Chris Benoit

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Article: Chris Benoit: From High To Low
Article: Chris Benoit: The Best There Is
Article: The Crippler’s Dream
Information: IV Horsemen History

Check out Chris Benoit’s obituary here.

Title History

Stampede International tag team titles w/ Ben Bassarab defeating Wayne Farris and Ron Starr (March 1, 1986);
Stampede International tag team titles w/ Keith Hart defeating Wayne Farris and Cuban Assassin (May 9, 1986);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Gama Singh (March 19, 1988);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (June 17, 1988);
Stampede International tag team titles w/ Lance Idol defeating The Cuban Commandos (October 7, 1988);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (January 13, 1989);
Stampede International tag team titles w/ Biff Wellington defeating Makhan Singh and Vokkan Singh (April 8, 1989);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (July 8, 1989);
WWF/UWA world light heavyweight title defeating Villano III (March 3, 1991);
Super J Cup Tournament 1994 defeating The Great Sasuke in the finals in Japan (1994);
ECW World tag team titles w/ Dean Malenko defeating Sabu and Tazmaniac (February 25, 1995);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (April 30, 1998);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (May 2, 1998);
WCW world tag team titles w/ Dean Malenko defeating Barry Windham and Curt Hennig (March 14, 1999);
WCW world tag team titles w/ Perry Saturn defeating Bam Bam Bigelow and Diamond Dallas Page (June 7, 1999);
WCW world tag team titles w/ Perry Saturn defeating Chris Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page (June 10, 1999);
WCW United States title defeating David Flair (August 9, 1999);
WCW Television title defeating Rick Steiner (September 13, 1999);
WCW United States title awarded by forfeit (December 19, 1999);
WCW world heavyweight title defeating Sid Vicious for the vacant title (January 16, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle (February 4, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho (August 5, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Billy Gunn (October 12, 2000);
WWE tag team titles w/ Chris Jericho defeating Triple H and Steve Austin (May 21, 2001);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam for the (July 29, 2002);
WWE tag team titles w/ Kurt Angle defeating Edge and Rey Mysterio (October 20, 2002);
(WWE) world heavyweight title defeating Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a 3-WAY (March 14, 2004 – Wrestlemania XX);
(WWE) world tag team titles w/ Edge defeated Ric Flair and Batista (April 19, 2004);
(WWE) world tag team titles w/ Edge defeated La Resistance (October 19, 2004 – Taboo Tuesday);
(WWE) United States title defeating Orlando Jordan in 25 seconds (August 21, 2005);
(WWE) United States title defeating Booker T (February 19, 2006);
(WWE) United States title defeating Mr. Ken Kennedy (October 13, 2006);

Chris Benoit Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

1985: Chris Benoit graduated from high school.
1985: Chris Benoit would work all week, then drive 185 miles south, from his Edmonton home, to Calgary, to the Hart House.
After 6 months of the grueling training, Benoit made his debut for Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling.

Canada, Japan and Mexico:

