CHRIS BENOIT
Chris Benoit
Height: 5’10"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Trademark moves: Crippler Crossface, Diving Headbutt
Career highlights:
WWF/WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWF/WWE Tag Team Championship
ECW World Tag Team Championship
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
WCW United States Championship
WCW Television Championship
WCW Tag Team Championship
There is little doubt among those who have followed his career that Chris Benoit is one of the most skilled technical wrestlers to ever compete in sports entertainment.
His style, which sometimes resembles art more than wrestling, has earned him accolades all over the world in the past decade.
As a young Canadian, Benoit was taken with the business and went on to train with the famed Stu Hart in Calgary.
For years Benoit spread his talents out all over the globe.
In addition to competing in Canada, he also worked in Japan, Germany and Mexico.
During this time, Benoit met with a great deal of success in the New Japan promotion, where, as a Super Lightheavyweight, he put on some unbelievable matches with the likes of Jushin Liger and the Great Sasuke.
Everyone began to take notice of Chris Benoit.
Although he was offered some jobs in the United States in the early part of the 90s, Benoit’s career didn’t really take off in America until he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994.
Refusing to show compassion, Benoit immediately picked up the nickname "Crippler," for the devastating condition he left his opponents in.
The next step on Chris Benoit’s world tour was World Championship Wrestling. Throughout his tenure with the Atlanta-based promotion, Benoit showed amazing ability and unlimited potential.
Chris achieved nearly everything he possibly could in WCW, and this past January(2000) he topped it off by defeating Sid Vicious to become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
The following night before Nitro went on the air, the WCW front office elected to strip Chris Benoit of the honor he earned less than 24 hours before.
Benoit was never seen on WCW television again.
Now Chris Benoit’s journey to the top has ended right where it should – on top, in the World Wrestling Federation.
There is no doubt that this young man has already proven he can achieve extraordinary things inside the squared circle, and now that he’s with the WWF, his career may hit heights few have seen before.
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