Together, Die Alone | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Carlton Cuse]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2006-05-24 | season = 2 | number = 23}}</ref>


==Amateur wrestling==
===Prior to the crash===
Benjamin grew up in [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]] where he was an accomplished amateur wrestler.<ref name="wwe">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/sheltonbenjamin/bio/|title=Shelton Benjamin's WWE Bio|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=wwe.com}}</ref> He began wrestling while in the 10th grade at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.<ref name=allabout>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_5_3/ai_81826834|title=It's all about the Benjamin|author=Scales, Jason|publisher=Wrestling Digest|accessdate=2007-06-18|month=February | year=2002}}</ref> While in high school, he achieved a 122–10 win-loss record and was a two-time South Carolina state high school heavyweight wrestling champion, earning the title in both 1993 and 1994.<ref name="wwe" /><ref name="oww" /><ref name=allabout/><ref name=slam>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/benjamin.html|title=Shelton Benjamin's Profile|author=Milner, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2007-06-18|date=2005-04-17}}</ref> He also was a Junior College National Track Champion in the 100 meter and won the junior college national wrestling heavyweight title in 1996 while attending Lassen Junior College in [[Susanville, California]].<ref name=allabout/><ref name=slam/> He was then accepted to attend the [[University of Minnesota]], where he achieved a 36–6 win-loss record.<ref name="oww" /> Moreover, while attending the university, he was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler.<ref name=allabout/> After graduation, he served as an assistant coach at the University and trained with future OVW [[tag team]] partner [[Brock Lesnar]].<ref name=allabout/><ref name=slam/> In 1997, Benjamin went 36–6 and made 12 pins in the Big Ten Championship, in which he placed sixth.<ref name=slam/> Instead of trying to qualify for the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]], Benjamin decided instead to try and pursue a professional wrestling career.<ref name=slam/>


==Professional wrestling career==
Desmond washes ashore on the island without his boat. A man named [[Characters of Lost#DHARMA Initiative members|Kelvin Joe Inman]] ([[Clancy Brown]]) emerges from the jungle in a [[hazmat suit]] and takes him back to the [[Dharma Initiative#Station 3: The Swan|hatch]]. Desmond watches as Kelvin inputs [[Mythology of Lost#The Numbers|the numbers]] into a computer, claiming it is saving the world. Kelvin later explains that it releases an [[Electromagnetism|electromagnetic]] charge to prevent there being a large build-up of electromagnetic energy. He tells Desmond to innoculate himself with an unnamed vaccine every nine days, since he was out in the "quarantined" island, and might be infected. Three years pass, and Desmond desperately wants to go above ground, but Kelvin will not allow it, although he himself leaves for hours each day in his hazmat suit. Desmond catches Kelvin drunk one night in a secret crawlspace below the floor, dangling a key above a fail-safe mechanism. Kelvin explains that if the fail-safe mechanism was activated, the hatch would be destroyed, destroying the electromagnetic anomaly with it.
===Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000–2002)===
Benjamin was offered and accepted a contract from [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) and was placed in [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) as one half of a tag team with Brock Lesnar, who was a [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] teammate at the [[University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota, Twin Cities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovwrestling.com/alumni.htm|title=Ohio Valley Wrestling Alumni|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=ovwrestling.com}}</ref> Together they were known as the "[[Minnesota Wrecking Crew|Minnesota Stretching Crew]],"<ref name=slam/> and they held the [[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship]] on three occasions.<ref name="ovwtag">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html|title=OVW Southern Tag Team Title|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=wrestling-titles.com}}</ref> The first two reigns occurred during February and July 2001.<ref name=slam/> They were scripted to win the titles for a third time from [[Rico Constantino]] and [[John Cena|The Prototype]] on October 29, 2001.<ref name=slam/> After Lesnar was called up to the main roster in November 2001, Benjamin formed a tag team with [[Rodney Begnaud|Redd Dogg Begnaud]] called "The Dogg Pound" and once again won the OVW Southern Tag Team Title on July 17, 2002.<ref name="oww" /><ref name=slam/> Throughout the remainder of 2002, Benjamin wrestled at several [[house show]]s for the main WWE roster and eventually on ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]'' as a fan favorite.<ref name=slam/>


===World Wrestling Entertainment===
When Kelvin leaves one day, Desmond notices that Kelvin's hazmat suit has a tear on its leg. He follows Kelvin above ground, where he discovers Kelvin removing the suit and finding the air was safe to breathe. Desmond follows Kelvin to a cove, where he sees his sailboat in perfect shape. Kelvin had been leaving the hatch to fix the boat a little each day, planning to escape the island and leave Desmond behind. Kelvin startles Desmond, revealing he knew Desmond was following him, and then invites Desmond to escape with him. Desmond is too worried about the button to leave, to which Kelvin expresses his doubts about the validity of the button. Desmond becomes enraged that he may have spent three years of his life on the island unnecessarily and attacks Kelvin. They struggled, and Desmond accidentally smashes Kelvin's head on a rock, killing him. Desmond takes the key for the fail-safe mechanism from around Kelvin's neck and races back to the hatch, where the timer for the button has already reached zero and the computer is registering a system failure. A massive electromagnetic field builds up, attracting all metal objects to the sealed door inside the hatch, including [[Oceanic Flight 815]]. Desmond manages to stop it by inputting the code, which safely disperses the electromagnetic field, but not in time to prevent the plane crash.<ref name = "Live Together, Die Alone"/>
====World's Greatest Tag Team (2002–2004)====
{{main|The World's Greatest Tag Team}}


Benjamin was offered a full-time [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) contract in September 2002.<ref name=slam/> He joined WWE's [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]] brand as a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] on December 26, 2002, forming Team Angle along with [[Charlie Haas]], with [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold-medalist wrestler [[Kurt Angle]] as their on-screen [[mentor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/021226.html|title=SmackDown! Results - December 26, 2002|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Their first official match together in WWE was on the January 2, 2003 edition of ''SmackDown!'' against [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] and [[Chris Benoit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030102.html|title=SmackDown! Results - January 2, 2003|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> [[Image:TWGTT-Haas-&-Benjamin-Postmatch-crop,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Benjamin with [[The World's Greatest Tag Team|Team Angle/The World's Greatest Tag Team]] partner [[Charlie Haas]]]] They continued their storyline [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with Benoit until [[No Way Out (2003)|No Way Out]], when Benoit teamed with Brock Lesnar to defeat Team Angle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/nowayout.html#2003|title=No Way Out 2003 - February 23, 2003|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> The duo were scripted to win their first [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] just a month after their debut by defeating the champions, [[Los Guerreros#World Wrestling Entertainment|Los Guerreros]] ([[Eddie Guerrero|Eddie]] and [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]]) on February 6, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwetag/330086|title=WWE Tag Team - Benjamin & Haas|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=wwe.com}}</ref> The two then went on to compete in their first [[WrestleMania]] match at [[WrestleMania XIX]], retaining their tag title in a triple threat match against Los Guerreros, and Chris Benoit and [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]].<ref name=slam/> Team Angle later lost the title to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]] at [[WWE Judgment Day#2003|Judgment Day]] in a [[ladder match]].<ref name=slam/>
===After the crash===
====Season 2====


