Birth of a Crippler in ECW!

Chris Benoit wrestled for ECW in 1994 and 1995 just after a short stint in WCW. Paul Heyman spotted potential in him and had plans to run with him as their main eventer. In the run up to this Benoit broke Sabu’s neck in a botch which resulted in Benoit getting the nickname The Crippler. Most of his matches were pretty good and he wrestled many future stars of the industry during his short stay. He even had time for a quick tag title reign with Dean Malenko. One of the funnier episodes of Ring Of The Hawk right here!
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[@jer2333]

I will never not pop for Jeff Hardy being appalled at someone stealing his Swanton Bomb Finishing Maneuver, man.

[@TheRealAhoy]

My friend Shannon...

[@Hipas_Account]

It gets me everytime, even when i know to expect it.

[@eljermo]

Rocco rock is a hilarious one😂

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The inner monologue Jeff hardy segments were some of the best things I’ve ever seen in wrestling

[@tboland728]

Every. Dang. Time. Maaaan.

[@fattiger6957]

If you only saw Tazz wrestle in WWE, it's easy to not know how good he was in ECW. He was called the human suplex machine for a reason.

[@SNOWDUDE13]

A proper fued with Beniot wouldve been incredible.

[@TheRealAhoy]

Pity by the time he got to wwe he acquired all the ring rust he could've had

[@eljermo]

Because he was dangerous and dropped guys on their necks

[@adelhardtlyl]

Bc it was literally the only thing he could do 😂☠️

[@dante666jt]

Tazz 💤😴

[@jimiverson6171]

benoit was and still is one of the greatest wrestlers ever, and probably my favorite of all time. Was when i was a kid, and still is to this day. thanks for the video.

[@kamikazeVX]

Benoit took scary ass unprotected bumps. Little wonder why his brain was so fried towards the end

[@AnneHathawayRules]

He was technically sound like Owen or Brett, but reckless as Darby with his body. Chris was "Owen Allin" 😂

[@LordDeBahs]

@@AnneHathawayRules except benoit was actual wrestler and darby just stunt monkey with spots that barely makes sense but he got talent

[@AnneHathawayRules]

@@LordDeBahs stunt monkey 😂

[@wagyubeefstyle]

Bro has never seen a darby match in his life and has only seen the spots 😂 ​@@LordDeBahs

[@jmatki1217]

Dynamite Kid was Benoit before Benoit.

[@camerondalton1495]

I can see why Heyman would've wanted Benoit as champion if he stayed. It's funny, it seems like Benoit was always meant to be tied to the title either near the begining and end of his career.

[@ryanlashton]

He was a reliable hand when all else failed. Benoit was gifted the World title in his final days with WCW because they could not afford for him to leave, he left and in a few years would be apart of the now infamous SmackDown 6 under Paul Heyman’s creative. He got drafted to the main show, won a Rumble and became the World champion within a few months when RAW became the HHH show. He put over a young Orton and through his final years floated in the mid card with a great US title run here and there. Putting over the likes of MVP. It’s very true what you said, because within the last week of his life he was scheduled against Punk for the ECW world title. He was very much a talent seen as a great carrier to a brand, suffering, prospering or just growing.

[@InaudibleSlinky]

​@@ryanlashtonHow was the Smackdown six 'infamous'?

[@ryanlashton]

@@InaudibleSlinky Infamous in the sense that they all became bigger stars through that spotlight. Eddie and Chris would soon hold the big one for the first time in WWE. Edge would soon find himself in the same position, just later on down the line. Angle and Rey would cement themselves as legends as well for different styles of wrestling. And Chavo would go on to become a highlight as well.

[@sebastians.6892]

People really tend to forget that Benoit was already doing pretty awesome stuff in New Japan before going over to ECW.

[@Mikefantasia22]

Pegasus kid

[@889654]

..."Paul Heyman manages to let Chris Benoit's Canadian visa expire..." Vintage Heyman?

[@Reversebadarts]

What he did is unforgivable But Who he was in the ring was and still is UNDENIABLE

[@manraisedbypuffins9080]

Well put 👍

[@Roger-ug6bp]

At least he wasn't a racist so I can still enjoy his matches.

[@Joecbg100]

No matter what happened, dude was a unit in the ring, the top 5 best workers.

