"You know Benoit, ever since I was a tiny Y2J, I wanted to be the Intercontinental Champion"
Chris Jericho 9-13-01 Smackdown: "To be quite honest, I'd rather be in New York City going through the rubble and seeing what I could do to help right now; but since I'm not, maybe, just maybe we can help in a different way. Maybe we can begin with ourselves, and maybe we can learn from this and become a more peaceful nation and a more peaceful race in the long run.... I think it's one thing that we've learned from this is that we never know what's gonna happen tomorrow, in the next five minutes, in the next ten minutes. And maybe above anything else, maybe tonight if we could all just hug our loved one a little bit harder, or give him or her an extra kiss. Be a little bit nicer to a stranger on the street. Be a little more kind, a little more gentle. Our fate and our destiny lies in our hands now..."
Chyna
"How about we see if your bite is as bad as your bark?" Chyna to the British Bulldog
"Oh, sorry Trish, Jan (the makeup lady) didn't bring the sandblaster to take away all your wrinkles today." Chyna to Trish Stratus
"I think Chris Jericho's ego is getting just as big as Rikishi's butt." Chyna talking about Y2J and his ego
"Just a woman? Try me, Triple H." Chyna to Triple H
"Eddie, stay out of my cleavage. I can't hear you." - Chyna to Eddie Guerrero
Chyna: "Kitty, you are gonna be the fourth competitor in the Evening Gown match. I'm gonna be busy, I have to throw Chris Jericho around, you're it. I signed ya up."
Miss Kitty: "No! You can't do that! You don't understand! That means I might get stripped down to my bra and panties!"
Chyna: "Kitty, what's the big deal? Who cares?"
Miss Kitty: "No! Chyna, you don't understand - I don't wear underwear!"
Chyna: "Well, Kitty you're just gonna have to win, aren'tcha?"
"Oh, and if one of you boys do happen to pick up an issue of Playboy and see my ass, you can kiss it too." Chyna to RTC
"No matter what happens, keep filming. You understand me, eh? This isn't too funny of a situation, is it Chyna? It's not as funny as walking to the ring with some hedge clippers, maybe? Making some penis jokes with your little buddy? It's not so funny anymore, is it - not as funny as causing me to lose another match in front of millions of people and embarrassing me again? Not as funny as embarrassing me like you did yesterday? Huh? Tell them! You understand me?! TELL THEM!" A pissed off Jericho
"Screw you, Chris." Chyna
Jericho brandishes a hammer and demands again. Chyna says she won't lie to him. "You do what you have to do."
"I guess you called my bluff - I guess you are the better - I could never - I could never hit a defenseless person's...hand - I guess you really are the better person, I could never-" then he BREAKS HER HAND!
Chyna: "I wear the pants around here!"
Chyna: "Chris Jericho, you seem to have a real problem with a woman being the Intercontinental champion, which I don't really understand because it seems to me that YOU'RE the one coming out here every week, whining and crying like you've got a yeast infection."
Lawler: "No - it's called, Chyna Envy! That's what Y2J has!"
Chyna: "I'm wondering if you're crying because, maybe...I'm a little bit more muscular than you are; bigger than you are! I'm wondering if you're crying because, even though the heels on your boots are bigger than mine, I'm still taller than you are! And I'm wondering if you're whining and crying because, frankly Jericho, I'm better than you are. I think I've proved it and I think if you ask any male WWF superstar, they will tell you that I definitely am a worthy Intercontinental champion. But Jericho, if you need me to prove it, I'll give you a second opinion when I bitchslap you around the ring at Survivor Series!"
Chyna: "Only a woman? You can kiss my ass!"
"The average woman is a size 12, not a size 2," Joanie Laurer
Chris Benoit
"I haven't got any catch phrases. Haven't got nothing fancy to say. Nothing cool way to end this interview."
- Chris Benoit
"I am a very focused, very intense individual. Wrestling is a passion for me. In time, the cream rises to the top. And I know I'll be there too!" -- Chris Benoit, 1998.
Benoit: “Wrestling is my mistress. It’s my passion.”
Benoit to Flair (after he had been sent to an insane asylum) WCW: "We were committed to this *holds up 4 fingers* while you were being committed!"
Benoit: "You're not going to give me a ride? C'mon, one last time!"
Eddie: "GET YOUR HAND OFF MY KNEE, HOLMES!"
"I'm from the City of Champions, and I'm going to give you a good Northern Atlantic ass-kickin'." -- Chris Benoit, trying to get a rise out of Chris Jericho.
Stephanie: "I did see it..."
