{"id":1539,"date":"2009-07-16T16:30:56","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2009-07-16T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T20:33:35","slug":"backstage-news-wwe-stars-ecw-future-talent-likely-gone-raw-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/07\/16\/backstage-news-wwe-stars-ecw-future-talent-likely-gone-raw-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage News: WWE Star&#8217;s ECW Future, Talent Likely Gone, RAW GM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PWTorch.com Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; WWE officials have internally denied the notion that Shelton Benjamin was moved to ECW as a demotion or sign of deteriorating faith in his ability.  WWE has long recognized his athletic ability, but it is waiting for him to show that he can make a true impact from a star quality perspective.  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