It's impossible for two technical guys to NOT have a close match, so all that can be looked at is Benoit's record in mat based matches.
I'll list some guys I see having a similar match with Benoit - Angle, Guerrero, Malenko, Jericho, Regal, Storm. Guerrero, Jericho and Storm high fly more, and Angle is a top level guy, so I'll use Malenko and Regal.
From memory, Benoit is 3-0 against Regal. At the Pillman testimonial, Velocity and No Mercy.
He has wins over Malenko at Hog Wild, a draw on Nitro.
Well, I can't profess to know every result between them, but the fact that all the wins on the bigger stages went to Benoit leads me to pick him, if we accept that the WZ tournament is something prestigious that every participant would see as a big stage.
Plus i just prefer Benoit.
I'll list some guys I see having a similar match with Benoit - Angle, Guerrero, Malenko, Jericho, Regal, Storm. Guerrero, Jericho and Storm high fly more, and Angle is a top level guy, so I'll use Malenko and Regal.
From memory, Benoit is 3-0 against Regal. At the Pillman testimonial, Velocity and No Mercy.
He has wins over Malenko at Hog Wild, a draw on Nitro.
Well, I can't profess to know every result between them, but the fact that all the wins on the bigger stages went to Benoit leads me to pick him, if we accept that the WZ tournament is something prestigious that every participant would see as a big stage.
Plus i just prefer Benoit.