Cast

Chris Benoit

Acting

Cast

Chris Benoit

Known for

Acting

Born

1967-05-21

From

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died

2007-06-24

Also known as Benoit, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "Crippler" Chris Benoit

Biography

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.

Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit

Biography

WWE Survivor Series 2000

Batista - I Walk Alone

WWE: Rey Mysterio - 619

WWE: WrestleMania Monday

WWE WrestleMania XX

HOCKEY

WWE Survivor Series 2004

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

WWE SummerSlam 2004

WWE WrestleMania 23

WWE Royal Rumble 2006

WWE WrestleMania 2000

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2005

WWE WrestleMania 21

ECW Double Tables 1995

WWE Judgment Day 2007

ECW 3 Way Dance

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

WWE WrestleMania 22

WWE Survivor Series 2003

WWE Survivor Series 2002

WWE Armageddon 2000

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

WWE SummerSlam 2003

WWE Judgment Day 2000

WWE Survivor Series 2006

WWE No Way Out 2001

WWE SummerSlam 2002

WWE Judgment Day 2003

WWE Backlash 2000

WWE SummerSlam 2000

WWE No Mercy 2003

WWE Survivor Series 2005

WWE Insurrextion 2000

WCW Starrcade 1995

WWE Unforgiven 2000

WWE King of the Ring 2000

WWE No Way Out 2003

WWE SummerSlam 2005

WWE Backlash 2007

WCW Starrcade 1999

WWE No Mercy 2000

WWE Armageddon 2005

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

WWE Unforgiven 2002

WWE Vengeance 2002

WWE Armageddon 2002

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

WCW Starrcade 1997

OVW Christmas Chaos

WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

WWE Vengeance 2003

The Rock - Just Bring It!

WWE Rebellion 2000

WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

WWE No Way Out 2000

WWE: The Ladder Match

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004

WWE Unforgiven 2004

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

The True Story of WrestleMania

The Best of Dean Malenko

WWE Armageddon 2006

WWE Insurrextion 2001

WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary

WWE Judgment Day 2006

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

WWE No Way Out 2007

WWE King of the Ring 2001

WWE No Mercy 2006

WWE One Night Stand 2007