The Gold Standard was part of the tag team on SmackDown with Charlie Haas and was drafted to RAW in March 2004 in the draft lottery. It appeared as though WWE had big plans for Benjamin as his first match was against the mighty Triple H, who was leading the Evolution faction at the time.
Benjamin let fans in on exactly when he found out about the move and his Monday night debut.
With a whirlwind 48 hours notice, he switched brands and began to mold a legendary career for himself to take it to the next level. Benjamin was successful in the match as well, picking up a win via a rollup pin against The King of Kings in the main event.
Who helped Shelton Benjamin prepare for his debut match?
During the interview, The Gold Standard divulged the name of the person who gave him sound advice to prepare for the match against the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Benjamin was clearly in awe of Triple H during his debut match on the red brand.
Shelton Benjamin has given the WWE Universe several unforgettable moments throughout his tenure on Monday Night RAW and the match itself was just the beginning of his singles run in WWE.
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