Chris Benoit's Title Run

**Cruiserweight 3:16** · 07-20-2004, 08:16 PM

At the moment Raw has been a pretty good show to watch and the reason I believe for it to be is down to the push of one man - Chris Benoit. A guy that has been stuck in midcard hell throughout his career, yet loved by the fans throughout, the WWE soon realised his potential in drawing business and so was given the opportunity he deserved as WM 20 by winning the World Heavyweight Title. I'm not really too sure of the general consensus in relation to their opinions on whether his title run is successful or not (I suppose I should create a poll on this), but I for one think his title run has been great.

Whenever I watch Raw, I watch to see this guy pick up victories. I want to see him win and it's only him and Eddie I feel strongly about in terms of them wanting to win. In fact I would compare his title run to Austin's in terms of how the fans seem to really behind him. Anyone who has been to watch the WWE over the past year understands how over Benoit is with the crowd. I love watching Benoit battle against the odds and conquering. To me, Benoit is as important to the WWE as Bret Hart was to the company in the 90's.

But it's inevitable that he's gonna have to drop the title quite soon. The reason?? To push PPV buyrates. The WWE look like they will soon give the title back HHH because 'everybody sooo loves him' and there hasn't been enough PPV's with him main eventing on them

. But having this occur would be detrimental to the business. The days of one man carrying the entire company are long gone, yet HHH is the guy that has to try and carry the WWE despite the fans not really wanting him to. The guy is supposed to be heel, but encourages face pops to occur. He also holds down Evolution in promos, but Randy Orton is supposed to be a future Main-Eventer. He's not helping business in the slightest. But HHH holds all the power. HE is the one guy alone that could elevate Benoit even further. HE could help business alot by putting this guy over even further.

As soon as Benoit drops the title to HHH the WWE will probably shove him back down to mid-card hell to help elevate others. But if the WWE had any sense, they should listen to the fans more and realise that Chris Benoit is their best bet to make the title seem more creditable and help make the main-events more entertaining to watch. I know I don't post threads often, and what I've said hasn't been as clear and interesting as I would like it to be, but I would appreciate people's opinions on this.

07-20-2004, 08:16 PM	#1
Cruiserweight 3:16 Posts: 1,224	Chris Benoit's Title Run At the moment Raw has been a pretty good show to watch and the reason I believe for it to be is down to the push of one man - Chris Benoit. A guy that has been stuck in midcard hell throughout his career, yet loved by the fans throughout, the WWE soon realised his potential in drawing business and so was given the opportunity he deserved as WM 20 by winning the World Heavyweight Title. I'm not really too sure of the general consensus in relation to their opinions on whether his title run is successful or not (I suppose I should create a poll on this), but I for one think his title run has been great. Whenever I watch Raw, I watch to see this guy pick up victories. I want to see him win and it's only him and Eddie I feel strongly about in terms of them wanting to win. In fact I would compare his title run to Austin's in terms of how the fans seem to really behind him. Anyone who has been to watch the WWE over the past year understands how over Benoit is with the crowd. I love watching Benoit battle against the odds and conquering. To me, Benoit is as important to the WWE as Bret Hart was to the company in the 90's. But it's inevitable that he's gonna have to drop the title quite soon. The reason?? To push PPV buyrates. The WWE look like they will soon give the title back HHH because 'everybody sooo loves him' and there hasn't been enough PPV's with him main eventing on them . But having this occur would be detrimental to the business. The days of one man carrying the entire company are long gone, yet HHH is the guy that has to try and carry the WWE despite the fans not really wanting him to. The guy is supposed to be heel, but encourages face pops to occur. He also holds down Evolution in promos, but Randy Orton is supposed to be a future Main-Eventer. He's not helping business in the slightest. But HHH holds all the power. HE is the one guy alone that could elevate Benoit even further. HE could help business alot by putting this guy over even further. As soon as Benoit drops the title to HHH the WWE will probably shove him back down to mid-card hell to help elevate others. But if the WWE had any sense, they should listen to the fans more and realise that Chris Benoit is their best bet to make the title seem more creditable and help make the main-events more entertaining to watch. I know I don't post threads often, and what I've said hasn't been as clear and interesting as I would like it to be, but I would appreciate people's opinions on this.