The storyline concluded on the June 12, 2003 ''SmackDown!'', when, as part of the scripted events, Angle confronted Benjamin and Haas and fired them from Team Angle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030612.html|title=SmackDown! Results - June 12, 2003|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> They began referring to themselves as The World's Greatest Tag Team and won the tag title back on the July 3 edition of ''SmackDown!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030703.html|title=SmackDown! Results - July 3, 2003|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> They lost the title on September 18, after Benjamin suffered a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] knee injury during a match against Los Guerreros.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030918.html|title=SmackDown! Results - September 18, 2003|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> He was sidelined for approximately one month,<ref name=slam/> but the pair competed together again, taking part in a Fatal Four-Way match at [[WrestleMania XX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#20|title=WrestleMania XX - March 14, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>
For forty-one days, Desmond lingers in the hatch. He gradually falls into a deep depression to the point of even contemplating his own [[suicide]]. As he opens up the last book he plans to read, he finds a note that Penny had hidden inside before he was sent to prison, telling him not to despair, as well as reminding him that she will always wait for him and that she loves him. Even more depressed now, he goes into a rage and makes a mess out of the hatch. As he collapses, Desmond then hears someone shouting from the top of the hatch. Unknown to Desmond, it is [[John Locke (Lost)|Locke]] ([[Terry O'Quinn]]) asking the hatch for help after [[Boone Carlyle|Boone's]] fatal plane injury. When Desmond turns on a light to see who it is, Locke, thinking his prayers have been answered, quiets down. Desmond, similarly, considers the voice to be a sign that he is no longer alone, and regains hope.<ref name = "Live Together, Die Alone"/>
When Locke, [[Kate Austen|Kate]] ([[Evangeline Lilly]]) and [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] ([[Matthew Fox]]) enter the hatch, they accidentally damage the computer after a brief fight with a panicked Desmond. Convinced that the world is going to end, he tries to fix the computer, but is unable to. Desmond frantically flees the hatch. Jack catches up with him and Desmond tells him [[Mythology of Lost#The Numbers|the code]], and explains that it must be entered every 108 minutes.<ref name = "Orientation">{{cite episode | title = Orientation | episodelink = Orientation (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]] & [[Craig Wright]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2005-10-05 | season = 2 | number = 3}}</ref> Desmond makes his way back to his boat and attempts to sail to [[Fiji]]. However, his plans go awry.<ref name = "Live Together, Die Alone"/>


====Intercontinental Champion (2004–2006)====
A drunken Desmond returns in his boat, having been unable to navigate away from the island, making him compare it and its waters to "a bloody snow globe" . Later he is confronted by Locke who tells him of another DHARMA station, [[Dharma Initiative#Station 5: The Pearl|the Pearl station]], where he found an orientation film suggesting the button pushing was just an experiment. While Desmond wavers back and forth with his conviction on the button, he and Locke wait for the countdown to hit zero, to see what will happen. As the countdown reaches zero, Locke shows the printout he obtained from The Pearl. Desmond realizes that the date of the prior "system failure" was the same day as the plane crash, [[September 22]], [[2004]]. Desmond believes that his failure to push the button that day resulted in an electromagnetic field that pulled down [[Oceanic Flight 815]]. He is insistent that the button must be pressed, but Locke angrily reacts by destroying the computer. Desmond retrieves the key to the fail-safe mechanism, wanting to save Locke because Locke saved him the night he shouted at the hatch door. As Desmond uses the key, a bright white light envelops his face.<ref name = "Live Together, Die Alone"/>
On March 22, 2004, Benjamin was scripted to be moved to the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] brand as part of the [[2004 WWE Draft|2004 Draft Lottery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/040322.html|title=RAW Results - March 22, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> After arriving, Benjamin quickly became a fan favorite when, in his new storyline, he won a [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]] victory over [[Triple H]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Benjamin stuns HHH &ndash; and WWE|author=Blackjack Brown|publisher=Chicago Sun Times|accessdate=2007-06-18|date=2004-04-04}}</ref> Benjamin then feuded with Triple H, beating him three times in total: once by pinfall, once by countout, and once by disqualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/040405.html|title=RAW Results - April 5, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> As part of the storyline, Benjamin then feuded with the other members of Triple H's [[List of professional wrestling slang#S|stable]] [[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]]. Benjamin defeated [[Ric Flair]] at [[Backlash (2004)|Backlash]] and lost to [[Randy Orton]] in a [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] match at [[Bad Blood (2004)|Bad Blood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/backlash.html#2004|title=Backlash 2004 - April 18, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/badd.html#2004|title=Bad Blood 2004 - June 13, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>


[[Image:Shelton Benjamin in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Shelton Benjamin at a house show in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.]]
====Season 3====
During a match with [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]] on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'', Benjamin [[Punch (strike)|punched]] Cade's knee brace, [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimately]] breaking his hand in the process and briefly taking him out of action.<ref name=slam/> Benjamin returned in the fall of 2004 and was chosen by the fans to compete for the Intercontinental Championship in a match against then-champion [[Chris Jericho]] at [[WWE Cyber Sunday#2004|Taboo Tuesday]]. Benjamin was scripted to win the match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/taboo.html#2004|title=Taboo Tuesday 2004 - October 19, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> giving him his first singles title in the company.<ref name ="oww" /> During his reign as Intercontinental Champion, Benjamin retained the title against challengers such as [[Jason Reso|Christian]] at [[Survivor Series (2004)|Survivor Series]] in November,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2004|title=Survivor Series 2004 - November 14, 2004|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> [[Maven Huffman|Maven]] at January's [[WWE New Year's Revolution#2005|New Year's Revolution]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/newyear.html#2005|title=New Year's Revolution - January 9, 2005|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> and Chris Jericho at [[Backlash (2005)|Backlash]] in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/backlash.html#2005|title=Backlash 2005 - May 1, 2005|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Benjamin lost the title to [[Carly Colón|Carlito]] when he debuted on ''Raw'' during the June 20, 2005 episode, ending the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206|title=Intercontinental title reign: Carlito|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=wwe.com}}</ref>


