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General => Sports => Topic started by: Roxasu on June 25, 2007, 10:33:04 PM
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Vengence ended with almost every champion retaining (WTF?)
the only changes were the ECW Championship which went to Johnny Nitro following a substitution since Chris Benoit couldn't make it
and the Women's championship, which went to Candice Michelle
RIP Chris Benoit (1967-2007)
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1079/537736ss6.jpg)(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5136/benoit3tg4.jpg)
In sadder news, Chris Benoit and his family has died, now if this is real and not a plot device as the McMahon this is, then this is a really sad day for pro wrestling
My condolences to the rest of Benoit's relatives
Written: June 25, 2007
STAMFORD, Conn., June 25, 2007 – World Wrestling Entertainment was informed today by authorities in Fayette County, Ga., that WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and his son were found dead in their home. Authorities are investigating, but no other details are available at this time.
Instead of its announced programming for tonight on USA Network, WWE will air a three-hour tribute to Chris Benoit.
Chris was beloved among his fellow Superstars, and was a favorite among WWE fans for his unbelievable athleticism and wrestling ability. He always took great pride in his performance, and always showed respect for the business he loved, for his peers and towards his fans. This is a terrible tragedy and an unbearable loss.
WWE extends its sincere condolences and prayers to the Benoit family and loved ones in this time of tragedy.
read: http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitdead
*daigong edit...topic split. pic added. etc.*
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EDIT
I thought the Chris Benoit death was another supposed storyline, but now I see it's reported on various other sources, as opposed to just WWE.com. This is so sad. I hardly watch wrestling nowadays, but Benoit was always one of my favourites. And his family as well. This is just tragic. My sincere condolences to Benoit's family and other loved ones in this difficult time.
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^Have to wait and see what additional info is released in the following days.
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Oh dear god no...:cry:
:prayers:
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Apparently he flew home because his wife and son were taken very ill, but for Benoit and both of them to end up dead the next morning.... it makes no sense to me... I'm so upset.
RIP Chris Benoit and family.
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RAW's episode has been changed, and is starting out with Vince talking about Chris Benoit, so it is true, tonights show is changed as well to be a Chris Benoit memorial show
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*topic split*
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3310/benoitedm29may01sunsi3.jpg)
Just watched RAW and thought it was a joke when Vince came out too. I'm just stunned...wtf man. HOW? WHY? Aw jesus, Edmonton's finest to wrestle ......
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RIP Chris. Thank for the memories. :cry:
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Damn what a shock. I was first told that Chris Benoit died, but then later told that his wife and son died too and that became more of a shock. RIP Chris...you are/were one of my favorite wrestlers.
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Thats really sad news
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Just listening to the radio a bit, and they say Atlanta police is investigating this as a homicide ...
Still too shocked to even fathom this...
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first eddie, now chris...
r.i.p.
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RIP Chris! Damn, just found out about this. Quite shocking even though I don't watch wrestling anymore. Very sad it's all of his family.
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RIP Chris Benoit.. Let's not forget his wife Nancy, best known as the valet "Woman" in WCW, and that beautiful boy he was so proud of. Wrestling has lost one of its true legends.
My cousin and I have been wrestling fans for a very long time, and many a week we'd sit around watching WWE just hoping that Benoit, Guerrero, or Lance Storm were wrestling. Many special memories in my life have been spent in front of the tube watching the TV shows or the pay per views with dad and my cousin. Thanks, Chris. You were constantly the highlight of the night. You'll be missed. :'(
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^Actually, it was Benoit, his wife and one of his sons.
His daughter and other son weren't there.
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Edge broke down and cried, CM Punk same thing, even Triple H had come out to say a few words
theres nothing I could add that hasn't already been said, benoit has had an amazing career, ECW, WCW, WWE, getting championships all over the place, sucks that he's gone
i hope he's watching this memorial episode and can see how his peers and fans felt
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RIP :cry:
rumours had it he killed his family then himself
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New details on WWE.com.
Its being ruled as a Double-Murder Suicide.
