Are you KIDDING me? The last five minutes was boring? The last five minutes had me on my fucking knees, PRAYING for Benoit to win. I went into total mark mode, and I loved every second of it. It was some of the most gripping stuff that I have watched, for a LONG time.
Oh, and the 'real person with real sacrifices' thing doesn't work? Look at Foley as Mankind in 1997, he talked about how he sacrificed hisw body for the profession, and then fans ERUPTED when he won the title, because it was his dream. This is the same. Benoit has been in the profession 18 years, and this was evident by it being repeated 10,000 fucking times over the last week or two. He's the one that has never quite got to the level that he deserves, because of his height, his personality, his weight. Now, he's finally got his biggest chance yet. This has been built up bigger than anything else, and I along with a hell of a lot of other wrestling fans, will mark like a madman when he finally wins the belt.
I do agree with one thing though, the adulation bit at the end was a little unconvincing. But, at 'Mania, I bet it will be real.