Benjamin's next storyline began on the December 5, 2005 edition of ''Raw'', when [[Shawn Michaels]] was scripted to give Benjamin a speech to get him "psyched" for their tag match together later in the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/051205.html|title=RAW Results - December 5, 2005|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> As a part of the scripted ending to the match, Michaels was preparing to finish the match when Benjamin tagged himself in and missed a crossbody, allowing Carlito to pin Benjamin.<ref name="oww" /> Benjamin was then depicted as having a "losing streak" over the next several weeks,<ref name="oww" /> which led to Benjamin's noisy, scolding and domineering "[[Mammy archetype|Momma]]" (played by comedian/actress [[Thea Vidale]]) coming to ''Raw'' to confront Benjamin. Momma slapped and yelled at Benjamin anytime he lost a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060102.html|title=RAW Results - January 2, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Before long, she assisted Benjamin in his matches, often interfering on his behalf.<ref>{{cite news|author=PWI Staff|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts|work="Wrestling’s historical cards"|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|pages=119}}</ref> This led Benjamin once again becoming a villain. In 2006, Benjamin had a staged on-screen rivalry with then-Intercontinental Champion [[Ric Flair]]. On the February 20 edition of ''Raw'', Benjamin defeated Flair to regain the Intercontinental Championship after Momma faked a heart problem, causing enough of a distraction to allow Benjamin to cheat and win the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060220.html|title=RAW Results - February 20, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Benjamin continued to feud with Flair, but Momma no longer accompanied him to ringside. As part of the scripted events, Benjamin stated that she was undergoing heart surgery in the hospital and that he held Flair responsible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060313.html|title=RAW Results - March 13, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Upon turning the key, Desmond is sent back to [[1996]], where he relives the moments leading to his break-up with Penny. He remembers the island only after seeing [[Charlie Pace|Charlie]] ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) busking in the streets. He is told by a mysterious woman, Ms. Hawking ([[Fionnula Flanagan]]), that it is his destiny to be on the island. He is later knocked unconsious and wakens back in the present, amidst the hatch's scattered remains and completely naked.<ref name = "Flashes Before Your Eyes"/> [[Hugo "Hurley" Reyes|Hurley]] ([[Jorge Garcia]]) clothes him, and Desmond mentions a speech Locke has made, without realising Locke doesn't make this speech until his and Hurley's return to the beach.<ref name = "Further Instructions">{{cite episode | title = Further Instructions | episodelink = Further Instructions | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Stephen Williams]] | writers = [[Carlton Cuse]] & [[Elizabeth Sarnoff]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2006-10-18 | season = 3 | number = 3}}</ref> Upon returning to the beach, he then asks [[Claire Littleton|Claire]] ([[Emilie de Ravin]]) to leave her shelter for the day. When she refuses, Desmond constructs a [[lightning rod]], diverting the ensuing lightning to strike it instead of her shelter.<ref name = "Every Man for Himself">{{cite episode | title = Every Man for Himself | episodelink = Every Man for Himself (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Stephen Williams]] | writers = [[Edward Kitsis]] & [[Adam Horowitz]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2006-10-25 | season = 3 | number = 4}}</ref>


Benjamin competed in the second [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] at [[WrestleMania 22]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#22|title=WrestleMania 22 - April 2, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> He then had an on-screen rivalry with the winner of that match, [[Rob Van Dam]], in an attempt to take Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract. During this time, Benjamin emphasized his new villainous persona with a new [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|gimmick]]: wearing shades, jewelry, and occasional colored shirts while entering the ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/sheltonbenjamin/15.jpg|title=Picture of Shelton Benjamin|accessdate=2007-07-20}}</ref> At one point, Benjamin was defeated by his former tag team partner, the returning [[Charlie Haas]], during an episode of ''Raw''. A predetermined stipulation added to this loss meant that Benjamin had to defend the Intercontinental Title in the same match as his shot at Van Dam's contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060417.html|title=RAW Results - April 17, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> meaning at [[Backlash (2006)|Backlash]] it would be a "Winner Takes All" match. Rob Van Dam was scripted to win at Backlash and take Benjamin's Intercontinental title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/backlash.html#2006|title=Backlash 2006 - April 30, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Benjamin regained the title from Rob Van Dam in a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Tornado tag team match|Tornado Tag Team match]], pitting Benjamin, Triple H and [[Chris Mordetzky|Chris Masters]] against Van Dam and [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[John Cena]];<ref name=slam/> both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship could be won by whoever pinned the appropriate champion. After Triple H [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigreed]] Van Dam, he turned his attention to John Cena and went for the pin on the WWE Champion. In accordance with the predetermined outcome of the match, Benjamin got to Van Dam first, picking up the pin and his third Intercontinental Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060515.html|title=RAW Results - May 15, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Subsequently, Benjamin feuded with [[Carly Colón|Carlito]] and others for his Intercontinental Championship before losing the title to [[John Hennigan|Johnny Nitro]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] also involving Carlito at [[Vengeance (2006)|Vengeance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/venge.html#2006|title=Vengeance 2006 - June 25, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>
After [[Mr. Eko]] ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) is killed by [[Mythology of Lost#The Monster|the monster]]<ref name = "The Cost of Living">{{cite episode | title = The Cost of Living | episodelink = The Cost of Living (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Alison Schapker]] & [[Monica Owusu-Breen]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2006-11-01 | season = 3 | number = 5}}</ref>, Desmond attends his burial with Charlie and Hurley. He leaves suddenly to rescue a drowning Claire in the ocean despite being in the jungle, too far to be aware of Claire's predicament. In an attempt to question him about his [[Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]] gift, Charlie and Hurley get him drunk, but Desmond retaliates before being interrogated. He informs Charlie that he has been doing everything he can to prevent Charlie's death, but it is inevitable.<ref name = "Flashes Before Your Eyes"/>


During December 2006, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated [[Super Crazy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061204.html|title=RAW Results - December 4, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> [[The World's Greatest Tag Team]] was officially reunited when they defeated the [[The Highlanders (professional wrestling)|Highlanders]] on the December 11, 2006 episode of ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061211.html|title=RAW Results - December 11, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The duo feuded with [[Cryme Tyme]] and competed mainly on ''Heat''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/w/worlds-greatest-tag-team.html|title=The World's Greatest Tag Team OWoW Profile|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Towards the end of his tenure on RAW, Shelton dyed his hair blonde, which would signify the future change in his on-screen character to "The Gold Standard."
Several days later, Desmond experiences another vision of Charlie's death, and asks Charlie, Hurley and [[Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin]] ([[Daniel Dae Kim]]) to accompany him on a hike. That night, the four witness a passing helicopter, and its pilot bailing at the last minute. They trek inland, discovering various belongings of the pilot, including a photograph of Desmond and Penny, prompting him to believe that the pilot is Penny. Desmond prevents his vision from happening by rescuing Charlie from one of [[Danielle Rousseau|Rousseau's]] ([[Mira Furlan]]) traps. The four eventually find the parachutist suspended from a tree. Desmond cuts her down and removes her helmet. However, he is disappointed to find that it isn't Penny after all, it is a woman named [[Characters of Lost#Other Kahana crew members|Naomi]] ([[Marsha Thomason]]). She coughs out his name before passing out.<ref name = "Catch-22"/> When [[Characters of Lost#The Others|Mikhail]] ([[Andrew Divoff]]) arrives, Desmond bargains with him to help them save Naomi in exchange for letting him walk away free. Mikhail agrees, and manages to tend to her.<ref name = "D.O.C.">{{cite episode | title = D.O.C. | episodelink = D.O.C. (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Fred Toye]] | writers = [[Edward Kitsis]] & [[Adam Horowitz]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2007-04-25 | season = 3 | number = 18}}</ref> The four return her to the beach soon after.


