Benoit as champion...

**Batsu** · 04-21-2004, 02:01 AM

you know, lately, here and otherwise, I have heard complaints about Benoit as champion.

Well, that's fine...

...most Benoit fans know that he isn't stellar on the mic (in fact, that works to his advantage in some cases, see his brief alliance with John Cena, when he was still on Smackdown)

...most Benoit fans know that his strengths are in the ring.

Though, with all of his seemingly lack of charisma, Benoit has been the most interesting champ since Kurt Angle (if you're talking about boring promos, I think Brock Lesnar and HHH since '02 have taken the cake in that area).

Why? Just get Benoit angry... in the ring, I can't help but get geeked out when he looks like's about to rip someone's face off. That intensity isn't matched by any of the other champions of late....I'm not sure even Stone Cold Steve Austin in his prime was like that.

Speaking of which, I think Benoit is more of an "Austin" style champ than a "Rock" or "HBK" style champ, which is what people expect of WWE champions nowadays....and that's cool. WWE needs an angry, credible guy at the top. They really haven't really had one for a while.

Rock was a mean...flashy champ, sorta like Ric Flair, then he became the babyface champ they all intended him to be once he entered WWE. Triple H tried to duplicate this kind of champ, but it really didn't suit him. HHH was more of a cold, mean champ, with little flash, just that fearsome attitude. (His "face" run didn't even seem like that...it kind of disappointed me, in retrospect.)

Angle, even as heel, still seemed like the "nice-guy", credible champ.

I dunno what to call Chris Jericho's reign... but it didn't seem like "Chris Jericho" when he was champ.

and Lesnar... he tried to be the "Austin" style champ, as did Undertaker, but they both seemed out of their element... esp. Lesnar because he seemed very, very green as champ. The F5 helped his cause, but I dunno...

Guerrero seems to be more of a "people's champ" than The Rock was until he became THE face of WWE (around the time he returned from shooting The Scorpion King, during the WCW/ECW/WWF feud). No where near as popular, but as highlighted in his feud with Bradshaw, he really does seem like he's for "the people".

but Benoit...he's filled the kind of intense void that has been left since the early days of Stone Cold and The Rock (or even Stone Cold and Bret Hart)...he's a very "mean", "don't mess with me" kind of the "Kurt Angle" champion.

...I don't care if he drops the belt in a month, two months, or even two weeks on Raw.

The fact that Benoit is a champion in WWE is a good thing. Time will tell.

04-21-2004, 02:01 AM	#1
Batsu Capcom's Corporate Champ Posts: 2,571	Benoit as champion... you know, lately, here and otherwise, I have heard complaints about Benoit as champion. Well, that's fine... ...most Benoit fans know that he isn't stellar on the mic (in fact, that works to his advantage in some cases, see his brief alliance with John Cena, when he was still on Smackdown) ...most Benoit fans know that his strengths are in the ring. Though, with all of his seemingly lack of charisma, Benoit has been the most interesting champ since Kurt Angle (if you're talking about boring promos, I think Brock Lesnar and HHH since '02 have taken the cake in that area). Why? Just get Benoit angry... in the ring, I can't help but get geeked out when he looks like's about to rip someone's face off. That intensity isn't matched by any of the other champions of late....I'm not sure even Stone Cold Steve Austin in his prime was like that. Speaking of which, I think Benoit is more of an "Austin" style champ than a "Rock" or "HBK" style champ, which is what people expect of WWE champions nowadays....and that's cool. WWE needs an angry, credible guy at the top. They really haven't really had one for a while. Rock was a mean...flashy champ, sorta like Ric Flair, then he became the babyface champ they all intended him to be once he entered WWE. Triple H tried to duplicate this kind of champ, but it really didn't suit him. HHH was more of a cold, mean champ, with little flash, just that fearsome attitude. (His "face" run didn't even seem like that...it kind of disappointed me, in retrospect.) Angle, even as heel, still seemed like the "nice-guy", credible champ. I dunno what to call Chris Jericho's reign... but it didn't seem like "Chris Jericho" when he was champ. and Lesnar... he tried to be the "Austin" style champ, as did Undertaker, but they both seemed out of their element... esp. Lesnar because he seemed very, very green as champ. The F5 helped his cause, but I dunno... Guerrero seems to be more of a "people's champ" than The Rock was until he became THE face of WWE (around the time he returned from shooting The Scorpion King, during the WCW/ECW/WWF feud). No where near as popular, but as highlighted in his feud with Bradshaw, he really does seem like he's for "the people". but Benoit...he's filled the kind of intense void that has been left since the early days of Stone Cold and The Rock (or even Stone Cold and Bret Hart)...he's a very "mean", "don't mess with me" kind of the "Kurt Angle" champion. ...I don't care if he drops the belt in a month, two months, or even two weeks on Raw. The fact that Benoit is a champion in WWE is a good thing. Time will tell.