Chris Benoit 1967-2007

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CHRIS BENOIT: I’VE LOST ONE OF MY WRESTLING HEROES
by Daniel Short
26 June 2007, 2:57 am EST
At around 5:30pm Pacific Standard Time, I went over to one of the web forums I frequent to check up on something. That’s where I saw the subject line: “Chris Benoit found dead.” I didn’t want to believe it. I refused to believe it. Then I want over to the Wrestling Observer, Figure Four Weekly, Atlanta Journal Constitution. The reality began to sunk in. Christopher Michael Benoit, at the age of forty, had passed away. For the last few weeks, we have been losing wrestler after wrestler after wrestler. I watched and read as some of the legends of the squared circle I remember watching and, at times, idolizing growing up had passed away. Names like Eddie Guerrero, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mike Awesome, Sherri Martel, Bad News Allen, Abe Coleman. A vast majority of them passed away within the age of forty. And now Chris Benoit joins that group. A wrestler who is among one of my all-time favorites. A man who could always be depended upon to help make wrestlers and to put on good matches. The last name I ever wanted to see listed as “passed away.”

As painful as it was to read that Chris Benoit had died, the additional information was much worse. He wasn’t the only one. His wife, Nancy Daus Benoit, and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, were also dead. That ripped my heart out. It’s always one thing for a wrestler to die. For a wrestler and his family to die together… That just killed me emotionally. Now, Chris has two other children from a previous marriage, and it is being said that they are currently in Canada at the moment, most likely visitng Chris’ folks. But to lose him along with his wife and their child makes the whole situation more painful than one could possibly imagine. It should be noted that Nancy has roots in professional wrestling as well, known fondly as the cold-hearted bitch Woman. From the mid-80’s to the mid-90’s, she was a feminine force to be reckoned with in terms of her ability to led men to do her bidding against those she loathed. It was through unusual circumstances that she and Chris began to fall in love, being pushed by her then-husband Kevin Sullivan to make the Benoit-Sullivan feud as real as possible.

Writing this has been extremely difficult for me. Benoit is one of my heroes. And the circumstances of his dead as well as the tragic passing of his family really hurts me more emotionally then any other death. I really cannot convey in words or even figure out the right things to say. This is the man I respected the most amongst active wrestlers today. And for him and his family to pass away hurts too much for me to find those words, to find the right things to say.

To their credit, World Wrestling Entertainment completely ripped up what was to be done on Monday Night Raw, the night they found out Benoit died. Out of respect, they ditched the entire “McMahon Death” storyline, turned away all the fans, and spent the entire three hours looking back on the career of Chris Benoit through clips from the “Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story” DVD, statements from the superstars themselves and more from an empty arena with Vince McMahon himself opening the show. This death was far too tragic for them to even attempt to continue forward with the “McMahon Death” storyline, seemingly deleting all references immediately from WWE.com.

By the time I finish writing this, they will be performing an autopsy on the deceased. At this time, investigators are ruling it as a double homicide-suicide. I personally doubt that to be the case, especially given that none of the bodies had physical marks at the time of discovery. But we won’t know until the autopsy and further investigation is made over the next few weeks. For all we know, it was a double homicide-suicide. For all we know, all three were murdered by an outside party. For all we know, something they ate was badly checked and they died of poisioning. At the time of this writing, we know nothing of how they died. All we know is that they’re dead.

A testimonial that kind of reminded me of how I felt was CM Punk’s. He mentioned how it saddens him greatly that he’ll never get a chance to wrestle one of his heroes. Just how I’m deeply saddened I’ll never get a chance to meet him. There’s not much I can say or convey the pain I’m feeling right now, to lose one of my wrestling heroes. I will miss him deeply and I will miss seeing him continue to contribute to the growth of professional wrestling’s future.

I miss Chris Benoit. I miss Woman. I miss hearing about their son. I miss everything they had to offer.
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By the time I finish writing this, they will be performing an autopsy on the deceased. At this time, investigators are ruling it as a double homicide-suicide. I personally doubt that to be the case, especially given that none of the bodies had physical marks at the time of discovery. But we won’t know until the autopsy and further investigation is made over the next few weeks. For all we know, it was a double homicide-suicide. For all we know, all three were murdered by an outside party. For all we know, something they ate was badly checked and they died of poisioning. At the time of this writing, we know nothing of how they died. All we know is that they’re dead.
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Thats EXACTLY what ive been saying all day! and it highlights EXACTLY WHAT THE CURRENT SITUATION IS
 

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MasterOfRoc said:
No one knows what happened yet, all there has been so far, is ENDLESS speculation.
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Haha, yeah right. He killed his wife for whatever reason. Then he killed his son because he couldnt bare his son to live without his mother and knowing what he'd done. Then finally he killed himself being unable to live with the guilt.

Or maybe he planned it that way all along. Any way you look at it, its a double murder-suicide with Benoit being the culprit.

Yeah, he just came home to find them mysteriously poisoned and then put them to bed before killing himself. :rolleyes:

Thats what years of steroid abuse will do though. Its called "roid rage" isnt it?

Don't get me wrong, he was one of my favourite wrestlers, but I won't make excuses for a cowardly murderer.
 
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james Dean said:
I can't believe you people are wishing him to rest in peace... What he did was disgusting and inhumane and you are wishing him peace for it?
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What did he do? Can you Prove it mate? Stick to the facts, and let the personal opinions come out WHEN WE KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
 
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Demonic Ascent said:
Haha, yeah right. He killed his wife for whatever reason. Then he killed his son because he couldnt bare his son to live without his mother and knowing what he'd done. Then finally he killed himself being unable to live with the guilt.

Or maybe he planned it that way all along. Any way you look at it, its a double murder-suicide with Benoit being the culprit.