====The Gold Standard (2007–present)====
Desmond suggests informing someone about Naomi's arrival, and approves of Charlie's decision to tell [[Sayid Jarrah|Sayid]] ([[Naveen Andrews]]) over [[Jack Shephard|Jack]]. He tells Sayid about Naomi's mission to find him for Penny.<ref name = "The Brig">{{cite episode | title = The Brig | episodelink = The Brig (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Eric Laneuville]] | writers = [[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Carlton Cuse]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2007-05-02 | season = 3 | number = 19}}</ref> The next day, as Jack and [[Juliet Burke|Juliet]] ([[Elizabeth Mitchell]]) lead the camp into the jungle, Desmond experiences another vision of Charlie's death, but this time Desmond must let it happen in order for Claire to be rescued. He tells Charlie, prompting him to agree to swim underwater to the [[Dharma Initiative#Station .3F: The Looking Glass|Looking Glass]] station. Desmond accompanies him, and follows the cable into the ocean. Desmond offers to take his place, speculating that he is supposed to be dying in Charlie's place, but is knocked out by Charlie.<ref name = "Greatest Hits">{{cite episode | title = Greatest Hits | episodelink = Greatest Hits (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Stephen Williams]] | writers = [[Edward Kitsis]] & [[Adam Horowitz]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2007-05-16 | season = 3 | number = 21}}</ref> Desmond comes to, only for Mikhail to shoot at him. Desmond swims down to the station and hides in a locker. After Mikhail kills the two resident [[Others (Lost)|Others]], Desmond shoots him in the chest at close range, but is confused when he is unable to find his body minutes later. Charlie makes contact with Penny, and informs Desmond, but before he can enter the room, Mikhail appears outside the window and sets off a [[grenade]]. Charlie realises that he is meant to die, and Desmond is not so locks himself in the room. Desmond watches helplessly as the room floods, causing Charlie to eventually drown. Moments before drowning, Charlie writes on his hand with a marker informing Desmond that the boat is not Penny's.<ref name = "Through the Looking Glass">{{cite episode | title = Through the Looking Glass | episodelink = Through the Looking Glass (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Carlton Cuse]] & [[Damon Lindelof]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2007-05-23 | season = 3 | number = 22}}</ref>
On the November 20, 2007 airing of ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW on Sci Fi]]'', [[Elijah Burke]] introduced Benjamin as the newest ECW superstar. On ECW, Benjamin began once again receiving more airtime and higher profile matches, defeating [[Tommy Dreamer]] in his debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/|title=Heating up for the holidays|accessdaymonthyear=20-11-2007|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref> He then qualified for the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|2008 Royal Rumble]] match and won an over the top rope preview. Benjamin appeared in the Rumble match, entering at number 17, but was eliminated by [[Shawn Michaels]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/6164364/|title=2008 Royal Rumble Statistics|accessdaymonthyear=03-02-2008|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref> He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW, to [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 edition of ''ECW on Sci-Fi''. On the February 22 edition of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin defeated [[James Yun|Jimmy Wang Yang]] in a qualifying match for the [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] scheduled for [[WrestleMania XXIV]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02222008/|title=Results: Two roads diverge|author=DiFino, Lennie|publisher=WWE.com|accessdate=2008-03-12|date=February 22, 2008}}</ref> which was won by [[CM Punk]]. After WrestleMania, Benjamin began an on-screen rivalry with [[Kofi Kingston]]. Kingston defeated Benjamin on the April 22, 2008 edition of ECW via his finishing maneuver, [[540 kick|Trouble in Paradise]]. During the rematch on April 29, Kingston won again. On ECW's 100th episode, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak.


As part of the [[2008 WWE Draft#Supplemental draft|2008 Supplemental Draft]], Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/|title=Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-06-25}}</ref> On the July 11, 2008 airing of ''SmackDown!'', Benjamin defeated [[WWE United States Championship|WWE United States Champion]] [[Matt Hardy]] in a non-title match, earning himself a future title shot. At [[The Great American Bash (2008)|The Great American Bash]] on July 20, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the WWE United States Championship.<ref name="US-title1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/7684044|title=History Of The WWE United States Championship - Shelton Benjamin|date=2008-07-20|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/uschampionship/results/|title=The Great American Bash: Midas Touch|date=2008-07-20|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|accessdate=2008-07-21|publisher=WWE}}</ref>At Unorgiven he fought in the Championship scramble for the WWE Championship,but without success. On SmackDown's All-Star Kick Off, he lost to Santino Marella
====Season 4====
from interference from R-truth.


==Outside of wrestling==
Desmond makes his way back to the beach, where he warns the survivors there that the people on Naomi's boat are not who they say they are. When Hurley asks about Charlie, Desmond remorsefully breaks the news to him about Charlie's death. Despite his clear mistrust in the people on the boat, Desmond chooses to remain with Jack instead of going to the Barracks with Locke.<ref name = "The Beginning of the End">{{cite episode | title = The Beginning of the End | episodelink = The Beginning of the End (Lost) | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Carlton Cuse]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2008-01-31 | season = 4 | number = 1}}</ref> After questioning [[Characters of Lost#Other Kahana crew members|Frank]] ([[Jeff Fahey]]) about Naomi's picture of Penny, Desmond departs from the island to go to the freighter with Sayid and a dead Naomi.<ref name = "The Economist">{{cite episode | title = The Economist | episodelink = The Economist | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Edward Kitsis]] & [[Adam Horowitz]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2008-02-14 | season = 4 | number = 3}}</ref>
Shelton is an avid video gamer. He won WWE's THQ Superstar Challenge, a video game tournament that takes place every year during [[WrestleMania]] weekend, four years in a row before retiring in 2007.<ref name=video>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/05/11/4172053.html|title=Shelton Benjamin hard to faze|author=Kapur, Bob|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2007-06-18|date=2007-05-11}}</ref><ref name=games>{{cite web|url=http://www.us.playstation.com/News/Editorials/54|title=Shelton Benjamin: WWE Superstar and PSP® Fan|author=Gaudiosi, John|accessdate=2007-06-18|date=2007-05-18}}</ref> He spends time every day playing.<ref name=games/> Benjamin is also proficient in art. He creates comic book level work and pays close attention to detail. Shelton almost considered a career in the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/superstarshiddentalents|title=Superstars and Divas Hidden Talents Revealed|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref>


