SmackDown 17th April 2003 John Cena vs Chris Benoit

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00:00Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, Chris Benoit, I hope you're listening.

00:19Don't you ever tell me who I can and can't respect.

00:24You wind up in surgery with another broken neck.

00:30At least you all set when you get your release.

00:34If you ever go broke, rent the space between your teeth.

00:40No, you don't like what I'm saying?

00:43I don't care, you get flipped off.

00:46Don't ever judge me, dude.

00:48You just a dynamite rip off.

00:52Yo, you's a rabid wolverine, but you missing a fang.

00:56I tie strings to acorns, so I can let my nuts hang.

01:03You ready to settle this?

01:05Then come on out and fight me.

01:07I ain't allergic to your rabies, dog.

01:10Go ahead and bite me.

01:11John Cena showing no respect.

01:16Like a coach.

01:17I heard you love that coach.

01:19No, that was the enough one.

01:22Right.

01:23Following is the number one contender's final match scheduled for one fall.

01:29Making his way to the ring from Edmonton, Alberta.

01:32Weighing in at 229 pounds, Chris Benoit.

01:37This is the finals of the number one contender tournament that started

01:41a few weeks ago, set up by General Manager Stephanie McMahon.

01:44We will determine tonight who goes to Backlash to meet Brock Lesnar in ten days

01:50for the WWE title.

01:53And let's talk about this, Kaz.

01:55How big is this matchup for these two individuals?

01:59It's humongous.

01:59It's a humongous matchup.

02:01You got to have the butterflies, both men, collar and elbow tied up.

02:05Trying to get some position on each other.

02:06Quick arm drag by Chris Benoit.

02:09This is huge, man.

02:09You get a shot if you win this against our champion Lesnar, Brock Lesnar at Backlash.

02:14It's big.

02:15Chris Benoit's road to the finals.

02:16He defeated the H-Rank and also John Cena's road to the finals.

02:20Defeated Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker.

02:23And here we go tonight, Benoit and Cena to determine the number one contender.

02:27Remember, it's worth saying again, Cole, he defeated The Undertaker.

02:30Great point.

02:31Help from the FBI.

02:32I know, I know, I was there, I seen it.

02:35Hammerlock right there by Benoit.

02:36This is when you gotta be careful with Benoit.

02:38You don't want to let Benoit out wrestle you.

02:40You gotta try and fight Benoit.

02:42He's a great tactician in there.

02:44Speaking of the FBI, an update on Nathan Jones.

02:46EMT's attending to Nathan Jones in the locker room area.

02:49We understand that the ankle could possibly be broken of Nathan Jones

02:53following that three on one assault.

02:56I respect John Cena's skill in the ring.

02:58He's a tremendous up and coming superstar.

03:01His time may indeed be now.

03:03But I do not respect the way that John Cena treats the other superstars.

03:06He showed no respect tonight for Chris Benoit and Brock Lesnar.

03:09And John Cena showed no respect for the WWE title.

03:13That's great.

03:14My opinion is it ain't about being a nice guy, Cole.

03:17You don't win championships by being a nice guy.

03:19You can be a class act, a professional, it ain't about being nice.

03:23You make a great point, Taz.

03:24It's all about the WWE Championship.

03:29Both these athletes, similar size, are very close in stature and weight.

03:33A low blow.

03:33Did you see that?

03:34Yes, I did, but- Here's the cover.

03:36Hook of the leg on Benoit.

03:37But in Ryan Hector's defense, Cena grabbed Hector and

03:40blinded Hector so he didn't see the low blow.

03:42A smart by John Cena, clever, clever.

03:45A veteran maneuver by a damn near rookie.

03:49He's got that rear chin lock locked in, John Cena does.

03:52Benoit makes it back to his feet following the low elbows to the gut of John Cena.

03:58Again, Cena may be in trouble here, but right back on top of Benoit.

04:03And again, Cena quickly, shoulders down.

04:05Smart, puts the knee across the bicep John Cena did on Benoit to avoid Benoit

04:10from grabbing the rope, making Chris Benoit kick out and exert more energy.

04:15And Cena also drove his hand into the skull of Benoit,

04:18keeping the head of the man.

04:19That hurts, when you get your knee thrown into your skull, it pretty much hurts.

04:22This crowd has been alive all night.

04:25And suddenly it is alive again for

04:27the Rabid Wolverine trying to will Chris Benoit back into this matchup.