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...oshit.... That's fucked up :/
I can't even watch this RAW. My favorite matches was when he was chopping and cross facing with Angle over and over as Angle suplexed him and ankle locked.
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Just saw this on my local news.
Its believed that Benoit shot and killed his wife, then his son, and turned the gun on himself.
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^ Fuck I hope that's not true.
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I'm shocked. Please, this is not true...please
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^Its very true, and ultimately extremely sad.
Have to wait till more info released in the coming days.
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Just saw this on my local news.
Its believed that Benoit shot and killed his wife, then his son, and turned the gun on himself.
a double murder suicide. why benoit? you were doing so well. :cry:
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^There could have been tons of shit goin' on in his private life. I don't really know a lot about any thing he may have had going on(Drugs, alcohol, etc), but it could've have been anything and who knows for how long.
edit: Has it actually been confirmed a murder-suicide or is just still being investigated as one? (Just noticed L-sans' post about who was the suspected murderer)
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Shibo was saying on IRC that the wife and kid was killed first on Sat, then Benoit took his own life yesterday.... man I can't believe what I'm writing :(
<Dan> theres more info here: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=3315501&page=1
<Shibo> http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=29033
<Dan> There were no signs of gunshot wounds or stabbing, according to Pope. Pope said "the instruments of death were located on scene," but he would not specify what those instruments are
Would it be career related? That he felt he was shoved off to ECW? I'm just really confused and shocked still.
Whatever the case....much condolences to the Benoit extended family and yet another wrestling tragedy.
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wow can't believe this. R.I.P. Chris
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Just saw this on my local news.
Its believed that Benoit shot and killed his wife, then his son, and turned the gun on himself.
I've heard that too. Weird and horrible. I wasn't the biggest Benoit fan (Bret Hart, HHH <3) but there is no doubt that he's one of the greatest. Makes me sad that he's gone.
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OMG!! :shock:
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Fuck, I really hope it's not a double murder-suicide. That is not what I want my last memory of him to be...And unfortunately, if true, the reason why it was done, will never truly be found out.
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Shibo was saying on IRC that the wife and kid was killed first on Sat, then Benoit took his own life yesterday.... man I can't believe what I'm writing :(
Detective Bo Turner told WAGA-TV the case was being treated as a murder-suicide, but said that couldn't be confirmed until evidence was examined by a crime lab.
The station said investigators believe the 40-year-old Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and 7-year-old son, Daniel, over the weekend, then himself on Monday. The bodies were found in three rooms.
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."
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WRESTLER_DEAD?SITE=NJMOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WRESTLER_DEAD?SITE=NJMOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
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Caught the special the aired 'Remembering Chris Benoit' last night on WWE Raw, sad to hear, he was definitely one of the best. RIP he and his family.
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God...
It's just so sad to lose two of favorite wrestlers within two year span.
R.I.P., Chris, Nancy and Daniel Benoit.
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Oh god, this is terrible!! Seems so unreal...
R.I.P.
Damn, a 7-year-old boy...
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Yeah the police have said that no one was shot
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ATLANTA - 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 on Tuesday.
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. Steroid abuse has been linked to depression, paranoia, and aggressive behavior or angry outbursts known as "roid rage."
oO"
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I couldn't help but choke up after watch this week Raw tribute...I caught off guard over his death.
Rest in peace Chris,truly one of the great wrestler.
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No guns were used, but most of the news reports are now saying that Daniel was smothered by a pillow, Nancy was strangled with a phone cord and that Chris hung himself in the family weight room.
Everyone needs to keep in mind that Chris Benoit, THE WRESTLER was different and separate from Chris Benoit, THE PERSON. Particularly in this business, there's shit going on in the life of THE PERSON that no one knows about. After all, all we see is his life as THE WRESTLER. It saddens me to no end that this happened to Chris Benoit, THE PERSON, but in no way will this diminish how I remember Chris Benoit, THE WRESTLER.
:prayers:
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THIS SUCKS so bad. I just woke up yesterday to find out that My favorite Wrestler died and his whole family....
Now I wake up today to find out it was him who did it all :OMG:
I can't believe this also, if only someone knew and could have helped him...