Benjamin, along with [[Dave Batista|Batista]], [[Candice Michelle]], and [[Josh Matthews]], represented the WWE at the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/wweconventions08/conventionspreview|title=WWE at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions|date=2008-08-22|accessdate=2008-09-13|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref>
As the helicopter that Desmond and Sayid are being transported on flies through a storm, Desmond begins having perceptions of another reality of himself as a private in the British Army's Royal Scots Regiment. He begins flashing back and forth between present day on the freighter, and his life in [[1996]] before arriving on the island. Furthermore the shifting causes Desmond to lose all memories of the Island and Sayid, who is accompanying him on the helicopter. Sayid radios the island where one of the men from the freighter, [[Daniel Faraday]] ([[Jeremy Davies]]) explains that the shifting perceptions Desmond is experiencing are actually a form of time travel. He tells Desmond when he reverts to the memory of him in 1996, he must go to [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] and find the past Faraday, where Faraday was working on a time machine. Here Faraday tells Desmond he must find a constant, something or someone that is the same in both 1996 and 2004 that he can use as a reference point. He uses Penny as this "constant". Desmond realizes that in order to stop the timeshifting he must make contact with Penny on [[Christmas Eve]] 2004, the date he is on the freighter. In 1996, he manages to find an angry Penny who does not want to see him. He pleads with her to give him her phone number, and to not change it as he will phone it in eight years time, where she must pick up. When he reverts to the present, he makes the call with the help of Sayid. She answers the phone and tearfully tells him she has been searching for him and knows about the island, and that she loves him. On the island Faraday looks through his journal and finds a page saying that if anything went wrong, Desmond would be his constant.<ref name = "The Constant">{{cite episode | title = The Constant | episodelink = The Constant | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] | writers = [[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Carlton Cuse]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2008-02-28 | season = 4 | number = 5}}</ref>


==In wrestling==
With Desmond's situation resolved, he and Sayid meet Captain Gault ([[Grant Bowler]]) only moments after witnessing a female crew-member, Regina ([[Zoë Bell]]), commit suicide by jumping off the side of the freighter with a chain wrapped around her body. The captain theorizes that his crew has been suffering from cabin fever due to the close proximity of the island and would turn the ship around if it weren't for a mysterious [[Sabotage|saboteur]] disabling the engines. Gault tells Desmond, much to his surprise, that Widmore owns the freighter and is trying to track down [[Ben Linus|Benjamin Linus]] ([[Michael Emerson]]). When being escorted to their new room, Desmond and Sayid see [[Michael Dawson (Lost)|Michael]] ([[Harold Perrineau]]) on the ship, working as a janitor and using the alias, Kevin Johnson.<ref name = "Ji Yeon">{{cite episode | title = Ji Yeon | episodelink = Ji Yeon | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Stephen Semel]] | writers = [[Edward Kitsis]] & [[Adam Horowitz]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2008-03-13 | season = 4 | number = 7}}</ref> Desmond and Sayid later confront Michael in the engine room where he explains to them how he came to be on the freighter, revealing he is now working for Ben. Sayid blows his cover by taking him to Gault with Desmond, telling Gault that Michael is the saboteur.<ref name = "Meet Kevin Johnson">{{cite episode | title = Meet Kevin Johnson | episodelink = Meet Kevin Johnson | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Stephen Williams]] | writers = [[Elizabeth Sarnoff]] & [[Brian K. Vaughan]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2008-03-20 | season = 4 | number = 8}}</ref>
[[Image:Shelton Benjamin - T-Bone Suplex.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Shelton performs a [[Suplex#Exploder suplex|T–Bone Suplex]] on [[Carly Colón|Carlito]].]]
[[Image:Benjamin-clotheslines-Cade,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Benjamin performs a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|clothesline]] on [[Lance Cade]]]]
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
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**'''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#450° splash|450° splash]]'''<ref name="oww"/> – [[Ohio Valley Wrestling|OVW]]
**'''[[Professional wrestling attacks#Dragon whip|Dragon whip]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/383310/|title=A Barbaric Batista|accessdate=2008-07-15|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> / ''[[Money clip|Money Clip]]''<ref name="oww"/> / ''[[Combat stress reaction|Shell Shocka]]''<ref name="oww"/> – 2002<ref name="oww"/>; Used as a regular move from 2003–present
**'''''Paydirt'''''<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/6490/105/|accessdate=2008-09-07|date=2008-08-12|last=Grimaldi|first=Michael C.|title=Early Smackdown TV report for August 22|publisher=[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> ([[Facebuster#Leaping reverse STO|Leaping spike reverse STO]])
**'''[[Superkick]]'''<ref name="oww"/> – 2002–2003; Used as a regular move from 2003–present
**'''''T–Bone Suplex'''''<ref name="wwe" /> ([[Suplex#Exploder suplex|Exploder suplex lift twisted into a powerslam pin]]) – 2004–2007; Used a regular move from 2007–present
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**[[Backbreaker#Cobra clutch backbreaker|Cobra clutch backbreaker]]<ref name="oww"/>
**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying clothesline|Diving clothesline]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/12052005/|title=McMahon to Bischoff: "You're fired!"|accessdate=2008-07-15|date=2005-12-05|publisher[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>
**[[Neckbreaker#Neckbreaker slam|Falling neckbreaker]], as a counter to a [[Suplex#Vertical suplex|vertical suplex]] where Benjamin lands on his feet first
<!--Benjamin never used a reverse bulldog. Joey Styles mistakenly called his leaping reverse STO an "Inverted Bulldog" until it was later called the Paydirt.-->
**[[Neckbreaker#Inverted facelock neckbreaker|Inverted facelock backbreaker]]
**[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Jumping DDT|Jumping DDT]], as a counter to a [[Professional wrestling throws#Back body drop|back body drop]]
**Multiple [[suplex]] variations
***[[Suplex#Exploder suplex|Release exploder]]
***[[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Bridging Northern lights]]<ref name="oww"/>
***[[Suplex#German suplex|Bridging / Release German]]
**[[Roundhouse kick]]
**''Shell Bomb''<ref name="oww"/> ([[Powerbomb#Turnbuckle powerbomb|Turnbuckle powerbomb]])<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/6406/105/|accessdate=2008-09-07|date=2008-08-15|last=Mulligan|first=Ryan|title=Ryan Mulligan's Smackdown TV report for August 15|publisher=[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Plancha|Somersault plancha]]
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|Spinebuster]]
**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|Springboard leap]] into either a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard bulldog|modified bulldog]]<ref name="oww"/> or a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying neckbreaker|somersault neckbreaker]]<ref name="oww"/>
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Stinger splash|Stinger splash]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/11142005/|title=Celebrating Eddie Guerrero|accessdate=2008-07-15|date=2005-11-14|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>
**[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Tornado DDT|Tornado DDT]]