Chris Benoit went to Japan for a full year of touring, before returning to Stampede.
~~~Chris Benoit was billed as the “Pegasis Kid” in Japan and Mexico.
1988: Chris Benoit defeated Great Gama Singh for the Stampede Mid-Heavyweight title.
Chris Benoit had a memorable feud with Johnny Smith for over a year.
July 4, 1989: Davey Boy Smith, Jason the Terrible, and Benoit were injured in a head-on automobile accident in Jasper, Alberta.
~~~Smith suffered a cracked vertebrae in his back and needed 100 stitches in his head after being thrown through the windshield.
~~~Jason suffers 2 fractures in his left leg and Benoit suffers an injured right knee.
1990: Chris Benoit defeated Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title.
March 3, 1991: Chris Benoit defeated Valliano III to win the WWF/UWA World Light-Heavyweight title in Mexico.

World Championship Wrestling:

June 16, 1992 – Clash of the Champions 19: Jushin Liger and Brian Pillman defeated Chris Benoit and Beef Wellington.
January 13, 1993 – Class of the Champions 22: Chris Benoit defeated Brad Armstrong.
February 21, 1993 – SuperBrawl III: 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Benoit.

Extreme Championship Wrestling:

Chris Benoit signed on with ECW and had strong matches there, including a match with Sabu, where Chris broke Sabu’s neck.
Benoit went back to Japan before landing a permanent job with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994.
September 13, 1994 – ECW Hardcore TV: Chris Benoit defeated Chad Austin.
September 27, 1994 – ECW Hardcore TV: Chris Benoit defeated Osamu Nishimura.
October 1, 1994 – ECW: Chris Benoit defeated Sabu.
October 18, 1994 – ECW Hardcore TV: Chris Benoit defeated Ray Odyssey.
October 25, 1994 – ECW Hardcore TV: Chris Benoit vs. The Tazmaniac ended in a time limit draw.
December 17, 1994 – ECW Holiday Hell: Chris Benoit defeated Hack Myers.
January 24, 1995 – ECW Hardcore TV: Chris Benoit defeated Too Cold Scorpio.
February 4, 1995 – ECW Double Tables: Chris Benoit defeated Al Snow.
February 24, 1995 – ECW: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck.
February 25, 1995 – ECW The Return of the Funker: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Sabu and The Tazmaniac to win the ECW tag team titles.
April 8, 1995 – ECW Three Way Dance: Public Enemy defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko and Rick Steiner and The Tazmaniac in a 3-way dance to win the ECW tag team titles.
Benoit won the ECW tag team titles with Dean Malenko and later left ECW to do some more shows in Japan.

Keeping Busy:

1994: Chris Benoit defeated The Great Sasuke in the finals of the Super J Cup Tournament.
Benoit received several try-outs with the World Wrestling Federation.
June 5, 1995 – RAW: Bob Holly defeated Chris Benoit in a dark match.
June 11, 1995 – Wrestling Challenge: Owen Hart defeated Chris Benoit in a dark match.
June 17, 1995 – Superstars: Adam Bomb defeated Chris Benoit in a dark match.

World Championship Wrestling:

1995: Benoit and Eddie Guerrero both joined World Championship Wrestling full time and began a feud.
October 16, 1995 – Nitro: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit.
October 23, 1995 – Nitro: Eddie Guerrero and Mr. JL defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
October 29, 1995 – Main Event: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton.
November 6, 1995 – Nitro: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit.
November 13, 1995 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Kensuke Sasaki.
November 26, 1995 – World War 3: WCW United States champion Kensuke Sasaki defeated Chris Benoit to retain the title. Chris Benoit also participated in the 3 ring battle royal won by Randy Savage.
December 1, 1995 – NJPW: Jushin Thunder Liger and Takashi Iizuka defeated Dean Malenko and Wild Pegasus.
December 3, 1995 – NJPW: Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus defeated Black Cat and Sabu.
December 4, 1995 – NJPW: Wild Pegasus defeated El Mexicano.
December 5, 1995 – NJPW: Black Cat and Sabu defeated Dean Malenko and Wild Pegasus.
December 7, 1995 – NJPW: El Mexicano and Wild Pegasus defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.
December 8, 1995 – NJPW: Wild Pegasus defeated El Mexicano.
December 9, 1995 – NJPW: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Wild Pegasus.
December 10, 1995 – NJPW: Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus defeated Koji Kanemoto and Shinjiro Otani.
December 11, 1995 – NJPW: Hiro Saito and Sabu defeated Dean Malenko and Wild Pegasus.
December 13, 1995 – War Super J Cup: Wild Pegasus defeated Lionheart in the 1st round. Gedo defeated Wild Pegasus in the semi-finals.
December 15, 1995 – Stu Hart Tribute Show: Chris Benoit defeated Rad Radford.
January 1, 1996 – Nitro: Lord Steven Regal defeated Chris Benoit.
January 8, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright.
January 23, 1996 – The Clash: Lord Steven Regal defeated Chris Benoit in a dark match.
February 5, 1996 – Nitro: Randy “Macho Man” Savage defeated Chris Benoit by DQ.
February 10, 1996 – Saturday Night: WCW world heavyweight champion Randy Savage defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification to retain the title.
February 17, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Joey Maggs.
February 24, 1996 – Saturday Night: WCW World TV champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Chris Benoit to retain the title.
March 2, 1996 – Saturday Night: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit.
March 9, 1996 – Saturday Night (Taped): Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit.
March 9, 1996 – NJPW: El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa and Wild Pegasus.
March 10, 1996 – NJPW: Masa Saito, Satoshi Kojima and Shinya Hashimoto defeated Hugh Morrus, Scott Norton and Wild Pegasus.
March 11, 1996 – NJPW: Hugh Morrus, Scott Norton and Wild Pegasus defeated Junji Hirata, Keiji Muto and Riki Choshu.
March 13, 1996 – NJPW: Scott Norton and Wild Pegasus defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Shinya Hashimoto.
March 14, 1996 – NJPW: El Samurai, Gran Hamada, Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus defeated Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, Taka Michinoku and Tokimitsu Ishizawa.
March 17, 1996 – NJPW: Junji Hirata, Osamu Nishimura and Shinya Hashimoto defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and Wild Pegasus.
March 18, 1996 – NJPW: El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Black Cat and Wild Pegasus.
March 20, 1996 – NJPW: Shinjiro Otani defeated Wild Pegasus to win the WCW world cruiserweight title.
March 21, 1996 – NJPW: Hugh Morrus, Scott Norton and Wild Pegasus defeated Junji Hirata, Satoshi Kojima and Shinya Hashimoto.
March 22, 1996 – NJPW: Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki and Tadao Yasuda defeated Hugh Morrus, Scott Norton and Wild Pegasus.
March 23, 1996 – NJPW: Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus defeated Koji Kanemoto and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.
March 26, 1996 – NJPW: Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus defeated Koji Kanemoto and Shinjiro Otani.
April 13, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Dave Sullivan.
April 22, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero.
May 13, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated David Taylor.
May 18, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan defeated Mike Haynor and Rick Fargo.
May 19, 1996 – Slamboree: Public Enemy defeated Chris Benoit and The Taskmaster in the 1st round of the Lord of the Ring.
May 23, 1996 – NJPW: Dean Malenko, Mr. JL, Shinjiro Otani and Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Black Tiger, El Samurai, Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus.
May 24, 1996 – NJPW: Wild Pegasus defeated Mr. JL.
May 25, 1996 – NJPW: Black Cat, Black Tiger, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Emilio Charles Jr., Mr. JL, Norio Honaga and Wild Pegasus.
May 26, 1996 – NJPW: Black Cat, Black Tiger, El Samurai and Villano IV defeated Dean Malenko, Franz Schuhmann, Norio Honaga and Wild Pegasus.
May 28, 1996 – NJPW: El Samurai defeated Wild Pegasus.
June 1, 1996 – World Wrestling Peace Festival: Chris Benoit defeated Alex Wright.
June 4, 1996 – NJPW: Norio Honaga and Wild Pegasus defeated Black Tiger and El Samurai.
June 5, 1996 – NJPW: Dean Malenko, Norio Honaga and Villano IV defeated Franz Schuhmann, Mr. JL and Wild Pegasus.
June 6, 1996 – NJPW: El Samurai and Wild Pegasus defeated Black Tiger and Norio Honaga.
June 7, 1996 – NJPW: Wild Pegasus defeated Franz Schuhmann.
June 8, 1996 – NJPW: Kensuke Sasaki and Shinjiro Otani defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Wild Pegasus.
June 9, 1996 – NJPW: Black Tiger and Dean Malenko defeated Villano IV and Wild Pegasus.
June 11, 1996 – NJPW: Black Tiger defeated Wild Pegasus.
June 12, 1996 – NJPW: El Samurai and Wild Pegasus defeated Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.

World Championship Wrestling – IV Horsemen:

1996: Benoit was recruited to be a part of the IV Horsemen – with “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman.
Benoit engaged in a major blood feud with Kevin Sullivan, which resulted in some real life drama involving Sullivan’s wife.
~~~WCW storyline booker Kevin Sullivan’s ‘real life’ wife, Woman (Nancy Daus), divorced him and married Chris Benoit!
June 16, 1996 – Great American Bash: Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan in a BRUTAL Falls Count Anywhere Match.
June 17, 1996 – Nitro: Benoit and Arn Anderson defeated The RockNRoll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson).
June 22, 1996 – Saturday Night: Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson defeated Chris Benoit and Arn Anderson.
July 1, 1996 – Nitro: The IV Horsemen defeated Joe Gomez and The Renegade and The Rock’N’Roll Express.
July 6, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated The Cobra.
July 7, 1996 – Bash at the Beach: The Giant and Kevin Sullivan defeated Arn Anderson and Chris Benoit.
July 8, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman by Disqualification.
July 13, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit, Arn Anderson and Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright, Mark Starr and The Cobra.
July 15, 1996 – Nitro: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit by Count-out.
July 20, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Big Bubba.
July 22, 1996 – Nitro: Lex Luger and Sting and Randy Savage defeated Arn Anderson and Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael.
July 27, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Arn Anderson and Ric Flair defeated Marcus Bagwell, Scotty Riggs, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Jim Powers.
August 4, 1996 – Worldwide: Chris Benoit and Arn Anderson defeated Jim Powers and Joe Gomez.
August 5, 1996 – Nitro: Alex Wright defeated Chris Benoit by Count-out.
August 8, 1996 – Hog Wild: Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko.
August 12, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Big Ron Studd.
August 15, 1996 – The Clash: The Giant defeated Chris Benoit.
August 17, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Arn Anderson and Ric Flair defeated Joe Gomez, High Voltage and The Renegade.
August 19, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton.
August 26, 1996 – Nitro: Sting and Lex Luger defeated Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael.
September 2, 1996 – Nitro: The 4 Horsemen defeated Kevin Sullivan and Big Bubba Rogers and The Faces Of Fear.
September 14, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Bobby Walker.
September 15, 1996 – Fall Brawl: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho.
September 16, 1996 – Nitro: Lex Luger defeated Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael in a handicap match by DQ.
September 30, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated “The Dog Faced Gremlin” Rick Steiner.
October 5, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Ricky Morton and Ricky Gibson.
October 7, 1996 – Nitro: “The Dog Faced Gremlin” Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit.
October 26, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Sgt. Craig Pillman.
October 27, 1996 – Halloween Havoc: Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit defeated Meng and The Barbarian.
October 28, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero.
November 2, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho.
November 4, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Hector Guerrero.
November 11, 1996 – Nitro: Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit by DQ.
November 18, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero.
November 24, 1996 – World War 3: Chris Benoit was in the 3 ring battle royal won by The Giant.
November 30, 1996 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Juventud Guerrera.
December 2, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated WCW TV Champion Steven Regal in a Non-title match.
December 23, 1996 – Nitro: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit.
December 30, 1996 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho.
January 13, 1997 – Nitro: Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit.
January 20, 1997 – Nitro: Kevin Sullivan defeated Chris Benoit.
January 21, 1997: Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.
January 27, 1997 – Nitro: Hugh Morris defeated Chris Benoit.
February 7, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Kanyon defeated Chris Benoit by DQ.
February 10, 1997 – Nitro: Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Jeff Jarrett.
February 17, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Roadblock.
February 22, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Rick Fuller.
February 23, 1997 – Superbrawl: Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan.
February 27, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Billy Pearl.
March 17, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman.
March 24, 1997 – Nitro: Hugh Morris defeated Chris Benoit.
March 31, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Hugh Morris.
April 6, 1997 – Spring Stampede: WCW United States Champion Dean Malenko vs. Chris Benoit was a no contest.
April 7, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Ice Train.
April 12, 1997 – Saturday Night (Taped): Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs.
April 12, 1997 – NJPW: Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan.
April 14, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated The Barbarian.
April 28, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Lord Steven Regal.
May 10, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Big Al.
May 18, 1997 – Slamboree: Chris Benoit defeated Meng.
June 2, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated The Barbarian.
June 14, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Bobby Walker.
June 15, 1997 – Great American Bash: Chris Benoit defeated Meng in a Death match.
June 30, 1997 – Nitro: Ric Flair and Benoit and Steve McMichael beat Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton and Masahiro Chono by disqualification.
July 7, 1997 – Nitro: The Steiner Brothers defeated Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael.
July 13, 1997 – Bash at the Beach: Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan in a retirement match.
July 14, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated “Mean” Mike Enos.
July 21, 1997 – Nitro: WCW World tag team Champions The Outsiders defeated Ric Flair and Benoit.
July 26, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification.
July 28, 1997 – Nitro: Ric Flair and Chris Benoit defeated Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton.
~~~Later that night; Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated The Texas Hangmen.
August 4, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Syxx by Disqualification.
August 9, 1997 – Road Wild: Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit beat Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko in an Elimination match.
August 11, 1997 – Nitro: The Steiner Brothers defeated Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael.
August 18, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Eddie Guerrero and Jeff Jarrett.
August 25, 1997 – Nitro: Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit.
September 1, 1997 – Nitro: The 4 Horsemen (Benoit and Steve McMichael) defeated Eddie Guerrero and Jeff Jarrett.
September 14, 1997 – Fall Brawl: The nWo (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Konnan and Syxx) defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Curt Hennig, Ric Flair and Steve McMichael) in a war games match.
September 17, 1997 – NJPW: Wild Pegasus defeated Dr. Wagner Jr.
September 18, 1997 – NJPW: Norio Honaga and Wild Pegasus defeated Chris Jericho and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.
September 19, 1997 – NJPW: Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated El Samurai, Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus.
September 20, 1997 – NJPW: Wild Pegasus defeated Koji Kanemoto.
September 21, 1997 – NJPW: Dr. Wagner Jr. and Wild Pegasus defeated Black Cat and Chris Jericho.
September 22, 1997 – NJPW: Chris Jericho, Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated El Samurai, Jushin Thunder Liger, Kendo Kashin and Wild Pegasus.
September 23, 1997 – NJPW: El Samurai, Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus defeated Chris Jericho, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Koji Kanemoto.
October 6, 1997 – Nitro: WCW United States Champion Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit.
October 20, 1997 – Nitro: WCW Crusierweight Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit.
October 27, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated David “Fit” Finlay.
November 2, 1997 – NJPW: J-Crown champion Shinjiro Otani defeated Wild Pegasus to retain the title.
November 10, 1997 – Nitro: Perry Saturn defeated Chris Benoit.
November 23, 1997 – World War 3: Chris Benoit was in the 3 ring battle royal won by Scott Hall.
December 1, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman.
December 6, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Bobby Blaze.
December 8, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Lodi.
December 15, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs.
December 21, 1997 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Perry Saturn by disqualification.
December 22, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Hammer by disqualification.
December 28, 1997 – Starrcade: Perry Saturn defeated Chris Benoit by Submission.
December 29, 1997 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Hammer.

World Championship Wrestling – Chris Benoit vs. Booker T:

January 5, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Scotty Riggs and Perry Saturn.
January 12, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko.
January 19, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Marty Jannetty.
January 23, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho.
February 6, 1998 – Thunder: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Chris Benoit ended in a No Contest.
February 7, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Raven by disqualification.
February 13, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Raven by disqualification.
February 16, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho.
February 21, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos.
February 22, 1998 – Superbrawl: WCW United States Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit to retain the title.
February 23, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit vs. Raven ended in a No Contest.
February 27, 1998 – Thunder: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit by DQ.
March 2, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs.
March 9, 1998 – Nitro: Raven and Perry Saturn vs. Chris Benoit and Diamond Dallas Page ended in a No Contest.
March 15, 1998 – Uncensored: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Benoit and Raven in a 3-WAY match to retain the United States title..
March 16, 1998 – Nitro: Raven defeated Benoit to become the #1 contender for the United States title.
March 20, 1998 – Nitro: Scott Norton defeated Chris Benoit.
March 23, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit vs. World Television Champion Booker T ended in a draw.
March 27, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
March 30, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit vs. World Television Champion Booker T ended in a draw.
April 10, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Konnan.
April 11, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Bobby Eaton.
April 13, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Glacier.
April 17, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Scott Norton by disqualification.
April 1998: Benoit and Booker T swapped the WCW Television title several times on House Shows.
April 19, 1998 – Spring Stampede: WCW Television Champion Booker T defeated Chris Benoit.
April 20, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig by disqualification.
April 27, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Disco Inferno.
May 11, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T.
May 15, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Rage.

World Championship Wrestling – Chris Benoit vs. Booker T (Best of 7 Series):

May 25, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T in Match #1 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 1 – Booker 0).
May 27, 1998 – Thunder: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit in Match #2 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 1 – Booker 1).
May 28, 1998 – House Show: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T (This Match Was Not Apart of the Best of Seven Series).
May 30, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T in Match #3 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 2 – Booker 1).
June 1, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T in Match #4 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 3 – Booker 1).
June 4, 1998 – Thunder: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit in Match #5 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 3 – Booker 2).
June 6, 1998 – Worldwide: Chris Benoit defeated Barry Horowitz.
June 8, 1998 – Nitro: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit in Match #6 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 3 – Booker 3).
June 11, 1998 – Thunder: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit by DQ in Match #7 of the Best of 7 Series (Match Thrown Out).
June 14, 1998 – Great American Bash: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit in Match #8 of the Best of 7 Series – (Benoit 3 – Booker 4).
June 1998: The Best of Seven Series with Booker T were considered to be some of the greatest matches that year.

World Championship Wrestling – Chris Benoit:

June 15, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay by Submission.
~~~Later that night Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Harlem Heat.
June 22, 1998 – Nitro: Bret “Hitman” Hart defeated Chris Benoit.
June 30, 1998 – Nitro: Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Harlem Heat.

