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Originally Posted by PerfectOne
4) Chris Benoit vs. Boooker T - This wasn't so much a feud as a Best of Seven series. I forget the exact build-up, but for some reason these two were fighting a Best-of-Seven series for the then vacant Television Title in WCW. This was the beginning of Booker T's single's career, and the first of Benoit's push in WCW (after this, he would join the Horsemen). It was an incredible series, and the best thing was the number of moves both men "invented" during the course of this series. Benoit's flying headbutt and Rolling German Suplexes were first used in WCW in this match - as finishers! This was the birthplace of Booker T's Missile Dropkick, which he would use as a finisher (instead of the Harlem Hangover) for some time to come. Booker T ended up winning in the seventh match.
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Thanks for mention one of my favorite fueds...Rep for you...however, A few of the things were off, and of course, I'll fill in the blanks for you...
Booker T was the Television Champion, he had been for quite awhile (3 Months) minus losing the Belt for 6 Days to Rick Martel, who he beat at Superbrawl and then defended and defeated Perry Saturn...Booker was getting wins left and right, until one night he faced Chris Benoit, The two battle back and forth and then Benoit got Booker T in the Crippler Crossface....The Bell Rung and Benoit beleived Booker T tapped out, however the time limit expired, They ended up facing each other the following week, and the week after, and like before they ended in a Time Limit draw....So JJ Dillion assigned a match at Spring Stampede, a TV Title match with No Time Limit...Booker T was going for the Sciccor Kick and Benoit pulled Mickey Jay in the way...Benoit then got Booker in the Crossface....Booker hand slapped the mat three times, but was trying to get to the ropes instead of tapping, Benoit wins, then the match is restarted when it explained what happened....Booker pins Benoit...
Benoit still thinks he can beat booker, then one night, on a Nitro on Tuesday...(It was then because of the NBA Playoffs) Fit Finlay takes on Booker for the TV Title....Booker is in control, then benoit walks down to the ring, Booker loses focus....staring at benoit, then turns around into a Tombstone Piledriver, a Upset and a New TV Champion in Fit Finlay...
So the next week, Benoit and Booker have a match, to see who faces Finlay for the belt, Benoit causes Booker T to tap out to the Crossface...So he moves on to Slamboree to face Finlay....Benoit is about to defeat Finlay when Booker comes down, and does what Benoit did when Booker lost to Finlay and it had the same results....Tombstone Piledriver...Finlay retains...
They then finally have a Best of 7 Series....Booker wins the first....Benoit takes the next 3...to take a 3-1 Lead....Booker, comes back, including a rare moment in the sixth match, where he became the first to get out of the Crossface...before picking up the win...
So the Thunder before Great American Bash, they have the final match....Benoit get's the win, after Bret Hart who was trying to recuit Benoit into the nWo, nails Booker with a chair and allows Benoit to pin Booker....Benoit doesn't want it like that, and tells the Referee to DQ him for the outside Interference....so Booker get's the win, however, Booker doesn't want to win like that....So they have a 8th match, in a winner takes all match at GAB....Booker finally get's the win and goes on to Pin Finlay for the TV Title