9. Tapping Out To Chris Benoit At WrestleMania 20
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1flhvw_wwe-wrestlemania-20-chris-benoit-vs-triple-h-vs-shawn-michaels_sport 2004 was built to be Chris Benoit's year. Benoit had slowly amassed a huge wealth of support after many years in WWE (as well as WCW and ECW), and was known as one of the best professional wrestlers and mat technicians out there. Having lingered in the middle of the WWE's card for many years, Benoit finally managed to break through the proverbial glass ceiling and win the Royal Rumble in 2004, becoming that year's 'Iron Man' by winning from the #1 spot. Despite winning in such fashion, Benoit still had to contend with the only previous guy to have won the Rumble from the #1 spot, Shawn Michaels, as well as World Heavyweight Champion Triple H. Putting on one of the best triple threat matches in WWE history, Benoit had to endure being put through a table before eventually coming back and winning the match. The way in which he won is even more astounding; Making Triple H tap out in the middle of the ring with his brutal Crippler Crossface move. Cue tonnes of confetti, and even his friend and WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero coming down to the ring to help him celebrate the momentous occasion.
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