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Chris Benoit Timeline

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Chris Benoit

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The following is a timeline for Chris Benoit's ECW, WCW, and WWE career. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses.

1992
6/16 Clash of Champions - w/Biff Wellington lost to Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger

1993
1/13 Clash of Champions - beat Brad Armstrong
2/21 Superbrawl - lost to 2 Cold Scorpio
5/23 Slamboree - w/Bobby Eaton lost to 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell

1995
2/5 - w/Dean Malenko beat Sabu & The Tazmaniac to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
4/8 - The Public Enemy beat the teams of Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko and Tazmaniac & Rick Steiner to win the titles 4/18 Kollosion in Korea - beat Too Cold Scorpio
11/26 World War 3 - lost to U.S. Champion Kensuke Sasaki
12/27 Starrcade - lost to Jushin Liger

1996
5/19 Slamboree - w/Kevin Sullivan lost to The Public Enemy
6/16 Great American Bash - beat Kevin Sullivan in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
7/7 Bash at the Beach - w/Arn Anderson lost to to The Giant & Kevin Sullivan
8/10 Hog Wild - beat Dean Malenko
8/15 Clash of Champions - lost to The Giant
9/15 Fall Brawl - beat Chris Jericho
10/27 Halloween Havoc - w/Steve McMichael beat The Barbarian & Meng
12/29 Starrcade - lost to Jeff Jarrett

1997
1/21 Clash of Champions - beat Kevin Sullivan in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
2/23 Superbrawl - beat Kevin Sullivan in a San Francisco Death Match
4/6 Spring Stampede - lost to U.S. Champion Dean Malenko by DQ
5/18 Slamboree - lost a Death Match to Meng
6/15 Great American Bash - beat Meng
7/13 Bash at the Beach - beat Kevin Sullivan in a Loser Must Retire Match
8/9 Road Wild - w/Steve McMichal beat Dean Malenko & Jeff Jarrett in a Tag Team Elimination Match
9/14 Fall Brawl - War Games: Kevin Nash, Konnan, Syxx, & Buff Bagwell beat Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael & Curt Hennig
12/28 Starrcade - lost to Perry Saturn

1998
1/24 Souled Out - beat Raven
2/22 SuperBrawl - lost to U.S. Champion Dallas Page
3/15 Uncensored - Triple Jeopardy Match for US Title: Champion Dallas Page beat Raven & Chris Benoit
4/19 Spring Stampede -lost to TV Champion Booker T
4/30 Thunder - won the TV Title from Booker T
5/1 - lost the TV Title to Booker T
5/2 - beat Booker T to win the TV Title
5/3 - lost the TV Title to Booker T
5/17 Slamboree - lost to TV Champion Fit Finlay
6/14 Great American Bash - lost to Booker T

1999
1/17 Souled Out - beat Mike Enos
2/21 Superbrawl - World Tag Team Tournament Match: Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Curt Hennig & Barry Windham
2/21 Superbrawl - WCW Tag Team Tournament Final Match: Curt Hennig & Barry Windham beat Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko to win the titles
3/14 Uncensored - Lumberjack Match for the WCW Tag Titles: Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Curt hennig & Barry Windham to win the titles
3/29 Nitro - w/Dean Malenko lost the tag team titles to Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio
4/11 Spring Stampede - w/Dean Malenko beat Raven & Perry Saturn
5/9 Slamboree - Three Way match for the WCW Tag Team Titles: Raven & Perry Saturn beat Champions Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. and Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko to win the titles
6/10 Thunder - w/Perry Saturn beat Bam Bam Bigelow & Kanyon to win the WCW Tag Team Championship
6/13 Great American Bash - w/Perry Saturn lost the tag team titles to Kanyon & Dallas Page
7/11 Bash at the Beach - Handicap Match for WCW Tag Titles: Champs Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Kanyon beat Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn
8/9 Thunder - won the U.S. Championship from David Flair
8/14 Road Wild - beat Dallas Page
9/12 Fall Brawl - lost the U.S. Title to Sid Vicious
9/13 Nitro - beat Rick Steiner to win the WCW TV Title
10/24 Halloween Havoc - lost the TV Title to Rick Steiner
11/21 Mayhem - Semi-Finals for WCW Title: beat Jeff Jarrett
11/21 Mayhem - lost in the final round of the tournament to Bret Hart
12/19 Starrcade - won the U.S. Championship via forfeit when champion Scott Hall was too injured to wrestle
12/19 Starrcade - beat Jeff Jarrett in a Ladder Match
12/20 Nitro - lost the U.S. Title to Jeff Jarrett

2000
1/16 Souled Out - beat Sid Vicious to win the vacant WCW World Championship
1/17 Nitro - stripped of the title because he left WCW and joined World Wrestling Entertainment

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