Chris Benoit and Family Found Dead In Home
WWE is reporting that Chris Benoit and and his family, including his wife, former WCW & ECW personality Nancy “Woman” Benoit and their son, Daniel, were found dead today in their Atlanta home. The local authorities are currently investigating the Benoit residence, and no other information is available on what, who, or why yet.
Tonight’s Raw is said to be a tribute to Chris Benoit and his family.
I am sick at heart and scared that this could happened to such a man - a man to whom I have looked up to in the past and had hopes for in the future.
My heart goes out to the Benoit family, and my utmost sympathy goes out to all men and women whose lives have been touched by Benoit, as mine has.
WWE.com has had the decency to remove all of the fake “Vince is dead” storyline off of their website. This is twice since this storyline has started that a wrestler has died. Do you think NOW they’ve gotten the message? You do not make light of death.
More info to come as I learn of it.
Edited to add:
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has confirmed that neither Benoit, his wife, nor his 7 year old son, were shot to death. It is also being reported that he called in on Sunday and said that he would not make the Vengeance PPV because his wife and son were throwing up blood. This has not been confirmed yet, and is merely a rumor.
Full story from the AJC is here
Chris Benoit dead, Chris Benoit, WWE
July 22nd, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Whoa, serious stuff. Never thought this would happen.
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Yeah, just when you thought life was going well, people don’t really know what goes on until it is too late. Very sad tragedy.