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There has been so many conflicting reports about what happened, I truly don't know what is true and what's not, but I'd like to believe he didn't do it... but it's just getting worse and worse. :cry:
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I heard he has another son and daughter, anyone know if thats true?
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ECW just started with McMahon making a statement saying that tonight Benoit will not be mentioned and they will start the healing process with the superstars doing what they do best, entertain
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Yep its true,from his previous marriage.
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I first saw this last night on CNN in a hotel room, but didn't catch the audio. I had trouble sleeping for my job interview the next day.
Chris Benoit was THE greatest wrestler in the world today. Not one of the best - but the absolute greatest. And not just recently, but for the past 15 years, from his time in New Japan as Wild Pegasus, to ECW as the Crippler, to his WCW days as a Horseman, to his WWE days as simply Chris Benoit. No one came close to him in terms of technical ability, or intensity, or silent charisma.
First Eddie, now Chris - why the the best among us have to die so young?
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WWE's put up a detailed timeline regarding Benoit/WWE
http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/detailedbenoittimeline (http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/detailedbenoittimeline)
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RIP??? Nah, someone's gotta say this, and it might as well be me.
"Burn in Hell, you sick twisted child murdering fuck!! Hope you didn't fall far enough to snap your neck, and you chocked a slow painful death!"
RIP innocent wife and son.
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The timeline is just so bizarre that I don't really want to speculate or make judgement as to the reasons for this tragedy.
News roundup:
- Chris earlier told his colleagues that his wife and kid had food poisoning and his wife was vomiting blood.
- Toxicology will take 2 weeks
- Prescription steroids were found. Some anecdotal evidence that 'roid rage can potentially occur, but no scientific evidence that such a thing exists.
- Possible signs of struggle with Nancy (she was bound), bible placed next to both bodies. Nancy possibly died on Friday, Daniel possibly died on late Friday or early Saturday, Chris possibly died on Sunday. No suicide note.
- In 2003, Nancy filed for divorce and a restraining order, claiming that he lost his temper and threatened to strike her. She filed to have the divorce papers dismissed three months later.
- His last match was with Elijah Burke. He was scheduled to face CM Punk at Vengeance, but no-showed.
Lots of dumb speculation occuring in the news.
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RIP??? Nah, someone's gotta say this, and it might as well be me.
"Burn in Hell, you sick twisted child murdering fuck!! Hope you didn't fall far enough to snap your neck, and you chocked a slow painful death!"
RIP innocent wife and son.
Agree 100%
Here's a thought:
If you get this feeling that you want to kill someone and then kill yourself.........
Do yourself first and the feeling will go away!
Way to much of this in the news lately
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Benoit’s son suffered from Fragile X Syndrome; speculation over whether pressure was too much (http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitpressures)
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Benoit’s son suffered from Fragile X Syndrome; speculation over whether pressure was too much (http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitpressures)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragile_X
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You think the WWE is just spinning it to not blame it on Roid Rage? With this thing about his son. Still stunned. The details are just so gruesome. I have no idea why he would do what he would do.
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Interesting: Chynna was on Jim Rome Show just now...thinks it's drug related. "Am I makng sense??" and a caller came in and said cuz of the pressure to perform 300 days a year, that there is no DL list, guys hopped on drugs equals all these unnatural deaths.
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This is really weird.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287194,00.html
Someone posted on wikipedia that Benoit's wife Nancy was dead 13 HOURS before police found the bodies.
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^Turns out it was a spammer that just coincidentally right.
Anyone hear Geraldo's take on the whole thing?
Hoo boy...
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What did Geraldo have to say?
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Well...
according to PWinsider
Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor covered the Benoit tragedy on Thursday night, with host Bill O'Reilly discussing the "bizarre details" with reporter Geraldo Rivera O'Reilly discussed the wikipedia story, then introduced Rivera. Rivera said there was going to be "increased scrutiny" in regard to WWE, saying "I don't know about the role they played in the death necessarily but certainly in the steroid abuse in the people who are their actors." He said WWE knows about the heavy steroid abuse and that there were raids on the doctor who prescribed Benoit his steroids (true there was a raid) and raids on the Internet pharmacy Benoit used (which actually happened months ago).
