[Yeah1993]

Originally Posted by SANTA GAME

Random question...have Cena and Benoit ever had a match together? I'm drawing a complete blank here as I think about it.

Cena/Benoit had a match the night where Benoit faced Lesnar (12/4/03), as well as a few more in 03 I saw this year, plus one in 07 where Benoit tapped to the STFU. I remember that really, really, really annoying me when I was younger.

[The Cynical Miracle]

Originally Posted by SANTA GAME

Random question...have Cena and Benoit ever had a match together? I'm drawing a complete blank here as I think about it.

Yeah. A few weeks before WM 23 on Raw. Cena made Benoit tap and everyone was sad.

[Cactus]

Thanks.

If I can't find the remaining matches, I may just be a lazy shit and do the Ziggler/Bryan series if nobody has already called dibs on it. I remember thinking their Bragging Rights match was a classic at the time. Always wondered if it held up.

[Choke2Death]

Originally Posted by SANTA GAME

Random question...have Cena and Benoit ever had a match together? I'm drawing a complete blank here as I think about it.

I think they've had 5 TV matches on Smackdown back in 2003. Also another in 2007 before WM23 where Cena beat Benoit like a jobber with the STF.

Their best one is from the 4th December episode of Smackdown 03.

[Brye]

Benoit tapping to the STF pissed me off so much at the time. :/

[Starbuck]

Yes, that's right. Should have remembered Benoit tapping to the STFU lol. DEM SUBMISSION SKILLS.

[The Beast Incarnate]

#10YearsOfBrutalSubmissionHolds

[jonoaries]

Why would anyone ever mention Cena/Benoit and benoit tapping out ever? That's just a no-no. I still can't believe they did that

[The Beast Incarnate]

John Cena has three submission victories at Wrestlemania. That's two more than anybody else. Therefore.....

= Submission Master of the WWE

[Choke2Death]

All this talk of it makes me wanna review their little series of matches at some point. Off the top of my head, I can think of these matches:

- Two weeks before Backlash for the #1 contender spot against Lesnar
- The week before Judgment Day
- Some time after JD, Rhyno hits Benoit by accident with the steel chain, costing him the match
- #1 contender match for Lesnar's championship in December
- The infamous 2007 one... ugh.

What's even more stupid about their last match is the fact Cena used Benoit to make a statement to HBK for their WM23 match as if HBK is a tougher opponent than Benoit. Kayfabe, it makes no sense since Benoit made HBK tap out back in 04.

Originally Posted by jonoaries

Why would anyone ever mention Cena/Benoit and benoit tapping out ever? That's just a no-no. I still can't believe they did that

If you want to recover from that, we got the footage!