Chris Benoit

About

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,...

Known for

RawSeries • 1993WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries • 1999New Japan Pro WrestlingSeries • 1972ECW Hardcore TVSeries • 1993Dark Side of the RingSeries • 2019ECW Extreme FancamSeries • 1995Clash of the ChampionsSeries • 1988WWE Tough EnoughSeries • 2001WWE Royal Rumble 2006Movie • 2006WWE WrestleMania XXMovie • 2004WWE SummerSlam 2000Movie • 2000WWE Royal Rumble 2007Movie • 2007WWE WrestleMania 22Movie • 2006WWE WrestleMania X-SevenMovie • 2001WWE SummerSlam 2003Movie • 2003WWE Wrestlemania XIXMovie • 2003WWE Survivor Series 2003Movie • 2003WWE Royal Rumble 2013Movie • 2013WWE WrestleMania 21Movie • 2005ECW One Night Stand 2005Movie • 2005WWE Armageddon 2000Movie • 2000WWE WrestleMania 2000Movie • 2000The True Story of WrestleManiaMovie • 2011WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECWMovie • 2004