How would you rate Benoits mic work? Because...
Oh look, Heavyweight champion.
The only reason 1 is successful and 1 is not is because someone (Vince) chose it to be that way. And Dynamite was an ass. History is littered with talented people who could have been great champions but weren't offered the support, as much as it's filled with people who were undeservingly pushed to levels beyond them.
Oh joy; Vince holds down the small wrestlers and keeps them from the top!
Err... Not quite. If anything, Scott Hall had his biggest success outside of the WWE. Mind you, that was built on his WWE run, but Scott went away from Vince, and made his money. And he made so much money, WCW became a gigantic success.
Tell me, when did Dynamite Kid ever make money? Look, I get it, Kid's great in the ring. But if Vince felt like he could make money, he woulda pushed him.
Oh, and by the way, Benoit's win was a victory lap for all his work in wrestling. It's great if you think Vince gave him his run because he thought he was the best. But you'd be wrong