Topzle Topzle

Chris Benoit

Updated: Wikipedia source

Chris Benoit

Christopher Michael Benoit ( bə-NWAH; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for murdering his wife and youngest son. Bearing the nicknames The (Canadian) Crippler alongside The Rabid Wolverine throughout his career, Benoit held 30 championships between World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW – all United States), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW – Japan), and Stampede Wrestling (Canada). He was a two-time world champion, Benoit having reigned as a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE; he was booked to win a third world championship at a WWE event on the night of his death. Benoit was the twelfth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the seventh WCW Triple Crown Champion, and the second of four men in history to achieve both the WWE and the WCW Triple Crown Championships. He was also the 2004 Royal Rumble winner, joining Shawn Michaels and preceding Edge as one of the three men to win a Royal Rumble as the number one entrant. Benoit headlined multiple pay-per-views for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) including a victory in the World Heavyweight Championship main event triple threat match of WrestleMania XX in March 2004. In a three-day double-murder and suicide, Benoit murdered his wife in their residence on June 22, 2007, and his 7-year-old son the next day, before killing himself on June 24. The incident profoundly shocked and changed the professional wrestling industry and drew intense media criticism regarding brain injuries, substance abuse, and the long-term health of athletes in contact sports. Subsequent research undertaken by the Sports Legacy Institute (now the Concussion Legacy Foundation) suggested that depression and advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition of brain damage, from repeated legitimate strikes to the head that Benoit had sustained throughout his pro-wrestling career were likely contributing factors of the crimes. Due to his murders, Benoit's legacy in the professional wrestling industry is widely controversial and heavily debated. Benoit has been renowned by many for his exceptional technical wrestling ability. Prominent combat sports journalist Dave Meltzer considers Benoit "one of the top 10, maybe even [in] the top five, all-time greats" in professional wrestling history. Benoit was inducted into the Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2003. His WON induction was put to a re-vote in 2008 to determine if Benoit should remain a member of their Hall of Fame. The threshold percentage of votes required to remove Benoit was not met. While arguments have been made by a number of pro-wrestling fans and industry alumni for Benoit to one day enter the WWE Hall of Fame on account of his in-ring work, the overwhelming opinion from the majority of industry veterans is that the nature of Benoit's death disqualifies him from a posthumous induction.

Infobox

Born
Christopher Michael Benoit(1967-05-21)May 21, 1967Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
June 24, 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 40)Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Cause of death
Suicide by hanging
Spouses
mw- Martina Benoit (m. 1988; 2000; died 2007)
Children
3
Ring name(s)
Chris BenoitThe Pegasus KidWild Pegasus
Billed height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Billed weight
229 lb (104 kg)
Billed from
Edmonton, Alberta (1985-2004) Atlanta, Georgia (2004-2007)
Trained by
Bruce HartStu HartMike HammerTokyo JoeTatsumi FujinamiNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Debut
November 22, 1985

Tables

· Professional wrestling games
1997
Role(s)
First American video game appearance
Role(s)
Only released in Japan
1998
Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 3
Role(s)
Only released in Japan
1999
Role(s)
Last WCW video game appearance
2000
Role(s)
First WWF/E video game appearance
2005
Role(s)
Cover athlete (PAL version)
Role(s)
Cover athlete (PAL version)
2006
Role(s)
Last video game appearance
Year
Title
Notes
1997
WCW vs. the World
First American video game appearance
1997
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
1997
Virtual Pro Wrestling 64
Only released in Japan
1998
Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 3
Only released in Japan
1998
WCW Nitro
1998
WCW/nWo Revenge
1999
WCW/nWo Thunder
1999
WCW Mayhem
Last WCW video game appearance
2000
WWF No Mercy
First WWF/E video game appearance
2000
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
2001
WWF With Authority!
Cover athlete; Online game
2001
WWF Road to WrestleMania
2001
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
2002
WWF Raw
2002
WWE WrestleMania X8
2002
WWE Road to WrestleMania X8
2002
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
2003
WWE Crush Hour
2003
WWE WrestleMania XIX
2003
WWE Raw 2
2003
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
2004
WWE Day of Reckoning
2004
WWE Survivor Series
Cover athlete
2004
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
Cover athlete (PAL version)
2005
WWE Aftershock
Cover athlete (PAL version)
2005
WWE Day of Reckoning 2
2005
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
2006
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
Last video game appearance

