Benoit Found Dead

[Dwhitten]

www.wwe.com



Sad day :(!

[Viper]

Damn, his whole family? WTF?

[Coded-Dude]

Chris, his wife, and their two kids.
I'm surprised this isn't all over th internet by now.

[Hisham]

:(

He was one of my favorite wrestlers.

His whole family though. There has to be foulplay involved.

RIP The Wolverine.

[Shadow Voa]

Holy shit... I mean... wow

Rest in peace Chris Benoit... and your family along with you.

That is like... Im completely speechless.

[Gilly]

Wow. That's really crazy.
I was just thinking about him yesterday too. Damn.

I'm glad they're doing a tribute to him tonight.
I can't wait to see it.

[Mirai]

It has been reported that the night before Vengeance, he called in sick as his family was throwing up blood.

http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=29026

[Fiend]

Raw started early tonight, right now, they're having some sort of pre-show tribute. I'm watching it right now. The rest of Raw tonight I believe, will be dedicated to him.

This is very sad news. He was one of my favorites when I used to watch wrestling. :(

[Shadow Voa]

I havent watched RAW for the longest time... But here I am watching it as well in his memory...

[Zac]

They are calling it a double murder and suicide

[Coded-Dude]

I thought they had two kids....is one okay?

[Zac]

Benoit had 3 I think

[masteratt]

Something fishy is going on....Obviously.

Too bad we might never find out the true reason behind these unfortunate deaths.

R.I.P Benoit's.

[Coded-Dude]

ding ding: "Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship."

[Crow]

i'm guessing his son and wife were killed so he killed himself?

RIP Chris :(

[Zac]

They are saying that Chris might have killed his wife and son over the weekend and killed himself today

[masteratt]

Did he have problems with alcohol or some kind of drugs ("enhancement" drugs maybe)?

*starts the detective game*

[ScratchedAt]

I'm beyond emotional..
I'm speechless...

[Shoelace]

I am also speechless. I mimic a lot that I do from Chris Benoit. And I am hoping that when I do start my pro-wrestling, I will be half the wrestler he was. It is just shocking to even think that this is a murder/suicide as he never seemed like the type of person to do such a thing. He was always so respectful and honest. I really hope it isn't true what they are saying. But he will be missed.

[seahorse]

...jesus.

[makeitlookreal]

They are now saying this was a murder suicide and at least a couple anonymous "police" sources have told news agencies that they think Chris killed his wife on Saterday, his son on Sunday, and then himself on Monday.

I've watched Chris Benoit wrestle all my life. I remember when he was in the Four Horsemen in the WCW. He was one of my favorite wrestlers. Last night I spent a great deal of time researching him and his wife.

I do NOT think that he could have killed anyone in his family. It would be totally illogical and would be totally against his personality.

There is only ONE WAY I think he could have killed anyone. There is only ONE exception.

I'm wondering if perhaps his wife went crazy, he came home from where ever he was located, his wife had already killed his son, and then some kind of incident happened with his wife.

It's a possibility that if his wife had killed his son already he could have simply snapped mentally.

Then realizing what had happened he could have decided life was not worth living and killed himself.

This is an absolutely horrible story. I am still in shock. Chris Benoit was one of my all time favorite wrestlers. I would say he was in the top ten of my favorites. I just don't understand how he could do this unless his wife had already killed his son and upon finding out he just snapped.

I'm hoping that WWE will tell us the FULL story before long.

[the poe collector]

I haven't watched wrestling in a while but when I did Benoit was one of my favorites. This is really fucked up...

[dork]

totally unbelievable. i hope this murder/suicide isn't true.

[ShawtyRocc]

Yea thats what they're saying on all the news channels that it was a murder/suicide :( if so thats freakin sad

[ScratchedAt]

I'm scared it is.. it's so awkward..

[ScratchedAt]

I never wish death..

But i'm hoping it isn't true. A lot of rumors flying around.. no fact yet.

ANOTHER rumor is that his wife killed their son... and he killed her out of rage... and then hung himself in his weight room...

[Coded-Dude]

could be a homocide-doubel suicide.

Wife kills herself and theri son, and Benoit kills himself because of it.

[Hisham]

:(

I'm still speechless, hopefully we'll get a full explanation in the comming days.

[makeitlookreal]

I don't think he killed his son.

He "may" have killed his wife if she had killed his son first and then called him to come home. That could have been the family emergency.

But I don't think he would have killed anyone unless it was provoked.

[Kay B]

Ur talking like you knew him....you have no idea whether he would or wouldn't of killed someone

it's sad but if the rumors are true im more sorry for his wife and child

[gnznroses]

when i first heared they were all dead i thought it was justa nother case of the wrestling curse... y'know gas leak, maybe someone broke in and killed them. but hearing what actually happened is pretty shocking.