World Championship Wrestling – IV Horsemen:

September 1998, Ric Flair returned to the company, and re-formed the Horsemen with Benoit, Malenko, and Steve McMicheal.
October 18, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Alex Wright and Disco Inferno.
November 16, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Bret Hart by disqualification.
November 22, 1998 – World War 3: Chris Benoit was in the 3 ring battle royal won by Kevin Nash.
November 23, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Norman Smiley.
November 28, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Prince Iaukea.
December 4, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Raven and Kanyon by disqualification.
December 5, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Steve and Scott Armstrong.
December 7, 1998 – Nitro: Chris Kanyon and Raven vs. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko ended in a No Contest.
December 11, 1998 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated (Chris) Kanyon by DQ.
December 19, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Vincent and Brian Adams.
January 7, 1999 – Thunder: Barry Windham defeated Chris Benoit.
January 14, 1999 – Thunder: Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit defeated Barry Windham and Curt Hennig by DQ.
January 17, 1999 – Souled Out: Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos.
January 21, 1999 – Thunder: Ric Flair and Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael defeated Scott Norton and Stevie Ray and Vincent.
January 25, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Ric Flair and Steve McMichael beat Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner by DQ.
February 2, 1999 – Nitro: Curt Hennig and Barry Windham defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
February 4, 1999 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs.
February 9, 1999 – Nitro: Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash and Scott Hall defeated Ric Flair and Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael.
February 16, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos and Scotty Riggs.
February 18, 1999 – Thunder: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit defeated Brian Adams and Horace Hogan in a Steel Cage.
February 21, 1999 – Superbrawl: Curt Hennig and Barry Windham beat Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko to win the tag team titles.
March 11, 1999 – Thunder: Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit defeated Disorderly Conduct.
March 14, 1999 – Uncensored: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko beat Curt Hennig and Barry Windham for the tag team titles.
March 15, 1999 – Nitro: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit to win the WCW Television Title.
March 20, 1999 – Saturday Night: Tag team champions Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko vs. Barry Windham and Curt Hennig ended in a no contest.
March 21, 1999 – Nitro: WCW World tag team Champions Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Raven and Perry Saturn.
March 28, 1999 – Nitro: Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman beat Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko to win the WCW tag team titles.
April 2, 1999 – Thunder: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Kaz Hayashi.
April 11, 1999 – Spring Stampede: Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Raven and Saturn.
April 17, 1999 – Saturday Night: Tag team champions Rey Mysterio Jr. and Billy Kidman defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko by disqualification to retain the titles.
April 19, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Scott and Steve Armstrong.
April 21, 1999 – Thunder: Billy Kidman and Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Rey Mysterio and Raven and Perry Saturn.
May 1, 1999 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Disorderly Conduct.
May 6, 1999 – Thunder: Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated The Texas Hangmen.
May 9, 1999 – Slamboree: Raven/Saturn beat Mysterio/Kidman and Malenko/Benoit in a 3-WAY to win the tag team titles
May 24, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Buddy Lee Parker.
May 27, 1999 – Thunder: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit.
June 3, 1999 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair by DQ.

World Championship Wrestling – Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn:

June 10, 1999 – Thunder: Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit defeated DDP and Chris Kanyon to win the WCW tag team titles.
June 14, 1999 – Great American Bash: DDP and Kanyon beat Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit to win the WCW tag team titles.
June 24, 1999 – Thunder: Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay and Dave Taylor.
July 5, 1999 – Nitro: Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit defeated DDP and Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon.
July 8, 1999 – Thunder: Chris Kanyon defeated Chris Benoit.
September 10, 1999 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr., Juventud Guerrera and Psychosis.
July 11, 1999 – Bash at the Beach: DDP and Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn.
July 19, 1999 – Nitro: Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig and Barry Windham.
July 26, 1999 – Nitro: David Flair defeated Chris Benoit.
July 28, 1999 – Thunder: Ric Flair and DDP and Kanyon defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko.
August 2, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page.
August 5, 1999 – Thunder: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit.
August 9, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated David Flair to win the WCW United States title.
August 14, 1999 – Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW United States title.
August 16, 1999 – Nitro: WCW United States Champion Chris Benoit defeated Disco Inferno.
August 21, 1999 – Saturday Night: United States champion Chris Benoit defeated Psychosis to retain the title.
August 23, 1999 – Nitro: WCW United States Champion Chris Benoit defeated Rick Steiner by disqualification.

World Championship Wrestling – Revolution:

August 1999: Benoit formed the Revolution with a href=”./s/shane-douglas.html”>Shane Douglas, a href=”./d/dean-malenko.html”>Malenko, and Perry Saturn.
August 26, 1999 – Thunder: Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn.
August 30, 1999 – Nitro: WCW United States Champion Chris Benoit defeated Jerry Flynn by disqualification.
September 6, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko won a Battle Royal.
September 9, 1999 – Thunder: Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit and Shane Douglas defeated Steve Regal and Dave Taylor and Chris Adams.
September 10, 1999 – House Show: United States champion Chris Benoit defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to retain the title.
September 12, 1999 – Fall Brawl: Sid Vicious pinned Chris Benoit to win the title.
September 13, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko.
~~~Later that night Chris Benoit defeated Rick Steiner to win the WCW Television Title.
September 17, 1999 – House Show: Chris Benoit defeated David Flair.
September 20, 1999 – Nitro: WCW World Champion Sting defeated WCW Television Champion Chris Benoit.
September 27, 1999 – Nitro: WCW Television Champion Chris Benoit defeated Ernest “The Cat” Miller.
October 4, 1999 – Nitro: Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit in an Owen Hart Tribute match at Kemper Arena.
October 7, 1999 – Thunder: WCW Television Champion Chris Benoit defeated Brian Knobbs.
October 11, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit and Bret Hart defeated Ric Steiner and Lex Luger by disqualification.
October 24, 1999 – Rick Steiner pinned Chris Benoit to win the title.
October 25, 1999 – Nitro: WCW Television Champion Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko in a Last Man Standing match.
November 1, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko in a WCW world heavyweight Title Tournament Match.
November 4, 1999 – Thunder: Sid Vicious and Perry Saturn vs. Benoit and Rick Steiner ended in a No Contest.
November 8, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Madusa by disqualification in a WCW world heavyweight Title Tournament Match.
November 13, 1999 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Barry Darsow.
November 15, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Scott Hatt in a WCW world heavyweight Title Tournament Match.
November 18, 1999 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated Buff Bagwell.
November 22, 1999 – Nitro: Dean Malenko defeated Chris Benoit in a Flag match.
November 29, 1999 – Nitro: Bret Hart and Benoit beat The Outsiders and Sid and Goldberg in a 3-WAY Cage match.
December 4, 1999 – Saturday Night: Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs.
December 6, 1999 – Nitro: Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Nash.
December 9, 1999 – Thunder: The Outsiders and Jeff Jarrett defeated Dustin Rhodes and Sid Vicious and Benoit.
December 16, 1999 – Thunder: Sid Vicious and Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig and La Parka and Shane and Creative Control by DQ.
December 19, 1999 – Starrcade: Chris Benoit beat Jeff Jarrett in a Ladder Match to retain the WCW United States title.
December 20, 1999 – Nitro: Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit in a Ladder match to win the WCW United States title.
December 23, 1999 – Thunder: Chris Benoit defeated WCW world heavyweight Champion Bret “Hitman” Hart by disqualification.
With the company in turmoil, Benoit began getting overly frustrated with the direction of WCW.
January 4, 2000 – NJPW: Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Chris Benoit.
January 12, 2000 – Thunder: Jeff Jarrett and Kevin Nash defeated Chris Benoit and Sid Vicious.
January 14, 2000 – House Show: Chris Benoit defeated Rick Steiner.
January 16, 2000 – Souled Out PPV: Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious to win the WCW world heavyweight title.
~~~Benoit, along with Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero, and Dean Malenko quit WCW the following day.

