Kennedy. They lost the championships to Edge and Rey Mysterio on the November 7 episode of SmackDown! [36][38] They became tweeners after betraying Los Guerreros. However, due to disagreements with management and to protest the promotion of Kevin Sullivan to head booker, Benoit left the company the next day alongside his friends Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn, forfeiting his title in the process. The rematch was held at Backlash in Benoit's hometown of Edmonton. Guerrero Jr. says he was told Benoit had experience, but it was later determined he had not completed his training with Lance Storm and had only had minimal training from David Hart Smith since 2013. However, Edge deserted Benoit during the match and Benoit was forced to take on both members of La Résistance by himself. Benoit defeated Jordan in 25 seconds with the Crippler Crossface to win the title. According to Benoit, the Crippler Crossface was borrowed from Malenko and eventually caught on as Benoit's signature hold. In response, Benoit teamed up with his former rival Jericho to defeat Edge and Christian in that night's Tag Team Turmoil match. Booker won the final match and went on to beat Finlay for the title. heels. In 1989, he started wearing a mask and assuming the name The Pegasus Kid. Chris Benoit Benoit became good friends with wrestler Eddie Guerrero following a match in Japan, when Benoit utilized an Enzuigiri kick and knocked him out cold. Benoit spoke both English and French fluently. [20] This led to a reformation of the Four Horsemen with the tag team champions, Anderson, and Steve "Mongo" McMichael. DDP. It was concluded that Benoit had murdered his wife and son and subsequently committed suicide. He would then wrestle Edge in his last match on the SmackDown! Benoit last performed for WWE on their ECW brand. [25] WCW then refused to acknowledge Benoit's victory as an official title reign, and Benoit's title reign was not listed in the title lineage at WCW.com. This led to a reformation of the Four Horsemen with the tag team champions, Anderson, and Steve "Mongo" McMichael. It was determined that Benoit had committed the murders. I remembered their awesome match at Unforgiven 2002 a few months earlier, which was outstanding, but I was hoping … [112], On June 25, 2007, police entered Benoit's home in Fayetteville, Georgia[113] when WWE, Benoit's employers, requested a "welfare check" after Benoit missed weekend events without notice, leading to concerns. Benoit went up 3 to 1 before Booker caught up, forcing the 7th and final match on Nitro. When Jim Ross described ‘mile after mile, continent after continent’, it was a fair summation of Chris Benoit’s career. 234 lbs (106 kg) Benoit missed the weekend house shows, telling WWE officials that his wife and son were vomiting blood due to food poisoning. Despite having many good moments on the undercard of WCW, Benoit had enough of the company's political atmosphere backstage, where he could not thrive at the top of the company. Tests were conducted on Benoit's brain by Julian Bailes, the head of neurosurgery at West Virginia University, and results showed that "Benoit's brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient." On June 24th, 2007, the landscape of professional wrestling changed forever. A match was set up for the two at WrestleMania 22 for Benoit's title, and for the next several weeks, they attacked each other. Benoit and Nancy were forced to spend time together to make the affair look real, (hold hands in public, share hotel rooms, etc.). At WrestleMania XIX, the WWE Tag Team Champions, Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin), put their belts on the line against Benoit and his partner Rhyno and Los Guerreros in a triple threat tag team match. Michael Benoit, Chris's father, though not a wrestling fan, nonetheless encouraged his son by buying him a set of weights for strength training and muscle development and, later, by allowing him to drive to Calgary, some three hours away, to train in the Hart family "Dungeon". He was initially announced as the new WWF Champion when referee Earl Hebner mistakenly disqualified The Rock following interference from Benoit's manager, Shane McMahon, but Commissioner Mick Foley would restart the match, leading to The Rock retaining his title. He made his Japanese debut in 1986 under his real name. He also threw some wicked chops at Daniel Puder during the 2005 Royal Rumble. [62] The two then continued to have matches in the following weeks until the two of them, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, and Christian were placed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 21. Victoria's Widow's Peak 43. This culminated in a retirement match at the Bash at the Beach, where Benoit defeated Sullivan; this was used to explain Sullivan going to a behind-the-scenes role, where he could focus on his initial job of booking. When he failed to show up for the pay-per-view, viewers were informed that he was unable to compete due to a "family emergency" and he was replaced in the title match by Johnny Nitro, who won the match and