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Chris Benoit
Actor
Died June 24, 2007 (40 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2014 | John Cena: Greatest Rivalries · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden · as Chris Benoit |
| 2012 | The Top 100 Moments in Raw History · as Chris Benoit |
| 2011 | The True Story of WrestleMania · as Chris Benoit |
| 2011 | WWE Over the Limit · as Chris Benoit |
| 2010 | Smackdown: The Best of 2009-2010 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2010 | WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber · as Chris Benoit |
| 2010 | Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology · as Chris Benoit |
| 2009 | WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2009 | WWE: Batista - I Walk Alone · as Chris Benoit |
| 2008 | WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship · as Chris Benoit |
| 2008 | WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story · as Chris Benoit |
| 2008 | WWE Hall of Fame 2008 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2008 | Bigger, Stronger, Faster · as Chris Benoit |
| 2007 | WWE Draft Special · as Chris Benoit |
| 2007 | WWE: The Ladder Match · as Himself |
| 2007 | WWE Judgment Day · as Chris Benoit |
| 2007 | WWE Backlash · as Chris Benoit |
| 2007 | Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen · as Self |
| 2007 | WrestleMania 23 · as Self |
| 2007 | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | WWE: The New & Improved DX · as Chris Benoit |
| 2007 | WWE No Way Out · as Chris Benoit |
| 2007 | Royal Rumble · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE Armageddon · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | Survivor Series · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE Cyber Sunday · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE No Mercy · as Himself |
| 2006 | Summerslam · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | ECW on Sci Fi (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE Judgment Day · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WrestleMania 22 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE Hall of Fame 2006 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE No Way Out · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Chris Benoit |
| 2006 | WWE New Year's Revolution · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE Armageddon · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | The Smackdown! Special · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE Survivor Series · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE No Mercy · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | Summerslam · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE the Great American Bash · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | ECW One Night Stand · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE Backlash · as Himself |
| 2005 | WrestleMania 21 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE Hall of Fame 2005 · as Self |
| 2005 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Chris Benoit |
| 2005 | WWE New Year's Revolution · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | WWE Survivor Series · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | WWE Unforgiven · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | WWE Taboo Tuesday · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | Summerslam · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | WWE Vengeance · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | WWE Bad Blood · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | WWE Backlash · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | John Cena: Word Life · as Self |
| 2004 | WrestleMania XX · as Chris Benoit |
| 2004 | The Monday Night War: WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro · as Himself |
| 2004 | Royal Rumble · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | Survivor Series · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | WWE Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | WWE No Mercy · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | Summerslam · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | WWE Vengeance · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | ECW: Hardcore TV - Mental! · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | WWE Insurrextion · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | Rey Mysterio: 619 · as Himself |
| 2003 | WWE Judgment Day · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | WrestleMania XIX · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | WWE No Way Out · as Chris Benoit |
| 2003 | Royal Rumble · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE Armageddon · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | Survivor Series · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE Rebellion · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE No Mercy · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE Unforgiven · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | Summerslam · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | The Rock: Just Bring It · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE Vengeance · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE Velocity (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | WWE: Stone Cold Steve Austin - What? · as Chris Benoit |
| 2002 | Best of the WWF 2001 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WWF: Action! · as Himself |
| 2001 | King of the Ring · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WWE Tough Enough (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WWF Judgment Day · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WWF Insurrextion · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WWF Backlash · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | WWF No Way Out · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | Royal Rumble · as Himself |
| 2001 | Best of Raw Vol. 3 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2001 | Most Memorable Matches of 2000 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF Armageddon · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF Rebellion · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | Kurt Angle - It's True! It's True! · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | Survivor Series · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF No Mercy · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF Unforgiven · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | Summerslam · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | Fully Loaded · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | King of the Ring · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF Judgment Day · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF Insurrextion · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WWF Backlash · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as Chris Benoit |
| 2000 | No Way Out · as Chris Benoit |
| 1999 | WCW Mayhem · as Chris Benoit |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! · as Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Souled Out · as Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | WCW Thunder (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1997 | WCW Road Wild · as Chris Benoit |
| 1997 | WWE Byte This! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | WCW Hog Wild · as Chris Benoit |
| 1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1993 | WCW Slamboree 1993 · as Himself |
| 1993 | ECW Hardcore TV (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1993 | WCW SuperBrawl III · as Himself |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Chris Benoit |
| 1975 | WCW WorldWide (TV Series) · as Self - The Four Horsemen |