10 Best Independent American Wrestlers Today

Shelton Benjamin was set for a return to WWE last year after six-year absence, but injury curtailed plans for him debut on SmackDown after the brand extension. Having recently regained full fitness, there's every chance that the company - enthusiastic enough about bringing him back that they began to air vignettes before he even signed on the dotted line - could look to tie him down again, but as of right now, he's very much a free agent.

The former NCJAA Champion spent a decade on the books of WWE, where - outside of a singles run which saw him topple Triple H - he mostly worked in the tag team division alongside long-time partner Charlie Haas. Collectively "The World's Greatest Tag Team", they also twice captured the tag straps in Ring of Honor - another possible destination for 2017 Benjamin, whose wrestling career is clearly alive and kicking.