[@PrimetimeZ]

crazy

[@jeremiahtisdell4823]

HBK, Angle, Macho Man, Taker, Sting, Lesnar, etc

[@reallysmallguy3871]

Ricky Steamboat, Rick Flair, Bret Hart, AJ Styles, Kurt Angle

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Bret Kurt hbk Benoit Eddie mr. Perfect Bryan Danielson Jericho steamboat Shelton Benjamin my top 10

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Benoit was a beast in ECW. maybe more so than Taz. That powerbomb on Sabu was WICKED AF!

[@rmcdudmk212]

Benoit is a tough subject. What he did to his family was terrible. But being a fan of his back in the day I can understand the sentiment of not wanting him to be completely erased from history.

[@jamespaul6315]

He murdered a child and woman. Why glorify him

[@pleaseshutup7053]

You can’t erase history and nor you shouldn’t

[@jamespaul6315]

@@pleaseshutup7053 nobody says erase it, just dont glorify a child murderer. Its not hard?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@jamespaul6315 many people have said erase him from history and never talk about him about him again. They agree with wwe trying to erase him they don’t mention him on anything not even a documentary about Randy orton winning his first world title. And how is it glorifying anything when you just talk about what he did in wrestling

[@dante666jt]

Separate the art from the artist

[@lbdjthethird1240]

As soon as I heard the words "swanton bomb", I started laughing something fierce.

[@Rogar555]

Always treat Benoit as a Dark Tale. His in ring work is absolute and is worthy of hall of fame status. Sadly, a lot of things he did is not only a product of his own doing, but as a thing of wrestling as a whole. Learn from history, or else it will repeat itself.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Wrestling is better for it

[@marcelthorsen]

People forget that Benoit was consistently one of the best workers of the 90s and 00s. Easily a contender for the Top 5 of that two decade period. Even in WWE when he was older, that match he had with Lesnar on Smackdown was phenomenal. One of many amazing matches and feuds he had with WWE.

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Without a doubt one of the best to ever do it. You can see his impact on many wrestlers' talent today.

[@randallharter]

Benoit in ECW was insane. People forget that he was experiencing severe CTE and that was the reason behind the murder suicide he committed. Was a really sad story for Woman and their son.

[@nahidahamed1742]

he is a really good wrestler and his matches are entertaining, still doesn't change from what he did

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

It’s insane how many people think CTE=To child murder, like he isn’t THE ONLY person in the world to suffer from mental health issues and head injuries.

[@camerondalton1495]

Nobody is saying that. They are just saying that it has a hand in what happened.

[@camerondalton1495]

Obviously.

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 This. The first thing that goes from severe brain damage isn't "sanity", it's the body. The body would wither first. These cte excuses are just that, little excuses.

[@DyspotikOriginal]

He was murdered actually.

[@TheBigShotTMD]

That mid to late '94 to early '97 is absolute peak ECW. It was like a variety show with a bit of everything for everyone. Comedy, technical, high flying, brawling, hardcore. And I dare argue it excelled at each aspect pretty good. Benoit was very much 1 of the reasons that era was so great to watch.

[@hydro69311]

Benoit was 1 of the best to ever lace up the boots. Unfortunately during his time no one thought about the repercussion of head damage. It didn't help that a headbutt off the ropes was 1 of his finishers. Man wrestled concussed half the time and didn't even know and nobody really cared, they just wanted the show to go on. Between that and the roid allegations, it's all a recipe for disaster. He shouldn't be deleted and forgotten. I think they did this to avoid any fault. Wrestling was a dirty business back in the day. This was extremely unfortunate and possibly avoidable.

[@TheUndeadOhioan1999]

Its a real shame that it took arguably one of the greatest technical wrestlers to ever live doing something that unfortunately overshadows all his accomplishments for head injuries to be taken as serious as they should've been in the first place. I'm not condoning what Chris did, but when you look into it theres a lot of evidence out there that seems fishy enough that we'll never know what exactly happened in 2007. All you just said plus the fact Chris's best friend Eddie died not even two years earlier wasn't doing Chris any favors. It sucks we're only gonna be able to imagine how dream matches like Benoit vs Danielson would go(I mention Brian cause when you think about it they're a lot in common. Both use the crossface, both used the diving headbutt, both were told they'd never be world champion just to win a world title in a triple threat match at Wrestlemania, etc). But at the end of the day a tragedy happening was the only way concussions and mental health issues were gonna be taken more seriously in wrestling. Thats literally the only positive thing to come out of the double murder suicide because the chances of anything similar happening again are slim to nonexistent

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@TheUndeadOhioan1999 The detectives figured out EXACTLY what happened. They are experts. To them, the Benoit crime scene was just one of several murder scenes they had investigated that week, they know what they're doing, they're professionals. What they say happened is exactly what happened. The lucky b*stard managed to get himself a tribute show out of it. He's coming out ahead regarding "memorials" as it is.

