5 Chris Benoit WWE dream matches we'll obviously never get to see

#1. Shinsuke Nakamura/Daniel Bryan

Their style is kick

So, there's a reason why this feature has taken so long to come out following the Vice documentary. This entry right here. Both of these entries would have had incredible matches with the former World Heavyweight Champion - which is part of the reason why it was so hard to pick between the two of them.

Shinsuke Nakamura has been known for years as the "King of Strong Style" and if there's any phrase to describe Benoit's style, it's certainly "Strong Style". Just picture Chris Benoit and Nakamura in the ring, Benoit hitting Nakamura with clothesline after suplex after another clothesline, and Nakamura responding with knee strikes and roundhouse kicks and more knee strikes. The impact of the strikes in this match alone should have been enough to fracture the Spacetime Continuum.

On the other hand, there's Daniel Bryan who, in a lot of ways, is the modern version of Benoit. Again, a smaller guy who is known for his hard-hitting strikes and technical prowess who made it to the main event despite the perception from upper WWE management that he didn't have the charisma to be that top guy.

In fact, look at the main events of both WrestleMania XX and WrestleMania XXX. It's almost as if WWE was trying to rewrite the result of XX with XXX - and who can blame them?

As someone who has been a Chris Benoit fan since his days in Japan, it's hard for me to let some things go. Benoit undoubtedly committed this horrible crime and should be recognized for doing so. In fact, there's part of me that thinks he would agree with that.

That being said, I don't think there's anything wrong with appreciating his work up to that point. He was a brilliant performer and admiring his performances over the years doesn't mean you approve of his actions later in life.

We still send our thoughts to both Chris and Nancy Benoit's families, and that the business can continue to move on and learn from this horrific tragedy.