Rivera said that when you think of how WWE has tried to downplay the possibility it was roid rage and instead attempted to say, "Oh no, the couple had been feuding over the care of their developmentally disabled seven year old son Daniel", calling it "a bunch of bunk." He said WWE was trying to deflect attention from the steroid use.
In regard to the wikipedia posting, Rivera said he doesn't know if it was a legitimate post or a hoax posting, but it legitimately happened before the bodies were discovered by authorities. He said it would be an unbelievable coincidence and said there is another coincidence.
Rivera says (and I am will provide the exact quote, so feel free to count the errors), "The authorities say, here is Chris Benoit. He kills his wife on Friday June 15th or Saturday June 16th. Did you know that on Friday June 15th, a woman named Sherri Martel also died of unnatural causes, related to drug use. Who is Sherri Martel? She is another woman connected to this, these group of professional wrestlers. Indeed, the guy who was the original husband of Chris' wife Nancy, the one he allegedly murdered, he was this other woman's, Sherri Martel's booker, and she died the same day Bill - June 15th. Friday June 15th. The same industry, they all knew each other, it's one degree of separation."
When O'Reily asked about Martel's death, Rivera said, "They don't know yet. It's not natural causes. They don't suspect foul play. It means a drug overdose."
Rivera was asked if all of this will damage the industry or whether the authorities will step in. Rivera said that they need to find out if the email (he actually means the wikipedia post) was posted by someone from Stamford, CT and whether it was posted by an official of WWE. "If it was posted by someone in WWE, they were obviously in communication with Chris Benoit. It is alleged on that Sunday night June 17th, he was instant messaging people, talking to his friends, as he was watching a wrestling event that he was supposed to be at, in Texas. Did he send a text message to WWE - I killed my wife or my wife just died and what did Chris say and who in WWE caught the messages. The feds have to subpoena every single electronic device."
It was pointed out that Georgia is a capital crime state. Rivera said in New York and Florida, the feds did DEA raids, so the feds are already involved on a certain level. He said that we "don't know if it's a double murder, suicide or maybe something more insidious - maybe it's a triple murder." O'Reily said that if they can prove that the top guys are pushing the wrestlers to use steroids, then they can arrest them. Rivera said that what if "everyone in town knows what everyone is doing, there's steroid use coming out the gazoo and do nothing." He said it's a little less clear as to their criminal liability, but there is a story here that will affect professional wrestling. They compared it to corruption in boxing and said there would be indictments in this case,
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I heard today on a radio station that Chris supposedly used the crippler crossface on his son...
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I heard that too.
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So since Benoit was a no show at Vengence, how did they play that out in the WWE storyline? what I kinda mean is, the night of Vengence, did they already know of his death? I hope someone understands what I just asked cuz I just got confused myself.
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^I think Jim Ross said something like...Chris benoit is not able to attend because of a family emergency. I don't recall what happened after that though.
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I heard today on a radio station that Chris supposedly used the crippler crossface on his son...
That's just sick. I heard the policei investigators say that the child was smothered with a pillow while in bed.
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He was such an hero.
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I couldnt belived he did that =( I thought like he got murded when I first heard he dies but that sucks that he killed his wife and specially his young son :cry:
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I thought like he got murded when I first heard
yeah same, or that he died in a plane or car crash
I was playing SVR 2007 video game as my created wreslter, and he has a Benoit taunt, I didnt feel comfortable having it anymore....
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I thought like he got murded when I first heard
yeah same, or that he died in a plane or car crash
I was playing SVR 2007 video game as my created wreslter, and he has a Benoit taunt, I didnt feel comfortable having it anymore....
haha ohhh, what I was doing at the time, I was reading and computer and I changed it to news and it said he died and stuff, and I wanted to see if it was fake so I changed it to Raw, it was a tribute I think. But yeah, the world ish mess up :(
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Toxicology results are being released on the news channels: FOX, CNN, etc.