References

  1. Benoit's reign with the championship is not recognized by WWE, who does not recognize any reign prior to December 1997.
  2. After Benoit left WCW for the WWF, WCW refused to acknowledge Benoit's victory as an official title reign, and Benoit's
  3. Benoit underwent a special recall election in 2008 due to the double murder-suicide of his wife and son. The recall was
  4. WWE Encyclopedia
    https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/61
  5. Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry
    https://archive.org/details/ringofhellstoryo0000rand/page/51
  6. Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling
  7. Straight From the Hart
  8. "Erased! The Tragic Story of Chris Benoit"
    http://wrestlingexaminer.com/erased-the-tragic-story-of-chris-benoit/
  9. Slam! Sports
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150624074945/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/benoit.html
  10. "Inside WWE > Title History > WCW World Championship"
    http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wcwchampionship
  11. "Inside WWE > Title History > World Heavyweight Championship"
    http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldheavyweight
  12. "U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Oversight and Reform – Interview of: Stephanie McMahon Levesque (p. 81)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20091203033324/http://oversight.house.gov/images/stories/documents/20081231140942.pdf
  13. "TV Shows > Royal Rumble > History > 2004 > Rumble Match"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100611160405/http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/
  14. "Full WrestleMania XX Results"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/20/results
  15. "Wrestler Chris Benoit Double murder–suicide: Was It 'Roid Rage'? – Health News | Current Health News"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100605232337/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286834,00.html
  16. "Benoit's Dad, Doctors: Multiple Concussions Could Be Connected to murder–suicide – ABC News"
    https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Story?id=3562665&page=1
  17. Chris Benoit murder-suicide full documentary, no commercials
    https://www.bitchute.com/video/edFICJCRKRLS/
  18. Vice
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-horrific-crime-that-changed-wwe-forever/
  19. "Your e-mails: Reaction to Chris Benoit deaths"
    https://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/06/27/benoit.deaths.feedback/index.html
  20. Calgary Herald
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120404115632/http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=068f9b38-4b0a-4b26-9e30-2867f415d514&p=2
  21. Wrestling-Titles.com
    https://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/hof.html
  22. Profightdb.com
    http://www.profightdb.com/halls-of-fame/wrestling-observer-newsletter-hall-of-fame-2003-19.html
  23. Bleacher Report
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1485524-wwe-hall-of-fame-2013-chris-benoit-deserves-to-be-inducted
  24. Mentioned by his father in an interview with Larry King on CNN.
  25. "Benoit inspired by the Dynamite Kid, Crippler adopts idol's high-risk style"
    https://archive.today/20120629093200/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2000/jan14_ins.html
  26. Maxim
    http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/last-days-chris-benoit
  27. Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be
  28. "Stampede Wrestling British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-bc-mh.html
  29. Wrestling Title Histories
  30. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW
    https://books.google.com/books?id=4EQtAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT56
  31. The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling
    https://books.google.com/books?id=j0dlOLyCj6YC
  32. Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & The Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry
    https://archive.org/details/ringofhellstoryo0000rand/page/162
  33. The History of WWE
    https://thehistoryofwwe.com/wwf-results-1995/
  34. Chris Benoit (1967–2007) profile Archived December 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, MetaFilter.com; accessed June 30, 20
    http://www.metafilter.com/62384/Chris-Benoit-19672007
  35. SLAM! Sports
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150609123857/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/apr17_ring.html
  36. Pro Wrestling History
    http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/nwoppv.html#99
  37. "Wrestling Information Archive - Wrestling Timeline: (1999 - Present)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20010804085453/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/timelin5.htm
  38. "World Heavyweight Champion and WCW/NWA Title History"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20000817233603/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/world/
  39. "WCW World Championship"
    http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship
  40. "Chris Benoit"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20020802221928/http://raw.wwe.com/superstars/benoit_c/index.html
  41. "WrestleMania 2000 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/16/results
  42. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/random-network-reviews-fully-loaded-2000/
  43. "Unforgiven 2000 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2000/results
  44. "Backlash 2000 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2000/results
  45. "Judgment Day 2000 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2000/results
  46. "SummerSlam 2000 results"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2000/results
  47. "Royal Rumble 2001 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/results/
  48. "Intercontinental Championship"
    https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/intercontinental-championship
  49. "WrestleMania X-Seven results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/17/results
  50. "Backlash 2001 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2001/results
  51. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-raw-is-war-report-4-30-01/
  52. "Judgment Day 2001 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2001/results
  53. "History of the World Tag Team Championship: Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20061231191757/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132121212
  54. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-smackdown-report-5-24-01/
  55. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-raw-is-war-report-5-28-01/
  56. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-smackdown-report-5-31-01/
  57. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/random-network-reviews-king-of-the-ring-2001/
  58. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. p. 102.
  59. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. p. 148.
  60. "Vengeance 2002 results"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/2002/results
  61. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. p. 200.
  62. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. p. 197.
  63. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  64. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books.
  65. "Unforgiven 2002 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2002/results
  66. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. pp. 279–280.
