This match immediately follows an awkward heavy
breathing session between Heidenreich and Gene Snitsky, who were
feuding with Undertaker and Kane respectively. Jerry “The King” Lawler then thanks The Exies for tonight's theme song, “ugly”.
I'll leave it at that, he's on commentary with good ol' JR Christian
enters with his bodyguard, Tyson Tomko. He just started using
Waterproof Blonde's “Just close your eyes” JR mentions that Tomko
lost to Shelton Benjamin last week so King mentions Tomko recently
had knee surgery. He won the title at Taboo Tuesday, being voted in
as one of 7 choices by the fans.
Shelton
Benjamin © VS.Christian (WWE Intercontinental Championship)
WWE
Survivor Series 2004 (14th November 2004)
Christian confers with Tyson
Tomko before getting in the ring, stalling before they lock up.
Shelton gets control of the arm, bringing Christian into a hammerlock
but it's reversed. Christian trips Benjamin, but Benjamin's amateur
background leaves Christian scrambling to the ropes. Shelton Benjamin
reverses a waistlock and takes Christian down, leaving him to use the
ropes to break it again. Christian kicks Benjamin in the gut so they
don't lock up again, getting an arm wringer and shoves Benjamin down.
Shelton Benjamin kips back up again, reversing it and pulling
Christian into a headlock but gets sent over the ropes. Christian
goes prone, leapfrogs and then Benjamin ducks a clothesline attempt
and knocks Christian down with a shoulder block. Christian decides to
taunt the champion but gets decked, Shelton Benjamin bashes
Christian's head into the mat and JR says he should be given a
warning, always the straight-laced guy. Christian reverses an irish
whip and helps Benjamin over the top rope, then checks with the
referee that it's not Bill Watts rules anymore. Shelton Benjamin
skins the cat and Christian runs into a back elbow. Shelton Benjamin
hits a springboard clothesline for a nearfall.
Shelton kicks at Christian in
the corner but gets cut off with a knee to the gut and his head meets
the turnbuckle. Overhand chops by Christian as he tells the champ
that he's Captain Charisma and he sends Benjamin across the ring.
Shelton Benjamin lands on his feet from the monkey flip and sends a
charging Christian into the air, leaving him to freefall. Shelton
Benjamin rolls him up for another 2 count. Christian is sent off the
ropes, but escapes the ring before Benjamin can hit him with the
superkick, Shelton Benjamin follows but Tomko cuts him off, allowing
Christian to sneak attack him from behind. Shelton Benjamin sends
Christian back into the ring but Tomko grabs him by the ankle,
Shelton kicks him away and runs across the apron towards him but
Christian sends him into the barricade. Christian takes it back into
the ring, attacking Benjamin and choking him in front of the referee.
He sends Shelton Benjamin off the ropes but is hit with a running
crossbody for another nearfall. Christian springs up into a
neckbreaker for a nearfall and rakes at Benjamin's face before moving
into a chinlock. Shelton Benjamin gets to his feet and breaks free of
the chinlock but gets sent through the ropes. Christian distracts the
referee as Tomko drives Benjamin into the ring apron, then throws him
in the ring for a nearfall.
Shelton Benjamin fights to his
feet, backing Christian into the corner but gets dropped with an
inverted tornado DDT and gets a nearfall, which he isn't happy with.
Christian chokes him over the middle rope, leading to another
conversation with the referee. He trash talks Benjamin and slaps him
in the face, but Benjamin fights back, sending Christian into the
turnbuckles the Canadian way. They're slow to get to their feet,
Benjamin knocks Christian down with clotheslines and ducks one from
Christian, coming back with a forearm strike as we see a replay of
the turnbuckle caving in Christian's chest. A Russian legsweep gets
Benjamin another nearfall and Christian begs off to the ropes, he's
brought back to the middle of the ring with an alley-oop, Shelton
Benjamin flips over into a jackknife cover for another nearfall.
Christian cuts him off with right hands but Benjamin gets in inverted
slingshot suplex, or “reverse fisherman suplex” as JR calls it,
I'm pretty sure that isn't possible though. Benjamin doesn't think
it's possible he only got 2, but it is and the match goes on.
Christian's head hits the turnbuckle but he moves out of the way of
the Stinger splash. Christian hits an elevated DDT and covers but
Benjamin gets his shoulder up at 2.999
Tyson Tomko throws the belt
into the ring and distracts the referee but Christian runs into
Shelton Benjamin's boot. As a side note, Hebner was simultaneously a
pro and a moron when the belt hit his foot and he no-sells it.
Shelton Benjamin hits a flying clothesline on Christian and gets a
really close nearfall. The referee takes the title back over to the
timekeeper as Tomko sneaks in the ring, booting Benjamin in the
face. Christian covers and gets a nearfall. Shelton Benjamin tries a
T-Bone suplex but Christian shoves him off, into Tomko. Benjamin tries
to kick Tomko but his foot is caught, Tomko spins him around and gets
kicked as he goes 360. Shelton Benjamin hits another T-Bone suplex
for the win.
WINNER: SHELTON BENJAMIN (STILL WWE Intercontinental
Champion)
I
really liked this match, Shelton Benjamin had a really good run in
2004 elevating himself on Raw, he took on a veteran and his
assistance without much hassle and speaking of, Tomko didn't
interfere enough to make it annoying but his presence had a purpose
and he stuck to it. Benjamin being able to school Christian at the
start was a nice touch and Christian's cockiness whilst he was at a disadvantage was perfect character work, Tyson Tomko's running boot
looked terrible before the replay though..– As a match it's **½,
but personally, I'd rate it 2.75/10
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