Loss Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 It's Best of 7 time! I always thought this series was overrated, even before Benoit murdered his family. This was a good match, though, far better than I remembered, especially in the final few minutes. Benoit wins a match! Now that's a rarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Loss mentioned in another recent thread that Benoit wasn't a guy who made matches feel big, and I agree if we're rating him on a scale with the greatest stars of all time. But he was a guy who made mid-card matches feel bigger by going so hard and making every moment feel like a battle. We've seen it all year in the wreckage of an increasingly shitty promotion. Booker, to his credit, went right there with him, bringing a different kind of athleticism to the mix. They started their series with a hell of a match, cutting a great pace and packing a bunch of momentum shifts into a relatively compact duration. I'm looking forward to more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I am really looking forward to rewatching this series as Benoit has been great in 1998 so far. This is such a smart concept and I'm baffled why it isn't utilized more. What an easy way to build up some intrigue for the network by having a best of seven culminate on Main Event. Anyway, this was a good opening match with each person setting the table but going for some big moves to gain the early advantage in the series. I especially liked Booker going for the Harlem Hangover and Benoit taking full advantage of clinching in the crossface for the win. Good start here. (***) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 The start of their playoff series. I'm glad this wasn't an annual tradition because it's overkill. None too thrilling early on as Benoit works a dull control segment. Did pick up quite a bit in the latter stages, and the Crippler get's the win thanks to inflicting more total damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 A lot of chinlock-centric offense from Benoit, which was disappointing and dragged this down a bit. But the *long* finishing sequence with all the countermoves was pretty choice and they had me guessing as to the result on a number of different occasions. Not an outstanding match but a darn auspicious start for this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravJ1979 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 I don't think I followed this closely at the time, but seeing them here, and writing this after seeing all seven, this was an overrated series. However, they both worked hard and did a good job. This helped Booker T tremendously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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