World Wrestling Federation:

January 2000: Benoit entered the WWF in dramatic fashion when he initially aligned himself with Mick Foley.
~~~The Radicalz (Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn) turned on Foley and aligned themselves with Mr. McMahon.
February 3, 2000 – SmackDown: world heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Chris Benoit.
February 7, 2000 – RAW: HHH, X-Pac, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit vs. Cactus Jack, The Rock, Rikishi and Too Cool ended in a No Contest.
February 10, 2000 – SmackDown: Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
February 14, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated The Rock.
February 21, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Test (Hardcore Champion) in a Non-Title match.
February 24, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Kane by Count Out.
February 27, 2000 – No Way Out: Too Cool and Rikishi defeated Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko and Benoit.
February 28, 2000 – RAW: Tazz defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
March 2, 2000 – SmackDown: Benoit and Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn defeated Too Cool and Chris Jericho.
March 6, 2000 – RAW: The Rock defeated Chris Benoit in a Steel Cage match.
March 9, 2000 – SmackDown: The Rock defeated Benoit and Perry Saturn in a Handicap match.
March 13, 2000 – RAW: Benoit and Perry Saturn defeated Val Venis and Test.
March 16, 2000 – SmackDown: The Hardy Boyz vs. Perry Saturn and Benoit ended in a Double Count Out.
March 20, 2000 – RAW: Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit.
March 23, 2000 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle (European-Intercontinental Champion) vs. Chris Benoit ended in a No Contest.
March 27, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho and Chyna.
April 2, 2000 – Wrestlemania 2000: Chris Benoit won the Intercontinental title in a triple threat with Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle.
April 3, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit (Intercontinental Champion) defeated Tazz.
April 6, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Rikishi to retain the Intercontinental Title.
April 10, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko defeated Scott Taylor and Rikishi and Tazz.
April 13, 2000 – SmackDown: The Hardy Boyz defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
April 17, 2000 – RAW: The Big Show defeated Chris Benoit (Intercontinental Champion) by disqualification.
April 20, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle by disqualification.
April 24, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Road Dogg.
April 27, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Jericho and Tazz defeated Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit.
April 30, 2000 – Bashlash: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho by DQ to retain.
May 1, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Tazz.
May 4, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit to win the Intercontinental Title.
May 8, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho to win the Intercontinental Title with Special Referee Triple H.
May 11, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit (Intercontinental Champion) defeated The Godfather.
May 15, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit (Intercontinental Champion) defeated The Rock (WWF Champion) in a Non-Title Submission match.
May 18, 2000 – SmackDown: Val Venis and Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit and Hardcore Holly by disqualification.
May 21, 2000 – Judgement Day: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submissions match to retain.
May 22, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis by disqualification.
May 25, 2000 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
May 29, 2000 – RAW: Hardcore Holly defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
June 1, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated D’Lo Brown to retain the Intercontinental Title.
June 5, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Road Dogg in a KOTR Qualifying match.
June 8, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
June 12, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy.
June 15, 2000 – SmackDown: Kane defeated Chris Benoit (IC Champion) by DQ.
June 19, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated X-Pac in a KOTR Qualifying match.
June 21, 2000 – Chris Benoit loses the Intercontinental title to Rikishi.
June 22, 2000 – SmackDown: Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit to win the Intercontinental Title.
July 23, 2000 – Fully Loaded: Chris Benoit is defeated by The Rock in WWF title match.
June 26, 2000 – RAW: Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit by DQ to retain the Intercontinental Title.
June 29, 2000 – SmackDown: Rikishi and Eddie Guererro vs. Val Venis and Chris Benoit ended in a No Contest.
July 3, 2000 – RAW: Eddie Guererro defeated Chris Benoit by DQ to retain the European Title.
July 5, 2000 – SmackDown: Chyna and Eddie Guererro and The Rock defeated Edge and Christian and Chris Benoit.
July 10, 2000 – RAW: The Rock (WWF Champion) defeated Chris Benoit by DQ.
July 12, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guererro and Chyna by DQ in a Handicap match.
July 17, 2000 – RAW: Benoit and Edge and Christian defeated The Acolytes and The Rock.
July 19, 2000 – SmackDown: Benoit and Triple H defeated The Rock and Chris Jericho by DQ.
July 24, 2000 – RAW: Kane and The Rock defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle by DQ.
July 27, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Jericho and Lita defeated Trish Stratus and Chris Benoit.
July 31, 2000 – RAW: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated The Dudley Boyz.
August 3, 2000 – SmackDown: The Rock and Kane defeated The Big Show and Chris Benoit.
August 7, 2000 – RAW: The Rock (WWF Champion) defeated Chris Benoit in a No DQ match.
August 10, 2000 – SmackDown: Val Venis and Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guererro and Chris Jericho.
August 14, 2000 – RAW: The Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
August 17, 2000 – SmackDown: Steve Blackman (Hardcore Champion) defeated Chris Benoit.
August 24, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Jericho and The Hardy Boyz defeated Benoit and Edge and Christian.
August 27, 2000 – SummerSlam: Chris Benoit defeated Jericho in a best 2/3 falls match.
August 28, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes and Chris Jericho defeated Benoit and Test and Albert.
August 31, 2000 – SmackDown: The Undertaker defeated Benoit by disqualification.
September 4, 2000 – RAW: Kane defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification in a Number One Contender’s Match.
September 7, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Rikishi.
September 11, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Kane defeated The Rock and The Undertaker.
September 14, 2000 – SmackDown: The Acolytes defeated Kane and Chris Benoit in an “Acolytes Rules” match.
September 18, 2000 – RAW: Kane defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
September 21, 2000 – SmackDown: Triple H and The Undertaker and The Rock defeated Chris Benoit and Kane and Kurt Angle.
September 24, 2000 – Unforgiven: The Rock defeated Undertaker, Kane and Chris Benoit in a 4-way.
September 25, 2000 – RAW: The Rock (WWF Champion) defeated Chris Benoit.
September 28, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle defeated Triple H and The Rock.
October 2, 2000 – RAW: Rikishi and The Rock defeated Chris Benoit and Kane.
October 5, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho by disqualification.
October 9, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit and X-Pac defeated Chris Jericho and Triple H.
October 12, 2000 – SmackDown: Roaddog and Triple H defeated Perry Saturn and Benoit.
October 15, 2000 – HEAT: Chris Benoit defeated Road Dogg.
October 19, 2000 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle defeated The Rock and Triple H and Benoit in a Fatal Four Way match.
October 22, 2000 – No Mercy: Triple H defeats Chris Benoit.
October 23, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Road Dogg.
October 26, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Triple H and Roaddog.
November 2, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H.
November 6, 2000 – RAW: Triple H and Billy Gunn and Road Dogg and Chyna defeated The Radicalz.
November 9, 2000 – SmackDown: The Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho, Kane and Chris Benoit in a 4-WAY match.
November 13, 2000 – RAW: Steve Austin and The Rock and Billy Gunn and Chyna defeated The Radicalz.
November 16, 2000 – SmackDown: The Rock defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
November 19, 2000 – Survivor Series: Benoit and Saturn survive a ‘survivor series rules’ match.
November 20, 2000 – RAW: Steve Austin defeated Chris Benoit.
November 23, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Jericho and Steve Austin vs. Kane and Benoit ended in a No Contest.
November 27, 2000 – RAW: Perry Saturn and Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated The Hardy Boyz and Chris Jericho.
November 30, 2000 – SmackDown: Kane and Benoit defeated Chris Jericho and Billy Gunn.
December 2, 2000 – Rebellion: The Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit.
December 4, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Hardcore Holly.
December 10, 2000 – Armageddon: Chris Benoit defeated Billy Gunn via submission to win the Intercontinental Title.
December 11, 2000 – RAW: Billy Gunn defeated Intercontinental champion Chris Benoit by disqualification.
December 14, 2000 – SmackDown: The Hardy Boyz defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn.
December 18, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
December 21, 2000 – SmackDown: Chris Jericho and The Hardy Boyz defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn.
December 25, 2000 – RAW: The Hardy Boyz defeated Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit.
December 28, 2000 – SmackDown: Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy to retain the title.
Chris and his wife Nancy give birth to their first child!
January 1, 2001 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Test to retain the Intercontinental Title.
January 21, 2001 – Royal Rumble: Chris Jericho defeated Benoit for the Intercontinental title.
March 2001: Benoit entered a feud with Kurt Angle over submission holds, and saw Benoit steal Angle’s gold medels.
WrestleMania X-7: Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit.
April 29, 2001 – Backlash: Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle in a 30-Minute Submission Iron Man Match IN OVERTIME!
May 20, 2001 – Judgement Day: Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit in a best 2/3 falls match.
~~~Later in the night, Benoit and Jericho won a Tag team Turmoil match.
May 28, 2001 – RAW in Calgary: In one of the best matches of the year, Steve Austin defeats Chris Benoit by screwjob finish.
June 24, 2001 – King of the Ring: Steve Austin defeated Benoit and Jericho in a Triple Threat for the WWF Title.
After an incredible Triple Threat match at KotR 2001, Chris Benoit takes time off to surgically repair a nagging neck injury.