Benoit: "He held me down - he held my arms - in that stink face...he laughed at me. Nobody laughs at me. I demand a match with Kurt Angle at Unforgiven!"
Matt Hardy interrupts: "Stephanie - I've gotta talk to you - right here and ...right here, now."
Stephanie: "Matt, you can WAIT. You know what, Chris, you're right. There is no match I would rather see. At Unforgiven, it is gonna be Chris Benoit versus Kurt Angle."
Benoit "At Unforgiven...when Kurt Angle sees my smile, he will FEEL my PAIN."
"Now Benoit - I realise that my precious gold medals - my poor gold medals are resting comfortably against your genitals - and personally, I think you're sick! But not nearly as sick as the match that I have in store for you. This Sunday at Judgment Day, I will face you...in a straight up...wrestling match! No catches, no crazy stipulations, just you and me, the ring, and no excuses. How do you like that, Benoit?" Kurt Angle
"You know, Kurt Angle, your idea - it reminds me an awful lot of you - it really sucks! You know it's like this, Kurt - I say I'm better than you, and I say that the fact that I have your gold medals proves it. You know Kurt, you really disappoint me. I'd'a though that you come up with a lot more creative of a way than having a straight wrestling match? No, I say we settle this once and for all, no ifs ands or buts about it - this Sunday, we fight two outta three falls. First fall, pinfalls only - second fall, submissions only, if that's okay with you, Kurt." Benoit
"Hey, that's fine with me, I have no problem with that. But let's just say, maybe uh, maybe you cheat again and you manage to squeak out a win, then what happens, Benoit?"
"Well you know, Kurt, that's really simple - LADDER MATCH." Benoit says with his "evil smile"
"Ladder match?!" Angle not believeing what he just heard
"If it's tied at one, we take the medals, suspend 'em above the ring and the first man to climb up the ladder and grab them...gets the gold." Benoit
"Hold on a second - whoa whoa whoa - a ladder match, no frickin' way Benoit, no way." Angle says getting scared...
"Are you scared, Kurt?" Benoit asks
"Whoa whoa whoa. I'm not scared--" Angle says getting defensive
"Are you scared, Kurt?" Benoit repeats
"I'm not scared - I'm not scared of anything - if you want a ladder match for the third match, you've got it Buster - and to be honest with you, it's not gonna get that far. Now let's get on with this match tonight!" Angle
"Steve Austin - we haven't met. I'm Chris Benoit, the best damn technical wrestler in the world today! Now we can all stand here and talk aboot some injustice that took place ten months ago, but I'm here to address an even greater injustice that took place last night. For the second time in my WWF career, my name was announced as WWF Champion. I became a two-time WWF Champion, only to have it...taken from me. Robbed from me once again! You wanna talk aboot payback? You wanna talk abbot retribution? If anyone deserves payback around here tonight, it's me. I want the Rock tonight for the WWF Championship! If anyone deserves justice around here, it's me!" Chris Benoit to Austin after he (Austin) came back
"If anyone deserves a shot at the title tonight, that would be me - the world's greatest technical wrestler, and that's just the way it is! The WWF title is gonna be on the line, then *I* will be the one fighting for it, because there's no one standing in the ring, or anyone in the back that can prove me wrong. I'M the one that deserves a shot at the title tonight!" Benoit
Chris Benoit: "You know Kane, no matter how you look at it, tonight, you and I have to function as a team - a tag team. Regardless of who becomes #1 Contender, tonight is aboot you and I working together. Hey, I understand you don't play well with others. Maybe that started at an early age. Maybe you weren't the most well-liked on the playground, maybe your report card read 'does not get along with others,' maybe you were the last one picked at kickball - but that doesn't matter, 'cause tonight is aboot the Rock and Undertaker - and us tearing them apart. Understand?"
Kane: "Benoit - I was NEVER picked last."
Benoit: "What?"
Kane: "In kickball. I was NEVER picked last!"
Benoit to Lilian Garcia (who he secretly likes..Shh!)
"Game plan? Game plan? Let me ask you a question, Lilian. What do you THINK my game plan should be, with all your wisdom of the WWF, what would your advice be?"
Lilian "Win?"
Benoit "Very good, Lilian, WIN, because that's what it's all about - and how should I do that? How should I win? ANSWER ME, DAMMIT!"
Lilian "Uhh - uhh - by beating him?"