*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
Not long after, Frank flies the helicopter back to the freighter with Jack, Kate, Hurley and [[Characters of Lost#Oceanic Six|Aaron]] on board. [[Sun-Hwa Kwon|Sun]] ([[Yunjin Kim]]), Sayid and Desmond are the only people from the freighter who manage to get on the helicopter before the freighter explodes. Desmond is finally rescued along with the Oceanic Six and Frank by the love of his life, Penny.<ref name = "There's No Place Like Home: Parts 2 and 3">{{cite episode | title = There's No Place Like Home: Parts 2 and 3 | episodelink = There's No Place Like Home#Parts 2 & 3 | series = Lost | serieslink = Lost (TV series) | credits = [[Jack Bender]] & [[Stephen Williams]] | writers = [[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Carlton Cuse]] | network = ABC | airdate = 2008-05-29 | season = 4 | number = 13 & 14}}</ref>
**[[Kurt Angle]]
**[[Thea Vidale|"Momma" Benjamin]]


*'''[[Nickname]]s'''
==Development==
**'''The Gold Standard'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/11272007/articles/sheltonbar|title=Shelton Benjamin raises the bar|accessdate=2008-03-27|date=2007-12-02|last=Rote|first=Andrew|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>


Desmond is named after [[David Hume]], a Scottish [[philosopher]] who discussed the ideas of [[free will]] and [[determinism]].<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/764/764966p1.html |title=Lost: ''Flashes Before Your Eyes'' Review |accessdate=2008-09-23 |last=Carabott |first=Chris |coauthors= |date=2007-02-15 |work= |publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> These ideas are reflected in Desmond's time travel where he meets Ms. Hawking, an old lady who explains that the universe has a specific way in which things must take place, anywhere that things go off course, the universe will correct itself.<ref name = "Flashes Before Your Eyes"/>


Cusick was originally hired for only three episodes in the beginning of season two, but he then returned in the finale and became a regular cast member from the third season.<ref>[http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/podcasts/101323.html Official ''Lost'' Podcast] February 20, 2007.</ref>


*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]] '''
==Reception==
**"Medal" by [[Jim Johnston (composer)|Jim Johnston]] (2002–2004; Used while with [[The World's Greatest Tag Team#Initial Run (2002-2004)|Team Angle]])
**"[[WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6|Ain't No Stoppin' Me]]" by Jim Johnston and Lou$tar (2004–2008)
**'''"[[WWE The Music, Vol. 8|Ain't No Stoppin' Me (Remix)]]" by Axel''' (2008–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wweshop.com/Product_detail.asp?cat=cat-newreleases&productId=35-00612|title=WWE Music Volume 8 CD|accessdate=2008-03-27|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>


==Championships and accomplishments==
In 2006 [[Henry Ian Cusick]] was the only ''Lost'' actor to be nominated for an [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/articles/080125-henry-ian-cusick.html |title=A Lost Cause? |accessdate=2008-09-23 |date=2008-01-25 |publisher=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]}}</ref> He lost out in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series|Award for Outstanding Guest Actor]] to [[Christian Clemenson]] from ''[[Boston Legal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1333863,00.html |title=Here are the Emmy Winners |accessdate=2008-09-24 |date=2006-08-25 |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
[[Image:Shelton Benjamin-Tag Team Championship.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Benjamin has been a two-time Tag Team Champion in WWE.]]
*'''Black Athlete Sports Network'''
Eric Goldman from [[IGN]] thought Desmond's flashbacks were "some of the more interesting flashbacks of the [second] season", finding Cusick's portrayal of Desmond as "likable" and "sympathetic".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/710/710119p1.html |title=Lost: "Live Together, Die Alone" |accessdate=2008-09-24 |date=2006-05-25 |publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> IGN's Chris Carabott complimented Cusick's performance in "Flashes Before Your Eyes", particularly liking the chemistry between Cusick and Sonya Walger, as well as between Cusick and Alan Dale.<ref name="IGN"/> Maureen Ryan of ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' thought Cusick's performance in the fourth season episode "The Constant" was "especially spine-tingling".<ref>Ryan, Maureen, (March 19, 2008) "[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/03/lost-is-back-to.html ''Lost'' is Back to Being an Unmissable Addiction]", ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]''. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.</ref> Gary Susman from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described Desmond's storyline as "the most emotionally satisfying character arc of season 4", feeling he deserved another Emmy nomination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/07/emmy-sup-actor.html |title=Who got snubbed on Emmy's Supporting Dramatic shortlist? |accessdate=2008-09-23 |date=2008-07-01 |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Critic Kelly Woo, from ''[[TV Squad]]'', placed him on #1 on her list of "Seven new characters that worked".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/seven-new-characters-that-worked/|title=Seven new characters that worked|author=Woo, Kelly|date=2008-09-30|publisher=''[[TV Squad]]''|accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
**African–American Wrestler of the Year award in 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/In_the_Black_42/2005_African-American_Wrestler_of_the_Year_1411.shtml|title=2005 African-American Wrestler of the Year|author=Thompson, Korbid|date=2006-01-03|accessdate=2007-06-18}}</ref>


*'''[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]'''
==References==
**[[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship]] ([[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history|4 times]]) &ndash; with [[Brock Lesnar]] (3) and [[Rodney Begnaud|Redd Dogg]] (1)<ref name="ovwtag" />

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**PWI ranked him # '''9''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50005.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2005|accessdate=2007-06-17}}</ref>
**[[PWI Tag Team of the Year]] award in 2003 &ndash; [[Charlie Haas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwittoty.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Tag Team of the Year|accessdate=2007-06-17}}</ref>

*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
**[[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|3 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Intercontinental|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=wwe.com}}</ref>
**[[WWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WWE Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) &ndash; with Charlie Haas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwetag/|title=WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > WWE Tag Team|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=wwe.com}}</ref>
**[[WWE United States Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|1 time]], current)<ref name="US-title1"/>

*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]'''
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Underrated|Most Underrated Wrestler]] (2005–2007)

==Footnotes==
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Born (1976-07-09) July 9, 1976 (age 47)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Shelton Benjamin
Billed heightheight
Billed weightconvert248lb( 112 )kg
Billed fromOrangeburg, South Carolina[1]
Trained byOhio Valley Wrestling
DebutNovember 2000[2]

Shelton Benjamin[2] (born July 9, 1976)[2] is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working on its SmackDown brand[1], where he is the reigning WWE United States Champion.

Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. After spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling,[2] WWE moved him to the SmackDown! brand, where he is the current United States Champion. During his tenure with the company, he has also won the WWE Intercontinental Championship three times, and he has held the WWE Tag Team Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship two and four times, respectively.

