Chris Benoit
Acting
Born: 1967-05-21 in 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
Raw
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Raw
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WWE Friday Night SmackDown
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WWE Friday Night SmackDown
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Wild Pegasus
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
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ECW Hardcore TV
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Clash of the Champions
Himself
Clash of the Champions
"Crippler" Chris Benoit
ECW Extreme Fancam
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WWE Tough Enough
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Dark Side of the Ring
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Chris Benoit (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
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WCW Thunder
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WWE Survivor Series 2003
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WWE WrestleMania XX
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WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
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Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
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WWE SummerSlam 2004
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The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Self
WWE Survivor Series 2004
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WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Himself
WWE WrestleMania 21
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WCW SuperBrawl VIII
"Crippler" Chris Benoit
HOCKEY
Self (archive footage)
WCW Souled Out 1998
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WWE No Way Out 2000
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WWE WrestleMania 2000
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WWE WrestleMania 22
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WWE No Mercy 2003
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WWE Royal Rumble 2001
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WCW Starrcade 1999
"Crippler" Chris Benoit
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
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WWE SummerSlam 2000
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WWE Armageddon 2000
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WWE Survivor Series 2000
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WWE: The Ladder Match
Himself
WWE Armageddon 2002
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WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
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