became ECW World Champion. It was during this time that Benoit would grow close to Bret Hart, referring to him as a "role model". Ring names He toured Japan until WCW called. In August 1994, Benoit began working with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in between tours of Japan. Rival 1 - Chris Jericho Rival 2 - Rikishi Rival 3 - The Rock Front Grappling Moves ===== Chop 01 - Weak A Club to Neck - Weak A + --> Head Butt 02 - Weak A + Up Scoop Slam - Weak A + Down Headlock Takedown - Weak B Arm Wrench/Elbow Smash - … At Judgment Day, however, MVP gained the upper hand and won the title in a two out of three falls match. Christopher Michael Benoit is a Canadian wrestler who was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Michael and Margaret Benoit. Chris Benoit. [citation needed]. The next week on SmackDown!, Benoit kayfabe broke John Bradshaw Layfield's (JBL) hand (JBL actually needed surgery to remove a cyst). 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In 1998, Benoit had a long feud with Booker T. They fought over the WCW World Television Championship until Booker lost the title to Fit Finlay. She claimed that he would break and throw furniture around. Hart defeated Benoit by submission, and the two received a standing ovation, and an embrace from guest ring announcer, Harley Race. Benoit's father suggests that brain damage may have been the leading cause of the crime. [citation needed], In August 1990, he won his first major championship, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, from Jushin Thunder Liger. At Survivor Series, Benoit sided with Randy Orton's team while Edge joined Triple H's team, and even though Edge was able to pin Benoit after a Pedigree, Orton's team would leave victorious with Randy Orton as the sole survivor. [105] By 1997, that marriage had broken down, and Benoit was living with Nancy Sullivan, the wife of the WCW booker and frequent opponent Kevin Sullivan. From that point until his departure from ECW, he was known as the "Crippler" Chris Benoit. He was brought in to add a new dynamic for Anderson and Flair's tormenting of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in their "Alliance to End Hulkamania", which saw the Horsemen team up with the Dungeon of Doom, but that alliance ended with Dungeon leader and WCW booker, Kevin Sullivan feuding with Pillman. From the beginning, the similarities between Benoit and Billington were uncanny, as Benoit adopted many of his moves such as the Diving Headbutt and the Snap Suplex; the homage was complete with his initial billing as "Dynamite" Chris Benoit. According to Benoit, in his first match, he attempted the diving headbutt before learning how to land correctly, and had the wind knocked out of him; he said he would never do the move again at that point. The content became precognition of Benoit's own demise. [81] A match was set up for the two at WrestleMania 22 for Benoit's title, and for the next several weeks, they attacked each other. As a result of the long-standing Royal Rumble tradition that the winner receives a shot at the world champion at WrestleMania, and with Benoit being on the SmackDown! Along with Guerrero, Saturn, and Malenko, Benoit debuted in the WWF as a stable that became known as The Radicalz. At Judgment Day, Benoit gained some revenge by defeating Finlay with the Crippler Crossface in a grudge match. He lost in the final match to Eddie Guerrero at Vengeance. Interview with his father, "Hard Knocks" DVD, World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, Survivor Series elimination tag team match, Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, List of premature professional wrestling deaths, "Erased! During his tenure in Stampede, he won four International Tag Team and three more British Commonwealth titles, and had a lengthy feud with Johnny Smith that lasted for over a year, which both men traded back-and-forth the British Commonwealth title. However, Benoit suffered a neck injury in a four-way TLC match that required surgery with Dr. Lloyd Youngblood. Regardless of how their legacy ended, both of them are considered two of the greatest wrestlers in the history of WWE. Michaels received the most votes and as a result, Edge and Benoit were forced to team up to face the then tag team champions, La Résistance, in the same night. He wrestled outside New Japan occasionally to compete in Mexico and Europe, where he won a few regional championships, including the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. After Benoit left WCW for the WWF, WCW refused to acknowledge Benoit's victory as an official title reign, and Benoit's title reign was not listed in the title lineage at WCW.com. Upon arriving in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Benoit spent about a year training in their "New Japan Dojo" with the younger wrestlers to improve his abilities. Benoit was devastated at the loss of his best friend and was very emotional during a series of video testimonials, eventually breaking down on camera. He was brought in to add a new dynamic for Anderson and Flair's tormenting of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in their "Alliance to End Hulkamania", which saw the Horsemen team up with The Dungeon of Doom, but that alliance ended with Dungeon leader and WCW booker, Kevin Sullivan feuding with Pillman. [15], During his childhood and early adolescence in Edmonton, Benoit idolized Tom "Dynamite Kid" Billington[16][17] and Bret Hart;[17][18] at twelve years old, he attended a local wrestling event at which the two performers "stood out above everyone else". Lion Sault 48. [67] Benoit then won three consecutive matches against Jordan in less than a minute. 