Benoit would win various titles over the next three years but a world title eluded him.
This afforded him the opportunity to be in the main event at WrestleMania XX, the aforementioned Triple Threat Match for the Big Gold Belt against Triple H and Shawn Michaels.īenoit held onto the title until the 2004 edition of SummerSlam, at which time he dropped it to a young Randy Orton. He won the Intercontinental Championship three times in his first year with the company and just a few years later became just the second man in history to win the Royal Rumble from the No. His WWE career got off to a hot startĪlongside former WCW pals Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malenko as The Radicalz, Chris Benoit debuted in WWE on January 31, 2000, and quickly became one of the company’s top stars. But when Kevin Sullivan was made the head booker, Benoit figured his career would take a bad turn and he jumped ship to WWE. He won the United States title on numerous occasions and reached the top of the mountain when he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in early 2000. But the story took a turn as Nancy and Benoit fell in love for real during the program, which led to Nancy leaving Sullivan.Īs the years passed, Benoit’s role in WCW continued to grow. It was around this time that Chris Benoit took part in a feud with Kevin Sullivan, the storyline being that Benoit was having an affair with Sullivan’s real-life wife, Nancy, known in WCW as Woman. He worked his way up the roster and soon found himself alongside Ric Flair in a new version of The Four Horsemen, a major step in his career. He returned to WCW in 1995 and became one of the big stars in the cruiserweight division, making a name for himself as one of the most talented in-ring performers in the industry. He began splitting his time between New Japan and Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling in 1992, jumping back and forth between promotions for a couple of years before joining Paul Heyman in ECW in 1994. He remained with the company until it closed in 1989 and then moved to New Japan in 1989, where he also found success, winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Benoit began wrestling for Hart’s Stampede Wrestling promotion in 1985 and quickly became one of its biggest stars.
WRISE FALL WCW PROFESSIONAL
WCW Unified World Tag Team Championship Matchĭiamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs.RELATED: Dwayne Johnson Reveals the Moment He Hit Rock Bottom in His WWE Careerīorn in Montreal in 1967, Chris Benoit began his professional wrestling training as a teenager at the legendary “Dungeon” run by Stu Hart, which has produced some of the greatest performers in history. United States Championship No Disqualification Match Team n.W.o.- Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & a Mystery Partner Team WCW- Sting, Lex Luger, Ric Fair & Arn Anderson vs. WCW International World Heavyweight Championship MatchĬlash of the Champions XXXIII – August 15, 1996 NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) NWA World Championship Wrestling – June 15, 1985 For the first time ever, the complete story of World Championship Wrestling, from Ted Turner’s purchase and entry into the world of professional wrestling, through the Monday night wars, and the company’s eventual collapse.
WCW grew out of a southern promotion, into a giant that battled World Wrestling Entertainment every Monday night.
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