[Viper]

I read they were puking blood for a day or so which tells me they all could have eaten something bad. Either deliberately poisoned or ingested the wrong part of certain fish breeds, etc...

[Rizon]

wtf?!?

Thats heavy.

The crippler cross-face!

RIP

[Shadow Voa]

I read they were puking blood for a day or so which tells me they all could have eaten something bad. Either deliberately poisoned or ingested the wrong part of certain fish breeds, etc...

I was just going to say the same thing since I hadnt read anyone posting this information yet. I think I read it on the WWE site that they were vomitting blood and thus was the reason Chris didnt make an appearance and had to fly home.

God dont tell me he might hurt his own family... I can see him coming home to his families untimely deaths and thus taking his own life. But I dont want to believe he would hurt them...

[Crosman]

Take a wild guess at what I think of this situation.

[makeitlookreal]

There is something not right with this situation.

I don't think he would just come home and kill his wife and child.

Something else was going on.

Also, please remember that investigators do NOT release all their evidence to the public.

They will LIE all the time to keep information confidential.

[ScratchedAt]

You don't think he would, but you don't know him personally.
Nor do you hear too much about him.

I mean, I want to believe different.. and I'm trying to believe new information could be coughed up.. but I think this is real and it's sad..

[makeitlookreal]

I don't know him personally. But I've read a lot about him and his wife. From what I have read I would trust him a lot more than I would trust his wife. Of course that is just my opinion from what I have read.

One thing you need to remember is that investigators do not tell the public everything. Quite often they hide VERY important information. They do this to keep the information secret because it could compromise the investigation.

The investigation is barely one day old. I think that they have not told us everything.

[Zac]

Reports say that he strangled his wife, smothered his son and hung himself in the weight room.

[Leedogg]

the media is already blaming it on steroids, this could go down very hard on the WWE

[Colin™]

One person in this thread is an unbelievable idiot. I'll let you decide who.

My initial concern is what the hell WWE is going to do if and when Benoit comes back positive for steroids. Could be bad.

[Blaksmoke]

Benoit has been using steroids for at least 15 years.

This is the worst thing to happen to wrestling ever.

[julps31]

From Msnbc. Very sad. I haven't been into wrestling for a few years now but he was a great athlete. Shocking nonetheless...Its one thing when somebody dies (its totally unexpected) but murder suicide? Wow...

"FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19424899/?GT1=10056

[Skull Kid]

I still can't believe it...

[Viper]

So much for the bad fish theory.

If you put the two stories together though, this has the makings of a premeditated murder/suicide.

[fknuckle]

Can't remember if it was cnn or fox,but supposedly he been arrested a few times before for domestic violence,or atleast had the cops called on him a few times for it. Also found steroids in his home(like you didn't know he was jacked up on them anyways). Poor son/wife,getting murdered by your own drug enraged,pile of pig chit for a father/husband----He should be in hell now,getting it balls deep in the fart tunnel,by satans big pitch-fork.

[Hisham]

Wow, I respected this guy as a good wrestler, but man, he deserves to rot in hell if he actually murdered his own wife and son.

[Zac]

He also sent some weird text messages which got people suspicious in the first place. I think WWE has handled it as well as they could, having McMahon open both the shows since and killing that stupid fake death storyline

[ScratchedAt]

I was intrigued by the fake death story line until he decided to draw it out all drama-esque like.

I wrote my article on Benoit earlier tonight.. if anyone cares. I did respect him as a wrestler, but no more. Either way, he killed his family. I have no choice but to believe it. If later I find i'm wrong, I'll admit it.. but my GOD.

From the nature of his text messages, and this is from someone who isn't a detective or psychologist but used to want to be (which doesn't matter either way)... his text messages... which seem to be straight from his phone as reported on WWE.com... show almost a sad, calm, depressed feeling. He knew it was over, and after killing his family...

I don't know... Still in shock.

[DLX]

Heh, it's cool to see some of the old people here still posting in the wrestling section, I know blaksmoke must be in quite the situation, you always were a big Benoit fan.

I came back to talk about this here because I always remembered Nnow for having a passionate wrestling following, and even though I hate wrestling now because of how it has deteriorated over time, I am still in complete shock regarding this situation.

When it was confirmed that he beat then strangled his wife, smothered his son on his bed and then sent some messages before hanging himself, man I just...I felt like throwing up.

Man this is just crazy.

