WWE's Shelton Benjamin recounts finding loaded gun in rental car

WWE Superstar Shelton Benjamin was stunned to find a loaded gun in the glove compartment of a car he rented from Budget last month.

He spoke about the scary experience on the latest episode of Sean Waltman's "X-Pac 12360" podcast, revealing that he was pulled over for speeding a few days before discovering the gun.

I rented on a Sunday and I dropped it off Wednesday morning. But Monday night while going to the town we were going to have the TV taping (for WWE's Pre-Game Pandemonium event), I got pulled over for speeding. Luckily, I have great cop etiquette. I didn't look in the glove compartment, he asked me for my information and I normally keep it on the dashboard, so I just handed it to him. And it was cool.

I know how the climate is ... the cop was cool. He said, 'Where are you going?' The usual questions. Then he was like, 'alright, I'll let you off with a warning, just make sure you slow down.' And that was the end of it. When I pulled the gun out (afterwards) the first thing I thought was, 'what if I had thrown the information in the glovebox?' That was the scary part to me because there was no way how I can explain away why there is a loaded gun in my glove compartment. No one would believe it.

All things considered, everyone is fine. But, I could have easily been arrested because I can't explain the gun. And there is a whole domino effect. Obviously WWE would not look kindly on that kind of thing.

Benjamin said Budget has since reached out to him and offered "certain compensations."

Asked if he's satisfied with the outcome, he replied, "I am, only because all things considered it could have gone way worse. And all things considered, I'm fine and a weapon is off the street. Obviously, the owner was not responsible, so the owner shouldn't have the gun."