Shelton Benjamin's Surprise Match At Taboo Tuesday Against Chris Jericho

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • WWE Superstar Shelton Benjamin joins Chris to discuss winning his first Intercontinental Title at Taboo Tuesday 2004 against Chris Jericho. Benjamin details what they were told and answers the question of how legitimate the voting was for Taboo Tuesday.
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  • @CVVCLIPS
    @CVVCLIPS  Рік тому +19

    Full interview with Shelton: ua-cam.com/video/0-Li8wgVA08/v-deo.html

  • @JDotWill
    @JDotWill Рік тому +345

    In the age of social media it’s amazing to me that Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday or Fan Appreciation Night haven’t been brought back or used more frequently. Especially in NXT. NXT has been reviving old shows or being a testing ground for gimmick matches that are eventually used on the main roster.

    • @sidahmedziouani3260
      @sidahmedziouani3260 Рік тому +26

      I think it's a matter of statistics, at least at that time, casual fans were not highly interested in buying a PPV without knowing the exact opponents or to a less extent the match type and stipulation.
      In my opinion, these hurt the PPV build-up.

    • @nickcody7092
      @nickcody7092 Рік тому

      no one believed the outcome, every vote became a tin foil hat "it was a work anyways" our vote never mattered.which was true because Wresting is and always will be booked

    • @rayhoyer4829
      @rayhoyer4829 Рік тому +7

      It's because wwe doesn't care what the fans want It's all about what Vince wants

    • @Kalel2.0
      @Kalel2.0 Рік тому +9

      Honestly it's odd how the main roster aren't capitalising on bringing back old ppvs like Armageddon or No Mercy and stick with the bland and boring ones like Payback or Fastlane. I agree with you the Internet now is more developed plus they don't have to worry about ppv buyrates anymore so it would work

    • @theharv1490
      @theharv1490 Рік тому +1

      NXT kinda did it last year where there were votes for stipulations

  • @arvurebantra7639
    @arvurebantra7639 Рік тому +67

    Shelton is seriously one of the most solid, talented wrestlers I've seen. Pure skill, no BS.

  • @bmstyty3549
    @bmstyty3549 Рік тому +165

    The fact that Shelton benjamin got chosen over Batista at time (Batista who by the way was paired with triple h & evolution & was starting to slowly turn against triple h & have fans root for him) just show you how popular Shelton was back in 2004. Wwe really dropped the ball on him they should really capalized off him like how they did when he had that hot run for those few weeks when he was first drafted to raw & pinned triple h.

    • @RainbowRoadCrashTest
      @RainbowRoadCrashTest Рік тому +18

      Yeah, but then again. Shelton Benjamin has beaten Triple H 3x about half a year before this event happened, even during his reign of terror days, so Shelton already has gotten a pretty big push that year, so i'd imagine that credible reputation was still holding strong.

    • @Yvanehtnioj2000
      @Yvanehtnioj2000 10 місяців тому +6

      That’s why I don’t understand people who say he wasn’t over with the fans because he didn’t have John Cena level mic skills he still had charisma and his skills spoke for itself his matches were usually very entertaining fast paced and athletic Shelton should’ve won the World title at least once imo

    • @g.o.a.t.8168
      @g.o.a.t.8168 3 місяці тому +3

      Batista was still a generic big man when Taboo Tuesday happened the slow burn between HHH/Batista started the following month leading up to Survivor Series.

    • @matthewa7503
      @matthewa7503 2 місяці тому

      lol batista was literally just a normal heel at this time.

    • @bmstyty3549
      @bmstyty3549 2 місяці тому +1

      @@matthewa7503 no he was not

  • @Geojr815
    @Geojr815 Рік тому +83

    I don’t understand how wrestlers can have such smooth looking matches, even if they do have time to prepare

    • @SandowMovesets
      @SandowMovesets Рік тому +13

      Yeah especially doing dives and stuff. Like man. That stuff Shelton did is not easy at all to pull off.

    • @xS1D3SW1P3x
      @xS1D3SW1P3x Рік тому +5

      That's how wrestling was always done by veterans. The match is called in the ring by the one with the most experience

    • @TheTeslaTy500Show
      @TheTeslaTy500Show Рік тому

      Being a Professional

    • @Geojr815
      @Geojr815 Рік тому +3

      @@TheTeslaTy500Show your a genius

    • @davewhite3629
      @davewhite3629 Місяць тому

      It's quite easy. think of it as pantomime and all will be clear to u 😇💯☮️

  • @williamkirschenman
    @williamkirschenman Рік тому +54

    That is an amazing story to win a title. Holy shit. Imagine showing up and expect to sit in the back...and you end up beating one of the GOAT intercontinental champs?!