  67. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_1309.shtml
  68. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_1446.shtml
  69. McAvennie, Michael (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. pp. 291–296.
  70. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_1795.shtml
  71. "Armageddon 2002 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2002/results
  72. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_1956.shtml
  73. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_1994.shtml
  74. Power Slam Magazine, issue 104
  75. "No Way Out 2003 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/2003/results
  76. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  77. "Judgment Day 2003 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2003/results
  78. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_4229.shtml
  79. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_4570.shtml
  80. "Vengeance 2003 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/2003/results
  81. "SummerSlam 2003 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2003/results
  82. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  83. "Survivor Series 2003 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2003/results
  84. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_6582.shtml
  85. Slam! Sports
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140537/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2004/01/27/326881.html
  86. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_7194.shtml
  87. Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts
  88. "WrestleMania In Person" (WrestleMania 22)
  89. WrestleMania 23
  90. "History of the World Tag Team Championship: Chris Benoit and Edge (1)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20051125121254/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321112111
  91. WrestleView.com
    https://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/raw2004/1084850082.shtml
  92. WrestleView.com
    https://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/raw2004/1086057245.shtml
  93. 411Mania.com
    https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-smark-rant-for-wwe-bad-blood-2004/
  94. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_8844.shtml
  95. "Vengeance 2004 results"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/2004/results
  96. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  97. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_9535.shtml
  98. "Unforgiven 2004 results"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2004/results
  99. "History of the World Tag Team Championship: Chris Benoit and Edge (2)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20051129092650/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413211111111
  100. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  101. Tripper strikes back (New Years Revolution 2005)
  102. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  103. Power Slam Magazine, issue 131
  104. What's going down..
  105. "ECW One Night Stand 2005 results"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070428140956/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ons05results/
  106. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  107. "Another assist from dad"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09012005/
  108. "Changing Friday nights"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09092005/
  109. "A miraculous recovery"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09232005/
  110. "A RAW invasion"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10212005/
  111. "Eddie Guerrero passes away"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20051201054713/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/eddieguerreropasses
  112. "Celebrating Eddie Guerrero"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/11142005/
  113. "Paying tribute"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11182005/
  114. "Anarchy in the U.K."
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11252005/
  115. 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
  116. "The SmackDown Special"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11292005/
  117. "Mind games"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12092005/
  118. "A shocking return leads to new Champs"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12302005/
  119. "Making statements"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01062006/
  120. Arena Reports
  121. "Back in business"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02242006/
  122. "The Wrestling Machine snaps"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04142006/
  123. "A Man of his word"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05052006/
  124. "A Good Old-Fashioned Fight"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080103092348/http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/2006/matches/2384844211/results/
  125. "Kiss Him Goodbye"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05262006/
  126. Pro Wrestling Torch
    https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_16895.shtml
  127. "Sir Regal taps out in Benoit's rabid return"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071021021748/https://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/2006/matches/3445526/results/
  128. "King Me"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10132006/
  129. "Mutiny"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10242006/
  130. "Controlled Chaos?"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11022006/
  131. "Ani-mauled"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11172006/
  132. "Rabid reversal"
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2006/matches/3332480112/results/
  133. "Wolverine prevails at Armageddon"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080331154001/http://www.wwe.com:80/shows/armageddon/history/2006/matches/34729441/results/
  134. "Threat averted"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01192007/
  135. ""The Rabid Wolverine" is the Hardys' MVP in Six-Man Tag Team Match"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080215114112/http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2007/matches/346566811321/results/
  136. "Rabid resiliency"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080405012607/https://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/2007/matches/396065211/results/
  137. "Third time's the golden charm for MVP"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080503090222/https://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/2007/matches/41244023/results/
  138. "One wild night"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/
  139. "Extreme tribute"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/06122007/
  140. "The beginning of a new ECW dawn"
    http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/06192007/
  141. Slam! Sports
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150519060127/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/24/4287727.html
  142. Total MMA: Inside Ultimate Fighting
    https://archive.org/details/totalmmainsideul0000snow
  143. Pro Wrestling Torch
    http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_36289.shtml
  144. WrestleView.com
    http://www.wrestleview.com/news2004/1082342965.shtml
  145. Unilad.co.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190415203239/https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/two-big-things-played-a-part-in-chris-benoits-death-and-we-need-to-talk-about-it/
