Chris benoit being up there is a joke. He wasn't fucking over. He bashed his brain into the mat every night and still wasn't over. When He won the title, the WWE's main event status was severely lacking. When Orton beat him for the belt it wasn't credible at all because Benoit was a joke champion. I seen him defend it at backlash in Edmonton. (had HBK in a sharpshooter, Triple H watched HBK tap out). The fans were sick of seeing the same old champions so dubdube reached deep in their bag gave the veterans their due and then looked towards the new talent. That's it, only reason WWE even glanced in their bag was because of Eddy Guerrero boom in 2004.
overall: Triple H's overexposure made Benoit champion. No he does not deserve to be on this list based on his Wrestling credentials. He pretty much proved that you can be one of the best in the ring but still manage to be boring as fuck