Benoit interrupts Kurt and is thoughtfully stroking his nonexistent beard and proudly showing off his shiny new WrestleMania X-Seven jersey "Kurt Angle. I've got some good news for you, and I've got some bad news for you. The good news is I don't have an opponent at WrestleMania, just like you! And the bad news is I don't have an opponent at WrestleMania, just like you. You know, listening to you complain and whine and moan reminds me of the fact that I've had to listen to you complain and whine and moan for over a week now. To be honest with you, Kurt, your voice....it annoys me. But, what annoys me more is your claim to be the best wrestler in the WWF! That annoys me! YOU annoy me! But what annoys me more than anything above and beyond everything is the fact that I know if you give me just a little bit of your time, I could make you tap...tap...tap...like the ass that you are, it's true, it's true."
"Anticipation of is worse than pain itself." Chris Benoit
"Fact of the matter is, you DO need some help here, Mick, so here's your main event for tonight: Chris Benoit versus the Rock! But... BUT... there's a very special stipulation involved. One that's almost unheard of here in the WWF since you've been commissioner. I will fight the Rock... heh, heh, heh... now here's the real crazy part...I will fight the Rock in a... are you ready?... one on one WRESTLING match in the middle of a WRESTLING ring, where the only people in the ring are the WRESTLERS and the referee!" Chris Benoit
"I don't look at reality through any veil, nor do I look at the truth through any veil. It is what it is, things are as they are and I am who I am... When I rest, I rest in reason, when I move, I move with passion." Chris Benoit with some good advice
"Yadda, yadda, yadda ... talk to the hand!" Benoit to Eric Bischoff
"Sturgis, the Crippler will 2 time, 2 time, 2 time kick your ass."
Chris Benoit returning on RAW 5-27-02 "You know, it sure as HELL feels good to be back! You know, a few months ago, I was drafted by Vince McMahon to be on SmackDown! Well, there is absolutely no WAY the WWE is going to come through MY hometown...without havin' the Wolverine! You know, I'm only a few weeks away from comin' back to doing what I do best - proving what I prove best - being the best damn technical wrestler in the world today! You know,
there's an awfully good reason why I came here tonight--"
Eddie Guerreo interrupts "It's good to SEE you, ese! It really is! You know what, Benoit...I missed you, homes. I really MISSED you, ese. But you know what I missed most of all? Your *jealousy*. That's right, ese, you were ALWAYS jealous of Eddie Guerrero. 'cause you know that out of ALL the Radicalz...I'm the one with all the talent. I'm the one with all the...charisma. But you know what,
ese? Most of all, I'm the *only* one with Latino Heeeeeat. You know what, ese? Your jealousy has always blinded you, man. You were ALWAYS trying to hold me back."
"Is that so."
"Yeah... ... you know what, ese? Since you been gone, I have accomplished a lot, ese - I AM the intercontinental champion! I beat RVD. But you know what, ese? Last week, I was able to accomplish what
YOU never could...I laid out Austin! I laid him out...stone cold!"
"Well, congratulations...Mr. Lateeno Heet. You are the Intercontinental Champion...and unfortunately, that's a reality I can't change. But tonight, RVD can. As far as you being a *better* wrestler than me? Hehehehehe - well tonight, we're gonna find out if you can have a better *ladder match* than me. And what you did to Stone Cold Steve Austin...well it takes a real tough guy to hit someone from behind - and then run."
"Orale. You know what? I'd like to hit YOU right
now."
Benoit and Eddie about to fight when Ric Flair comes out "Well, well, well....well, well, well! Benoit...can't you do anything civilised? I let
you walk out here, suck up to all your home town fans...and what do ya do? You start a fight. Typical Canadian. You realy think I'm gonna let Chris Benoit get it on with Eddie Guerrero tonight? Let's ask everybody in Edmonton - do you want to see Chris Benoit against Eddie Guerrero? CROWD CHEERS You want to see Stone Cold Steve Austin walk down that aisle tonight? CROWD CHEERS Too bad! 'cause according to JR, Austin's wife Debra got a family emergency - he can't be here. And even if he was stupid enough to interfere in my program, I have a special welcoming committee waitin' on him. So Austin, you might as well stay home anyway - you're benched. But Benoit...you're not benched. But if you think for one minute I'm gonna let a SmackDown! guy walk in here and get it on with a superstar from RAW, much less the intercontinental champion...you're wrong. So unless you got a ticket - and you don't - get outta my ring right now."
Val Venis "You know something, for the last two months the Big Valbowski has been repressed by the single most repressive regime in the history
of the World Wrestling Federation - the McMahon-Helmsley Regime! And week after week after every damn week, as the Big Valbowski strolled through the
arena doors, he heard the exact same excuse: 'Val, as of right now we just don't have any plans for you.' Well, as of tonight, the Big Valbowski has decided...he'll make his own damn plans. So just to refresh your memories, it was just last year
when this waist was decorated in intercontinental gold. So with that in mind, the Big Valbowski issues a challenge for next Monday night on RAW to whomever is
the intercontinental champion after Judgment Day!"
