5 of the shortest matches in SummerSlam history

#2 Orlando Jordan(c) vs. Chris Benoit: U.S. Championship

Summerslam 2005

Enter captionChris Benoit stunned Jordan with a quick win. — Chris Benoit stunned Jordan with a quick win.

Orlando Jordan entered the 2005 Summerslam pay-per-view event as the reigning WWE United States Champion. Despite not being a very well-known champion, Jordan actually held the title nearly 200 days prior to his match against Benoit.

When the bell rang, Jordan and Benoit locked up in the centre of the ring, before quickly making it to the corner. At this point, Jordan hit Benoit with a quick sucker-punch, which would be all of the offence Jordan would mount. Chris Benoit countered Jordan's punch by planting the champ with a German Suplex, followed immediately by a Crippler Crossface. Orlando Jordan had no answer for the cross-face and was forced to submit, resulting in Benoit's third United States Championship reign.

Total time: 25 seconds

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