Benjamin has also acted as an assistant coach in amateur wrestling. He has an extensive interest in video games, winning the WWE THQ Superstar Challenge four times before retiring from the contest.[3]

Amateur wrestling

Benjamin grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina where he was an accomplished amateur wrestler.[1] He began wrestling while in the 10th grade at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.[4] While in high school, he achieved a 122–10 win-loss record and was a two-time South Carolina state high school heavyweight wrestling champion, earning the title in both 1993 and 1994.[1][2][4][5] He also was a Junior College National Track Champion in the 100 meter and won the junior college national wrestling heavyweight title in 1996 while attending Lassen Junior College in Susanville, California.[4][5] He was then accepted to attend the University of Minnesota, where he achieved a 36–6 win-loss record.[2] Moreover, while attending the university, he was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler.[4] After graduation, he served as an assistant coach at the University and trained with future OVW tag team partner Brock Lesnar.[4][5] In 1997, Benjamin went 36–6 and made 12 pins in the Big Ten Championship, in which he placed sixth.[5] Instead of trying to qualify for the 2000 Olympics, Benjamin decided instead to try and pursue a professional wrestling career.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000–2002)

Benjamin was offered and accepted a contract from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was placed in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as one half of a tag team with Brock Lesnar, who was a wrestling teammate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.[6] Together they were known as the "Minnesota Stretching Crew,"[5] and they held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[7] The first two reigns occurred during February and July 2001.[5] They were scripted to win the titles for a third time from Rico Constantino and The Prototype on October 29, 2001.[5] After Lesnar was called up to the main roster in November 2001, Benjamin formed a tag team with Redd Dogg Begnaud called "The Dogg Pound" and once again won the OVW Southern Tag Team Title on July 17, 2002.[2][5] Throughout the remainder of 2002, Benjamin wrestled at several house shows for the main WWE roster and eventually on Sunday Night Heat as a fan favorite.[5]

World Wrestling Entertainment

World's Greatest Tag Team (2002–2004)

Main article: The World's Greatest Tag Team

Benjamin was offered a full-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract in September 2002.[5] He joined WWE's SmackDown! brand as a heel on December 26, 2002, forming Team Angle along with Charlie Haas, with Olympic gold-medalist wrestler Kurt Angle as their on-screen mentor.[8] Their first official match together in WWE was on the January 2, 2003 edition of SmackDown! against Edge and Chris Benoit.[9]

File:TWGTT-Haas-&-Benjamin-Postmatch-crop,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg
Benjamin with Team Angle/The World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas

They continued their storyline feud with Benoit until No Way Out, when Benoit teamed with Brock Lesnar to defeat Team Angle.[10] The duo were scripted to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship just a month after their debut by defeating the champions, Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) on February 6, 2003.[11] The two then went on to compete in their first WrestleMania match at WrestleMania XIX, retaining their tag title in a triple threat match against Los Guerreros, and Chris Benoit and Rhyno.[5] Team Angle later lost the title to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner Tajiri at Judgment Day in a ladder match.[5]

The storyline concluded on the June 12, 2003 SmackDown!, when, as part of the scripted events, Angle confronted Benjamin and Haas and fired them from Team Angle.[12] They began referring to themselves as The World's Greatest Tag Team and won the tag title back on the July 3 edition of SmackDown!.[13] They lost the title on September 18, after Benjamin suffered a legitimate knee injury during a match against Los Guerreros.[14] He was sidelined for approximately one month,[5] but the pair competed together again, taking part in a Fatal Four-Way match at WrestleMania XX.[15]

Intercontinental Champion (2004–2006)

On March 22, 2004, Benjamin was scripted to be moved to the Raw brand as part of the 2004 Draft Lottery.[16] After arriving, Benjamin quickly became a fan favorite when, in his new storyline, he won a pinfall victory over Triple H.[17] Benjamin then feuded with Triple H, beating him three times in total: once by pinfall, once by countout, and once by disqualification.[18] As part of the storyline, Benjamin then feuded with the other members of Triple H's stable Evolution. Benjamin defeated Ric Flair at Backlash and lost to Randy Orton in a WWE Intercontinental Championship match at Bad Blood.[19][20]

Shelton Benjamin at a house show in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

During a match with Garrison Cade on Heat, Benjamin punched Cade's knee brace, legitimately breaking his hand in the process and briefly taking him out of action.[5] Benjamin returned in the fall of 2004 and was chosen by the fans to compete for the Intercontinental Championship in a match against then-champion Chris Jericho at Taboo Tuesday. Benjamin was scripted to win the match,[21] giving him his first singles title in the company.[2] During his reign as Intercontinental Champion, Benjamin retained the title against challengers such as Christian at Survivor Series in November,[22] Maven at January's New Year's Revolution,[23] and Chris Jericho at Backlash in May.[24] Benjamin lost the title to Carlito when he debuted on Raw during the June 20, 2005 episode, ending the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of the decade.[25]

Benjamin's next storyline began on the December 5, 2005 edition of Raw, when Shawn Michaels was scripted to give Benjamin a speech to get him "psyched" for their tag match together later in the night.[26] As a part of the scripted ending to the match, Michaels was preparing to finish the match when Benjamin tagged himself in and missed a crossbody, allowing Carlito to pin Benjamin.[2] Benjamin was then depicted as having a "losing streak" over the next several weeks,[2] which led to Benjamin's noisy, scolding and domineering "Momma" (played by comedian/actress Thea Vidale) coming to Raw to confront Benjamin. Momma slapped and yelled at Benjamin anytime he lost a match.[27] Before long, she assisted Benjamin in his matches, often interfering on his behalf.[28] This led Benjamin once again becoming a villain. In 2006, Benjamin had a staged on-screen rivalry with then-Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair. On the February 20 edition of Raw, Benjamin defeated Flair to regain the Intercontinental Championship after Momma faked a heart problem, causing enough of a distraction to allow Benjamin to cheat and win the title.[29] Benjamin continued to feud with Flair, but Momma no longer accompanied him to ringside. As part of the scripted events, Benjamin stated that she was undergoing heart surgery in the hospital and that he held Flair responsible.[30]

Benjamin competed in the second Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22.[31] He then had an on-screen rivalry with the winner of that match, Rob Van Dam, in an attempt to take Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract. During this time, Benjamin emphasized his new villainous persona with a new gimmick: wearing shades, jewelry, and occasional colored shirts while entering the ring.[32] At one point, Benjamin was defeated by his former tag team partner, the returning Charlie Haas, during an episode of Raw. A predetermined stipulation added to this loss meant that Benjamin had to defend the Intercontinental Title in the same match as his shot at Van Dam's contract,[33] meaning at Backlash it would be a "Winner Takes All" match. Rob Van Dam was scripted to win at Backlash and take Benjamin's Intercontinental title.[34] Benjamin regained the title from Rob Van Dam in a Tornado Tag Team match, pitting Benjamin, Triple H and Chris Masters against Van Dam and WWE Champion John Cena;[5] both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship could be won by whoever pinned the appropriate champion. After Triple H Pedigreed Van Dam, he turned his attention to John Cena and went for the pin on the WWE Champion. In accordance with the predetermined outcome of the match, Benjamin got to Van Dam first, picking up the pin and his third Intercontinental Championship.[35] Subsequently, Benjamin feuded with Carlito and others for his Intercontinental Championship before losing the title to Johnny Nitro in a Triple Threat match also involving Carlito at Vengeance.[36]

During December 2006, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated Super Crazy.[37] The World's Greatest Tag Team was officially reunited when they defeated the Highlanders on the December 11, 2006 episode of Raw.[38] The duo feuded with Cryme Tyme and competed mainly on Heat.[39] Towards the end of his tenure on RAW, Shelton dyed his hair blonde, which would signify the future change in his on-screen character to "The Gold Standard."