  • @flyguy7825
    @flyguy7825 Рік тому +32

    That's got to be clearly his number. One moment I was surprised they picked him to be Chris Jericho's Challenger for the intercontinental championship and I was so happy he won it!! He is a very underrated intercontinental champion. I loved his matches with Randy Orton and Chris Jericho over the title. It's unfortunate they didn't know what to do with this man

  • @pigs18
    @pigs18 Рік тому +33

    To everyone asking if the results on these shows are real, they have to be. As a result of the quiz show scandals, it's against federal law to manipulate a television poll.
    There was a viewer's choice episode of Raw where they experienced an issue with the results not clearing from the previous match which caused them to have to go back the following week and book the matches that _should_ have won. Oddly, the most surprising result, where Kelly Kelly was chosen to face off for the Diva's title (which she won) was the only vote that wasn't corrupted since it was first vote of the night. This whole debacle (the technical issue, not Kelly Kelly becoming Diva's champ) may explain why they don't hold this event anymore.

  • @melian9999
    @melian9999 Рік тому +15

    I just went and watched this match. Its a master class. Jericho is up there for the goat imo. The only spot i could see him call was the baseball slide. Iykyk but the camera caught that one. When 2 good workers have chemistry its great to watch. This match would never happen in wwe today, and its a lost art. Great match great story

  • @AA-yx2kf
    @AA-yx2kf Рік тому +30

    One of the most talented to ever enter the ring!

  • @IamIzayis
    @IamIzayis Рік тому +8

    Going back watching that match with Jericho, you see Jerichos got a slight smirk before the lock up lol. He knew this was gonna be not only something special of a match, but that he was giving Shelton a rub, giving him his first big win as a singles competitor.. Chris was already happy for Shelton…Shelton not knowing what was coming, that’s awesome

    • @crylittlesister6377
      @crylittlesister6377 3 місяці тому

      I'm pretty sure Shelton's first big singles win was against HHH on RAW

    • @crylittlesister6377
      @crylittlesister6377 3 місяці тому

      By Taboo Tuesday Shelton already had wins over HHH and Flair so Id hardly call that his "first big win"

  • @jonathandelacruz8358
    @jonathandelacruz8358 Рік тому +91

    He deserves a world title already

    • @blaznafrothunder
      @blaznafrothunder Рік тому +8

      Even without one he is still a Goat. My opinion. Titles don't mean much anymore. Just extra pressure. They get passed around too much these days.

    • @jonathandelacruz8358
      @jonathandelacruz8358 Рік тому

      @@blaznafrothunder true

    • @AuzzieDonkey
      @AuzzieDonkey Рік тому +6

      Talent yes but he lacked almost every other talent a true world champion needed and that's on screen charisma.

    • @Figs3
      @Figs3 Рік тому +4

      Tbh he doesn't. His time has passed. He should have gotten one before, but he didn't. It's passed Shelton's prime. Now he should leave it to the younger guys.

    • @moishescheinfeld2464
      @moishescheinfeld2464 Рік тому +3

      Not every guy who worked in the industry for over 20 years automatically deserves a world title as a thank you. Not everybody is Kofi Kingston.

  • @alex75000
    @alex75000 Місяць тому +1

    Y2J knew he was in good hands too. Good to see he also appreciated Shelton.

  • @user-vp8mu5fj7o
    @user-vp8mu5fj7o Рік тому +5

    When i think of the IC title, i automatically think of Shelton, probably because the RA era was the last time i watched WWE properly.

  • @richhomieant
    @richhomieant Рік тому +4

    Y2J is a ring general, Shelton deserved a world title run

  • @Rommie26
    @Rommie26 Рік тому +17

    So the taboo Tuesday and cyber Sunday voting wasn’t fixed? That’s awesome

    • @spencer2745
      @spencer2745 Рік тому +3

      Yeah it was real I'm trying to think when this happened probably 2011? But they did something with voting in 2011 on raw and somehow the votes got glitched and Mason Ryan was voted into the match

    • @Pelaquas
      @Pelaquas Рік тому +7

      @@spencer2745 Off the top of my head, the original Taboo Tuesday was started around 04-06, I believe.

    • @gearriewest3302
      @gearriewest3302 Рік тому

      ​@@spencer2745
      It was much earlier than 2011

    • @spencer2745
      @spencer2745 Рік тому

      @@gearriewest3302 I just now re read what I said and forgot to post about the voting I was talking about was for wwe universe or whatever they were calling it was for a raw show in 2011

    • @spencer2745
      @spencer2745 Рік тому +1

      @@Pelaquas I just edited my comment I was talking about how on raw in 2011 the voting got messed up. But the voting for Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday was from 04-08

  • @the_shortski6053
    @the_shortski6053 Рік тому +3

    It would be nice to have those types of shows back especially with online focused we all are. The people don't have to win. Just would be nice to be able to vote for people we want to see or haven't seen in a while. Plus it might be fun for the wrestlers to go against people they aren't familiar with.

