[2001-02-22-WWF-Smackdown] Chris Benoit & Eddy Guerrero vs Chris Jericho & X-Pac

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These four participants are scheduled to face off at No Way Out in a Fatal Four Way, that match and this tag made by Mr McMahon who took exception to some comments made by the Intercontinental champion.  I know!  You’re thinking Jericho running his mouth and antagonizing someone?  Unlike their opponents the Radicalz walk out together so they should have some cohesion.  Jericho with a drop toe hold sending Benoit crashing into the bottom turnbuckle.  He goes over to tag X-Pac but he’s not interested, telling Jericho to carry on what he’s been doing.  Y2J grabs him by the hair and flips him into the ring, the two engaging in a shoving match that ‘the Crippler’ takes advantage of.  Spin kick to Benoit and a crotch chop draws Eddy inside.  Pac ends up straddling himself across the middle as Eddy is tagged in.  That trusty spin kick works again, Pac dropping him in the corner.  He starts celebrating in anticipation of the Bronco buster only for Jericho to slap him on the hand for the tag.  Double underhook into a backbreaker, Eddy kicking out of the cover on two.  Benoit hooks Y2J’s ankle from the floor and that swings the match in their direction.  Caught in a front chancery Jericho slowly powers his way towards his corner, Pac actually wanting the tag for once.  No he doesn’t.  The moment Y2J gets to his corner Pac jumps off the apron out of his reach.  He’s now distracting the referee so that the Radicalz can double team him behind his back.  ‘The King’ make a good point, that in the grand scheme of things this match isn’t important, Sunday is the big one, and anything to help soften Jericho up for then will be beneficial come the PPV.  Jericho holds on on the top rope rana and lands a missile dropkick.  After the flying forearm he attacks everyone, including his partner.  Bulldog.  He goes for the Lionsault but Pac kicks him in the face as he springs off the ropes.  Benoit locks on the crossface and the champion taps.  Eddy and Pac end up coming to blows while ‘the Crippler’ keeps that submission hold on.  Justin Credible is out to help Pac, low blowing Guerrero.  X-Factor on Eddy and then a double superkick to Benoit, the commentators still trying to work out what is going on with X-Pac and Justin Credible.

Pac is the one you think has got no chance of winning going into the Four Way so smart to have him being the only one left standing tall at the end of the match.