RIP Benoit
 

Just thought I'd post about the death of one of my favorite professional wrestlers, Chris Benoit. Say what you want about pro wrestling but he was a great worker and such a staple in wrestling in general... it's sad to see him go.

They're both gone now...

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so how did he die? wwe monday night raw was cancelled tonight, and it's in my city.

my brother heard benoit died with his wife on the radio and thats why the show stopped.

I know.His family died too.Very sad story.I wish his surviving relatives the best.

He, his wife, and his son were found dead in their homes. They're treating it as a homicide but they were not shot.

would that happen to be in ohio?

Fayetville, GA

I'm not a wrestling fan, but from what I saw, he was a "fair" opponent, and a fucking hell of a professional...the stuff that he did made the majority look pretty poor by comparison...

So...they're assuming murder?

~R.I.P~

The latest I've heard is murder-suicide.

Police are treating it as murder-suicide till the autopsy reports come in.

First Eddie, now Benoit...damn this is saddening...:(

R.I.P. indeed. I will miss you.

when it came on at seven i was slicing potatoes and almost cut myself i was so shocked. i was kind of confused at first, but then shocked. also, McMahon is alive? really? i kind of had a gut feeling he wasn't dead, but it was just a feeling. i was truly saddened.

R.I.P.
Chris Benoit
&
family

Obviously that McMahon thing was a work. They almost cancled it because of Sheri's death actually. I guess a fake death is a bad idea considering three former wrestlers died within weeks of the angle. Benoit, his wife who was "Woman" with the 4 Horsemen, and Sensational Sheri. That's three...

and Beef Wellington makes 4

I'm in shock.

He probably killed them because he was drafted to ECW.

he probably faked his death.

Its possible.

I was thinkin more in the lines of maybe the WWE is using a drug which induces high testosterone in the blood streams of their wrestlers, which might have some serious psychotic side-effects...

...that is, because Eddie died of heart failure cuz of drugs (narcotic painkillers) and Benoit killed his family before killing himself (if he did that).

Just a thought...how come Eddie was in such severe pain that he needed those high powered painkillers prior to his death?

This is sad. I'm a wrestling fan, but was never really a Benoit fan although you can't help but respect the guy's work ethic. It's a shame. Here's the latest as I just caught it on the news about an hour ago...

They think his wife died on Saturday, the kid died on Sunday and Chris died on Monday. Also, there were no stab or gun wounds on any of the bodies, however the cops are saying the "instrument of death" was found in the home & apparently the kid & mom had been coughing up blood at some point.


V, they are all on heavy painkillers. Getting hit in the head with chairs & thrown through tables, not to mention just the routine beatings they inflict on each other, week in and week out year after year would wear on a body after a while. A LOT of wrestlers (from all companies) die very young (30s or 40s) from painkiller overdose. That's not uncommon at all.

This Chris Benoit thing however, is utterly baffling because all indications are that he was a pretty regular guy that always treated his fans great, loved his family and worked really hard in & out of the ring. If he is responsible like they are speculating, it would be 100% out of character for a guy like him to do something of this nature.

I have no sympathy for a fucking scumbag who murders his wife and kid.

did he kill them?

**he did.

Wow, the details are starting to emerge....

I wonder what drove such a seemingly normal dude to such atrocities... If it was only his wife, I'd think perhaps it was a crime of passion or something along those lines, but a crime like that usually wouldn't involve a child. What would possess him to kill the kid? What the fuck?

Here's the latest.




FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit canceled a pay-per-view appearance at the "Vengeance" event in Houston because of "personal reasons" a day before he, his wife and their 7-year-old son were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.

Details of the deaths "are going to prove a little bizarre" when released to the public, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press that Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room.

Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities were investigating the deaths at a secluded Fayette County home as a murder-suicide and were not seeking any suspects.

Investigators believe Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, and son Daniel during the weekend and then himself Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three separate rooms of the house, off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.

Ballard told The Associated Press a gun was not used in any of the deaths, but he would not say how the three died.

"We're pretty sure we know, but we want to confirm it with the crime lab," Ballard said early Tuesday.

Fayette County Coroner C.J. Mowell did not return calls seeking comment. The answering service for his funeral home said he was out of town.

Authorities also declined to say whether drugs or steroids were found inside the house. "We're not releasing any information as far as what was located inside the house," sheriff's Sgt. Keith Whiteside said Tuesday.

Asked about the condition of the interior of the house, Whiteside said investigators found "nothing really out of the ordinary." He said Benoit was found in the home's weight room, his wife in an office and the son in an upstairs bedroom.