[@DinoDAngelo-q9l]

We should be able separate an actor from a charter. most people think the know what CTE does but straight up misunderstand everything and confidently speak on it like an expert online. CTE is very similar rabies especially if you stack them at the same time and late stages is like meningitis symptoms in rabies aka zombie disease. Marks unironically blindly trust carnies and some random local cops from the past over health experts, law experts, his own friends and family and don't research or fact check what the carnies say Chris is at fault for his health negligence leading to the end of his family not for the crime nor is their malice in it, it's just very cruel how they went out so people think more emotionally over logically therefor not learning from the terrible event meaning it will likely happen again wasting their sacrifices.

[@eljermo]

​@DinoDAngelo-q9l nobody forced him to wrestle through head injuries or take steroids for the majority of his life. He ALONE is responsible for his actions deserves to be hated for being a child killer.

[@dante666jt]

Still is..

[@arrownoir]

That was before Jeff Hardy started compiling a list of suspects. Benoit was one of the greatest wrestlers ever.

[@theOneOnlyTed]

He took too many shots to the head and lost his mind, but he wasn't always a monster.

[@jasontodd1896]

He was always trash. Eddie dying and his marriage was crippling cause what Benoit did. Benoit has always been a wife beater

[@mr.awesome6011]

He was a well known bully backstage

[@KC_OnTheTrackLike]

Not an excuse though

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

You don’t know that

[@theOneOnlyTed]

@@KC_OnTheTrackLike no, it's actually probably a contributing factor.

[@dmitrosk]

Chris Benoit was a really great wrestler. He was what Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega and others want to be now. Not tall, but stocky, technical and with charisma. He and Eddie Guerrero are two huge losses to wrestling, they could have given so much more to the wrestling world, but.... It's hard to turn a blind eye to the way things ended in Chris' life, but to deny his talent, work ethic and the legacy he left behind is impossible. Paul Heyman said the right things about Chris Benoit, that if you judge him as a wrestler, he is definitely in the top 5 in history. But. There's always that "but."

[@funsizelefttwix1851]

Finally a Stevie Richards video

[@prodbybaenji]

in singles competition no less lmao

[@jacobymyers8354]

we really need a stevie video

[@jacquellgrandy6240]

Here b4 this gets deleted 😂

[@jasontodd1896]

Same

[@ShiaOnKick]

Respect you way more for covering Benoit. He was a phenom. Nobody deserves to be "erased from history". We all remember him anyways: there is no reason to live in a state of denial.

[@TheRealAhoy]

CM Punk said it himself, he's not being erased, he just stopped being promoted

[@PaidProgramming-th6tp]

Absolutely. Cover the real history, all of it, or don't cover it at all.

[@david-468]

Well considering he was murdered and it was covered up, especially

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@david-468 Benoit was a dangerous man who decided to explore his dangerous side at it's most extreme, he planned out a cover up, but realised along the way he was messy, he knew what would happen to him, so he decided to kill his child on day 2 and then pluck up the courage to take his own life on day 3. Stop lionising this tosser.

[@charskull]

​@@TheRealAhoy he really has been erased

[@viridanfalk6795]

Making a Benoit video is a ballsy move. It really shouldn't be because he was amazing.

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

As a scramble to cover for a wrestler nearly dying, the stuff they did after Sabu broke his neck was impressively competent. More down to the backstage guys' responses, but Benoit basically turning heel then and there knowing the crowd would turn on him for Sabu's injury was also very smart.

[@travisb.honest2438]

Rob Van Dam, known as Robbie V at the time, in WCW. He had 11 matches.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

All jobber matches lol

[@dronzo2914]

I believe that little friend in the Chad Austin match was Rockin Rebel who ironically also killed his wife and himself. Also 14:20 "Pubic Enemy" lol

[@THEKaari]

I respect you for covering his run. Whilst nothing can excuse what he did, you can’t deny he was a great wrestler, and whether you like it or not, his name will always be ingrained in wrestling history and prowess, so trying to sweep his ability under the rug in that regard won’t do any favours. I like Chris Benoit the wrestler, but not the monster who committed such atrocious acts.