World Wrestling Entertainment – RAW:

October 2001: Benoit makes an appearance on Heat, saying that he has several months before he’ll return to ring action.
February 1, 2002: Benoit flew to Texas to meet with Dr. Youngblood.
March 25, 2002 – RAW: Chris Benoit was drafted by Vince McMahon for the WWF SmackDown brand. #3
April 2002: Benoit begins appearing at Heartland Wrestling Association events and training for his in-ring return.
May 27, 2002 – RAW in Edmonton: Chris Benoit makes his return to the WWE kicking off the show with a surprise appearance.
~~~Benoit later gets into a confrontation with Eddie Guerrero before Ric Flair has him thrown out of the building.
~~~Chris Benoit returns later during the Main Event between Eddie Guerrero and Rob Van Dam.
~~~Steve Austin runs in after the match and attacks Eddie Guerrero.
~~~Ric Flair and Arn Anderson run down, but Benoit sides with Steve Austin.
~~~Chris Benoit shocks the crowd by attacking Steve Austin!!!
June 17, 2002 – RAW: Chris Benoit turns on his long-time friend, Ric Flair and aligns himself with Eddie Guerrero.
July 1, 2002 – RAW: Bubba and Spike Dudley defeated Benoit and Guerrero in Benoit’s first match back.
July 8, 2002 – RAW: Kevin Nash, X-Pac, The Big Show, Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero defeated Booker T, Goldust, Bubba, Spike and Rob Van Dam in 10-man-tag team match.
July 15, 2002 – RAW: Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and William Regal defeated Bubba, Spike Dudley and Jeff Hardy. Benoit is the sole survivor in an elimination match between.
July 21, 2002 – Vengeance: Bubba and Spike Dudley defeated Benoit and Guerrero in a TABLES MATCH.
July 29, 2002 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Rob Van Dam to win the Intercontinental Championship!

World Wrestling Entertainment – SmackDown:

August 1, 2002 – SmackDown: Benoit jumps to SmackDown – Benoit/Guerrero defeated Rock/Edge when Benoit makes Rock tap out.
August 8, 2002 – SmackDown: Rey/Cena/Edge defeated Angle/Benoit/Guerrero when Rey pins Angle!
August 15, 2002 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit nearly defeated The Rock but falls to the Rock Bottom in the end.
August 22, 2002 – SmackDown: The Rock and Edge defeated Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit.
August 25, 2002 – SummerSlam: Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Benoit to win the Intercontinental title.
August 29, 2002 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Rikishi to win the chance to wrestle for the #1 Contendership.
~~~Later in the night, Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in a triple threat to become #1 Contender.
September 4, 2002 – OVW “Fall Brawl”: Chris Benoit defeated Doug Basham in a rare OVW appearance.
September 5, 2002 – SmackDown: Undertaker/Edge/Rikishi defeated Eddie Guerrero/Chris Benoit/Kurt Angle.
September 19, 2002 – SmackDown: Billy and Chuck defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle when Benoit and Angle fail to ‘get along’.
~~~After the match, Angle and Benoit trade submission holds to led into their match at Unforgiven!
September 22, 2002 – Unforgiven: Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle in a “match of the year” contender.
September 26, 2002 – SmackDown: Rey Mysterio defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in a triple threat!
October 3, 2002 – SmackDown: Rey Mysterio scores an upset win over Chris Benoit in the main event!
October 10, 2002 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman and John Cena in a tag team Title tournament.
October 17, 2002 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated Los Guerreros in the second round of the tag team Title tournament.
October 20, 2002 – No Mercy: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated Edge and Rey to win the SmackDown tag team titles.
October 24, 2002 – Smackdown: Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle to win Steph’s “broken” Smackdown tag team trophy.
October 26, 2002 – Rebellion: WWE tag team champions Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle defeated Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr. to retain the titles.
October 31, 2002 – SmackDown: Edge defeated Chris Benoit after Kurt Angle interfers.
~~~Later in the night, Angle and Benoit get into a brawl at the SmackDown halloween party and knock eachother out!
November 7, 2002 – SmackDown: Rey Mysterio and Edge defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit to win the SmackDown tag team titles!
November 12, 2002 – Super Tuesday: Eddie Guerrero defeated Edge and Chris Benoit in a triple threat match.
November 14, 2002 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle ends in a DOUBLE DQ when Edge, Rey, Eddy and Chavo interfer.
November 17, 2002 – Survivor Series: Los Guerreros defeated Angle/Benoit and Edge/Rey in a triple threat match to win the tag team titles!
November 21, 2002 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero.
November 28, 2002 – SmackDown: Los Guerreros defeat Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit to retain the tag titles.
December 5, 2002 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle defeated Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and Edge in a Fatal 4Way to become #1 Contender.
December 12, 2002 – SmackDown: Los Guerreros defeated Chris Benoit and Billy Kidman.

World Wrestling Entertainment – Toothless Aggression:

