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

Full interview with Shelton: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0-Li8wgVA08.html

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.

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

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.

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

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?!

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

One of the most talented to ever enter the ring!

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.

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

He deserves a world title already

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Benjamin was a cool guy, always trusted

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

That is so genuine & so cool!

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

That’s dope

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.

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 😂

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

🎵 Ain’t no stopping me. Noooooo! 🎵

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

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

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.

Does this technically make him the first peoples champ ?

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

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

This match was awesome

It's still real to me DAMNIT!!

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.

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

Ah man he needs another match against Jericho on aew

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

Thats why i will and always will be a Jericholic

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

What a story

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.

What a pro!

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.

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

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

I voted for Shelton that night

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.

I wish he could’ve got a world title runs

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

I actually like and miss the idea of taboo Tuesday

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.

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Remember when Jericho was good?

History

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The uncrowned king.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Shouts Out Shelton Benjamin