[@ibezzant]

This video perfectly encapsulates why I laugh when anyone says ECW was nothing but garbage, violent, spot fest wrestling. From '94 until probably sometime in '99, ECW always had some of the best workers, technicians and athletes on North American soil and if they didn't its because Bischoff stole them. Despite that, Heyman was incredible rotating guys in throughout the years to replace the guys that left for guaranteed money. I'd say from 1994-1996 ECW probably had more amazing technical matches than WWF & WCW combined.

[@derekshropshire2513]

7:56 Hack was a friend of mine and used to sleep on my couch after working shows in Ocala when I was training there. He told us he sh*t his pants when Benoit dropped him on the ropes. 😂 RIP Hack. That might have been why the match ended so quickly.

[@kevthegoat8774]

What did he do after leaving the Wrestling business? It's insane that he was only 21 here yet looks in his 40's.

[@derekshropshire2513]

@@kevthegoat8774 He kept working indy shows, was with TNA'S security team, not sure after that. The last picture I have with him is at an Indy show in Fernandina. He was riding with Tomko at the time and Tomko's spoon incident happened a few months after that.

[@underdogpunk6250]

top 5 workers and tbh wwe erased him to avoid fault because lets be honest everybody and wrestler around him told us he's a sweetheart but brain damage is just too cruel

[@charskull]

Jesus benoit vs 2 cold scorpio. What a match in retrospect

[@viktorriquelme3735]

A Damn solid match

[@bubbafontleroy]

On the topic of 911 interjecting himself into the match and actually pinning someone : 911 was the panic button of ECW, in case of emergency, you send out 911 to stall for time and/or cover for whoever is hurt. It just sort of became the norm, if 911 was sent out during a match, he’s in the match now, no questions asked. He was SOOOOO fucking over in the Arena that no-one would question it. Any excuse to see him chokeslam people 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@linsithebe7080]

Was my favourite wrestler, made me want to better myself, thank you for this video, it helps knowing he is still remembered in some way.

[@mikeholguin84]

WWF and fans were shitting on ECW back in the day just how theyre shitting on AEW now. The point is, without OTHER promotions, talent doesn't grow as diverse. Just look at all the greats ECW brought.

[@jasontodd1896]

You are right Erasing the past doesn’t solve anything. Just learn from it

[@rmcdudmk212]

He should be used as a cautionary tale to young wrestlers about taking hits to the head and what it can cause.

[@jasontodd1896]

You can’t prevent wrestlers from taking hits to the head. Benoit was already a crazy person before wrestling. He beat his ex wife before Nancy and had angry issues. Benoit did what he did due to a crippling marriage, Eddie dying, drugs and etc . Diving headbutt, dementia aand other bs had nothing to do with it. Benoit is trash as a person but a excellent wrestler

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@jasontodd1896exactly.

[@TheRealAhoy]

He's not been erased, that's impossible, he's not being promoted, there's a difference.

[@camerondalton1495]

To be fair, Austin beat his wife too.

[@oldhickory3522]

Benoit was my favorite wrestler. I was devastated by his actions. That said, I can still appreciate his work. He was very good at what he did in the ring. I do thank you for handling the video in an honest and appropriate way.

[@Imperialspy]

I highly recommend watching Eastern Championship Wrestling truly a interesting time for the company seeing the birth of Extreme

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I think it's important not to forget about what Chris brought to the ring, his tragedy also is a massive highlight of CTE and pushed away the depression of a person. Aside from him, Nancy's career deserves to be just as highlighted, forgetting Benoit is somewhat forgetting her amazing contributions to wrestling as well. R.I.P Benoit family.

[@yesthatdash]

Mark,thanks for this.Truly. 👍👍

[@Jajanken98]

Dusty Rhodes on ecw!!

[@josefrees]

2 Cold Scorpio was awesome

[@rmcdudmk212]

In his prime he was a real talent. Very underrated performer imo 👍

[@aztn19]

THIS was how I was introduced to the former Pegasus Kid, as I was getting back into wrestling as a teenager. The walk down memory lane was a good one today; thank you for sharing this 🥲

[@markula_4040]

1:30 Chad Austin's little friend was The Rockin' Rebel who had his own fucking Benoit moment a few years ago. What an odd coincidence. Luckily the child was spared in this one.