Chris Benoit " 'Whomever?' Let me make something clear, Val. There is no doubt in my mind
that after Judgment Day, I will be intercontinental champion. You say you've had Intercontintal gold? Good for you. You fell like you've been passed over? Tough
break. You think you deserve a title shot? You got it. Not only will I accept your challenge - I say we do it right here...right now...before I lose my patience-"
Jericho cuts him off "There's only one little problem, Chris Benoyt! While you're on your way to retaining that intercontinental championship, you may run into a little bit of a roadblock - you may run into a....wall. Because after you experience the Walls of Jericho, you're not going to have to worry about that championship, because the Crippler is going to become the crippled! And after Sunday at Y2Judgment Day, the only way you're going to properly walk is if you're cooking Chinese food! So on Monday night, it's gonna be the Big Lebowski versus the Big Bad Mamma Jamma!"
Hardcore Holly "Now, Chris Jericho, why don't you shut your hole for just a minute! And Val...
what gives you the right to come out here and start making challenges? If anybody's got the right, it should be me. I should be the one facing the winner
Monday night - not you!"
Jericho "Hold on a second, Baldcore! Since Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, who just happens to be a filthy dirty disgusting brutal skanky bottom-feeding trashbag ho, wants me to choose a tag partner, and since you're so unhappy, Val - and most importantly of all, since you're here - I choose YOU. Let's dance, baby!"
"Whoa whoa whoa - easy, Eddie, easy. Hey I'm not gonna let you talk to Ric Flair like that. Go easy. This man is a hero. This man is a legend. Most importantly, this man...singlehandedly...took away MY opportunity. Took away MY dream, took away MY hope! I've been sittin' at home for one year because Stone Cold Steve Austin broke my neck. Do you have any idea what HE took from me? Huh? Like Eddie said, he left on YOUR watch. And I'm holding YOU personally responsible for ruining MY life. Do you hear what I'm saying? Do you hear what I am saying?"
"You know, last week...I made a very special appearance on RAW - just to see Stone Cold Steve Austin. You know, the only reason I'm not able to wrestle tonight - is because of Stone Cold Steve Austin. You know, just over a year ago at King of the Ring, I was about to achieve my ultimate goal - winning the WWE title! And Austin...you took that away from me - YOU took that away from me! You know I've had a whole year, sitting at home with nothing but time and patience - well I've run out of time, and I sure as hell have run out of patience! Austin, last week was the beginning of a very long and painful PAYBACK."
Vince McMahon "Just before your match, now calm down already. I wanna emphatically state that
look, I've gotta keep these matches separate, and you know that. I've made an exception for you. I want SmackDown! over here I want RAW over here, I like
competition - and I know you do as well. As a matter of fact, you know what ruthless aggression is all about, Eddie Guerrero, so ah, tell me, in Spanish, do the translation for me, ruthless aggression, what is that?"
Eddie Guerrero "Padrone - boss, you asking me what the translation is? It's Eddie Guerrero, that's what that is."
Vince "Of course it is, and it's Chris Benoit - yeah. That's who it is. You have been out
of the ring for over a year, Chris Benoit, I'm glad I'm not gonna be one of your opponents tonight, but now that you're the property of RAW, I gotta make it up to the SmackDown! guys somehow. But I wanna know...you realise you owe me, right?"
Benoit talking before his first match back "And I will - WE will - pay you back tonight tenfold, out there in the ring."
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa ho, YOU covering ME? You may be chairman of this company, I respect that - but the next time you step into this ring with me, I will beat you to within an inch of your life!"
Benoit "Those son of a bitches are going to pay!"
Latino Heat "Ese you don't think I'm annoyed too, ese? I mean, come on, man. first the
Dudleys come in on my match, holmes? And then Booker T & Goldust come in on yours, ese? I mean, what's going on, man? Ese, can this night possibly get any
worse, ese?"
Benoit "Well what the hell do you want?" X-Pac: "What do you mean, what do I want, man? Chill out, Benoit. Damn, man!"
Benoit "What'd you say?"
Show: "Hey, Wolverine. He said take it easy. Okay?"
X-Pac: "Hey, you know - they have been gettin' their asses handed to 'em all night."
Nash: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, guys, listen. As good as you two are, remember - there's strength in numbers."