10 Major WWE Stars The Internet Completely Turned A Corner On 10

10. Chris Benoit

This one’s obvious, but it still needs to be said that Chris Benoit was one of the favorite wrestlers of internet wrestling fans. When he was in WCW he was known as one of the best in-ring technicians, but they didn’t push him to the top until the company was clearly falling apart.
When he went to WWE they used him well from the beginning. He had great feuds with a lot of big names and proved that he could be a top guy in the biggest company in the world. All those awesome matches with The Rock, Triple H, Steve Austin, Kurt Angle and others opened the eyes of management too.
Benoit’s WrestleMania 20 World Title win in 2004 set off a huge celebration among internet wrestling fans in 2004 because it was a moment we didn’t think was ever going to happen. When it did, people celebrated it like their favorite sports team winning a major championship.
His image is tarnished in a major way due to the double murder of his wife and son along with his suicide. Fans that celebrated him now try to forget he existed, which is certainly understandable.

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