  • @smartb3
    @smartb3 Рік тому +1

    re-watched that match and chris called all the moves, it was awesome. Shelton was able to react to all of it too.

  • @J12_99
    @J12_99 Рік тому +9

    my guy shelton benjamin they don't treat him right man remember growing up with him and the svr games. The most underrated wrestler

  • @jays447
    @jays447 Місяць тому

    That's some amazing in-ring communication there. I would've been lost.

  • @JR-he6fn
    @JR-he6fn Рік тому +2

    Good memory. I went back to watch it and I can see it all play out

  • @georgechilidis8446
    @georgechilidis8446 Рік тому +4

    Benjamin was a cool guy, always trusted

  • @richardbrown2334
    @richardbrown2334 Місяць тому

    I feel it hadn't dawned on Benjamin even when he won and started towards the ring. "Ye... *starts walking* Yeah!"

  • @MaddestMadHatter
    @MaddestMadHatter Рік тому +1

    That is so genuine & so cool!

  • @IASP17
    @IASP17 Рік тому +2

    listening to this I cant help myself but think about modern wrestlers and how many of them would fuck up and ruin that match. wrestlers these days like to plan most of the match and do complicated shit. Shelton and Jericho are the true pros.

  • @maryyjanee247
    @maryyjanee247 Рік тому +8

    That’s dope

  • @jimmyjohnson3149
    @jimmyjohnson3149 Місяць тому

    I remember that match. It was actually really good. Now to hear that 100% was called in ring is pretty incredible.

  • @laverdadescatolica5
    @laverdadescatolica5 Рік тому +2

    🎵 Ain’t no stopping me. Noooooo! 🎵

  • @Azgoon69
    @Azgoon69 Рік тому +2

    From what I remember as a fan I thought it was obvious he was going to win the poll, I think I voted for Rosey just for fun but I was probably the only one 😂

  • @zanethind
    @zanethind Місяць тому

    They need to bring back Taboo Tuesday/CyberSunday. It's he perfect ple for the time we live in now

  • @kylepomeroy73
    @kylepomeroy73 11 місяців тому +3

    Does this technically make him the first peoples champ ?

  • @PV24
    @PV24 Рік тому +1

    I remember voting for Shelton with no hesitation. He was so over at the time & still is. I don't get why WWE was so surprised that he won by a landslide.

  • @evanjohnson1299
    @evanjohnson1299 Місяць тому

    Jericho and Benjamin are some of the few superstars who could pull off an impromptu match like that

  • @crush9197
    @crush9197 8 місяців тому

    Bro I just watched his match last night on peakock tv. I have it free right now cuz of Xfinity but I am watching it as an adult now and man I was entertained by his fight and the whole show is entertaining especially after a few bowls. Kanes fight was sick and the divas were entertaining too. I could see now why I loved WWE when I was young. I haven’t watched WWE in about 11 years I would say. Maybe I should give it a try again. I just hope peakock tv puts on more classic WWE shows of the past cuz I’m hooked again

  • @JAS0N_M00RE
    @JAS0N_M00RE Рік тому +6

    I always wondered if Tabboo Tuesday was really up to the fans or if Vince just said it was

    • @RustBunny
      @RustBunny Рік тому +5

      I believe it was all truly put to the fans' vote, even if WWE was planning for a particular outcome. No other match in the Taboo Tuesday / Cyber Sunday PPV's had as many options. It's easier to sway the audience a particular way with only a few options versus the 15 that Jericho had to consider. Even if the voting didn't really go how WWE had hoped it would, it's still easier to work around only a couple other opponents instead of who was actually in mind.

  • @tylerrollins5295
    @tylerrollins5295 Рік тому +1

    This match was awesome

  • @bigbrother1137
    @bigbrother1137 Рік тому +1

    It's still real to me DAMNIT!!

  • @davewhite3629
    @davewhite3629 Місяць тому

    Thats why i will and always will be a Jericholic

  • @david-TheRave
    @david-TheRave Місяць тому

    Ah man he needs another match against Jericho on aew

  • @hellothere00
    @hellothere00 Рік тому +1

    That's the way they should do it on every title change, not them know they're gonna win. That way we see a legit reaction to them winning it

  • @donovanbradford8231
    @donovanbradford8231 2 місяці тому

    I love Shelton being humble but not gonna lie I was watching WWE at that time and out of everyone they showed Shelton was the obvious choice because he was the biggest fan favorite. Now Batista got a great pop from the fans at that years Summerslam but historically Toronto has been a hard to read crowd. Rock and Hogan, they boo Rock and chear Hogan, Hollywood Hogan mind you. Jerry Lawler coined then bizarro land at that point. Post 04 Survivor Series the audience was starting to vibe with Batista.