The Gold Standard (2007–present)

On the November 20, 2007 airing of ECW on Sci Fi, Elijah Burke introduced Benjamin as the newest ECW superstar. On ECW, Benjamin began once again receiving more airtime and higher profile matches, defeating Tommy Dreamer in his debut.[40] He then qualified for the 2008 Royal Rumble match and won an over the top rope preview. Benjamin appeared in the Rumble match, entering at number 17, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels.[41] He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW, to Kane, by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 edition of ECW on Sci-Fi. On the February 22 edition of SmackDown!, Benjamin defeated Jimmy Wang Yang in a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match scheduled for WrestleMania XXIV,[42] which was won by CM Punk. After WrestleMania, Benjamin began an on-screen rivalry with Kofi Kingston. Kingston defeated Benjamin on the April 22, 2008 edition of ECW via his finishing maneuver, Trouble in Paradise. During the rematch on April 29, Kingston won again. On ECW's 100th episode, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak.

As part of the 2008 Supplemental Draft, Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown brand.[43] On the July 11, 2008 airing of SmackDown!, Benjamin defeated WWE United States Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match, earning himself a future title shot. At The Great American Bash on July 20, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the WWE United States Championship.[44][45]At Unorgiven he fought in the Championship scramble for the WWE Championship,but without success. On SmackDown's All-Star Kick Off, he lost to Santino Marella from interference from R-truth.

Outside of wrestling

Shelton is an avid video gamer. He won WWE's THQ Superstar Challenge, a video game tournament that takes place every year during WrestleMania weekend, four years in a row before retiring in 2007.[3][46] He spends time every day playing.[46] Benjamin is also proficient in art. He creates comic book level work and pays close attention to detail. Shelton almost considered a career in the field.[47]

Benjamin, along with Batista, Candice Michelle, and Josh Matthews, represented the WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.[48]

In wrestling

Shelton performs a T–Bone Suplex on Carlito.
Benjamin performs a clothesline on Lance Cade


Championships and accomplishments

Benjamin has been a two-time Tag Team Champion in WWE.
  • Black Athlete Sports Network
    • African–American Wrestler of the Year award in 2005[56]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Shelton Benjamin's WWE Bio". wwe.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "OWoW Profile". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  3. ^ a b Kapur, Bob (2007-05-11). "Shelton Benjamin hard to faze". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e Scales, Jason (2002). "It's all about the Benjamin". Wrestling Digest. Retrieved 2007-06-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Milner, John (2005-04-17). "Shelton Benjamin's Profile". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  6. ^ "Ohio Valley Wrestling Alumni". ovwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  7. ^ a b "OVW Southern Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  8. ^ "SmackDown! Results - December 26, 2002". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  9. ^ "SmackDown! Results - January 2, 2003". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  10. ^ "No Way Out 2003 - February 23, 2003". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  11. ^ "WWE Tag Team - Benjamin & Haas". wwe.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  12. ^ "SmackDown! Results - June 12, 2003". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  13. ^ "SmackDown! Results - July 3, 2003". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  14. ^ "SmackDown! Results - September 18, 2003". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  15. ^ "WrestleMania XX - March 14, 2004". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  16. ^ "RAW Results - March 22, 2004". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  17. ^ Blackjack Brown (2004-04-04). "Benjamin stuns HHH – and WWE". Chicago Sun Times. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  18. ^ "RAW Results - April 5, 2004". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  19. ^ "Backlash 2004 - April 18, 2004". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  20. ^ "Bad Blood 2004 - June 13, 2004". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  21. ^ "Taboo Tuesday 2004 - October 19, 2004". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  22. ^ "Survivor Series 2004 - November 14, 2004". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  23. ^ "New Year's Revolution - January 9, 2005". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  24. ^ "Backlash 2005 - May 1, 2005". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  25. ^ "Intercontinental title reign: Carlito". wwe.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  26. ^ "RAW Results - December 5, 2005". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  27. ^ "RAW Results - January 2, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  28. ^ PWI Staff (2007). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts". "Wrestling’s historical cards". Kappa Publishing. p. 119.
  29. ^ "RAW Results - February 20, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  30. ^ "RAW Results - March 13, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  31. ^ "WrestleMania 22 - April 2, 2006". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  32. ^ "Picture of Shelton Benjamin". Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  33. ^ "RAW Results - April 17, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  34. ^ "Backlash 2006 - April 30, 2006". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  35. ^ "RAW Results - May 15, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  36. ^ "Vengeance 2006 - June 25, 2006". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  37. ^ "RAW Results - December 4, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  38. ^ "RAW Results - December 11, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  39. ^ "The World's Greatest Tag Team OWoW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  40. ^ "Heating up for the holidays". WWE.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdaymonthyear= ignored (help)
  41. ^ "2008 Royal Rumble Statistics". WWE.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdaymonthyear= ignored (help)
  42. ^ DiFino, Lennie (February 22, 2008). "Results: Two roads diverge". WWE.com. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  43. ^ "Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  44. ^ a b "History Of The WWE United States Championship - Shelton Benjamin". WWE. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  45. ^ DiFino, Lennie (2008-07-20). "The Great American Bash: Midas Touch". WWE. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  46. ^ a b Gaudiosi, John (2007-05-18). "Shelton Benjamin: WWE Superstar and PSP® Fan". Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  47. ^ "Superstars and Divas Hidden Talents Revealed". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  48. ^ "WWE at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions". WWE.com. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  49. ^ "A Barbaric Batista". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  50. ^ Grimaldi, Michael C. (2008-08-12). "Early Smackdown TV report for August 22". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  51. ^ "McMahon to Bischoff: "You're fired!"". 2005-12-05. Retrieved 2008-07-15. {{cite web}}: Text "publisherWorld Wrestling Entertainment" ignored (help)
  52. ^ Mulligan, Ryan (2008-08-15). "Ryan Mulligan's Smackdown TV report for August 15". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  53. ^ "Celebrating Eddie Guerrero". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  54. ^ Rote, Andrew (2007-12-02). "Shelton Benjamin raises the bar". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  55. ^ "WWE Music Volume 8 CD". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  56. ^ Thompson, Korbid (2006-01-03). "2005 African-American Wrestler of the Year". Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  57. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  58. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Tag Team of the Year". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  59. ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Intercontinental". wwe.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  60. ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > WWE Tag Team". wwe.com. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

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