1 decade ago. A month later at Vengeance, Benoit retained the title against Triple H.[57], On August 15, 2004, Benoit was defeated by Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam. This culminated in a match at Judgment Day where Angle won a two out of three falls match with the help of Edge and Christian. He did not achieve full rotation and landed almost directly on his neck. Edge won the match by knocking Benoit off of the ladder by smashing his arm with a chair. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) November 22, 1985 The Revolution was a heel stable of younger wrestlers who felt slighted (both kayfabe and legitimate) by WCW management, believing they never gave them the chance to be stars, pushing older, more established wrestlers instead, despite their then-current questionable worthiness of their pushes. [63], On June 9, Benoit was drafted back to SmackDown! After defeating Chris Jericho in a two-out-of-three falls match at SummerSlam, Benoit was back in the title hunt as part of a fatal four way title match at Unforgiven in September, taking on The Undertaker, Kane and champion, The Rock. wrestlers. He eventually lost the title in November 1990 (and in July 1991 in Japan and in November 1991 in Mexico, his mask) back to Liger,[20] forcing him to reinvent himself as Wild Pegasus. [31] He gained some amount of revenge after beating Angle in a "Ultimiate Submission" match at Backlash. Multiple German Suplexes. 69 of the top 500 greatest wrestlers in the, The A-Team (Dusty Adonis and Michael Avery), Funky Bunch (Marky Mark and Phoenix Taylor), This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 03:00. In 1998, Benoit had a long feud with Booker T. They fought over the WCW World Television Championship until Booker lost the title to Fit Finlay. If you look at their move sets they are kind of similar. Benoit and Nancy were forced to spend time together to make the affair look real, (hold hands in public, share hotel rooms, etc.).[24]. While with NJPW, he came into his own as a performer in critically acclaimed matches with luminaries like Jushin Liger, Shinjiro Otani, Black Tiger, and El Samurai in their junior heavyweight division. Benoit missed the next year due to his neck injury, missing the entire Invasion storyline. [96][97] He also used a diving headbutt to finish off opponents. Guy takes one L and all the sudden he’s Steve Austin. Benoit defeated Orton twice by disqualification on the December 30 and January 6 episodes of SmackDown!. Debut Better Career: Kurt Angle: 98% (What can you say 10+ time World champion) Chris Benoit: 56% (comitted suicide at an ealry age and still could have achieved more) Winner: Kurt Angle. Chris Benoit lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Like the majority of those who came to WCW in the exchange, he started out in as a member of the Cruiserweight division, having lengthy matches against many of his former rivals in Japan on almost every single broadcast. After years of strenuous training under Bruce Hart, and later under Stu Hart himself, Benoit began his career in 1985, the year Hart promised to make him wait, as it was the year he finished high school, in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion. On both occasions Benoit appeared to have won the title, only to have the decision reversed by then-WWF commissioner Mick Foley due to cheating on Benoit's part. Rhino's Gore 42. [117] Over a three-day period, Benoit had killed his wife and son before committing suicide. 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[21][22], At November to Remember, Benoit accidentally broke Sabu's neck within the opening seconds of the match. The events of the weekend of 22-25 June 2007 must rank as the most shocking turn of events during his tenure as Chairman. On October 20, 2002, at No Mercy, he teamed with Angle to win a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Tag Team Champions. [87] The feud culminated with one last title match as a No disqualification match, which was also won by Benoit. [72] The same week on SmackDown! Benoit was unhappy working for WCW. Now Bryans signature move before his submission move is also the Diving Headbutt. The crowd spent the majority of the match chanting for Benoit. Roman Reigns Superman Punch 39. He and Guerrero were then moved to SmackDown during a storyline "open season" on wrestler contracts, with Benoit taking his newly won Intercontinental Championship with him. 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