Not only is this true, but we are forced into a situation where we have to hate this man, because no one who commits such a crime should receive sympathy. It was a premeditaded murder, and despite how complex wretling fans might think this is, it's really as simple as a man murdering his family..

man this is just brutal, I hope that god forgives him, what else can I say...it's just so disturbing.

[Dwhitten]

I found it even more messed up when reports said he put bibles by his son and wife when he killed them.

[ScratchedAt]

Dlx, I think you said everything about perfectly.

[Kronz]

Benoit always seemed to be a forthright, straight-talking, steadfast kind of guy--the sort of guy that would tell you if you gave him extra change or something... But I suppose I could not have been any further from the truth in so believing. It bears repeating that the man smothered his wife and his son and then hanged himself because he didn't want to face the consequences ... what a coward, what a worthless piece of trash.

[ScratchedAt]

Amazon.com uses the death to promote one of his f*cking DVDs and it makes me sick the people that just find it acceptable.

Search WWE.Com... at the top it mentions WWE's tragedy and then has a link to the DVD next to it..

This makes me wonder even worse.. you know another big, almost worshipped superstar that has been known for repeatedly being abusive? Physically and mentally?

I believe his name is Steve Austin. Oh, yeah, it is. Ask Debra. And for some reason, Chris Benoit is making me upset towards Austin.

[Dwhitten]

Well it just goes to show you about how wrestling life and taking drugs can hurt everyone around them.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286924,00.html


Now there's a story about Steve Austin! Jeepers the WWE is having some bad publicity the last couple of days.


Do you guys remember the health and wellness program WWE put in effect last year that tested their workers every couple of week and even suspended a few of them? I think they suspended only the lower card people to send a message to the community that they are "cracking down" on wrestlers using drugs. Do you honestly think they tested Benoit for drugs? Do you honestly think they would suspended a high card like that? Well look at the Vince! He's in his 50's or 60's and has bigger muscles than some of his wrestlers...I know how the human body works and when you get older your muscles do not inflate that much even with a vigerous exercise...

[Hisham]

Yeah, DLX explained the situation perfectly (welcome back btw, check your PM's).

And yeah, McMahon has got to be on the roids aswell. This whole stuation makes me sick, and I hope a 3rd party gets put in charge of checking for steriod abuse because clearly the WWE can't do it themselves.

[Blaksmoke]

80 - 90% of the WWE roster is or has been on steroids before. It's the norm.

There have been all kinds of theories floating around pertaining to why he did what he did. If you've been watching the national news channels over the past 24 hours, they all seem to be saying "'roid rage" every ten seconds, and there's got to be more to it than that. The information revealed over the past 48 hours - Nancy's divorce request back in 2003 stemming from accounts of Chris threatening to hurt her, only to be dismissed right as Chris started to get his big push towards the title at the end of that year, the accounts from co-workers saying that Chris was becoming slightly more paranoid over the past year, the reports of Daniel having Fragile X Syndrome (http://www.fragilex.org/html/what.htm) that the Benoit's wanted to keep private, a DUI charge against Chris a few years back despite the fact that he always kept up the illusion that he never touched alcohol...it's obvious that the Chris Benoit the fans and the WWE locker room knew was quite different that Chris Benoit the private person. That's not to say that he was a lunatic who went home and beat the hell out of his family every night, because I believe that he loved his family despite the fact that we now know that the murders were premeditated and not done in a quick burst of anger (I mean, he stayed in the house with the bodies for an entire day before he hung himself), but he had a dark side that came out in the absolute worst way possible.

He's now being erased from WWE history. It doesn't matter if he was one of the most talented guys to ever step into a WWE ring - he was a cold-blooded murderer who strangled his wife with a cord and choked his 7-year old son with his bare hands. Nothing else matters anymore. He was my favorite wrestler of all time, and an inspiration to millions, including about 2/3 of any independent roster in the US and Canada. He didn't tarnish one of the greatest lagacies ever, he created a completley new one for himself. He will now forever be known as Chris Benoit, the guy who snapped and killed his family and himself. I don't believe in Heaven or Hell, but if they do somehow exist, Eddie and Chris are not going to be in the same place.

[ScratchedAt]

80 - 90% of the WWE roster is or has been on steroids before. It's the norm.

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

[Blaksmoke]

Think about it.

[Kay B]

I had to laugh when i saw people leaving RIP letter to HIM outside his house....its a joke

The guy's a murderer

[ScratchedAt]

Busting your balls, Blak. I just don't believe 80-90 percent is anything more than speculation from you.. but I wouldn't put out me being wrong.

I'm slowly beginning to feel less sad and not care about him at all anymore.

[Coded-Dude]

I had to laugh when i saw people leaving RIP letter to HIM outside his house....its a joke

The guy's a murderer


Lots of murderers are still praised after their demise.....