December 15, 2002 – Armageddon: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero to win an Undisputed title shot.
December 19, 2002 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Undisputed Champion Kurt Angle by DQ in a non-title match when Big Show intefers.
December 26, 2002 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit def the Big Show to become #1 Contender for Kurt Angle’s WWE Title.
~~~Kurt, Big Show and Team Angle attack and destroy Chris Benoit after the match.
January 2, 2003 – SmackDown: Benoit and Edge defeated Team Angle by Disqualification when Kurt Angle interfers.
January 9, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Shelton Benjamin by DQ when Kurt Angle interfered.
January 16, 2003 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle and Team Angle defeated Benoit and Edge by disqualification.
January 19, 2003 – Royal Rumble: Kurt Angle defeated Benoit to retain the WWE title in an early match-of-the-year contender.
January 23, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Charlie Haas.
January 30, 2003 – SmackDown: Team Angle defeated Benoit and Edge to become #1 Contenders for Los Guerreros’ WWE Tag titles.
February 6, 2003 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit AGAIN in a brutal and bloody, but classic match.
~~~Team Angle runs down after the match to attack Benoit, but Edge and Brock Lesnar make the save.
February 23, 2002 – No Way Out: Brock Lesnar and Benoit defeated Kurt Angle and Team Angle in a handicap match.
February 27, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Rhyno (returns!) defeated Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore.
Mar 6, 2003 – SmackDown: Benoit and Rhyno defeated Team Angle in a NON TITLE match.
March 13, 2003 – SmackDown: Los Guerreros vs. Benoit and Rhyno (#1 Contenders match) was a 2DQ after Team Angle interfered.
March 27, 2003 – SmackDown: Big Show and A-Train defeated Benoit and Rhyno when Nathan Jones interfers.
March 30, 2003 – Wrestlemania 19: Team Angle defeated Los Guerreros and Benoit/Rhyno in a triple threat to retain their tag titles.
April 3, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated A-Train in the first round of a #1 Contenders Tournament.
April 10, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Rhyno in the second round of the #1 Contenders Tournament.
April 11, 2003 – OVW Spring Breakout: Nick Dinsmore/Johnny Jeter/Chris Benoit beat Rob Conway/Damaja/Doug Basham.
April 17, 2003 – SmackDown: John Cena defeated Chris Benoit in the finals of the #1 Contenders Tournament.
April 24, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Nunzio – After the match, the FBI “whacks” Chris Benoit.
May 18, 2003 – Judgment Day: Johnny Stamboli/Chuck Palumbo/John Cena defeated Spanky/Chris Benoit/Rhyno in a six-man tag.
June 5, 2003 – SmackDown: John Cena defeated Benoit when Rhyno accidentally hits Benoit with a chain.
June 12, 2003 – SmackDown: The Basham Brothers defeated Benoit and Rhyno when Rhyno accidentall hits Benoit AGAIN!
June 19, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Rhyno in a United States title tournament match.
July 17, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy in a United States title tournament match.
July 27, 2003 – Vengeance: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit with help from Rhyno to win the United States championship!
August 24, 2003 – SummerSlam: Eddie Guerrero defeated Benoit, Rhyno and Tajiri in a 4-way to retain the US title.
August 28, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit beats A-Train by tap out to the crossface, but his feet were under the ropes.
~~~After the match, A-Train confronts Benoit, claiming he can’t beat him one-on-one.
September 4, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated A-Train after Rhyno ran-down and accidentally gored A-Train!
September 11, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Rhyno by tapping out to the crippler crossface.
September 18, 2003 – SmackDown: Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit defeated Rhyno and Tajiri.
October 2, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Charlie Haas by DQ when A-Train attacked Chris Benoit!
October 9, 2003 – SmackDown: The Basham Brothers and A-Train beat Chris Benoit and The APA (A-Train pinned Benoit).
October 19, 2003 – No Mercy: Chris Benoit defeated A-Train with the Sharpshooter as a tribute to the recently deseased Stu Hart.
October 23, 2003 – SmackDown: John Cena and A-Train vs. Benoit and Kurt Angle ends in a NO CONTEST.
~~~Kurt Angle and Benoit failed to work as a team and started brawling and trading submissions!
October 30, 2003 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated John Cena and A-Train (Cena/Train turned on eachother after).
November 6, 2003 – SmackDown: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. Brock Lesnar/A-Train/Matt Morgan/Nathan Jones (NO CONTEST).
November 13, 2003 – SmackDown: Benoit and John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar and The Big Show to lead into Survivor Series.
November 16, 2003 – Survivor Series: Team Angle defeated Team Lesnar with Chris Benoit and John Cena coming out as Survivors!
November 20, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Nathan Jones when he tapped out to the crippler crossface!
November 27, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Matt Morgan to qualify for the #1 Contenders Battle Royal later that night.
~~~John Cena and Benoit would end up as co-winners of the battle royal, and will face off in a match next week for #1 Contendership!
December 4, 2003 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated John Cena (after interference from Big Show) to win a WWE title shot later.
~~~Brock Lesnar defeated Chris Benoit with a freaky new submission move which bent Benoit in half!
December 25, 2003 – SmackDown in Iraq: Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit and they shook hands after the match.
January 1, 2004 – SmackDown: Benoit and John Cena defeated the FBI to gain entry into the Royal Rumble match!
~~~Paul Heyman tells Benoit that he’ll enter the Royal Rumble at #1.
January 8, 2004 – SmackDown: Benoit defeated all three members of the FBI in a ‘mini-royal rumble’ set up by Paul Heyman.
January 15, 2004 – SmackDown: John Cena defeated Rhyno in a “Wash your mouth out with soap” which was set up by Paul Heyman.
~~~Benoit joined in and put Paul Heyman in a loose sharpshooter while John Cena fed him large chunks of IVORY soap!
January 25, 2004 – Royal Rumble: Chris Benoit FINALLY wins “the big one” by winning the Royal Rumble after entering at #1!!.
~~~Note: Benoit celebrates after the cameras go off the air with RAW Co-GM Stone Cold Steve Austin.
January 22, 2004 – SmackDown: Benoit and John Cena managed to defeat Rhyno and Matt Morgan and Big Show and Brock Lesnar!

World Wrestling Entertainment – Hunting for world titles:

Janaury 26, 2004 – RAW: Triple H and Shawn Michaels argue over who the better man is, until they are interrupted by.. Chris Benoit!
~~~Benoit goes on to let them know he doesn’t care which of them is champion, he’s going to take it at Wrestlemania!
February 2, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Mark Henry by tap-out right in front of Triple H.
February 9, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Ric Flair in a great match!
~~~Chris Benoit was supposed to sign his contract to face HHH at WMXX, but Shawn Michaels superkicked him and signed instead!
February 16, 2004 – RAW: Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Benoit with distraction from Triple H, who attacked HBK after the match!
February 23, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Batista.
March 1, 2004 – RAW: Randy Orton and Batista beat Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit when Michaels and Benoit start fighting!
March 8, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy.
March 14, 2004 – Wrestlemania XX: Chris Benoit beat Triple H and Shawn Michaels to capture the World Title by making HHH tap out!
March 15, 2004 – RAW: Evolution (Randy Orton, Batista and Ric Flair) defeated Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit in a handicap match.
March 22, 2004 – Draft Lottery: Chris Benoit defeated the newly-aquired Rhyno to retain the world title.
March 29, 2004 – RAW: Ric Flair and Batista defeated Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels by DQ with special guest referee Johnny Nitro.
~~~Benoit and Michaels had won the match, but Johnny Nitro changed his mind and ruled that Flair was not the legal man!
April 5, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Rob Conway in a NON TITLE match even with Johnny Nitro as referee.
~~~Note: Chris Benoit is now being introduced as “now residing in Atlanta, Georgia”.
April 12, 2004 – RAW: Michaels and Foley and Benoit and Benjamin beat Evolution (HHH/Ric Flair/Randy Orton/Batista) in the main event.
April 18, 2004 – Backlash: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a 3-WAY to retain the world title!
April 19, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Edge defeated Ric Flair and Batista to win the World tag team titles!
April 26, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Edge defeated Ric Flair and Batista to retain the World tag Team titles.
May 3, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Shawn Michaels when HHH pedigreed them both and drapped Benoit’s arm over Michaels!
May 17, 2004 – RAW: Edge and Chris Benoit defeated Randy Orton and Batista to retain the World tag team titles.
May 24, 2004 – RAW: Eugene Dinsmore and Chris Benoit (surprise partner) defeated Garrison Cade and The Coach.
May 31, 2004 – RAW: La Resistance (Rob Conway and Sylvain Grenier) defeated Edge and Chris Benoit to win the tag team titles!
June 7, 2004 – RAW: La Resistance vs. Chris Benoit in a Handicap Match is a NO CONTEST when Edge interferes.
~~~Bischoff changed the match: La Resistance and Kane defeated Chris Benoit and Edge (Kane pinned Benoit!).
June 13, 2004 – Bad Blood: Chris Benoit and Edge defeated La Resistance (Tag Champs) by DQ when Kane interfered!
~~~Later that night, Chris Benoit managed to defeat Kane to retain the world heavyweight championship.
June 14, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho and Edge beat Randy Orton and Batista and Ric Flair in an “Elimination” match.
~~~Chris Benoit was the last man standing after eliminating Randy Orton with the Sharpshooter.
June 21, 2004 – RAW: Triple H vs. Eugene Dinsmore ended in a NO CONTEST when Chris Benoit ran in to save Eugene from HHH.
~~~The match started off playfully, but when Eugene got some offense, Triple H turned on him and beat him up!
~~~Chris Benoit ran down to chase Evolution away but accidentally whacked Eugene out cold with a chairshot!
~~~Triple H snuck up behind Chris Benoit and give him a low blow and a Pedigree!
June 28, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Kane by TAP OUT to retain the world title
July 5, 2004 – RAW in Winnipeg: Triple H and Ric Flair and Eugene Dinsmore defeated Chris Benoit and Edge (HHH pinned Benoit).
July 11, 2004 – Vengeance: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H to retain the world heavyweight title.
~~~Eugene got involved late in the match, and accidentally whacked Triple H with a steal chair, costing him the match!
July 12, 2003 – RAW: Chris Benoit vs. Eugene Dinsmore ended in a NO CONTEST after Evolution interfered and destroyed Eugene!
July 19, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Batista by DQ because Triple H had told Batista to just rough Benoit up.
July 26, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H in a thrilling 60-minute Iron Man Match with a score of 4-3 to retain the world title!
~~~During the final 10 minutes of the match, Ric Flair and Batista started interfering, but Eugene returned to help Benoit score the pin!
August 2, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho and Edge vs. Evolution (Randy Orton and Ric Flair and Batista).
August 9, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit beat Triple H and Randy Orton by DQ when Ric Flair interfered – Eugene made the save!
August 15, 2004 – SummerSlam: Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit to become the youngest world heavyweight champion EVER!
August 16, 2004 – RAW: Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit to retain the world heavyweight title with help from Evolution!
~~~After the match, Evolution (Triple H, Ric Flair and Batista) turned on Randy Orton and left him in a pool of his own blood!
August 30, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Ric Flair by DQ after Batista interfered.
September 6, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and William Regal and Rhyno and Tajiri beat Ric Flair and Batista and La Resistance.
September 12, 2004 – Unforgiven: Chris Benoit and William Regal defeated Ric Flair and Batista.
September 13, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit w/ William Regal defeated Rob Conway w/ Sylvain Grenier.
September 20, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Randy Orton and Shelton Benjamin beat Evolution (Triple H and Ric Flair and Batista).
October 4, 2004 – RAW: Batista defeated Chris Benoit by DQ when Randy Orton jumped the rail and interfered.
October 11, 2004 – RAW: Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit and Edge defeated Evolution (Triple H and Ric Flair and Batista).
~~~Edge stole the pinfall on Triple H from Shawn Michaels and celebrated as if he had done all of the work.
~~~Edge turned heel after the match, spearing both Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit to proove he was superior.
October 18, 2004 – RAW: Edge defeated Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat Match.
October 19, 2004 – Taboo Tuesday: Shawn Michaels (39%) beat out Edge (33%) and Chris Benoit (28%) in the voting for a title shot.
~~~Benoit and Edge (colsolation prize) defeated La Resistance to capture the World tag team titles!
~~~Edge walked out on Benoit, who managed to defeat Sylvain Grenier and Rob Conway all by himself to win the belts!
November 4, 2003 – RAW: La Resistance defeated Benoit and Edge for the tag team titles when Edge refused to tag in.
