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Chris Benoit

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2000
2/27 No Way Out - Too Cool & Rikishi beat Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko
4/2 WrestleMania 2000 - Intercontinental Championship: Chris Benoit beat Champ Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho to win the title
4/2 WrestleMania 2000 - European Title: Chris Jericho beat Champ Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit to win the title
4/30 Backlash - beat Chris Jericho by DQ
5/4 SmackDown - lost the I-C Title to Chris Jericho
5/8 RAW - regained the I-C Title from Chris Jericho
5/21 Judgement Day - beat Chris Jericho in a Submission Match
6/22 SmackDown - lost the I-C Title to Rikishi
6/25 King of the Ring lost to Rikishi by DQ
7/23 Fully Loaded - lost to WWE Champion The Rock
8/27 SummerSlam - beat Chris Jericho in a Best-of-3 Falls Match
9/24 Unforgiven - WWE Title: Champion The Rock beat Chris Benoit, Kane, & The Undertaker
10/22 No Mercy - lost to Triple H
12/10 Armageddon - beat Billy Gunn to win the Intercontinental Championship

2001
1/21 Royal Rumble - lost the I-C Title to Chris Jericho in a Ladder Match
2/25 No Way Out - I-C Title: Champ Chris Jericho beat Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero & X-Pac
4/1 WrestleMania X-7 - lost to Kurt Angle
4/29 Backlash - 30 Minute Ultimate Submission Match: Chris Benoit beat Kurt Angle 4-3
5/20 Judgment Day - lost to Kurt Angle in a Best-of-3 Falls Match
5/21 RAW - w/Chris Jericho won the World Tag Team Championship from Steve Austin & Triple H
6/21 SmackDown - w/Chris Jericho lost the tag team titles to The Dudley Boyz
6/24 King of the Ring - WWE Champion Steve Austin beat Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit

2002
7/21 Vengeance - w/Eddie Guerrero lost at Tables Elimination Match to Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley
7/29 RAW - beat Rob Van Dam to win the I-C Title
8/25 SummerSlam - lost the I-C Title to Rob Van Dam
9/22 Unforgiven - beat Kurt Angle
10/20 No Mercy - WWE Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit beat Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. to become the first champions
11/17 Survivor Series - WWE Tag Team Titles: Eddie & Chavo Guerrero beat Champs Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit, and Edge & Rey Mysterio to win the title
12/15 Armageddon - beat Eddie Guerrero

2003
1/19 Royal Rumble - lost to WWE Champion Kurt Angle
2/23 No Way Out - w/Brock Lesnar beat Kurt Angle & The World's Greatest Tag Team in a Handicap Match
3/30 WrestleMania XIX - WWE Tag Team Titles: Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas beat The Guerreros, and Chris Benoit & Rhyno
5/18 Judgement Day -John Cena & The FBI beat Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Brian Kendrick
7/27 Vengeance - lost to Eddie Guerrero in the finals of the U.S. Championship Tournament
8/24 SummerSlam - U.S. Title: Champ Eddie Guerrero beat Chris Benoit, Tajiri & Rhyno
10/19 No Mercy - beat Albert
11/16 Survivor Series - Kurt Angle, John Cena, Chris Benoit, Bradshaw & Bob Holly beat Brock Lesnar, The Big Show, Albert, Nathan Jones, & Matt Morgan

2004
1/25 Royal Rumble - Chris Benoit won the Royal Rumble by last eliminating The Big Show
3/14 WrestleMania XX - World Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit beat Champ Triple H & Shawn Michaels to win the title
4/18 Backlash - beat Triple H & Shawn Michaels
4/19 RAW - w/Edge won the World Tag Team Championship from Ric Flair & Batista
5/31 RAW - w/Edge lost the tag team titles to Rene Dupree & Sylvain Grenier
6/13 Bad Blood - w/Edge beat World Tag Team Champions La Resistance by DQ
6/13 Bad Blood - beat Kane
7/11 Vengeance - beat Triple H
8/15 SummerSlam - lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton
9/12 Unforgiven - w/William Regal beat Ric Flair & Batista
10/19 Taboo Tuesday - w/beat La Resistance to win the World Tag Team Championship
11/1 RAW - without Edge lost the tag team titles to Rene Dupree & Sylvain Grenier in a handicap match
11/14 Survivor Series - Winners each get control of Raw for a week: Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit & Maven beat Triple H, Batista, Snitsky, & Edge

2005
1/9 New Year's Revolution - Elimination Chamber for vacant World Heavyweight Championship: Triple H beat Randy Orton, Batista, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, & Edge to win the title
4/3 - WrestleMania 21: Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Edge beat Chris Benoit, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho & Christian to get a title shot whenever he wants
5/1 Backlash - lost a Last Man Standing Match to Edge
6/12 ECW One Night Stand - beat Eddie Guerrero
7/24 Great American Bash - lost to U.S. Champion Orlando Jordan
8/21 SummerSlam - won the U.S. Championship from Orlando Jordan
10/9 No Mercy - beat Booker T, Orlando Jordan, & Christian
10/21 SmackDown - lost the U.S. Title to Booker T
11/27 Survivor Series - U.S. Title Match 1 of Best-of-7 Series: Booker T beat Chris Benoit
12/18 Armageddon - beat Booker T in match 4 of the series

2006
2/19 No Way Out - beat Booker T to regain the U.S. Title
4/2 WrestleMania 22 - lost the U.S Title to JBL
5/21 Judgment Day - beat Finlay
10/8 No Mercy - beat William Regal
10/13 SmackDown - beat Ken Kennedy to win the U.S. Championship
11/26 Survivor Series - beat Chavo Guerrero
12/17 Armageddon - beat Chavo Guerrero

2007
2/18 No Way Out - The Hardys & Chris Benoit beat MNM & MVP
4/1 WrestleMania 23 - beat MVP
4/29 Backlash - beat MVP
5/20 Judgment Day - lost the U.S. Title in a Best-of-3 Falls Match to MVP
6/2 Saturday Night's Main Event - w/Batista beat Edge & MVP
6/23 Vengeance - failed to appear in a match against CM Punk for the vacant ECW World Championship
• 6/24 - The bodies of Chris, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel were found in their Atlanta home

Sources Include: wwe.com, onlineworldofwrestling.com, and Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac

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