Whiteside said toxicology tests could take up to a week or longer to complete.

Neighbors said the Benoits led a low-key lifestyle.

"They were nice," said Lorre Jones, who lives across the street. Her daughter Alaina said: "We would see Chris walking in his yard from time to time. He wasn't rude, but he wasn't really outwardly warm."

Jimmy Baswell, who was Benoit's driver for more than five years, placed a white wreath at the Benoits' gate Tuesday.

"I saw him with his family all the time," said Baswell. "They always seemed like they were the happiest people."

World Wrestling Entertainment said on its Web site that it asked authorities to check on Benoit and his family after being alerted by friends who received "several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning."

The WWE, based in Stamford, Conn., said it had been asked by authorities not to release further information on the deaths.

Benoit, born in Montreal, was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles. His names in the ring included "The Canadian Crippler."

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the company said in a statement on its Web site.

Benoit had maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling. The Fayette County Tax Assessors Office lists the value of the house, situated on more than 8.5 acres, at nearly $900,000.

The WWE canceled its live Monday Night RAW card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.

Benoit's wife managed several wrestlers and went by the stage name "Woman." They met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of a story line on World Championship Wrestling, the newspaper said.

Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.

Benoit became a standout at an early age among wrestling prospects who trained in the dungeon basement of the house where fellow Canadians and professional wrestlers Owen and Bret Hart trained. Owen Hart was killed during a wrestling event in 1999.

"He was like a family member to me, and everyone in my family is taking it real hard," said Bret Hart, a five-time champion with the World Wrestling Federation. The federation has since changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment.

ATLANTA (AP) - A law enforcement official says Canadian pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room.

Speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, the official also says authorities are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths.




A HUGE man who makes his living beating up other huge men strangled and smothered a woman and a child...what a pathetic, cowardly act.

I knew they were into painkillers and stuff, and maybe those involved in the steel cage matches and anything goes matches took powerful ones.

What I am thinking, is that some of these wrestlers have drug habits also. Eddie sure did drugs a lot. And the drugs combined with the medication and steroids these testostrone-adrenalin pumpers took...who knows what kind of things it induced in the body AND in the brain chells?

I am not surprised he killed em.

R.I.P. his son and wife.

For Benoit...that was a cowardly act you did, mofo.:rolleyes:

i cant believe this.... i just read it on wwe.com and thought it was a stunt at first like vince's death.... this is serious??? im dumb struck

it's real

He strangled his wife on Friday, but didn't smother the kid until the following day. So it's likely his child had the horror of knowing his mother was dead before being murdered himself.

Nice family weekend together

So some of the details have been confirmed. This is awful, I didn't even know who the guy was, honestly. I heard about this last night, and my husband told me a little about him. This happened in my hometown (I lived in Fayetteville, GA until the end of December).

Hard to have sympathy for him, when there was an innocent child involved. Its one thing to kill yourself, but to take the people you are supposed to love and protect is abhorrent.

May they rest in peace.

AP: Benoit Strangled Wife, Smothered Son
By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer
50 minutes ago


In this undated photo released by World Wrestling Entertainment, ...
ATLANTA - Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room, a law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Authorities also said they are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths of Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son. Steroid abuse has been linked to depression, paranoia, and aggressive behavior or angry outbursts known as "roid rage."

"We don't know yet. That's one of the things we'll be looking at," said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. He said test results may not be back for weeks.

Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities were investigating the deaths at a secluded Fayette County home as a murder-suicide and were not seeking any suspects. The official who described the manner of death spoke on the condition of anonymity because the information was to be released at a news conference later Tuesday.

Investigators believe Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, and son Daniel during the weekend and then himself Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three separate rooms of the house, off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.

Fayette County Coroner C.J. Mowell did not return calls seeking comment. The answering service for his funeral home said he was out of town.

Asked about the condition of the interior of the house, sheriff's Sgt. Keith Whiteside said investigators found "nothing really out of the ordinary." He said Benoit was found in the home's weight room, his wife in an office and the son in an upstairs bedroom.

Neighbors said the Benoits led a low-key lifestyle.

"We would see Chris walking in his yard from time to time. He wasn't rude, but he wasn't really outwardly warm," said Alaina Jones, who lives across the street.

Jimmy Baswell, who was Benoit's driver for more than five years, placed a white wreath at the Benoits' gate. "They always seemed like they were the happiest people," he said.

