Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WWF/WWE WrestleMania 2000 [16] 02/04/2000 Match 7/Part 7 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WWF/WWE WrestleMania 2000 [16] 02/04/2000 Match 7/Part 7 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Warning: there are flashing/colourful effects in one way or another

Match/Stipulations: Y2J Chris Jericho vs. The Radicalz [Chris Benoit] vs. a Olympic gold-medal winner, Intercontinental Champion & European Champion Kurt Angle: Two-fall Triple Threat Match for the WWF Intercontinental & the WWF European Championships

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 8/10

Match Storyline: 7/10

Crowd Participation: 8/10

On Commentary: Jerry Lawler & JR Jim Ross 7/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 7/10

Recommend Watch: 7/10

Match Total: 44/60 - this match is good

Comments: let's talk about the elephant in the room straightaway, now as it relates to Benoit, we are talking about wrestling here and nothing else, I was just covering my back here with these Attributes marks, but if you don't want or feel comfortable watching anything to do with this individual or other individuals like this that is also absolutely 100% understandable, anyway you want to deal with this individual or any other individuals like this; it is up to your discretion. But moving on, as I have already said this match is good.

The Referee [Tim White] is having a terrible day/night at the office with just about a correct decision in this match where Y2J's foot is at one point very close to underneath the bottom rope but White still counts it. Y2J unknowingly [because he is concentrating on the match,] but still does White a favour by removing all doubt by pulling his foot away, let's just say it is a good thing that Y2J is the height he is here, because if he was any taller his foot would have been underneath the bottom rope. Even Ross "I'm not so sure Jericho was on the bottom rope anyway."

Moving on this one is crystal clear a colossal mistake Benoit performs this German Suplex pin; firstly Angle doesn't go over here correctly in this move so I don't know if it is Benoit or Angle or both to blame here, I will say both. But everyone can clearly see Angle's shoulder is absolutely nowhere near [and this is no exaggeration,] White is right next to and looking at this situation yet still counts the pin, everyone the viewers at home and the audience in attendance has a clear shot [depending if they are looking at the ring or the big screen whatever they are called] in fact you have Ross and Lawler via commentary Ross "Angle's shoulders up ref."Lawler "His shoulders are not down." [A second later there was a little bit spoken but I am fast-forward this a little.] Ross "Tim White the official involved in the controversial conclusion of the Hardcore Battle Royal tonight."

Speculation; it is very unlike the WWF/WWE to own up to controversy or mistakes so this does come across as either Ross burying White a little or backstage via Ross through his headset a little live at one point at the biggest Pay-Per-View of the year WrestleMania.

Basic Results:  your New Intercontinental Champion The Radicalz [Chris Benoit] and then your New European Champion Y2J Jericho