🎥 🎬 Backlash (2000) | April 30, 2000 | 🤼 Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho for the WWF Intercontinental Championship In the semi-main event, Chris Benoit defended the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho. Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Jericho but Jericho countered the hold into the Walls of Jericho, with Benoit grabbing the ropes to force Jericho to break the hold. After the referee was incapacitated, Benoit hit Jericho with the title belt for a near-fall. Benoit att