Yeah, he just came home to find them mysteriously poisoned and then put them to bed before killing himself. :rolleyes:
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Thats heartless mate..... No other words for that
 
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That was a pretty good read.

It's a shame the WWE never came to where I live I would have have loved to have seen Benoit work live. As I would have Eddie Guerrero, Art Barr seems to be a forgotten figure as well. The man that Eddie used the frog splash in honour of. So many talented workers have passed away we have lost too many before their time.

Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Brian Pillman, Owen Hart, Art Barr, Louie Spicolli, The British Bulldog, Mike Awesome, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mike Lockwood (Crash Holly)

Not to forget the older wrestlers either, or even the managers that have passed like Woman, Miss Elizabeth, and Sherri Martel.

So many sad loses :(
 
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james Dean said:
I can't believe you people are wishing him to rest in peace... What he did was disgusting and inhumane and you are wishing him peace for it?
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Can you please show me where Chris Benoit has been confirmed as the person that killed Nancy and Daniel? If you cannot then shut up.
 
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The Majestic said:
Can you please show me where Chris Benoit has been confirmed as the person that killed Nancy and Daniel? If you cannot then shut up.
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Ah the evidence is pretty clear idiot...Fine I'll wait until whenver they release the official statement which confirms the obvious

Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son, and then commited suicide
 
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What proof?

The only proof that has been released, is that all 3 are dead...

Until the M.E's determine Cause/Time of death...thats all that will be known!!
 
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NSWCROW said:
Nancy Benoit played " WOMAN "

Would that be the same " WOMAN " who was involved with the STEINERS years ago ??
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I believe so as I only know of one person known as Woman,

james Dean said:
Ah the evidence is pretty clear idiot...Fine I'll wait until whenver they release the official statement which confirms the obvious

Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son, and then commited suicide
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Produce the evidence, all that has been reported is that the police have found 3 bodies, there has been nothing else said, there hasn't even been word on how they died yet. As they haven't released the info of the autopsy. If it was clean cut that Benoit did it, then it would have been case closed.

At the moment no one can say who did what, and you are just assuming, so until he has been proven to have done said act, then you cannot say it's "clear"
 

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maybe Nancy and Daniel were already dead when Benoit got there and he couldnt cope with it so he took his own life
 
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Nip/Tuck said:
heartless? it's probably true.

I would say though, it's probably not right to have your signature as is.

nothing's been proven yet, or denied.
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Look until it has been proved that Benoit is guilty people can moan his death, as there is the old saying "Innocent until proven guilty" there is an on going investigation, only when it's proven that he has done something wrong in this then people can cast their stones upon the memory of him if they so wish.
 
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Can we please leave out all the accusations until there is an official word from the Police. I think the tone of this thread should be more about remembering Chris Benoit "the wrestler" - where he was undoubtedly one of the all time greats. Chris Benoit "the person" had his failings and they may be confirmed to have been tragic failings, but until they are can people please hold their fire.
 
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Nip/Tuck... Whats so wrong with paying my respects to the Wrestler Chris Benoit?

The "Wrestler" Chris Benoit is someone who has provided MOST (if not all) of us guys (and girls) posting on this thread, with Countless Hours of Great Memories!!

it is THAT which i wish to remember Chris Benoit for!
 
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Ray Nolan said:
Can we please leave out all the accusations until there is an official word from the Police. I think the tone of this thread should be more about remembering Chris Benoit "the wrestler" - where he was undoubtedly one of the all time greats. Chris Benoit "the person" had his failings and they may be confirmed to have been tragic failings, but until they are can people please hold their fire.
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Agreed.

I think it's time to watch Pegasus Kid vs Black Tiger.

Also Ten News will have a piece on this story as well in their late news.
 
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MasterOfRoc said:
Nip/Tuck... Whats so wrong with paying my respects to the Wrestler Chris Benoit?

The "Wrestler" Chris Benoit is someone who has provided MOST (if not all) of us guys (and girls) posting on this thread, with Countless Hours of Great Memories!!

it is THAT which i wish to remember Chris Benoit for!
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One thing I'll never forget would be his promo ripping Sullivan a new arseh*le on Nitro back in about 1996 or early 1997. I'll never forget that match at Superbrawl where Sullivan was on the table and Jackie laid on top of him and Benoit leaped from the top rope.

Remember Benoit's match against Meng that almost made Meng look good :)
 
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The Old Dark Navy's said:
I have chills. This is too bizarre. When Guerrero went, I kept expecting a storyline. Having come to terms with it being real, I believe the news but it is still very surreal.

I won't comment on the suspicious circumstances and hopefully there is nothing even more sensational to come out of this.

I won't even say rest in peace because I fail to see how he could. It is all too tragic and it is getting to the stage where I'm not sure I want to follow the business because they all seem to be dropping like flies.

Come out, announce the storyline Vince and pay tribute. No doubt WWE will get another 12 months of mileage out of a real life storyline and Rey and Chavo will cash in, at least in the ring.

So sad, sorry to see you go Chris.

The Rabid Wolverine - no more crippler crossface, no more of that distinctive entrance music, no more technical perfection. :(

The WWE is falling apart at the seams and losing too much talent. Midcarders getting pushed to the front because there is nobody else. Time to unify the brands again.
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Can't imagine a better way of putting it. Just awful news.
 
Re: R.I.P. Chris Benoit 1967-2007

If you can't respect his work in the ring, you aren't a true Wrestling (Industry) fan!

BUT... IF HE IS FOUND GUILTY (as such) Then ive got NOOOO PROBLEMS whatsoever with whatever is dealt.

HOWEVER Until anything is confirmed, it isn't fair to his remaining family, especially his 2 other kids, or his legacy.....
 
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