411’s LIVE WrestleMania 22 Coverage: US Title Match: Chris Benoit © vs. JBL

They raise up the entrance ramp and JBL’s Limo is out driving under it! JBL RULES!

US Title Match: Chris Benoit © vs. JBL w/Jillian

Lock up to begin…to the corner, and JBL with stiff rights. Headlock now and JBL tries to keep him down. Off the ropes and JBL levels him with a shoulder. Benoit counters another and almost has the cross face! JBL fights and gets the ropes. Head butts by Benoit, JBL to his feet and back to the headlock on the mat. Benoit with a variation of an ankle lock, then clubs the back of the neck of JBL. Chops now by Benoit, Irish whip and JBL with a bog boot. Arm drags and a sharpshooter try by Benoit is stopped. JBL takes a powder to the floor, puts Jillian in front of him and then sneak attacks Benoit. Back in the ring JBL clubs away on Benoit. Chops by Benoit are to no avail as JBL maintains control. Hard whip by JBL; misses a charge and a GERMAN by Benoit. Another and the 3rd! Cut throat by Benoit, up top…JBL pulls the ref and then falls into the top rope and Benoit gets crotched. JBL mocks Eddie a bit, goes up top…head butts by Benoit but JBL manages a SUPERPLEX! JBL covers for 2. JBL mocks Eddie and Benoit both with mannerisms and JBL now does the 3 Amigos suplex sequence, Benoit stops him on the 3rd. JBL with a big boot though and gets a cover for 2. Rear choke slash nerve hold of doom by JBL now. Jillian has a nice rack in the background I see. Good for her. Still in the hold and Benoit tries to battle out of it. Back suplex by Benoit and both men are down. They battle to their feet and exchange rights. 3-amigos by Benoit now. Cut throat and Benoit back up top…SWAN DIVE HEAD BUTT CONNECTS! 1…2…NO! JBL tries the CFH, grabs the ref as Benoit tried a German as a counter, Elbow by JBL, CFH try again…CROSS FACE by Benoit! JBL rolls him, grabs the ropes and steals a win!

Winner: and NEW US Champion JBL @ 10:00 via pin