Benoit missed the weekend house shows , telling WWE officials that his wife and son were vomiting blood due to food poisoning . When he failed to show up for the pay-per-view , viewers were informed that he was unable to compete due to a " family emergency " and he was replaced in the title match by Johnny Nitro , who won the match and became ECW World Champion . The crowd spent the majority of the match chanting for Benoit . WWE executive Stephanie McMahon later indicated that Benoit would have defeated Punk for the championship had he been present for the event
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