The Crippler Cross-Face no more...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:34 pm

Usually you hear about wrestlers dying from drug use, etc.

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitdead

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:40 pm

wow.... never saw that coming but this will really cause Vince issues with getting ratings up in the near future since Chris was just traded to a different brand. Alot of the better ratings brings are just not doing enough such as TheRock who is getting divorced, StoneCold who just finished a movie, HHH who is out still on that leg injury.

This is still truly sad to see him go.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:45 pm

wow his whole family dude.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:45 pm

I got the feeling that this is going to blow up into something major. I looked around a bit and found this,

Not At WWE Vengeance Pay-Per-View
Date Added: June 24, 2007
Story By: Richard Gray
Chris Benoit was unable to work tonight's Vengeance pay-per-view. The Canadian Crippler was replaced by Johnny Nitro, who ended up winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Tazz briefly mentioned that Benoit was unable to make it due to "personal reasons." As we reported earlier here at Rajah.com today, Benoit had to fly home over the weekend to deal with a family emergency.

We should have a full update on Chris Benoit after the event is over.

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:21 pm

wow. This smells like a murder/suicide. Musta been some serious 'roid rage going on there.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:25 pm

Blisster wrote:wow. This smells like a murder/suicide. Musta been some serious 'roid rage going on there.

we will prob never know the full extent of the whole story. Tonights RAW should be interesting...

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:26 pm

Sava700 wrote:Tonights RAW should be interesting...

9:00 pm right?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:53 pm

CableDude wrote:9:00 pm right?

8pm see it was supposed to start early for a tribute to Vince seein as how he was blown up in a car a few weeks back...so no tellin how this will mess this story up if Vince comes out tonight for the Chris B. tribute

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:15 pm

ya i was wtf when raw came on

at least they throw the story line out the window for tonights raw and doing 3 hrs for him.

i wounder what smackdown and ecw will be like this week.

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:21 pm

The only news coming from Georgia Police, is that the 'family was not shot to death'. I know that statement sounds cold. But it does rule out one speculation that is running rampant surrounding their deaths. Once an update is available, we will post it here on the website and hotline

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/f ... enoit.html

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:30 pm

horsemen_ wrote:ya i was wtf when raw came on

at least they throw the story line out the window for tonights raw and doing 3 hrs for him.

i wounder what smackdown and ecw will be like this week.

well i'm curious if Vince is going to make a showing? If he does he will destroy the whole story line behind his car explosion..if he doesn't it might be viewed as not caring.. meh

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:38 pm

Crazy fake wrestler murders family, WWE tribute at 9.

Hahaha.

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:39 pm

this one is not fake and yes vince broke story and made the anoument

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:43 pm

horsemen_ wrote:this one is not fake and yes vince broke story and made the anoument

Its WWE its all fake wrestling.

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:45 pm

wrestling. yes fake

chris death no real
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/f ... enoit.html

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:47 pm

odd
eddie guerrero died the day b4 he was to win the world title for the 2 time

chirs dies the day after he was to win the world title for the 2 time

unless chris died sunday and wasnt found til today

and they both won the world title the frist time on the same night

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:50 pm

Oh ya I know his death is real, probably killed himself after he did his family.

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:53 pm

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution says the police said they was not shot

so i thought maybe carbon dioxide but its summer shouldn't be running the heat.

so ya maybe one of them stabbed the others to death.
maybe someone broke in and was robbing the house and killed them. dont know have to wait a few days when more facts are leaked

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:57 pm

Horsey, dude, you gotta work on your forum grammar.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:11 pm

Wow, catching up on Raw on the DVR, they're really broken up about it and they're not acting either, those guys form some serious bonds behind the scenes. Sucks, Benoit was one tough mofo and I always laughed at his chipped tooth and Canadian accent lol!!

RIP!

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:18 pm

I don’t watch wrestling, but I’d like to see how this story pans out.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:42 pm

Prey521 wrote:Wow, catching up on Raw on the DVR, they're really broken up about it and they're not acting either, those guys form some serious bonds behind the scenes.

They must have been the power bottoms.

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:17 pm

abc news

Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department told ABC News that Benoit had missed several appointments over the weekend, leading concerned parties to ask police to do a "welfare check."

When sheriffs arrived at the Benoit home, they found the wrestler, his wife, and his son dead.

There was no sign of gunshot wounds or stabbing, according to Pope. But they are not ruling out other causes, such as poisoning, suffocation, or strangulation. Although Pope noted he was not "confirming" any of these causes, just not ruling them out at this time.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. However, it could be as long as weeks before there is a result.

