Chris Benoit

from Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian 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. Both of his world title reigns were represented by the Big Gold Belt: Benoit is one of four men to have held the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, alongside Bill Goldberg, Booker T and Big Show. He is also a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion, having held the championship twice in WCW, and three times in WWE. The twelfth WWE Triple Crown Champion and seventh WCW Triple Crown Champion, he 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 subsequently hanged himself on June 24, 2007. Since Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including brain damage, steroid abuse, and a 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 Vengeance: Night of Champions, which again did not come to fruition due to his death that night.

Timeline

2020Aged 53

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2019Aged 52

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2017Aged 50

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2014Aged 47

2013Aged 46

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    Chris Benoit (archive footage)

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    Himself

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    Self

2012Aged 45

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2011Aged 44

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    (archive footage)

2010Aged 43

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2009Aged 42

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2008Aged 41

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2007Aged 40

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2006Aged 39

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    (Unknown)

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2005Aged 38

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    (Unknown)

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2004Aged 37

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    (Unknown)

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    Chris Benoit (archive footage)

2003Aged 36

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  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003

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2002Aged 35

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    Chris Benoit (Appearance)

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  • WWE Super Tuesday

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2001Aged 34

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  • OVW Christmas Chaos

    (Unknown)

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2000Aged 33

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1999Aged 32

1998Aged 31

1997Aged 30

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

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    Self

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

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  • Poster for WCW Fall Brawl 1997

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1996Aged 29

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

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    (Unknown)

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

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    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

  • Poster for WCW World War 3 1996

    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

  • Poster for WCW Starrcade 1996

    "Crippler" Chris Benoit

1995Aged 28

1994Aged 27

1993Aged 26

1992Aged 25

Year unknown

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