Surprisingly, it was benoit who i felt was meandering. Benoit was aggressive early on with some hard chops in the corner. These matches were to determine who would get a tvtitle shot against fit finlay finlay. Oct 15, 2015 tony informs us that this is the first time all year that wcw holds all the belts. Chris benoit wins the rumble, souled out, roh breakout, royal. Wcw decided to place them in a best of 7 series of matches for a title shot at the tv championship. Mar 15, 2015 chris benoit vs booker t great american bash 1998 maybe the best booker performance of his career. Benoit headlined multiple payperviews for wwe, including a victory in the world heavyweight championship main event match of wrestlemania xx in 2004. If you need help, please visit the help section or contact us. Death of chris benoit june 24,2007 christopher michael chris benoit was a canadian professional wrestler.
Before that, booker had been extremely successful as a tagteam star, but nobody ever took him seriously as a singles wrestler prior to his feud with benoit. Tony informs us that this is the first time all year that wcw holds all the belts. In 1999 chis teamed again with dean malenko and won the tag team championship. Chris benoit united states championship they proceeded to work a match that was right on theme with their second best of seven series.
Benoit celebrates with his friend eddie guerrero as the two embrace. Jan 26, 2019 wwe hall of famer says chris benoit put him on the map. Normally i don t like pointing out mistakes, especially when so much effort has been put into these posts, but i just find the concept of the match hilarious. Chris benoit vs booker t vs christian vs orlando jordan. Chris benoit v booker t best of seven series match this is a list the two series that were fought between chris benoit and booker t in a best of seven series match for the wcw world television championship in 1998 and the wwe united states championship in 2005. Mar 10, 20 muhammad hassan vs jbl vs chris benoit vs booker t vs the undertaker vs christian smackdown championship match smackdown 06.
Raven calls chris benoit a masochist and has serious psychological damage. Acc is a collegiate athletic conference in the united states of america in which its. Katie bar the door donnybrook for the us championship, benoit and ddp had. Wwe hall of famer booker t says chris benoit put him on the map. Booker t were both great matches, but i do not consider them. Chris benoit v booker t best of seven series match pro. Both fighters gave us a tremendous fight, to see who was facing rob van dam, for the intercontinental championship. Benoit also won the wcw united states heavyweight championship. Pain and passion by heath mccoy, ecw press calgarys stampede wrestling spawned some of the biggest wrestling stars in history, from mat kings of the past like gene kiniski and superstar billy graham to modern idols like bret hitman hart, the british bulldogs, and chris benoit. Followers 0 19980614wcwgreat american bash chris benoit vs booker t. Stampede wrestling 19851989 benoit began his career in 1985, in stu harts stampede wrestling promotion. Wwe hall of famer booker t says chris benoit put him on. Booker is a sixtime world champion, having won the wcw world heavyweight championship five times four times in wcw, and once in the wwf and wwes world heavyweight championship once.
Since benoit wants abuse, the flock will continue to give it to him. Jan 25, 2017 chris benoit accidentally used in snack companys ad video today in history 125. Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. United states champion 20052006 booker t began teaming with chris benoit, eying his united states championship again. Both men were in the midcard picture trying to showcase how much they could add to the main event picture. Sounds like the kinda stuff i would do in the wwe games. Muhammad hassan vs jbl vs chris benoit vs booker t vs the undertaker vs christian smackdown championship match smackdown 06. Booker t says chris benoit was the greatest wrestler he ever stepped in ring with sescoops. Booker t match 4 in the best of 7 for the us championship. The wwe united states championship is an american professional wrestling championship promoted by the american promotion wwe, currently defended on their raw brand. On fire, timing his hope spots perfectly and laying his shit in.
Every wwewcwnwa united states championship ppv match quiz. The current champion is andrade, who is in his first reign. Versus chris make it a corn 70 second back to six weeks after she was provides 350 pounds benches without the single manager here tonight who knows whats gonna happen on smell anything can happen on spin it down lets us. Chris benoit wins the rumble, souled out, roh breakout, royal rumble 09. With chris benoit, randy orton, mark calaway, john layfield. Versus chris make it a corn 70 second back to six weeks after she was provides 350 pounds benches without the single manager here tonight who knows whats gonna happen on smell anything can happen on spin it down lets us steel kids tonight right now latino. Wwf championship the rock vs chris benoit fully loaded 2000. Booker defeated benoit to win the tiebreaking seventh match of the series at the great american bash event. Benoit was the face champion while chavo was the heel with vickie as his manager.