7thkevin · Post by **7thkevin** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:44 am

http://www.pwheadlines.com/WWE_News/Ano ... More.shtml

I am a long time wwe fan so this came as a shock to me

lonewolfz28 · Post by **lonewolfz28** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:10 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Its WWE its all fake wrestling.

Yes, the storylines and outcomes are fake(except in the rare case of serious injury where the performer can't continue), but the bumps these folks take are real and painful.

That being said, Benoit was one of the few who could actually string together enough wrestling moves to make it convincing.

As a fan of his I'm going to miss him. I truely hope this wasn't a murder/suicide as first reported. That would make a sad situation much worse.

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:04 am

I just read that they are looking at it as a murder-suicide ...

edit: link

(also saw this mentioned on several news sites)

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:46 am

lonewolfz28 wrote:Yes, the storylines and outcomes are fake(except in the rare case of serious injury where the performer can't continue), but the bumps these folks take are real and painful.

Ya, which is like nothing compared to real fighting, full contact sports.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:01 am

Pro wrestler Chris Benoit canceled a pay-per-view appearance at the "Vengeance" event in Houston because of "personal reasons" a day before he, his wife and their 7-year-old son were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.

Details of the deaths "are going to prove a little bizarre" when released to the public, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in DeKalb County.

Authorities were investigating the deaths at a secluded Fayette County home as a murder-suicide and were not seeking any suspects.

Investigators believe Benoit, (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife and son over the weekend and then himself sometime Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three different rooms of the house on Green Meadow Lane, in a subdivision off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.

Ballard told The Associated Press a gun was not used in any of the deaths. But he declined to say how the three died.

"We're pretty sure we know, but we want to confirm it with the crime lab," Ballard said early Tuesday.

Fayette County Coroner C.J. Mowell did not return phone calls. The answering service for his funeral home said he was out of town.

World Wrestling Entertainment said on its Web site that it asked authorities to check on Benoit and his family after being alerted by friends who received "several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning."

Sheriff's Lt. Tommy Pope told WSB-TV that the three were found about 2:30 p.m., but he wouldn't release other details.

Stamford, Conn.-based WWE also said on its Web site it had been asked by authorities not to release further information on the deaths of Benoit, 40; his wife, Nancy, 43; and son, Daniel.

Benoit was born in Montreal. He was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles over his career. He was known by several names including "The Canadian Crippler."

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the company said in a statement on its Web site.

Benoit had maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling.

The WWE canceled its live "Monday Night RAW" card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.

Benoit's wife managed several wrestlers and went by the stage name, "Woman," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

They met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of an ongoing story line on World Championship Wrestling, the newspaper said.

Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.

My power went out last night so I lost the last hour of it.. I'll watch the first 2 hours in a few mins.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:19 pm

Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room, a law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press Tuesday.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Authorities also said they are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths of Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son who were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/m ... ml?cnn=yes

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:21 pm

So sad man.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:23 pm

Success is so horrible he couldnt let his family live through it I guess. I still liek the fact that the WWE did a 3 hour special for a guy that killed his family.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:27 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Success is so horrible he couldnt let his family live through it I guess. I still liek the fact that the WWE did a 3 hour special for a guy that killed his family.

didn't get a chance to watch it Yard was it done well?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:30 pm

Spammy wrote:didn't get a chance to watch it Yard was it done well?

I wouldnt know, personally I dont think anything in pro wrestling is well done.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:34 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote: I still liek the fact that the WWE did a 3 hour special for a guy that killed his family.

I was thinkin' the same thing...dumbasses

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:52 pm

I wonder if the Undertaker will be at the funeral, and rise from a casket, roll his eyes back and Paul Bearer's pasty fat ass will introduce him.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:56 pm

Burke wrote:I wonder if the Undertaker will be at the funeral, and rise from a casket, roll his eyes back and Paul Bearer's pasty fat ass will introduce him.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:04 pm

Burke wrote:I wonder if the Undertaker will be at the funeral, and rise from a casket, roll his eyes back and Paul Bearer's pasty fat ass will introduce him.

They dont know how to choreograph something like that.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:29 pm

Burke wrote:I wonder if the Undertaker will be at the funeral, and rise from a casket, roll his eyes back and Paul Bearer's pasty fat ass will introduce him.

You missed your calling man, you should've become an event coordinator.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:50 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Success is so horrible he couldnt let his family live through it I guess. I still liek the fact that the WWE did a 3 hour special for a guy that killed his family.

they probably did not know at the time ... and one action by a person cannot be misconstrued as to the type of person he was and the way he lived

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:58 pm

just very sad all the way around