Chris Benoit
Acting
- Born:
- 1967-05-21
- Died:
- 2007-06-24
- Place of birth:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
HOCKEY
Hot WWE News DVD
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Batista - I Walk Alone
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE One Night Stand 2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
WWE Backlash 2007
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE No Way Out 2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE Armageddon 2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
WWE No Mercy 2006
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
WWE Judgment Day 2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE No Way Out 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE Armageddon 2005
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
WWE No Mercy 2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
ECW One Night Stand 2005
WWE Backlash 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
WWE Survivor Series 2004
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
WWE Unforgiven 2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
WWE Vengeance 2004
WWE Bad Blood 2004
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
WWE Backlash 2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
WWE Survivor Series 2003
WWE No Mercy 2003
WWE SummerSlam 2003
WWE Vengeance 2003
WWE: Rey Mysterio - 619
WWE Judgment Day 2003
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
WWE No Way Out 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE Survivor Series 2002
WWE Super Tuesday
WWE Rebellion 2002
WWE No Mercy 2002
WWE Unforgiven 2002
WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE King of the Ring 2002
The Rock - Just Bring It!
WWF Action!
ECW Hardcore History
WWE King of the Ring 2001
WWE Tough Enough
WWE Judgment Day 2001
WWE Insurrextion 2001
WWE Backlash 2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE No Way Out 2001
OVW Christmas Chaos
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Rebellion 2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000
WWE SummerSlam 2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000
WWE Backlash 2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000
WWE No Way Out 2000
WCW Souled Out 2000
WCW Starrcade 1999
WCW Mayhem 1999
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
WCW Road Wild 1999
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
WCW Slamboree 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
WCW Uncensored 1999
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
WCW SuperBrawl IX
The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You!
WCW Souled Out 1999
WCW World War 3 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
The Best of Dean Malenko
WCW Slamboree 1998
1st Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
WCW Uncensored 1998
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
WCW Souled Out 1998
WCW Thunder
WCW Starrcade 1997
WCW World War 3 1997
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
WCW Road Wild 1997
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
WCW Slamboree 1997
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
WCW Uncensored 1997
WCW SuperBrawl VII
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
WCW Starrcade 1996
WCW World War 3 1996
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
WCW Hog Wild 1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
World Wrestling Peace Festival
WCW Slamboree 1996
WCW Starrcade 1995
Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show
WAR Super J Cup 1995
WCW World War 3 1995
ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 1
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea
ECW 3 Way Dance
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
ECW Double Tables 1995
ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995
ECW Extreme Fancam
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
AAA When Worlds Collide
ECW November to Remember 1994
ECW's NWA World Title Tournament
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
WCW Slamboree 1993
ECW Hardcore TV
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
WCW SuperBrawl III
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
Raw
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
Clash of the Champions
New Japan Pro Wrestling