Comments on: My Favourite Matches Match #1: Randy Orton VS. Chris Benoit http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dorkstar http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/comment-page-1/#comment-16701 dorkstar Tue, 26 May 2009 03:42:09 +0000 http://wrestlingtruth.com/?p=5257#comment-16701 Scarlett I appreciate your response and I also see what your point is. He WAS a great talent. I just... Can't get past it, I'm sorry. I'm a father and to me children are always innocent. Every time I hear his name I think about his son and it fills me with sadness. On top of that, I think this whole horseshit kids movement the WWE has right now is probably in part caused by the Benoit massacre. I would NEVER watch wrestling with my daughter. It seems silly that anyone would. I don't want my kid jumping off cars and rooftops. Vince however sees $ in kids and that pisses me off! Scarlett I appreciate your response and I also see what your point is. He WAS a great talent. I just… Can’t get past it, I’m sorry. I’m a father and to me children are always innocent. Every time I hear his name I think about his son and it fills me with sadness.
On top of that, I think this whole horseshit kids movement the WWE has right now is probably in part caused by the Benoit massacre. I would NEVER watch wrestling with my daughter. It seems silly that anyone would. I don’t want my kid jumping off cars and rooftops. Vince however sees $ in kids and that pisses me off!

]]> By: Scarlett Harris http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/comment-page-1/#comment-16648 Scarlett Harris Sun, 24 May 2009 21:35:12 +0000 http://wrestlingtruth.com/?p=5257#comment-16648 James: I agree, while Orton's feud with The Undertaker in 2005 was entertaining, and there was definitely better wrestling going on there, John Cena ultimately surpassed Orton in popularity and opportunity. Which is a shame, because as we all know, Orton is a much better wrestler than the mediocre Cena, and his character allows movement, whereas Cena has remained pretty much the same since his face turn in 2003. Meyer: You're correct; I should have made it more clear that Orton is the youngest WORLD champion, while Lesnar is still the youngest WWE champion. Dorkstar: Killing anyone is unforgivable, but when the killer is someone of notoriety, it's only natural to want to talk about them, whether it's before their death or after. I am able to compartmentalise Benoit the wrestler as different from Benoit the murderer. It's sad for all parties, but it doesn't change the fact that he was one of the greatest wrestlers ever. Kyle B: Thanks to the beauty of Wikipedia, I now know that Lou Thesz was the youngest World Heavyweight Championship ever. Perhaps WWE didn't include this when naming Orton the youngest, as he would be the youngest in WWE history, while Thesz won the title in NWA. James: I agree, while Orton’s feud with The Undertaker in 2005 was entertaining, and there was definitely better wrestling going on there, John Cena ultimately surpassed Orton in popularity and opportunity. Which is a shame, because as we all know, Orton is a much better wrestler than the mediocre Cena, and his character allows movement, whereas Cena has remained pretty much the same since his face turn in 2003.
Meyer: You’re correct; I should have made it more clear that Orton is the youngest WORLD champion, while Lesnar is still the youngest WWE champion.
Dorkstar: Killing anyone is unforgivable, but when the killer is someone of notoriety, it’s only natural to want to talk about them, whether it’s before their death or after. I am able to compartmentalise Benoit the wrestler as different from Benoit the murderer. It’s sad for all parties, but it doesn’t change the fact that he was one of the greatest wrestlers ever.
Kyle B: Thanks to the beauty of Wikipedia, I now know that Lou Thesz was the youngest World Heavyweight Championship ever. Perhaps WWE didn’t include this when naming Orton the youngest, as he would be the youngest in WWE history, while Thesz won the title in NWA.

]]> By: Kyle B http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/comment-page-1/#comment-16623 Kyle B Sun, 24 May 2009 04:09:31 +0000 http://wrestlingtruth.com/?p=5257#comment-16623 Not many people know this but the youngest world champion of all time is actually Lou Thesz. Thesz beat Everett Marshall at the mere young age of 21. Not many people know this but the youngest world champion of all time is actually Lou Thesz. Thesz beat Everett Marshall at the mere young age of 21.

]]> By: dorkstar http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/comment-page-1/#comment-16612 dorkstar Sat, 23 May 2009 20:54:04 +0000 http://wrestlingtruth.com/?p=5257#comment-16612 it's too bad Benoits wife and child can't watch old matches of chris. It's nice all of you can. Am I the only one that thinks killing a child is unforgiveable? it’s too bad Benoits wife and child can’t watch old matches of chris. It’s nice all of you can. Am I the only one that thinks killing a child is unforgiveable?

]]> By: Meyer http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/comment-page-1/#comment-16583 Meyer Sat, 23 May 2009 02:20:42 +0000 http://wrestlingtruth.com/?p=5257#comment-16583 I don't mean to be rude but actually, Orton won the World Heavyweight Championship when he was 24. Lesnar's the youngest WWE Champion at 25 years of age but Orton's the youngest World Champion at 24. I don’t mean to be rude but actually, Orton won the World Heavyweight Championship when he was 24. Lesnar’s the youngest WWE Champion at 25 years of age but Orton’s the youngest World Champion at 24.

]]> By: James Wright http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/my-favourite-matches-match-1-randy-orton-vs-chris-benoit/comment-page-1/#comment-16578 James Wright Fri, 22 May 2009 23:26:22 +0000 http://wrestlingtruth.com/?p=5257#comment-16578 Okay now you have started to scare me. I have never made a list of my favourite matches in the WWE but the ones you have picked are frighteningly close to mine (except for maybe adding Angle vs Benoit at the Royal Rumble 2003). This would definitely be my top match though. There was just something about Orton at this time, he was deserving but somehow the win came out of the blue. The couple of weeks before and after this match are definitely my favourite in the WWE to date. It all went to hell with Orton's losing to Triple H and then his massive feud with the Undertaker, which I think really stunted his progression in a time where Cena was going from strength to strength. Maybe as fans we are on the same wavelength, or maybe it just shows that these matches are the best there have been for fans who started watching around the 2000-2001 mark. Probably a little of both. Okay now you have started to scare me. I have never made a list of my favourite matches in the WWE but the ones you have picked are frighteningly close to mine (except for maybe adding Angle vs Benoit at the Royal Rumble 2003). This would definitely be my top match though. There was just something about Orton at this time, he was deserving but somehow the win came out of the blue. The couple of weeks before and after this match are definitely my favourite in the WWE to date. It all went to hell with Orton’s losing to Triple H and then his massive feud with the Undertaker, which I think really stunted his progression in a time where Cena was going from strength to strength.

Maybe as fans we are on the same wavelength, or maybe it just shows that these matches are the best there have been for fans who started watching around the 2000-2001 mark. Probably a little of both.

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