Talk:Chris Benoit

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Title reign tables, etc

I made tables for the Title reign part, hope that's okay. --80.130.190.53 21:17, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

As the author of the Title History section, I think that the tables are horrible. I didn't make it that way because it's ugly for anyone that has low screen resolutions. They are also harder to read in my opinion. At least, with my presentation of the information, they were easy and straight forward to read.

Eric42 02:10, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Finally created an account here, I'm the one who made the tables. Well, I think that my version of the Title History looks better and is better to read. But maybe I'm the only one who thinks that way? I'd like to hear other opinions.

I changed the look of the tables a bit, do they look okay?

**Title Reigns**
What	Who	When	Where
Extreme Championship Wrestling
World Tag Team Title (with Dean Malenko)
Defeated	Sabu & Tazmaniac	February 25, 1995	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lost to	Public Enemy¹	April 8, 1995	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Token 01:09, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I have made two versions of the "Title History" tables now. You can see the other one at Stone Cold Steve Austin. I think the table in Austins article is a bit long. The table in Benoits article might be unfriendly for users with lower resolutions. What do you think which table should be used for the Title Histories for the wrestlers? --Token 12:54, 20 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Do you really need a mini-paragraph for every PPV title event Benoit has? I mean, in a year, is anyone going to care that Benoit had a US title match against Orlando Jordan at the Great American Bash?

Having a detailed account of every Benoit appearance on SmackDown! is not only tedious, it's unnecessary. - PhilTLL 02:23, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Benoit having "Super Tombstone Piledriver" as a Benoit does regularly, um, no. At one time, a very long time ago, he was doing piledrivers as part of his moveset, but he hasn't done a piledriver, super or otherwise, in many years, dating even well before the ban on dangerous moves in WWE. At this point, anyone who even knows that Benoit did a piledriver at one time should be rewarded for their knowledge of very miniscule trivia. I'm removing it. Someone can consider adding it in as trivia if they like. --Pathogen 03:33, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Quotes I WILL MAKE YOU TAP OUT come on he says that! 130.111.98.241 21:05, 15 November 2005 (UTC) err[reply]

I think Benoit does actually have the record for the longest time in the Royal Rumble. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble#Royal_Rumble_Records -- ToneLa

IMO, the Personal Life section needs a little bit of an overhaul. There's the background as to what led to him and Nancy having an affair (Kevin Sullivan told them to travel and appear in public together to maintain kayfabe, to the point of having Nancy grope Chris in bars) leading to the various "Kevin Sullivan booked his own divorce" comments over the years, Nancy changing her name legally to Nancy Benoit (I'm 99% sure of this, as Dave Meltzer, who's friends with Benoit, exclusive refers to her as "Nancy Benoit"), and I'm pretty sure he and Nancy had a second child together. --David Bix 20:18, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At the end of the World Wrestling Entertainment section (where it discusses Benoit's neck injury) it states Chris injured his neck in a match with X-Pac. However, I remember reading a quote by Benoit himself where he stated that he actually injured it in a match with Austin (while taking a stunner) and the superplex in the Triple Threat at KoTR simply injured him further. Can anyone verify this? --82.18.174.21 01:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clearing something up

"Chris Benoit is the only person to win a Iron Man Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Belt. "

Can anyone tell what were talking about here? I don't remember him ever being in an ironman match and he didn't win his Heavyweight championship in an ironman match.

RAW, July 26, 2004. Benoit defended the World Title successfully against Triple H in a sixty-minute Iron Man match, winning 4 falls to 3. This has so far been the only Iron Man match involving the World Heavyweight Championship (though there have been a few non-title and a few WWF/E Championship matches that were Iron Man matches), so therefore the statement's true.

And the sentence doesn't necessarily follow that Benoit won the title in the Iron Man match, just that he won an Iron Man match that was for the title. However, I can see why that sentence might be confusing, so I'll add a little bit at the end of it. ekedolphin 05:51, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Benoit doesn't have the record for being in the Royal Rumble the longest. Rey Mysterio now holds the record.

Benoit didn't win the World Heavyweight Championship in the an Iron Man match. He retained the World Heavyweight Championship in an Iron Man match. There is a difference.
fishhead2100 12:02 26 April 2006 (UTC)

US title in succession table

WWE considers Benoit to simply be a "4-time United States champion," making no distinction between when he won it as a WCW sanctioned title and as a WWE sanctioned title. Should the succession table reflect this? Tromboneguy0186 22:20, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

'The title history on WWE.com considers it to be one unbroken lineage, and the same title reguardless of promotion69.9.31.132 17:40, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rolling Germans Name

I don't think anyone's officially named Benoit's Rolling German Suplexes. They're referred to as the Trifecta, but I don't think that's necessarily the term.

I've always heard and called it a Triple German Suplex(es?). Probably doesnt mean anything though.

I've heard it called by all of those names, depending on the announcer. As long as it's clear what move it is (three linked standard german suplexes, not the vertical kind) I think it's clear enough. Also, please sign your comments on talk pages. --SevereTireDamage 07:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've also heard sevral people call it the hat trick69.9.31.132 17:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WCW World Title info

Technically, Benoit DID hold the WCW World Title after Souled Out 2000, but he forfeited the title upon leaving WCW. Duo02 *Shout here!** 01:49, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

4

This isn't really article stuff, but has anyone noticed that since he ran with the Horsemen Benoit has had the number 4 on his tights in some way? Or am I crazy? Bdve 19:36, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At least during his WWE run, it was because of one of his catch phrases, "4 Real". --SevereTireDamage 07:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Images

Why aren't Benoit's images coming up? Is there a problem, and there need to be new images? What's up?

Is Eddie Guerrero considered a WWE World Heavyweight Champion?

It says Chris Benoit is the third shortest WWE WHC, but Eddie Guerrero won the WWE Championship, not the WHC. Wouldn't that make Chris Benoit the SECOND shortest WHC champion?

WWE World Heavyweight Champion is putting both WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion titles together as one unit. It states that Chris Benoit is the thrid shortest wrestler to win a major WWE Title.

Injury legit?

Is benoit actually injured? If so they should fire Mark Henry, as he has legit injured two prominent members of the roster.69.9.31.132 17:43, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Images

If at all possible, if I cannot get the image I'm looking for, could someone with more experience help me add it. It is on Obsessedwithwrestling.com in Benoit's WCW gallery, which he is doing the diving headbutt (not to Kevin Nash). That would just be nice to add some more images of Benoit wrestling. PLEASE DO NOT GET RID OF THE CAPTION ON THE SIDE IN THE WCW SECTION FOR THE HEADBUTT PICTURE.