Chris Benoit

Known for ActingBorn 1967-05-21Died 2007-06-24Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian-American professional wrestler. During his professional wrestling career, Benoit worked for such major promotions as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE). Among other accolades, Benoit is a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE. Benoit is the second of four men in history to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships. Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22, 2007 and was subsequently hanged on June 24, 2007. Since Chris Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including brain damage, foul play, steroid abuse, carbon monoxide, burglary and even a possible failing marriage. Benoit last performed for WWE on their ECW brand. In 1995, while Benoit was contracted to the original ECW, he was intended to be booked to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship but this was thwarted by work visa problems; twelve years later, Benoit was booked by WWE to win the title at the pay-per-view event WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions, which again did not happen due to the family's death that night.Read more

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WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

WWF Action!

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

WCW Starrcade 1999

WCW Souled Out 1998

WCW Uncensored 1998

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

WAR Super J Cup 1995

ECW Return of the Funker 1995

ECW Extreme Fancam

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

WCW Slamboree 1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary

WCW Mayhem 1999

WCW Spring Stampede 1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

WCW Starrcade 1995

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

WCW SuperBrawl VII

WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

WWE Bad Blood 2004

WWE Survivor Series 2005

ECW One Night Stand 2005

WWE Survivor Series 2002

WWE Unforgiven 2004

WWE Vengeance 2003

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

WWE Survivor Series 2004

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

WWE SummerSlam 2004

WWE No Way Out 2007