  146. Deadspin
    https://deadspin.com/10-years-after-the-chris-benoit-killings-pro-wrestling-1794183640
  147. Slam! Sports
    https://archive.today/20161111070932/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/07/12/537080.html
  148. "The 10 coolest moves in WWE right now"
    http://www.wwe.com/inside/10-coolest-moves-right-now/page-2
  149. ScreenGeek.net
    https://www.screengeek.net/2017/04/17/kurt-angle-chris-benoit-top-3-wrestler-all-time/
  150. "Benoit tragedy, one year later"
    https://archive.today/20120728103706/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Benoit/2008/06/23/5966026.html
  151. "Details of Benoit family deaths revealed"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080213045555/http://www.tsn.ca/headlines/news_story/?ID=211878
  152. "WWE star killed family, self"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110524052903/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/25/wrestler.dead.ap/index.html?cnn=yes
  153. "Released divorce papers and restraining order"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070627232104/http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0626_benoit_dismiss.pdf
  154. Benoit interview, "Chris Benoit: Hard Knocks" DVD, WWE Home Video.
  155. Malenko comments on Benoit, WWE Raw, June 25, 2007.
  156. www.cbsnews.com
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wrestlers-diary-reveals-grief-depression/
  157. Interview with his father, "Hard Knocks" DVD
  158. "WWE wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070705113805/http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usbenoit0626%2C0%2C4246396.story?coll=ny-top-headlines
  159. "Pro wrestler, family found dead in Fayetteville home"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070627182538/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html
  160. "Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit, family found dead"
    https://www.cbc.ca/sports/canadian-wrestler-chris-benoit-family-found-dead-1.655834
  161. ABC News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080415143225/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=3315501&page=1
  162. "Sheriff: Wrestler Chris Benoit murder–suicide Case Closed – Local News | News Articles | National News"
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330440,00.html
  163. "Benoit strangled unconscious son – doc"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100910020550/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2007/07/18/2007-07-18_benoit_strangled_unconscious_son__doc-1.html
  164. "Authorities Confirm Chris Benoit Murdered Wife and Son"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080417023522/http://www.crimelibrary.com/news/original/0607/2701_chris_benoit.html
  165. "WWE postpones show at American Bank Center"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070628082251/http://www.caller.com/news/2007/jun/25/wwe-cancels-show-american-bank-center/
  166. FOXnews
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090904025150/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289649,00.html
  167. Sports Illustrated
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130227035900/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/08/30/wrestlers/
  168. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR2007083101961.html
  169. "Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say"
    https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3560015&page=1
  170. "Brain Study: Concussions Caused Benoit's Rage"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071116191052/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14047066/detail.html
  171. "Superstars"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070105121413/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/chrisbenoit/
  172. "Sheriff: Wrestler Chris Benoit murder–suicide Case Closed"
    https://www.foxnews.com/story/sheriff-wrestler-chris-benoit-murder-suicide-case-closed
  173. "Past Honorees"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090411213015/http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/reunion-news/past-honorees/
  174. "Catch Wrestling Association Title Histories"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080720162309/http://www.titlehistories.com/Catch_Wrestling_Association.htm
  175. "ECW World Tag Team Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html
  176. "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html
  177. Wrestling Title Histories
  178. Wrestling Title Histories
  179. Prowrestlinghistory.com
    http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/miscjr.html#sg
  180. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners – Feud of the Year"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080616062707/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm
  181. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners – Match of the Year"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063308/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimoty.htm
  182. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners – Wrestler of the Year"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080619065216/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiwoty.htm
  183. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 2004"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090209025014/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50004.htm
  184. "PWI 500 of the PWI Years"
    http://www.willywrestlefest.fr/Ressources/PWI/PWI500_PWI_Years_2003.htm
  185. "Stampede International Tag Team Title history"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080505025114/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-t.html
  186. "Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees history"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20010816062842/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfhof.htm
  187. "WWF World Light Heavyweight Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html
  188. "WWE light Heavyweight Championship official history"
    http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/
  189. "WCW World Heavyweight Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html
  190. "WCW World Tag Team Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html
  191. "NWA/WCW World Television Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html
  192. "NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html
  193. "World Heavyweight Title (WWE Smackdown) history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html
  194. "WWE Tag Team Title (Smackdown) history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/sd/wwe-sd-t.html
  195. "WWWF/WWE United States Heavyweight Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html
  196. "WWE United States Championship"
    http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/
  197. "WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history"
    http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-t.html
  198. Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150215081415/http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/110-wrestling-observer-newsletter/40865-jan-26-2015-wrestling-observer-newsletter-2014-awards-issue-w-results-a-daves-commentary-conor-mcgregor-and-much-more
  199. PWI-Online.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190505214329/http://pwi-online.com/pages/hallofame.html
Image
Source:
Tip: Wheel or +/− to zoom, drag to pan, Esc to close.