[@KnightOfEternity]

Thank you so much for saying what you did about whitewashing history. It's absolutely ridiculous people try to do that with Benoit. You can enjoy his matches while being horrified at his actions. What does plugging your ears and pretending he didn't exist accomplish? You sure as hell aren't hurting him and if nothing else you are hurting the positive memories of those he competed against since he was an undeniably great wrestler. Thank you Hawk for having the guts to be as objective as you can and not feigning outrage. I still gladly watch Benoit matches all the time because I'm mature enough to know doing that is in no way justifying his actions at the end. I think if we all could do that it would be for the best. Don't hide from the past. Learn from it.

[@jamespaul6315]

I dont understand why any decent human being wants to glorify a child killer

[@jasontodd1896]

This

[@TheRealAhoy]

KZbin CM Punk at Comic Con talking about Benoit, he makes sense

[@rustyross4693]

Benoit was a legit entertaining wrestler. Top 5 in my book.❤

[@jamespaul6315]

Yep glorifying a child killer. Thats pro wrestling fans lol

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@jamespaul6315 how is it glorying murders when he is just saying he was one of the best wrestlers

[@jamespaul6315]

@@pleaseshutup7053 because hes not the best play wrestler, hes a child killer. Thats all he should ever be known for.

[@zzww0]

​@@pleaseshutup7053by saying exactly that. That he was the best. That's sorta exactly what glorifying is.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@zzww0 so talking about George Washington is glorifying slave ownership stfu

[@arostwocents]

There are so many moves onto the head that look seriously dangerous in ECW. A Spike Dudley compilation makes you 😨

[@EmoEmu]

Damn, his backne was brutal back then. Tanner did a lot to let people cover that up later on.

[@blue_collar_solidYT]

"We have to learn to separate the things he did from his career." Thank you

[@LosDog]

I hope Benoît is always remembered for his great wrestling work, and as a warning of what head injuries can do to a person. Never forget.

[@self-parternerd8661]

Benoit is one of the best (if not the best) at making a wrestling match look like a real fight. The keyfabe was very strong in him!

[@Gameingsince87]

Benoit is one of my favorite in ring workers of all time it's nice to see a video of his wrestling skills

[@guroluke]

Benoit got he hooked on wrestling back in WCW and got me into body building and backyard wrestling, later Mic Foley became another hero.

[@Frozen_Bean]

Smiley in ECW? This video just got 10 times better.

[@alleybob_eh9598]

Should of waited till today to drop this happy Canada Day lol

[@buckyhate7695]

I've heard Al Snow referred to as "The Best-Kept Secret in Wrestling." That match with Benoit proves it. It's a crime that he was used so poorly.

[@ricardonb6375]

Here's a factoid for you! Chris Benoit was nearly signed by the WWF as Owen Hart's mystery partner for Wrestlemania XI. He unfortunately didn't get signed and Yokozuna was picked as Owen Hart's tag team partner.

[@justeatingchipsandwatching]

Ended up being a terrible human in the end. Still what a machine. His entrance theme is still part of my workout playlist.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Scott Steiner and chris technical wrestling was so great man. Scott was one of the best wrestlers and characters

[@LethalBubbles]

grats on keeping the historical record alive

[@goatcity2266]

framed. Awesome video, the Jeff Hardy part was fire

[@owenchapman8320]

They have that Al Snow match in great quality on the Hard Knocks dvd.

[@furycross]

His ring work is truly legendary. Definitely one of the greats

[@arostwocents]

An objective final year of ECW roster vs 2015 TNA roster video could be interesting.

[@brandonwalker2140]

That maych with al anow i never knew existed but after seeing the highlights and finding a full version of the match its definitely the best match al snow had and in my top 10 benoit matches

[@BandyMane]

A chris benoit video in 2024 is diabolical 😂😂

[@paulwoodford1984]

Benoit, regardless of what he may or may not have done, is the GOAT. no one made it feel more real than him

[@Jajanken98]

@@BandyMane unfortunately Benoit the person shamed Benoit the wrestler

[@david-468]

@@Jajanken98why because a crime org killed half his family and the corrupt police blamed him?

[@johnnydropkicks]

@@david-468 Thank you. I needed a good belly laugh.

[@camerondalton1495]

But appreciated.

[@FrivolousWorld]

Too man concussions, lead too him having his last act. I truly think in his head he was in a wrestling match and accidently killed his family. He snapped out of it and hung himself. Sad ending. He shouldn't be erased. Great episode.

