10 Wrestlers Who Actually WON On The Way Out

10. Chris Benoit

Okay, let's get this one out of the way. We all know what happened with Chris Benoit in the summer of 2007, and there's no way to talk about moments from his career and life without that most awful of shadows creeping into the picture. With that in mind, on we go.

In the final months of the last millennium, it was clear that Chris Benoit's WCW career was coming to an end. For years, he had been arguably the best professional wrestler on the planet, yet the Canadian grappler had been overlooked for top honours time and time again. Benoit informed WCW brass of his decision to leave for pastures new (WWF, in other words), and he would be wrapping up his run in Ted Turner-land at the next possible opportunity.

The next possible opportunity in question came in the form of a WCW World Heavyweight Championship win. Benoit defeated Sid for the belt at Souled Out 2000, a decision years overdue, but it still wasn't enough. Benoit left the company the next day (alongside the other Radicalz), and the championship was vacated for the fourth time in three months.