~~~After the match, Edge took one of the tag team title belts and knocked Chris Benoit out with one shot!
November 11, 2004 – RAW: Edge vs. Chris Benoit was a NO CONTEST when Orton, Jericho, Maven, Batista and HHH brawled.
November 14, 2004 – Survivor Series: Orton/Benoit/Jericho/Maven beat HHH/Batista/Edge/Snitsky (to win control of RAW).
~~~Randy Orton and Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho and Maven defeated Triple H and Batista and Edge and Gene Snitsky.
November 15, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Shelton Benjamin defeated Edge and Christian (Edge attacked Christian after match).
November 22, 2004 – RAW: Benoit (GM for the night) books himself in a Steel Cage match with Triple H for the world title.
~~~Triple H and Batista staged a fight with Triple H being injured before the match, therefor unable to compete.
~~~Chris Benoit went on to defeat Edge (sub for HHH) in the steel cage before learning that Evolution had swerved him!
November 29, 2004 – RAW: Benoit and Edge were co-winners in a #1 Contenders Battle Royal hitting the floor simoltaneously.
~~~Later that night, Benoit and Edge were AGAIN co-winners in a world title 3-WAY with Triple H (TITLE HELD UP)
December 6, 2004 – RAW: Benoit and Jericho defeated Triple H and Batista w/ Ric Flair by Disqualification.
~~~Triple H went crazy and got disqualified when he whacked Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho.. AND Batista with chairshots!
December 13, 2004 – RAW: Eric Bischoff books an Elimination Chamber match for New Years Revolution for the vacant world title!
December 27, 2004 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Viscera in a “Beat The Clock” match in about 5:43.
January 3, 2005 – RAW: Batista defeated Benoit and continued to look extremely impressive!
January 9, 2005 – New Year’s Revolution: Triple H won his 2nd Elimination Chamber match to recapture the world heavyweight title.
~~~Triple H beat Randy Orton and Batista and Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho and Edge (Shawn Michaels was guest referee).
January 10, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho (both nursing injuries) defeated Christian and Tyson Tomko.
January 17, 2005 – RAW: Chris Jericho defeated Benoit and then shook hands in the ‘sprit of competition’.
January 24, 2005 – RAW: Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit defeated Edge and Christian and Tyson Tomko.
January 30, 2005 – Royal Rumble: Benoit entered at #2 and lasted until the FINAL 6 before being eliminated by Batista!
January 31, 2005 – RAW: La Resistance vs. Benoit and Jericho ended in a DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION.
February 7, 2005 – RAW in Japan: Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a “Submissions” match.
February 21, 2005 – RAW: Muhammad Hassan comes out and insults America and President’s Day and then brawls with Chris Benoit.
February 28, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit vs. Muhammad Hassan w/ Khosrow Daivari by DQ when Muhammad low-blowed Benoit.
~~~Muhammad had the ring bell and was supposed to roll over as Benoit delivered the diving headbutt but he failed to roll in time.
~~~The finish to this match was botched, it was originally to end with Benoit hitting the ring bell and pinned.
March 7, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Shelton Benjamin by tap out Submission.
March 14, 2005 – RAW: Triple H defeated Chris Benoit in a “Pick Your Poison” match (HHH’s opponent chosen by Batista).
March 21, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Tyson Tomko by tap out Submission.
March 28, 2005 – RAW: Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit and Shelton Benjamin beat Edge and Christian and Tyson Tomko.
~~~After the match, Kane came down and grabbed a Ladder and destroyed everybody and stood over their bodies!
April 3, 2005 – Wrestlemania 21: Edge beat Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin and Christian and Kane in a Ladder Match.
~~~This was a “Money In The Bank” match with the winner earning a title shot that can be cashed in at any point in the next year!
April 4, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit (selling an injury to his arm) defeated Edge.
April 11, 2005 – RAW: Christian defeated Chris Benoit with outside distraction from Edge.
April 18, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit vs. Edge ended in a NO CONTEST and GM Bischoff set up a Last Man Standing match for PPV.
May 1, 2005 – Backlash: Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a “Last Man Standing” match after smashing Benoit’s head with a brick!
May 2, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H in a “Gold Rush Tournament” match by Tap Out Submission.
May 9, 2005 – RAW: Kane w/ Lita defeated Chris Benoit in a Round #2 “Gold Rush Tournament” match.
May 16, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit vs. Tajiri in an ECW-rules match ended in a NO CONTEST when Eric Bischoff cancelled the match.
May 23, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Tajiri in an ECW-rules match (rebooked by Vince McMahon).
May 30, 2005 – RAW: Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a Tables match with help from Maven, Tomko and GENE SNITSKI!
June 6, 2005 – RAW: Chris Benoit defeated Gene Snitsky when the Dudley Boyz showed up and 3D’d Snitsky through a table!

World Wrestling Entertainment – Back Home on SmackDown:

June 9, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit is drafted to SD! and wrestled to a NO CONTEST with John Bradshaw Layfield.
~~~At the end of the match, Kurt Angle interfered and a huge anti-ECW Crusaders vs. ECW brawl broke out with ECW on top!
June 12, 2005 – ECW One Night Stand: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero by Crossface Submission.
June 16, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Doug Basham (JBL attacked Benoit after until Undertaker made the save).
June 30, 2005 – SmackDown: JBL beat Christian and Undertaker and Booker T and Chris Benoit and Muhammad Hassan in a 6-WAY.
~~~General Manager Theodore Long showed up and revealed that JBL had actually won #1 Contendership to Batista’s world title!
July 7, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T w/ Sharmell to become #1 Contender to the United States title.
July 14, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated William Regal in a match of the year contender (Taped for HEAT).
July 21, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero when he got himself intentionally counted out.
July 24, 2005 – Great American Bash: Orlando Jordan defeated Chris Benoit to retain the United States title.
July 28, 2005 – SmackDown: Benoit and Booker T w/ Sharmell defeated Christian and Orlando Jordan.
August 12, 2005 – OVW Six Flags: Brent Albright and Benoit beat Daniel Puder and Ken Anderson by double tap out finishers.
August 4, 2005 – SmackDown: MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro w/ Melina and Jillian) beat Benoit and Booker T w/ Sharmell.
August 11, 2005 – SmackDown: “The Rabid Wolverine” Chris Benoit defeated Simon Dean by Submission.
August 18, 2005 – SmackDown: Randy Orton defeated Benoit with help from Orlando Jordan and an RKO!
August 21, 2005 – SummerSlam: Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan to capture the United States title in 25 seconds!
August 25, 2005 – SmackDown: Batista and Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio defeated John Layfield and Orlando Jordan and Eddie Guerrero.
September 1, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan by tap out in 23.4 seconds to retain the United States title.
September 9, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan by tap out in 22.5 seconds to retain the United States title.
September 16, 2005 – SmackDown: Christian and Orlando Jordan defeated Benoit and Booker T w/ Sharmell in a tag team match.
September 23, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan by tap out in 49.8 seconds to retain the United States title.
September 30, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated William Regal in a match taped for Velocity.
~~~On SmackDown: Orlando Jordan defeated Christian and Booker T in a 3-WAY to see who could impress Benoit.
~~~Chris Benoit was then allowed to pick his next challenger, but he couldn’t chose so he made it a Fatal Fourway for No Mercy!
October 3, 2005 – WWE Homecoming: Batista and Benoit and Rey Mysterio vs. John Layfield and Eddie Guerrero and Christian.
~~~This match was added to showcase SD!’s talent, but it was “cancelled” when Eric Bischoff came out and turned the lights off!
~~~At the end of the night, SD! got its revenge by instigating an interpromotional brawl just as the show went off the air.
October 7, 2005 – SmackDown: Batista and Benoit and Rey Mysterio defeated John Layfield and Christian and Eddie Guerrero.
October 9, 2005 – No Mercy: Chris Benoit defeated Christian and Booker T and Orlando Jordan in a 4-WAY to retain the US title.
October 14, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan with the Sharpshooter to retain the United States title.

World Wrestling Entertainment – Chris Benoit vs. Booker T:

October 21, 2005 – SmackDown: Booker T defeated Chris Benoit to win the US title after Sharmell tripped Benoit (Booker didnt see)
October 28, 2005 – SmackDown: Booker T apologized to Chris Benoit and offered a rematch and forced Sharmell to also apologize.
~~~Sharmell stormed off, but it was a swerve, as Booker T turned heel and knocked Chris Benoit out with the US belt!
November 4, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T w/ Sharmell by intentional Count Out to save the title!
November 11, 2005 – SmackDown: John Layfield defeated Chris Benoit in a Team SD! Qualifying match with help from Booker T!
November 18, 2005 – SmackDown Eddie Guerrero Tribute: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H in an emotional main event.
~~~After the match, Dean Malenko ran down and raise Benoit’s arm, which had an armband with the letters “EG” on it.
November 25, 2005 – SmackDown: Booker T vs. Chris Benoit ended in a Double Pin so Theodore Long set up a Best of 7 Series!
November 27, 2005 – Survivor Series: Booker T w/ Sharmell defeated Chris Benoit in Match #1 of the Best of 7 Series (1-0).
November 29, 2005 – SD! Special: Booker T w/ Sharmell defeated Chris Benoit in Match #2 of the Best of 7 Series (2-0).
December 2, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated William Regal by Submission in a great match where both men bleed.
~~~Booker T and Sharmell joined commentary and Chris Benoit attacked Booker T and put him in the Crippler Crossface on the floor!
December 9, 2005 – SmackDown: Booker T w/ Sharmell defeated Benoit in Match #4 of the Best of 7 Series (3-0).
December 18, 2005 – Armageddon: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T w/ Sharmell in Match #5 of the Best of 7 Series (3-1).
December 30, 2005 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Randy Orton (sub for Booker T) by DQ (Best of 7 Series) (3-2).
January 6, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Randy Orton (sub for Booker T) by DQ (Best of 7 Series) (3-3).
January 13, 2006 – SmackDown: Randy Orton (sub for Booker T) defeated Chris Benoit to win the Best of 7 Series (4-3).
~~~Booker T whacked Benoit with the U.S. title belt! As a result, Booker T was awarded the United States title!
January 27, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred Match.
January 29, 2006 – Royal Rumble: Benoit entered at #12 but was later eliminated by Randy Orton.
February 3, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay (sub for Booker T) by DQ when Sharmell interfered.
February 10, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated JBL and Matt Hardy and Orlando Jordan in a (US Title) #1 Contenders match.
February 17, 2006 – SmackDown: Fit Finlay and John Bradshaw Layfield w/ Jillian Hall defeated Benoit and Bobby Lashley.
February 19, 2006 – No Way Out: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T w/ Sharmell to win the United States title!

World Wrestling Entertainment – Chris Benoit vs. John Bradshaw Layfield:

February 24, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley beat Randy Orton and John Layfield and Fit Finlay.
March 10, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit (US Champion) defeated Gregory Helms (Cruiserweight Champion).
March 17, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan by Submission (JBL smashed a beer-cooler on Benoit’s head!)
March 18, 2006 – Saturday Night’s Main Event: John Bradshaw Layfield challenged Steve Austin to a beer-drinking contest.
~~~Stone Cold Steve Austin caught JBL cheating and gave him a stunner and a beer-bath with help from Chris Benoit.
March 24, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Willaim Regal (w/ John Bradshaw Layfield and Jillian Hall) by Submission.
March 31, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Road Warrior Animal in a Non-title match.
April 1, 2006: Eddie Guerrero was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio.
April 2, 2006 – WrestleMania 22: John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States title!
April 7, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Simon Dean (A patriotic messege from JBL played on the screen).
April 14, 2006 – SmackDown: John Layfield defeated Chris Benoit in a Steel Cage to retain the United States title.
April 21, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Bobby Lashley defeated Orlando Jordan and Fit Finlay.
April 28, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Big Vito in a match taped for Velocity.
May 5, 2006 – SmackDown: Fit Finlay defeated Chris Benoit in the 1st Round of the King of The Ring Tournament.
May 12, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated William Regal in a match taped for Velocity.
May 19, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Gunner Scott defeated Fit Finlay and Booker T w/ Sharmell.
May 21, 2005 – Judgment Day: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay (Excellent MOTY Contender going 20+ minutes).
May 26, 2006 – SmackDown: Mark Henry vs. Chris Benoit ended in a No Contest after Henry destroyed Benoit and injured him.