World Wrestling Entertainment said on its Web site that it asked authorities to check on Benoit and his family after being alerted by friends who received "several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning."

The WWE, based in Stamford, Conn., said authorities asked that it not release further information on the deaths.

Benoit, born in Montreal, was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles. His names in the ring included "The Canadian Crippler."

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the company said in a statement on its Web site.

"He was like a family member to me, and everyone in my family is taking it real hard," said fellow Canadian Bret Hart, a five-time champion with the World Wrestling Federation. The federation has since changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment.

Benoit had maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling. The Fayette County Tax Assessors Office lists the value of the house, situated on more than 8.5 acres, at nearly $900,000.

The WWE canceled its live "Monday Night RAW" card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.

Benoit's wife managed several wrestlers and went by the stage name "Woman." They met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of a story line on World Championship Wrestling, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.

my mom said him and eddie were gay lovers and when eddie died chris lost it.

IMO if you take somebody's life on purpose, you should not rip, I hope the fucker burns in hell.

Eddie's death came from a past that he escaped from though (the drugs he did in the past weakened his heart and the painkillers were too much for him)... it was a sad thing. With Benoit... I'll wait until all the details are released an confirmed but it's a sick thing he did. One report says he may have watched the PPV with his son and then killed his son. Terrible...

I didn't even read this until today. Yesterday I heard about it and just thought it was fake. wrestling is like that and all. It's really too bad when stuff like this happens and putting it out there publicly just makes it worse.

I wonder how WWE's PR people feel right about now, doing a 3 hour tribute show for a murderer. I couldn't believe it when i heard they determined it was murder suicide. Just goes to show that anything can happen. I'd say we can pretty much guarantee it was drug related somehow.

yeah i couldnt figure the tribute, but i guess they didnt know the info at the time, i just cant get my head around it, just with it being someone i watched for years and really loved as a wrestler. its so weird, and trying to explain to my sister is awkward, she thinks its a stunt like vince at the moment, guess ill have to tell her in the morning.

LMAO...........

I wonder how they'll react to it. Will they not let him be inducted into the hall of fame? Will they just try to erase him? We'll see I guess, sick thing to do that's for sure.

Your mom's an idiot.



Benoit sent some weird txts to his co-workers...

Text Message 1 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:53am)- Chris Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane, Fayetteville Georgia. 30215”

Text Message 2 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:53am)- Chris Benoit’s cell phone
“The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open”

Text Message 3 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:54am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane.
Fayetteville Georgia. 30215”

Text Message 4 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:55am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane.
Fayetteville Georgia. 30215"

Text Message 5 to one co-worker (sent 6/24 at 3:58am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
“My address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215”

It's a horrible, horrible thing, although I am of the opinion that the police are just putting out their best guess (because they have to say something), and we'll never know 100% what happened. But no matter what happened, 3 people are dead, and it's a damn shame. It'll probably be a while before I go watching any Chris Benoit matches.

A message from the Chairman
Written: June 26, 2007The following message from Vince McMahon aired at the beginning of Tuesday's ECW on Sci Fi:

Last night on Monday Night Raw, the WWE presented a special tribute show, recognizing the career of Chris Benoit. However, now some 26 hours later, the facts of this horrific tragedy are now apparent. Therefore, other than my comments, there will be no mention of Mr. Benoit tonight. On the contrary, tonight's show will be dedicated to everyone who has been affected by this terrible incident. This evening marks the first step of the healing process. Tonight, the WWE performers will do what they do better than anyone else in the world – entertain you.

Watch Vince McMahon's message.

I saw that. Vince basically revoked the tribute last night.

You can't blame WWE for running a tribute show though. They do that when any of their wrestlers die in their prime & at the time they ran it, the details of the tragedy had not been made public knowledge so they should not be looked down upon for it. Once the details surfaced, they stopped honoring him immediately (They even took the tribute off their website.) and then at the earliest possible chance (last night on tv), Vince came out and made the statement listed above.

Also, the kid was smothered while he was sleeping. I can't imagine a 7 year old kid being able to sleep if he knew his dad murdered his mom. My guess would be the kid didn't know anything was up.

Very tragic indeed.

I'm glad to see vince made that message, and i would imagine they will not induct Benoit into the hall of fame. It's poor taste in my opinion to do so, the murders erase whatever accomplishments he had in my eyes.

Agreed. He completely destroyed the legacy he had spent the last 30-40 years building with 1 heinous act (I guess technically 2 heinous acts) of violence.