Hulk Hogan identifies Shelton Benjamin wrong; Veteran fires back over racism scandal – Pwmania

WWE veteran Shelton Benjamin has published a great answer to Hulk Hogan after Hogan falsely identified him when he promoted his new real American freestyle wrestling initiative.

In an interview with TMZ, Hogan Wrestler, who successfully switched from the amateur wrestling to a professional wrestling. While Hogan tried to call Benjamin, he incorrectly described Benjamin Shelton and said: “All of these different people I had the opportunity to adapt to our business.”

The mistake did not fit well with Benjamin, who went on social media to clarify the record – not just about his name, but about his long -term problems with Hogan, who came from Hall of Fam's racism scandal.

Benjamin wrote:

“You lost me with your 'not caught' forever” … or as you would call them, 'sorry'.

Message to @Hulkhogan. You lost me forever with your “not caught” … or as you would call it a “apology speech”. Instead of screwing my name and pretending to have a camaraderie that we never had. Please do me a favor & pic.twitter.com/4cca4i9qef

– Shelton J. Benjamin (@Shartyb803) May 6, 2025

Benjamin's statement refers to the controversial speech in the WWE blade cabin that Hogan gave in 2018 after being reintroduced into the company. Hogan, who was dismissed by WWE in 2015 after the Audio leak, in which he used repeated racist breed losses, said talent to consciously deliberately spend a real apology – an approach that was criticized by several current and former wrestlers, including New Day and Titus O'Neil.

Benjamin's statements contribute to a broader narrative of the ongoing tensions and distrust between Hogan and parts of the wrestling community, in particular the black actors, who were of the opinion that his apology was sincerely lacking.

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