Chris Benoit
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| Ring name(s) | Chris Benoit Pegasus Kid Wild Pegasus |
| Billed height | 5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 234 lb. (106 kg) |
| Born | May 21, 1967 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 25, 2007 (aged 40) Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
| Billed from | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Trained by | Stu Hart, New Japan Dojo |
| Debut | November 22 1985 |
Christopher Michael Benoit (May 21, 1967 - June 25, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was first noticed in the United States when he started wrestling for ECW in 1994. He would later go to WCW the next year. Within a year, he became a member of the Four Hoursemen (with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Brian Pillman). He joined the WWF in January 2000. In January 2004, Benoit won the 30 man Royal Rumble match which allowed him to main event WrestleMania. He would go on to win the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania XX on March 14, 2004[2]. On June 24, 2007, Chris Benoit committed suicide by hanging after murdering his wife and son. Their dead bodies were found on June 25. Benoit's father, Michael Benoit, says that Benoit had brain damage[3]. This is what caused Benoit to go crazy and kill his family. Because brain damage can be caused by concussions, WWE no longer allows wrestlers to hit each other in the head with steel chairs[4].
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Wrestling belts won in WCW and WWE [change]
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[5]
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Dean Malenko (1) and Perry Saturn (1)[7]
- WCW World Television Championship (3 times)[8]
Benoit's five United States Heavyweight Championship reigns (two in WCW; three in WWE) are tied for the most in history.
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time; first-ever champions) - with Kurt Angle[9]
- WWE United States Championship (3 times)[10]
- WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (4 times)[11]
- WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Chris Jericho (1) and Edge (2)[12]
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
Awards won [change]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Triple H[14]
- PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. Shawn Michaels and Triple H[15]
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (2004)[16]
- PWI ranked him # 1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004.[17]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Technical Wrestler (1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004)
- Most Underrated (1998)
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2000, 2004)
- Match of the Year (2002) with Kurt Angle vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2003)
- Best Brawler (2004)
- Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Triple H and Shawn Michaels
References [change]
- ↑ "WWE wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead". June 25 2007. http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usbenoit0626,0,4246396.story?coll=ny-top-headlines. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
- ↑ http://www.puroresu.com/personalities/benoit_chris/
- ↑ http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/chris-benoits-dad-son-suffered-severe-brain-damage/story?id=11471875#.T8mm5VKrAdU
- ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/364374-wwe-bans-blood-chair-shots-to-head-sexiness-and-wrestling
- ↑ NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WCW World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WCW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA/WCW World Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WWE Tag Team Title (Smackdown) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WWWF/WWE United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WWF/WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ World Heavyweight Title (WWE Smackdown) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Feud of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Match of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimoty.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiwoty.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2004". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50004.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
Other websites [change]
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