  • @chikowashere
    @chikowashere Рік тому

    I wish that like how McIntyre and Lashley can come back and get main event pushes, I still hold out hope Benjamin gets a shot before it's too late.

  • @vincentcolville321
    @vincentcolville321 9 місяців тому

    What a pro!

  • @adden2242
    @adden2242 Рік тому

    Im a Shelton fan, but its jsut sad he no longer wins matches 😔☹

  • @Noelhall88
    @Noelhall88 Рік тому +2

    What a story

  • @davidwebb3407
    @davidwebb3407 Рік тому

    Maybe I’m misremembering, but I seem to recall them doing something on Raw the night before to kind of push the fans towards Shelton.

  • @Drewcosplaynerd
    @Drewcosplaynerd 3 місяці тому

    I voted for Shelton that night

  • @benjaminparkinson5255
    @benjaminparkinson5255 3 місяці тому

    Pity they don't do cyber Sunday anymore bring it back wwe

  • @InvisibleHotdog
    @InvisibleHotdog Рік тому

    Isn't this the match where Jericho thought Shelton's finish was "Beebo Crawshanks"?

  • @ItsDomeno
    @ItsDomeno Місяць тому

    🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @BuhdeeProductions
    @BuhdeeProductions Рік тому

    I would be in the same position as him if I won’t know who’s going to win & finish is gonna be how can you just go out & not know what’s going to happen without any signals or ideas.

  • @jamirimaj6880
    @jamirimaj6880 Рік тому

    Nowadays, there's a new Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday: AEW

    • @ITSHIM1294
      @ITSHIM1294 Рік тому

      What? 😂

    • @jamirimaj6880
      @jamirimaj6880 Рік тому +1

      @@ITSHIM1294 shows that are run by internet? aew indeed

  • @matthewb266
    @matthewb266 Рік тому

    I wish he could’ve got a world title runs

  • @hessiankyojin
    @hessiankyojin Рік тому +1

    Maybe the reason why Shelton won the vote is because he was the defacto babyface in the choices since Batista was still a heel and the casual viewers voted for the popular good guy in the pool.

  • @zulshmrsln
    @zulshmrsln Рік тому

    The facts is Jericho doesn't even know Shelton finisher maneuver and he just selling it. 😂

  • @danflores6293
    @danflores6293 Рік тому

    I actually like and miss the idea of taboo Tuesday

  • @Goopsandwich89
    @Goopsandwich89 Рік тому

    History

  • @Yoni123
    @Yoni123 Рік тому +3

    Remember when Jericho was good?

  • @Ozzable1
    @Ozzable1 Рік тому

    Lol im pretty sure they did it just because Vince thought it'd be hilarious

    • @gibtherockeryt
      @gibtherockeryt Рік тому

      We'll never know, but sounds just like Vince!

  • @john94949
    @john94949 7 місяців тому +1

    Chris Jericho should've kept it between himself and Shelton Benjamin that he didn't know his finisher. True or not, it would've been classy to eat that info. Instead, he just comes off as a snob. It implies: why would I even bother to know the T-Bone? I'm high to mid-card, he's low to mid-card

    • @KingSilly
      @KingSilly Місяць тому +1

      Lmao it's not that deep dude they were on different brands before Shelton got drafted to Raw

  • @vincedegiorgio2864
    @vincedegiorgio2864 Рік тому

    The uncrowned king.

  • @fredwurts4831
    @fredwurts4831 4 місяці тому

    At 2:23 he slips up and says “the first take” SOUNDS FISHY TO ME

  • @HappyDaddy247
    @HappyDaddy247 Рік тому

    Sheldon hasn’t slowed down on his roid cycles I see. Way to commit!

  • @StevenR84
    @StevenR84 Рік тому

    Dumb they couldn't decide if there was a vote and they wouldn't have been busted cause they would have seen to the app. Shelton Benjamin, you did nothing!? You beat Chris Jericho and for the intercontinental title and that year you beat Triple H too but obviously you could have defended Harley Race but when the spit was gave by Randy Orton but you couldn't beat the 🐐 and for the intercontinental. It's a shame that when you had to push faster the accelerator you dropped, you beat Chris Jericho and beat otger greats to retain the intercontinental title but you lost it, cheated by Carlito who is known to spit 🍎🍏 and you did the same for the 🇺🇸 title 3 years later, beat MVP who was the longest 🇺🇸 champion but you lost it against Matt Hardy which is the only single title he held in WWE and you beat better men to retain it

  • @extremeking425
    @extremeking425 Рік тому

    I wish WWE brought back Taboo Tuesday. Obviously not on Tuesdays though. The results would definitely be crazy because you know for a fat people will vote for superstars you would never expect.

  • @marcusfaze
    @marcusfaze Рік тому +4

    Shouts Out Shelton Benjamin

  • @TheTeslaTy500Show
    @TheTeslaTy500Show Рік тому

    🔥🔥🔥