WrestleMania Rewind: Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H at WrestleMania XX

The granddaddy of them all, WrestleMania is just about a week away. The anticipation for the extravaganza is sky high among the WWE Universe. And since the pay-per-view is richer than Richie Rich when it comes to history, we have decided to take a look back at some of the best WrestleMania matches with this latest series.Over the last thirty years, WWE fans have witnessed some great WrestleMania matches. From the iconic Andre vs. Hogan to the Owen vs. Bret wrestling clinic, the fans have been treated to some amazing bouts at the grandest stage. There have also been a few triple threat matches in the main event, and arguably the best of the lot took place at WrestleMania 20.The tenacity of Chris Benoit took him all the way to WrestleMania, but he faced two former best friends turned bitter rivals in Shawn Michaels and Triple H, and it surely was a uphill battle for the rabid wolverine to get his hands on the coveted World Heavyweight title, and in the end, it turned out to be one of the greatest moments in the history of professional wrestling.

#1 The Build up

Chris Benoit was always seen as a workhorse, and it took him nearly two decades to realize his dream of headlining the biggest PPV in the business. Benoit entered at number one in the Royal Rumble match, and lasted for more than an hour, last eliminating The Big Show, as an emotional Jim Ross emphasized on what it meant for Benoit, as his dream of headlining WrestleMania finally came true.

In the main event of the Royal Rumble PPV, Triple H and HBK battled it out for the World Heavyweight title in a Last Man Standing match, as both the performers dished out everything they had at each other. In the end, neither man was able to answer the referee’s 10 – count, and the match ended in a draw, with Triple H retaining the World title.

In the weeks following the PPV, Shawn urged Benoit to go after the WWE champion on Smackdown!, but Benoit refused to do so, and Shawn superkicked Benoit and signed the contract for a title match at WrestleMania, which Benoit was set to sign.

Austin, who was the RAW Sheriff then made a triple threat match at WrestleMania for the gold, as Benoit would face not one but two opponents.