[@megaflux7144]

that opening had me thinking there had been a cock-up and you were going to tear into russo again.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Man, there’s no holding me back.

[@jennygholson33]

I love your video

[@criticalbill2090]

Ring of the hawk-tuah!!

[@killergrooves2438]

Perhaps a video on the Steiner Bros in WWF?

[@mjdf122]

Yeah thank you for listening to me and making the Ring of the Hawk ECW Chris Benoit run now do someone else with a short ECW run

[@zsmarine0831]

Chris Benoit is a bloody legend Marky!

[@goat666db]

Ohh, you mean Stone Cold Chad Austin? Hell yeah! 😂

[@cypher14Goat]

I know chris did what he did im glad your one of the few who really put that aside and looked at how legendary he was in between thoes ropes

[@adamcolebaybayqc2400]

Chris benoit the reason Wrestling is my life haha

[@Slick_Rick859]

Benoit should be in the wwe hall of fame. It’s a shame what he done as a human being but what he did as a wrestler and was amazing. He was truly talented.

[@NuMetalfan1996]

Your opening words about censorship is spot on Markyd, thank you. We need to learn from history so we don’t make the same mistakes, not pretend those mistakes never happened, censorship doesn’t solve anything.

[@paullewis2873]

The fact is. Benoit used that flying head but off the top rope and had so many concussions it screwed up his brain. With the steroids and everything else. 😢 he was a master technician in the ring. I'm sorry for his family friends and hope they all rest in peace 🙏 🪦

[@bradleybeal8163]

Can honestly say after decades of watching wrestling this is the first time I've ever heard of Ray Odyssey

[@riotd.r.8363]

I've seen a lot of Swantons in my day and Rocco Rock (R.I.P) was no swan.

[@Cam-zv1jq]

He was a great wrestler!What he did doesn't take anything away from his talent in the ring,he was a beast!An when him an Dean Malenko tagged together you got a great show!!He never half assed it,always gave 100 %.

[@Rhapsodies_In_Red]

He still had the Pegasus Kid hairdo in that first match.

[@KK-Stonerman21547]

Benoit 18:38 doing a Frankensteiner off the top ropes damn ECW was really where the big boys play

[@ServoTRobot]

14:31 "Pubic Enemy"😂

[@pibslemon9913]

Chief Morley (val Venis) for ring of the hawk since we are being controversial today lol

[@TerryB01]

Should have put this out on the 24th.

[@LordDeBahs]

Norman Smiley came from UWF with Malenko , they knew each other well in ring . same teacher , Boris Malenko

[@rileyanthony]

Yes back then he was wearing the black Z forces back then

[@NLaBar]

Would’ve loved to see a longer run in ECW for the Steiners. A match between them and the Eliminators in ‘96 would’ve been epic

[@TheDonkeyFLOPPER]

damn, now I want to see one of the Steiners in ECW

[@Stable_Genius]

That top rope DDT by Steiner. Damn...

[@user-tz3ru1er5z]

Benoit was the next dynamite kid. Respect the work and legacy, he left. His impact on the business was epic. He's missed by those who work and support real wrestling. I'm so very happy to see him on here. I always rated Benoit the wrestler. Fromthe Heart Dungeon to,Calgary Stampede , From Japan to Blue pegasus to American world champion his old school Brutal style is what I miss.

[@JenniferReynolds-uf9kh]

I miss the hawk doing the intro to the J.O.B to the hate chain WK

[@uselessagent7342]

The man was brilliant in that ring he was a Dynamite Kid type of caliber of wrestler and should never forget his body of work

[@RichterTheEternal]

A majority of Benoit's career is that he was one of the most hardest workers in the room. As much as WWE and almost any other wrestling promotion would love to wipe Chris Benoit's wrestling history off the face of the earth after he committed that tragedy, they really can't completely, considering how much Chris put in the business and because of that devotion these wrestling companies had extreme faith in Benoit to put world titles on him at the time, become strongly attached to other legendary wrestlers histories, like Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen and including him in merchandise before the tragic event.

[@Jajanken98]

The Diamonds in the Rough: Elix Skipper, The Diamond Man and the master of the cab driver slam David Young

[@rulerofall015]

I say he's not going in the hall of fame but I do believe his talent and accomplishments shouldn't be forgotten

[@mr.leafcanary8258]

Ring of the Hawk: Diamonds in the Rough