Responding to questions about whether he will be at the Royal Rumble, Shelton Benjamin posted the following on Twitter:
As of tonight Im taking time off from wrestling to take care of a long neglected medical issue. So I assure you all I will not be at the R.R
— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) January 19, 2014
Basically I have a pinched Ulner nerve in my elbow that causes lose of sensation,motor function, muscle atrophy & eventually use of my hand
— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) January 19, 2014
So before things get bad i gotta take quick pause. But after 12 years and no major injuries proWrestling this I consider very minor
— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) January 19, 2014