Shelton Benjamin: Billy Gunn Is The Greatest Athlete To Enter Pro Wrestling

Shelton Benjamin has high praise for Billy Gunn.

Fans and personalities within the industry will often praise both Billy Gunn and Shelton Benjamin for being in the best shape of their respective careers despite the fact that both stars are on the older side, with Gunn being 60 years old and Benjamin being 48 years old.

While speaking to Simon Miller of WhatCulture for a new interview, Shelton Benjamin had glowing things to say about Gunn, noting that he is the greatest athlete to ever enter professional wrestling. 

“Every time people say that, it’s flattering ring because I look at all the greats that have come down. Great athletes like Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat and Macho Man (Randy Savage). To me, I think the greatest athlete to ever enter pro wrestling is Billy Gunn. Billy Gunn…have you seen him? To this day, he can out-bump anyone and out-work anyone. I can’t think of a better athlete. I think he’s number one and I’m number two. Shoutout to Billy Gunn. You are the friggin man. He’s the Hulk. We made this analogy one time about Billy Gunn. ‘When you see Billy Gunn on TV, it’s like seeing David Banner. It’s when you meet him in person that you realize he’s the Hulk.’ That’s how ripped Bully Gunn is. He’s a monster of a man.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Benjamin stated that he wants to return to Japan. Learn more here.

In a seperate recent interview, Benjamin talked about the future of Charlie Dempsey. Learn more here.

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