04:31After the low blow, Cena took control and Benoit's trying to battle back.

04:36Excellent through the arena.

04:40Paraparalyzing chops by Benoit.

04:43Watch those Germans, Benoit's dangerous.

04:47John Cena, a great counter.

04:49He got him.

04:50And Benoit almost got caught.

04:52That's what you gotta- Almost.

04:54Crossface, he got it.

04:56Realizing the danger of the crossface, John Cena scrambled for the ropes.

05:00Scrambled, desperately scrambled for the ropes.

05:02He's seen his title shot disappear there.

05:04If that crossface locked in, watch out, Benoit.

05:07Watch out, peanut like move through the second rope.

05:11Chris Benoit sacrificing his own body to just take out John Cena and

05:15inflict pain on Cena, to weaken Cena, to try and defeat him.

05:20Chris Benoit, John Cena, battling it out for a trip to Backlash.

05:24Who's gonna beat Lesnar?

05:25We're gonna find out next.

05:28And Benoit to the cover, hook of the leg on Cena.

05:30And Cena just kicks out.

05:32It has been wild and wooly during the break.

05:35On the line, number one contendership.

05:37Cover again.

05:37And again, Cena kicks out.

05:39During the break, Chris Benoit has been relentless on John Cena.

05:43Cover after cover, high impact move after high impact move.

05:47It is Chris Benoit versus John Cena.

05:50The winner to face Brock Lesnar at Backlash in ten days on pay-per-view.

05:55And you hear after asking Cena, do you give up?

06:00We'll call Chris Benoit with that key lock, that top wrist lock locked in on

06:04John Cena wearing down that left limb of Cena.

06:08You see how much this title shot means to Benoit.

06:11A couple of quick pin covers by Chris Benoit when he sees the moment in

06:15this matchup.

06:16Benoit wants to get to Backlash to meet Lesnar, as does Cena.

06:19But right now, the Wolverine's in control.

06:21Yeah, if you're Benoit, you need to wear down.

06:23That's what he's doing, wear down Cena, wear down that left arm, stay on him.

06:27He's burying those knees in the gut, though.

06:30The veteran Chris Benoit, trained in the legendary Stewhart Dungeon in Calgary.

06:35Looking for a shot at the WWE Championship.

06:38But the upstart John Cena, looking to make it to Backlash instead.

06:42Cena hopes to take control.

06:44Benoit's in trouble.

06:45Cena is all over Benoit.

06:49Working on the throat, it looks like possibly the neck area of Chris Benoit.

06:53Yeah, he is.

06:54Cena's shingled out the neck, he's got a helmet.

06:56Hook of the leg, and Benoit kicks out.

06:58We saw it last week.

07:00John Cena recognizes when there's an injury.

07:02The Undertaker's elbow, goes right to work on it.

07:04This week, the surgically repaired neck of Benoit, Cena goes to work again.

07:08Said it last week, I'll say it this week.

07:10John Cena, I dig Cena.

07:12He's got that take no prisoners attitude.

07:14You see it in those eyes of Cena.

07:16He's got a deep dark look in his eyes.

07:18Take no prisoners.

07:19You got a man hurt, you keep hurting.

07:21You know he's got an injury, you pinpoint it like a shark.

07:24Smells that broken water, you go get it.

07:26I'll tell you something right now.

07:27John Cena's out here demanding respect.

07:29If he knocks off Chris Benoit and gets to Backlash,

07:32he's gonna have a whole hell of a lot of respect.

07:34And if he knocks off Lesnar at Backlash, look out.

07:37A front face lock applied by John Cena.

07:40It takes a lock hold to beat a man like Chris Benoit.

07:43But Benoit's neck injury and that surgery he had a long time ago is well documented.

07:47Benoit turning the tables.

07:48Now the chops from the Robin Woodbury.

07:50Chris Benoit is beginning to feel it tonight in Norfolk.

07:54And what a drop toe hold into the second turnbuckle.

07:57Not often you catch a veteran like Benoit, a crafty veteran,

08:01and with a wrestling move like that, a drop toe hold into that turnbuckle.

08:04Very impressive by John Cena.

08:06You know what they do call about Cena?

08:09He's a veteran.

08:11I'm sorry, he's a student of the game.

08:12He follows the game.

08:13He knows, wow.

08:17Right up, right back to the necks.

08:18Right back to that neck.

08:19Don't say Cena.

08:20He's a student of the game.

08:22He followed a great sport.