World Wrestling Entertainment – Chris Benoit is BACK:

October 8, 2006 – No Mercy: Chris Benoit defeated William Regal by Submission (Both men busted open from Head-butts).
October 9, 2006 – RAW: Chris Benoit (SmackDown) defeated Shelton Benjamin in an Open Challenge issued by Shelton.
October 13, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Mr. Ken Kennedy to capture the United States title!
October 20, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Sylvan to retain the WWE United States title in a dark match.
October 27, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit confronted Chavo Guerrero and Vickie Guerrero but they completely ignored him!
November 3, 2006 – SmackDown: Chavo and Vickie Guerrero attacked Rey Mysterio (on crutches) until Chris Benoit made the save!
November 5, 2006 – Cyber Sunday: Umaga defeated Kane – Fans Voted: 1) Kane (49%) – 2) Chris Benoit – 3) The Sandman.

World Wrestling Entertainment – Chris Benoit vs. Chavo Guerrero w/ Vickie Guerrero:

November 10, 2006 – SmackDown: United States Champion Chris Benoit defeated K.C. James w/ Michelle McCool by Submission.
~~~Chris Benoit confonted Chavo and Vickie Guerrero and suspected that they were doing something evil with Eddie’s estate.
November 17, 2006 – SmackDown: United States Champion Chris Benoit defeated Tatanka by Submission in a Non-title match.
~~~After the match, Chavo and Vickie attacked Chris Benoit with a steel chair and told him to stay out of their business!
November 24, 2006 – SmackDown: Fit Finlay defeated Chris Benoit (U.S. Champion) with help from Chavo Guerrero!
~~~Chavo and Vickie Guerrero yelled for Chris Benoit to stay out of their business saying Benoit was not a Guerrero!
November 26, 2006 – Survivor Series: Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero w/ Vickie Guerrero by Submission to retain the U.S. title!
December 1, 2006 – SmackDown: Chavo Guerrero w/ Vickie Guerrero defeated U.S. Champion Chris Benoit in a Non-title match.
~~~Before the match: Chavo Guerrero and Vickie Guerrero (in a neck brace) accused Benoit of being a woman beater.
December 8, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Sylvan by Submission in less than 60 seconds..
December 17, 2006 – Armageddon: Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero w/ Vickie Guerrero to retain the United States title.
December 22, 2006 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero w/ Vickie Guerrero by DQ to retain the U.S. Title!
~~~Vickie caused the DQ. Chavo yelled at her. Benoit came back to rescue Vickie. Chavo viciously attacked Benoit!
January 5, 2007 – SmackDown: Mr. Ken Kennedy defeated Chris Benoit (5:07) in a SmackDown Sprint match.
January 12, 2007 – SmackDown: Mr. Ken Kennedy defeated Benoit with outside interference from Chavo Guerrero.
January 19, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero in a No-DQ match to retain the United States title!
January 26, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Mike “The Miz” Mizanin by Submission in a Non-title match.

World Wrestling Entertainment – Chris Benoit vs. Montel Vontavious Porter:

January 28, 2007 – Royal Rumble: Chris Benoit entered the Royal Rumble at #17 but was eliminated by The Great Khali.
February 2, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay to retain the United States title.
February 18, 2007 – No Way Out: Chris Benoit and The Hardy Boyz defeated Montel Vontavious Porter and MNM w/ Melina.
March 2, 2007 – SmackDown: Fit Finlay w/ Hornswoggle defeated Chris Benoit and MVP in a Money in the Bank Qualifying match.
March 9, 2007 – SmackDown: Montel Vontavious Porter challenged Chris Benoit to a United States title match at WrestleMania 23.
March 16, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit accepted Montel Vontavious Porter’s challenge and came down to give him a preview!
March 19, 2007 – RAW: John Cena (WWE Champion) defeated Chris Benoit (U.S. Champion) by Sumission.
March 23, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit (U.S. Champion) defeated Gregory Helms by Submission in a Non-title match.
April 1, 2007 – WrestleMania 23: Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter to retain the United States title.
April 6, 2007 – SmackDown: Mike Mizanin defeated Chris Benoit with help from Montel Vontavious Porter.
April 13, 2007 – SmackDown: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated U.S. Champion Chris Benoit in a Non-title match.
April 20, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and The Hardy Boyz defeated The MVP and Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms.
April 27, 2007 – SmackDown (England): Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter by intentional Countout.
April 29, 2007 – Backlash: Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter to retain the WWE United States title.
May 11, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter and Fit Finlay.
May 18, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay by DQ when Montel Vontavious Porter interfered.
May 20, 2007 – Judgment Day: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Chris Benoit in 2 straight falls to win the United States title!
May 25, 2007 – SmackDown: MVP threw himself a party for winning the United States title but was interrupted by Chris Benoit.
June 1, 2007 – SmackDown: Chris Benoit and Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontaviou Porter and Mike “The Miz” Mizanin.
June 1, 2007 – OVW Six Flags: “The Crippler” Chris Benoit defeated Mike Kruel by Submission in a 20:00 main event.
June 2, 2007 – Saturday Night’s Main Event: Batista and Chris Benoit defeated Edge and Montel Vontavious Porter in a tag team match.
June 8, 2007 – SmackDown: world heavyweight Champion Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a Non-title match..
June 11, 2007 – RAW (Draft Special): Bobby Lashley (ECW Champion) defeated Chris Benoit (SmackDown).
~~~Right after the match: The special computer randomly selected Chris Benoit to be drafted to the ECW brand.
June 11, 2007 – RAW: The Mr. McMahon “character” was tragically killed when his private limousine exploded into a ball of flames.

World Wrestling Entertainment – Chris Benoit back to ECW:

June 12, 2007 – ECW on Sci Fi: C.M. Punk and Chris Benoit defeated The New Breed (Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von) by DQ.
June 19, 2007 – ECW on Sci Fi: Chris Benoit defeated Elijah Burke by Submission to advance to the finals at Vengeance.
June 20, 2007 – SmackDown/ECW Live Event: Chris Benoit no-showed a WWE Live Event calling in with a “family emergency”.
June 24, 2007 – Vengeance: Johnny Nitro (sub for Chris Benoit) defeated C.M. Punk to win the vacant ECW world title.
~~~Chris Benoit was absent; they said it was due to family emergency but no other explanation was given besides that.

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Shocking Death of the Benoit Family:

June 25, 2007: Chris Benoit, Nancy Benoit, and son Daniel, were tragically found dead at their suburban home in Atlanta, Georgia.
June 25, 2007 – RAW: WWE cancelled its live RAW and presented a three hour tribute to the life and career of Chris Benoit.
~~~The following days revealed the shocking details that Chris Benoit had murdered his wife and kid before hanging himself.
~~~The belief was that he killed his wife (Nancy) on Saturday, his son (Daniel) on Sunday, and himself sometime on Monday.

Updated: November 29, 2024 @ 2:23 pm

Active Promotion Inactive

Trained By

Stu Hart
Chic Cullen

Debut

November 22, 1985-June 25, 2007

Birthday

May 21, 1967

Hometown

Born in Montreal, Quebec
Moved to Edmonton, Alberta (age 12)
Now residing in Atlanta, Georgia

Gender

Male

Height

5'11"

Weight

220 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

The Crippler Crossface
The Sharpshooter

Favorite Move(s)

Rolling German Suplex
Dragon Suplex
Diving Headbutt
Snap Suplex
Open Hand Chop
Release German Suplex
Bridging German Suplex
Hooking Clothesline
Super Powerbomb
Wild Bomb
Topè
Backdrop Suplex
Gutwrench Suplex
Super Tombstone Piledriver

Notable Feuds

Duke Myres
Kerry Brown
Karachi Vice
Mukhan Singh
The Great Gama
Rip Rogers
Johnny Smith
Cuban Assassin
Jerry Morrow
Lance Idol
Bob Brown
Jushin Liger
Dean Malenko
Sabu
Dean Malenko
Diamond Dallas Page
Booker T
Kevin Sullivan
Bret Hart
Jeff Jarrett
The Rock
Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle
Steve Austin
Ric Flair
Rey Mysterio
Eddie Guerrero
Team Angle
Rhyno
A-Train
Brock Lesnar
Paul Heyman
Triple H
Shawn Michaels
Edge
Orlando Jordan
Booker T & Sharmell
John Bradshaw Layfield
Chavo Guerrero
Montel V. Porter

Status

Deceased