[Dwhitten]

Well I think a lot of the fans are hoping and trying to figure out a way Benoit didn't do it. Hell, I tried thinking of all the possible ways it could of happened that made him look like a good man.

I guess it just strikes a personal cord with me because I have watched him wrestle ever since I was a young child and just when you think you know a person you once looked up to...you do not.

[ScratchedAt]

You said cord.

[Kay B]

Lots of murderers are still praised after their demise.....

And that's right is it?....Shit lets start leaving flowers for rapists and child molesters too, make them feel alittle bit better in heaven

Like i said....joke

[Coded-Dude]

no, but you can't expect everything the general public does to be right....I mean, they did believe slavery was justifiable for a while there. All I'm saying is - its an every day occurrence.

[Kay B]

no, but you can't expect everything the general public does to be right....I mean, they did believe slavery was justifiable for a while there. All I'm saying is - its an every day occurrence.

Your right tho....It's still a joke to mourn a murderer, famous or not

When slavery was around 90% of the white public believed in it (my estimation not a fact) hence the reason it was seen as right, i hardly think 90% of people these days believe im praising a murderer so the situations cant be compared

[Coded-Dude]

depends; semantically speaking, presidents are murderers..........
*however, to prevent this thread from being deraailed and going off-topic into some political jargon, I will stop there*

[Pluto]

[ Very sorry for their deaths. ]

But I wonder if he resented his child for having the disability that he had..and if that played any part in his actions. When I was reading the article in the newspaper, that seemed to be what they were insinuating when they mentioned the child's illness.

[Carlos]

has anyone noticed this thread is the first wrestling thread to surpass two pages?

[Zac]

Not surprising, since this story goes well beyond wrestling, even more than Guerrero's death did because of how it happened

[Blaksmoke]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFpu5dUAqXQ

Bret Hart's been doing a pretty great job with his media junket over the past 2 days with pointing out mistakes made by the major news channels, of which there were many.

[Kay B]

has anyone noticed this thread is the first wrestling thread to surpass two pages?

Because it's not really about wrestling

[DLX]

Thanks Hisham, I come back to lurk every once in a while and even post every so often...but I do guess it's been a while. Is Suzuki Fanboy still around...? I love that guy.

[makeitlookreal]

You can mourn a murderer without approving of what he or she did.

Of course the investigation is not complete and I do not think it's a 100% certainty that Benoit murdered his wife and son. Perhaps 95%, but not 100%. I'm very eager to hear what the investigators have to say when they hold their next press conference.

However, lets say he did murder his wife and son. That is absolutely horrible. However, I don't think that totally negates the rest of his life that came before that tragic weekend. He had been a loving husband, a great wrestler, and a good friend to many people.

Also, I'm disgusted by Vince McMahon pulling anything about Benoit off their website. He wrestled for years and years and it's disgusting that they are erasing him from history.

[Delirious]

Beniot was a helluva wrestler, and Ill miss him in the ring. Murdering your own family though, way fucked up. May god have mercy on him.

[makeitlookreal]

I just hope he asked forgiveness from God before he killed himself so that he can be in heaven with his family.

[Hisham]

You can mourn a murderer without approving of what he or she did.

Of course the investigation is not complete and I do not think it's a 100% certainty that Benoit murdered his wife and son. Perhaps 95%, but not 100%. I'm very eager to hear what the investigators have to say when they hold their next press conference.

However, lets say he did murder his wife and son. That is absolutely horrible. However, I don't think that totally negates the rest of his life that came before that tragic weekend. He had been a loving husband, a great wrestler, and a good friend to many people.

Also, I'm disgusted by Vince McMahon pulling anything about Benoit off their website. He wrestled for years and years and it's disgusting that they are erasing him from history.

How can you be so sure that he was loving or caring?

Cuz to me, a person who has had a temporary restraning order on him by his wife because she was scared for their son and herself, shows a man who is cruel, not caring.

He was a hell of a wrestler, but face the facts. You don't know if he was caring or not, and all evidence points to him being an abusive husband due to steriod abuse and alcholism.

[Viper]

You can mourn a murderer without approving of what he or she did.

Actually, you're mourning his on stage persona and not the person he truly was.


When you mourn a murderer, you're mourning who you thought they were.

[woundingchaney]

When you mourn a murderer, you're mourning who you thought they were.


Can pretty much be related to just about mourning anyone. I have done some rather harsh things in my life and hope that when its all said and done I wont be remembered for them or judged primarily based upon them. I would at least like to think that one cannot or at very least should not be condemned by the errors of their life.
-Not directed at you V. just rambling.


If the devil is my friend is he still the devil???