Shawn michaels did out of kane, triple the champion, booker t, chris jericho, and rob van dam. Wwe hall of famer says chris benoit put him on the map. Schiavone wonders about the legalities of that decision. The match is set, hbk vs hhh vs chris benoit for the world heavyweight title at wrestlemania 20. Every wwe wcwnwa united states championship ppv match quiz stats. Chris benoit and chris jericho vs the hardy boyz vs the dudley boyz vs edge and christian sma. In 1998 chris and booker t began a long feud over the wcw world television championship. A major setback in benoits career occurred in 2001. He is the first nonmixed race african american to become a world champion in wwe,and was voted the greatest world heavyweight champion in a wwe viewer poll. Booker t eliminated rvd after rvd jumped off the chamber onto triple h. I don t know why the 2 matches listed as chris benoit vs kurt angle vs chris benoit amuse me so much.
After the controversial finish to their match on friday night smackdown, the playing field was leveled for booker t and chris benoit at survivor series. Booker was mostly dominant, but benoit comes back, locks in the sharpshooter and switches into the crippler crossface for the us title. The first clear memory i have of benoit in wcw is the best of seven series of matches between booker t and benoit. Booker slides into the ring with his own microphone, telling scott that if you say booker t cant beat scott steiner, i say scott steiner cant beat booker t. From the beginning, similarities between benoit and billington were apparent, as benoit adopted many of his moves such as the diving headbutt and the snap suplex. Both men left it all in the ring with seven entertaining matches with a title shot for the television championship on the line. Benoit was allowed to pick his next challenger to see who would face him at no mercy, so booker, christian, and orlando jordan tried to impress benoit by winning matches. Benoit would go on to defeat orton in a no holds barred match, before turning his focus back on the us title as he defeated booker t at no way out with the crippler crossface, ending the feud. Dean malenko last man standing nitro october 25, 1999. All information about cookies and data security can be found in our impressum german only.
Randy orton vs chris benoit wwe us championship wwe smackdown 16. Jun 17, 2014 19980614wcwgreat american bash chris benoit vs booker t sign in to follow this. Stone cold vs chris benoit wwf championship match 12 duration. One of the reasons wcw fans fell in love with booker t was due to his rivalry with chris benoit. Every wwewcwnwa united states championship ppv match. All information about cookies and data security can be. Booker t vs chris benoit wcw thunder 04 06 1998 duration. Chris benoit news, pictures, videos and biography wrestling. See results from the every wwe wcwnwa united states championship ppv match quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. The best and most significant chris benoit matches. May 18, 2019 the match is set, hbk vs hhh vs chris benoit for the world heavyweight title at wrestlemania 20.
Man i cant even being to imagine what the fuck they came up with for cena vs wyatt. During the match, booker got specifically involved with christian. Booker t began teaming with chris benoit, eying his united states championship again. Booker t vs chris benoit wcw thunder 28 05 1998 by michal g. The best of seven series between chris benoit and booker t in 1998 helped them both become bigger stars for wcw. Jan 02, 2012 chris benoit promos part 24 out of 26. Booker t credits chris benoit for putting him on the map, says hes done. Benoit retains the title wcw world tag team championship. Chavo had a shot at the tv title tonight, but that is no more. United states championship booker tc vs chris benoit booker tries to put one over on the fans, saying hell forfeit the us title, but attacks benoit and the match begins.
Survivor series 2006 in late 2006 benoit returned from a few months off and won the united states championship and would be placed into a feud with his bestfriend. Jbl vs chris benoit steel cage match for the wwe united states championship wwe smackdown 41406. How did booker t receive a world heavyweight championship. Booker t best of seven series in wcw helped put booker t on the map as a legitimate maineventer in the company. Just like in real life, benoit makes hhh tap and wins the world heavyweight title.
However, in the 7th and final match, orton defeated benoit with interference from booker t and sharmell, leading to orton winning the us title for booker t. Booker t and chris benoit always worked well together and had an incredible series of matches in wcw, that would eventually lead. World heavyweight championship rebooked general wwe. This is a list the two series that were fought between chris benoit and booker t in a best of seven series match for the wcw world television championship in 1998 and the wwe united states championship in 2005. On june 30, jbl defeated christian, the undertaker, chris benoit, and booker t. Those matches were outstanding, and that was right around the time i first started to really like benoit. Chris benoit accidentally used in snack companys ad video today in history 125. Ecw world tag team championship once, wcw united states heavyweight championship twice. I had you to the mat right at the end of that match, and all eric needs ta do is allow that one last second and hand me the title. Ddp and goldberg comes in just a tick below it and is probably the best wcw ppv main event between 19962001. Chris benoit, the rabid fierce wolf, faces booker t, in a oneonone fight. Booker later defeated christian at the great american bash. It is one of three secondary titles in wwe, along with the wwe intercontinental championship on smackdown and the nxt north american championship on nxt. However, benoit knew he would have to keep one eye firmly planted on sharmell.