08:25He knows a man's weakness, knows his style.

08:27It's amazing, there's so many similarities, not only between Benoit and

08:30Cena, their work in the ring, but also between John Cena and Brock Lesnar.

08:33Cena, cover, hook of the leg on Benoit, and Benoit kicks out.

08:37Cena can't believe it.

08:38You said there's similarities between Lesnar and Cena?

08:40Yeah. I don't get it.

08:41Well, they're both pretty much rookies, but

08:43they don't act like rookies in the ring.

08:45They show tremendous veteran sense, both of them.

08:48Listen to Benoit.

08:50He's in pain, screaming.

08:51Benoit moaning in agony, as Cena continues the pressure.

09:00What a form, right there to the rib kidney area.

09:03Driving forward, blows, what a suplex.

09:07This, ladies and gentlemen, could be the turning point of this match.

09:11Here's Benoit getting himself out of harm's way with that back suplex,

09:16high and tight on Cena's neck and shoulder area.

09:20The first man to his feet will build momentum that could go a long way in

09:24determining who goes to Backlash to meet Brock Lesnar for the title.

09:28You gotta figure Lesnar's backstage or somewhere watching this match on a monitor

09:31on a TV set, watching both these athletes.

09:34Cena's gonna face him back there.

09:35If you're Lesnar, who would you rather face?

09:37I'd rather plead the fifth on that one.

09:41I can't answer that.

09:42I don't know.

09:42You got a better Benoit, the unpredictable, the untalented Cena.

09:46Running elbow, and a snap suplex.

09:48Shane's in the middle of a kick right there.

09:50Cover again, shoulders down.

09:53And John Cena almost, almost pinned by Benoit.

09:57You don't wanna stay down, man.

09:59You gotta kick out.

10:00For all the models here to move on to the championship title match.

10:03John Cena taking control.

10:04Chris Benoit, wow.

10:07John Cena, cover, hooks the leg.

10:09Cena's going to Backlash.

10:10No, not on that.

10:12That was close.

10:13That was close.

10:14And now perhaps the frustration beginning to set in.

10:17Exactly, that's what Cena needs to keep his cool, chill out a little bit here.

10:21I mean, I think Cena caught Benoit off his game by trying to out wrestle Benoit.

10:26I think Benoit, in my opinion, thought Cena would try and out fight him.

10:29What a forearm.

10:32And you make a good point.

10:33If Cena gets frustrated, German suplex.

10:36If Cena gets frustrated, the better Benoit will take control.

10:39They got wings, baby.

10:42Wolverines can fly.

10:45Chris Benoit climbing to the top rope, high risk maneuver.

10:49And what's Benoit- He's going.

10:51And Cena went out of the way.

10:53Cena saw it coming.

10:54John Cena looks to seize the moment.

10:57Over on the roll.

10:58Rolls Benoit, shoulders are down.

11:00And Benoit almost got caught again.

11:02Rolls face, you got it, Cole, it's in.

11:06The cross face is in.

11:08It's locked in.

11:09Will John Cena tap out?

11:10Will Benoit be going to Backlash?

11:13Cena's done, Cole, he can't get to the rope.

11:14Cena's done, I'm telling you, he can't get to the rope.

11:19Cena desperately, desperately reaching for the rope.

11:22Reaching with his right hand.

11:23Desperately trying to get there.

11:24His championship hopes hang in the balance.

11:27Cena's in pain.

11:28He's so close, but yet so far, and he got there.

11:32Cena got there.

11:33The cross face is broken.

11:35And now Benoit shows frustration.

11:37Like him or not, you gotta respect John Cena's mental toughness right there.

11:41And the heart and resilience.

11:43But perhaps Benoit felt Cena fading in the cross face.

11:46That's what you gotta love about Benoit.

11:48He don't go to the referee and bitch and moan.

11:49He gets right back on his opponent and beats the car out of him.

11:53I like that about Chris Benoit.

11:54Going for a German suplex again.

11:55John Cena, grab the rope to counter.

11:57The elbows to the temple area.

12:00With the cross face again.

12:02Harry Cox.

12:02The Death Valley Drumming.

12:04No more elbows right now.

12:05Benoit, look out, shoulders down.

12:07Shoulders down.

12:08He's got it.

12:09Cena got it.

12:10Cena's been plastered with backlash.

12:13Here is your winner and the number one contender, John Cena.

12:20You're alive.

12:22This is basically.

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