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Just days before King of the Ring, Rikishi scored a rare Intercontinental Championship match against Chris Benoit on SmackDown. The 400-pounder seized the opportunity, pinning the Wolverine after a sit-down splash to win his first-ever singles title! Rikishi danced with his Too Cool buddies to celebrate the win afterwards! And that Sunday at King of the Ring, the new Intercontinental Champion advanced all the way to the finals before narrowly losing out to Kurt Angle. It was quite a week for the massive Samoan!