Chris Benoit and Family found dead

Wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead
CHRIS Benoit, one of TV wrestling's leading personalities, and his family have been found dead in their home in a town in Georgia, the World Wrestling Entertainment body has said.

The bodies of Benoit, a 40-year-old Canadian, his wife Nancy, and their seven-year-old son were found after the wrestler missed an engagement to attend to a "family crisis", according to WWE.

Police are investigating at the scene and precise circumstances of the deaths are unclear. Autopsies are to be carried out but police have said they are investigating the deaths as homicides.

The WWE has said the death of Benoit - known as the Canadian Crippler - and his family is a "terrible tragedy".

"Chris was beloved among his fellow Superstars, and was a favorite among WWE fans for his unbelievable athleticism and wrestling ability," the WWE has said.

"He always took great pride in his performance, and always showed respect for the business he loved, for his peers and towards his fans. This is a terrible tragedy and an unbearable loss.

"WWE extends its sincere condolences and prayers to the Benoit family and loved ones in this time of tragedy."

The president of the Canadian WWE has said: "Chris was always first-class - warm, friendly,
caring and professional ... one of the best in our business".

Benoit was a world heavyweight champion, intercontinental champion and tag-team champion.

Nancy Benoit was a wrestling manager who went by the stage name "Woman", the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported.

The paper has reported that the pair met when wrestling show scripts paired them romantically. They became involved in real life soon after.

He missed a scheduled event in Houston over the weekend because of what the ringside announcer called "personal reasons". In its broadcast, the WWE blamed the no-show on a "family emergency".

The WWE has said the upcoming episode of Raw would serve as a tribute to Benoit.

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Seems he killed the wife and child, and then himself. God bless them all.

See here

he always looked very intense when wrestling. really was a great wrestler unreal athleticism. the fights him and kurt angle had were class, no fakeness or choreography in their fights, having said that they were never as entertaining because of this, it was just pure wrestling ability.

He was a 'real' wrestler...like Angle, Eddie Guerrero and a few others. Not a cartoon figure like Cena, Edge etc. Pity he's gone. I used to enjoy watching his matches. Maybe now he can have a few matches in the sky with Eddie Guerrero.....

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the fights him and kurt angle had were class, no fakeness or choreography in their fights, having said that they were never as entertaining because of this, it was just pure wrestling ability.

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Angle VS Benoit from Wrestlemania 17

Couldn't believe this when I heard it last night. Turned on Sky Sports expecting to see Raw live but then it turned out to be a 3 hour special of "remembering Chris Benoit":(.

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the fights him and kurt angle had were class, no fakeness or choreography in their fights, having said that they were never as entertaining because of this, it was just pure wrestling ability.

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I doubt it.
Antics with the referee and tapping out there would indicate otherwise.

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I doubt it.
Antics with the referee and tapping out there would indicate otherwise.

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Agreed. No disrespest to Chris Benoit or any other WWE wrestler, but I've never seen any WWF/E which wasnt clearly fake and choreographed. Not saying they arent fine athletes, and Kurt Angle clearly is a talented wrestler, but it is still just an act in WWF/E.

Tetsujin, did you post that clip to support or question Paul's comment?

such a shock i got when the “the memory of chris benoit” screen flashed up at the start of raw. whatever happened in that house, it's pretty ****ed up

well ya im sure the winner was decided beforehand, as it always is, but the moves they did werent fake and they didnt jump like the rest of the wrestlers, they did though as you will notice move with the particular move being pulled off by the opponent to ensure their own safety.

Reports on CNN are that the missus was about to leave him, and take the child. Benoit obviously reacted badly to this, if true.

It's a very very sad story. My heart goes out to all their families and friends.

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Tetsujin, did you post that clip to support or question Paul's comment?

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A little from column A, a little from column B
the wrestling in the bout is far superior to the usual "punch-while-stamping-foot-for-authentic-noise" dreck usually served up, while obviously the ref getting "knocked out" was part of the act.
I've been trying to find a clip of the Chris Benoit - Bret Hart tribute to Owen Hart match online, but nada so far. Top match, just pure wrestling with none of the associated crap.

Like others was shocked when I tuned in to Raw last night to find the empty arena and McMahon paying tribute to Benoit. Its weird how his own life, and that of Woman (who I also remember from WCW) and their son ended up, as Benoit always had a reputation for being a family man above all else, hopefully it was quick and painless for all three when it came for all three of them, and hopefully Benoit's other children will be able to move past this.

As a wrestling fan I'll miss his matches, he may not have been the best on the mic, but he was up there with Bret and Owen Hart, Kurt Angle, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho and Curt Hennig as guys who made people believe that the WWF had quality athletes

Seems it was a suicide murder alright - here is the latest from the WWE.

If the reports are true then this makes the saddest and most tragic premature wrestling death and unfortunately that says a lot. It'll be a bit uneasy to pay tribute to the man considering he seems to have murdered his own wife and child. For those who don't know him, Benoit was as good as many for making that performance in the ring seem believable. Aberdonian Stu and I were only singing his praises on Friday and neither of us have watched wrestling in years.:eek:

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, Benoit was as good as many for making that performance in the ring seem believable

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he didnt have to make anything seem believeable.....

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Worl...6/4291839.html

Holy mother of God these wrestlers really are nut jobs

Sorry didn't see the other thread in off topic
Damn thought i'd got a good scoop there

Can't see how anyone can be paying tribute to this class A nut Job ffs he's killed his wife and child and then took the cowards way out and the WWE see fit to air a 3 hour Tribute to him. Does anyone else see this as a bit bizarre?

I think they dived into it before the full details emerged. Tributes to him were on the site this morning but seem to be removed now. All aspects of him have been removed from the site except for the news story. They'll probably distance themselves from him fairly rapidly.

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I think they dived into it before the full details emerged. Tributes to him were on the site this morning but seem to be removed now. All aspects of him have been removed from the site except for the news story. They'll probably distance themselves from him fairly rapidly.

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Ah that makes sense. was wondering was it ok to do things like that in the eye's of the WWE as long as you're good at your job.