Chris Benoit: Chris Benoit

Quotes 

• Commissioner Mick Foley : For about an hour and 55 minutes on Monday night, I had myself a tremendous time. I think we all did, and then things kinda went downhill from there. And I will take partial responsibility for some of the decisions I made, but I will not take it all. Because there are two gentlemen who also deserve some blame, that being Shane McMahon...

  [the crowd jeers] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : ...and Chris Benoit.

  [the crowd jeers again] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : And I am dying for either one of these two to come down here into this ring and explain themselves to me. I am dying to hear an explanation! Who's got the guts?

  [Benoit's music hits, and he comes out to join Mick in the ring] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Chris, let me speak first. I want to make you aware, because I'm not sure that you know how Chyna spent the three hours before "Raw", are you? Well, I'm going to tell you how. She spent three hours before "Raw" with my six-year-old little girl, doing her hair, putting on makeup, playing with little dolls. I genuinely like Chyna, not because she's the Ninth Wonder of the World, but because she's a good person, because she's a funny person, and because she's my friend. And then, Chris, you did this to her. Take a look! Take a look, Chris! Because you did this.

  [a clip from "Raw" is shown] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Chyna comes from behind, and I know you felt it, didn't you, Chris? Now she's down. Now she's down, and what do you do? You do what you always do, you take advantage. Down goes Eddie Guerrero, and now you take a helpless woman...

  [in the clip, Benoit puts Chyna in his Crippler Crossface submission hold] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : ...and you torture her! She went from playing with my little girl to having her neck stretched, her shoulder torn, and I'm telling you right now as we stand here in this ring, Chris, that that sick little smile on your face, I'm telling you, Chris, that you make me sick! So if you've got an explanation, I'd like to hear it! I guess not. So then let's take a look at your little fun later on in the show after I booked a tremendous main event.

  [another clip is shown in which Benoit attacks the Rock with a steel chair] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Let's take another look. Here's the Rock laying the smackdown, he's got him dead to rights, People's Elbow, and from behind, not like a man, Chris, but from behind, time and again as hard as you could, you brought it down upon the Rock. And then when he lays helpless, watch again. The Crippler Crossface as your little buddy lays in some boots. And you're proud of yourself, aren't you, Chris? And the same sick little smile. And I look at you, Benoit, as I stand here face to face, and you know what I see? I see one of the damn best wrestlers I've ever seen in my entire life. But there are certain things, Chris Benoit, that I do not see when I look at those dead eyes. I do not see an ounce of remorse, I do not see compassion, and I sure as hell don't see a sense of humor. So, Chris Benoit, I think I speak for everybody when I ask this one simple question: *WHY?* Why, Chris, why? I wanna know!

  Chris Benoit : You don't see any remorse...

  [the crowd begins a "Benoit sucks" chant] 

  Chris Benoit : You don't see any remorse because I don't have any. You don't see any compassion because I have none. I don't need a sense of humor. I sure as hell don't have to explain myself to you or anyone else. I'm the greatest technical wrestler in the world today, as well as the greatest technical wrestler in the history of the WWF. That is the way it is. Prove me wrong! And if you don't like it, that's just too damn bad. You see, I only have thing on my mind right now, and that's WWF gold. And I'll go through anyone or anything that stands in my way. If you really want to find out why I did what I did, I suggest you put me in a title fight tonight against the man who calls himself the People's Champion.

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Chris Benoit : Against the man who calls himself the WWF champion. Against the man who calls himself the Rock. And my actions will speak louder than words.