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Benoit's reign with the championship is not recognized by WWE, who does not recognize any reign prior to December 1997.
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After Benoit left WCW for the WWF, WCW refused to acknowledge Benoit's victory as an official title reign, and Benoit's
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Benoit underwent a special recall election in 2008 due to the double murder-suicide of his wife and son. The recall was
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https://web.archive.org/web/20020802221928/http://raw.wwe.com/superstars/benoit_c/index.html -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/16/results -
411Mania.com
https://411mania.com/wrestling/random-network-reviews-fully-loaded-2000/ -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2000/results -
"Backlash 2000 results"
https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2000/results -
"Judgment Day 2000 results"
https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2000/results -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2000/results -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/results/ -
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https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/intercontinental-championship -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/17/results -
"Backlash 2001 results"
https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2001/results -
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https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-raw-is-war-report-4-30-01/ -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2001/results -
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Pro Wrestling Torch
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Pro Wrestling Torch
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2002/results -
Pro Wrestling Torch
https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_1956.shtml -
Pro Wrestling Torch
https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_1994.shtml -
Power Slam Magazine, issue 104
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"No Way Out 2003 results"
https://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/2003/results -
2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
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"Judgment Day 2003 results"
https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2003/results -
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https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_4229.shtml -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/2003/results -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2003/results -
2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
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"Survivor Series 2003 results"
https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2003/results -
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https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_6582.shtml -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140537/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2004/01/27/326881.html -
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https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-smark-rant-for-wwe-bad-blood-2004/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/2004/results -
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https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_9535.shtml -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2004/results -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20051129092650/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413211111111 -
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Tripper strikes back (New Years Revolution 2005)
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2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
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What's going down..
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https://web.archive.org/web/20070428140956/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ons05results/ -
2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
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"Another assist from dad"
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09012005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09092005/ -
"A miraculous recovery"
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09232005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10212005/ -
"Eddie Guerrero passes away"
https://web.archive.org/web/20051201054713/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/eddieguerreropasses -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/11142005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11182005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11252005/ -
2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11292005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12092005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12302005/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01062006/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02242006/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04142006/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05052006/ -
"A Good Old-Fashioned Fight"
https://web.archive.org/web/20080103092348/http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/2006/matches/2384844211/results/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05262006/ -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20071021021748/https://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/2006/matches/3445526/results/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10132006/ -
"Mutiny"
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10242006/ -
"Controlled Chaos?"
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11022006/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11172006/ -
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https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2006/matches/3332480112/results/ -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080331154001/http://www.wwe.com:80/shows/armageddon/history/2006/matches/34729441/results/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01192007/ -
""The Rabid Wolverine" is the Hardys' MVP in Six-Man Tag Team Match"
https://web.archive.org/web/20080215114112/http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2007/matches/346566811321/results/ -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080405012607/https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/2007/matches/396065211/results/ -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080503090222/https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/2007/matches/41244023/results/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/06122007/ -
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/06192007/ -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20150519060127/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/24/4287727.html -
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https://web.archive.org/web/20070627182538/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html -
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