Profiles_Benoit

Properly named the "Crippler," Chris Benoit fights with eye-blinking quickness with the
many weapons that he has at his disposal. Simply stated, the native of Edmonton, Alberta is
one of the most technically advanced wrestlers in the game.

Benoit is no stranger to the variety of wrestling styles that he has faced around the world on
three continents. His superior ring aptitude has won him distinguished Light Heavyweight
titles in Japan and Mexico. He dominated the Calgary Stampede promotion, winning the tag
and British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight titles on various occasions between 1986 and
1989. He has also earned titles in the Japanese IWGP promotion, Germany's CWA promotion,
and he is a former ECW tag team champion (along side Dean Malenko). In Japan in particular
where he was dubbed Peagasus, Benoit excelled against other light-heavyweight competitors.

Success continued to follow Benoit after he made his way to WCW in September 1995. He
spent three years building his reputation in the promotion before winning the television title
from Booker T on a house show on May 3, 1998. He went on to win the TV, U.S. and World
Tag Team Championships. He was also part of successful wrestling factions including the
famed Four Horsemen and The revolution.

Om 16th January, 2000, finally realized his ultimate dream of becoming a World Champion
when he defeated Sid Vicious at Souled Out for the WCW title. Just one day later Benoit was
stripped of the title due to backstage problems with management, and his title victory was
literally swiped from WCW records. He subsequently left WCW and signed to the WWF soon
after.

He has had a successful WWF career so far and together with The Radicals the faction in
which he was a member when he and three other former WCW stars (Dean Malenko, Perry
Saturn and Eddie Guerrero) joined the WWF, he has won WWF gold. He has also won the
WWF title on more than one occasion only to have the match continue (and subsequently be
defeated) because of a dubious victory.