Chris Benoit kills wife, 7 year old son and then self.

[quote name='mykevermin']Seems to me you're more into CSI and Law and Order than how murders work in the real world.[/quote]

You mean you don't hear a song from The Who every time a detective walks onto a murder scene? (My attempt at some humor to lighten things up.)
 
[quote name='neocisco']You mean you don't hear a song from The Who every time a detective walks onto a murder scene? (My attempt at some humor to lighten things up.)[/QUOTE]

Wwwwhhhhhooooooooo aaaaaaaarrrrreeeeeeeee yyyyoooouuuuu????? :lol:
 
[quote name='Graystone']Its possible that someone else did the killing then set up everything to look like a murder suicide.

I've always been big into serial murders, and just murders in general. I should say I've always been big into psychology, and sociology more then murders.[/QUOTE]
Kevin Sullivan had been ploting this whole thing for years now. Sullivan really did hate Chris Benoit in real life and he was the Taskmaster, which is also the name of the super villain that killed Captain America. Which makes him a prime suspect to these alleged murders.

In all seriousness though I doubt Kevin Sullivan had anything to do with this, if he did it would be incredibly crazy and very much like a cartoon or comic book.

Right now things are not shaping up very good, but the deaths all being on different days is what gets me. You'd think if you were to kill two other people and then planned on killing yourself you would do it all within a few hours or maybe a day, but not three seperate days.

I've also always wondered how Chris Benoit's frame of mind has been since Eddie passed away.
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']To be fair, the circumstances are very unique here. Everyone had a day to process things when Owen and Eddie passed. This time, the workers were finding things out literally hours before showtime. In fact I think it's safe to say that a lot of us actually found out before the WWE wrestlers did. They probably filmed some of those interviews during the first hour of the show. So we are seeing much more "fresh" reactions compared to tribute shows of the past.

Also don't forget that there were three deaths here. Two "civilians," so to speak - "the show must go on" line doesn't even apply here. Due to the timing and the truly bizarre circumstances (not to mention the awkward context of the McMahon angle) we got a very different type of tribute show this time.[/quote]

You've got your info wrong. The Eddie tribute show was taped the same day he died. Both SD & Raw were taped that day in what was to be a supershow, culminating with Eddie Guerrero winning the World Title.

Plus one of these civilians was involved for quite some time in wrestling, whilst in WCW. Although the concept of WCW may be as foreign as the concept of good storylines to many of today's wrestling fans.

The McMahon angle does add a bit of awkwardness to the show though, which is why I accepted Vince being alone in the ring to open the show, as stated in my previous post.

[quote name='neocisco']The topic title looks like a headline for the National Enquirer. Change it.[/quote]

For the record I didn't change the title, one of the mods did, and I'd like it changed back accordingly when the full details come to light tomorrow.

either we'll see: Chris Benoit murders family, takes own life... something like that, or given the options preferably: Benoit Family murdered

Or better yet, if Benoit is guilty just lock the topic and/or delete it as I'd rather just move on past what could be one of the darkest incidents in professional wrestling.
 
[quote name='Graystone']Never watched either show. However, I'm not starting a convo with you as you like to argue with folk. so...[/quote]

I'm merely pointing out that, of the thousands of murders that happen every year, the vast majority are cut-and-dry. Cheated drug dealers, jilted lovers, intoxicated arguments, financial incentives. The minority that aren't so clear are fodder for "criminology" books you find at Barnes and Noble (the kind that resemble pulp fiction books, and are most unlike anything academically "criminological").

Most murders are, for want of a better phrase, mundane. Nothing worth investigating, and nothing worth re-enacting for "Unsolved Mysteries."

In other words, there's a *realsmall* likelihood that things aren't what they seem. Still a likelihood, sure, but pretty bloody unlikely. It's more romantic to imagine it happening in this manner, and that's what drives the desire to see it become that.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']
either we'll see: Chris Benoit murders family, takes own life... something like that, or given the options preferably: Benoit Family murdered

Or better yet, if Benoit is guilty just lock the topic and/or delete it as I'd rather just move on past what could be one of the darkest incidents in professional wrestling.[/QUOTE]

It does have to be the darkest incident in wrestling history. We don't know Benoit personally. But if he did do it something fucked up had to happen for him to do it.

[quote name='mykevermin']I'm merely pointing out that, of the thousands of murders that happen every year, the vast majority are cut-and-dry. Cheated drug dealers, jilted lovers, intoxicated arguments, financial incentives. The minority that aren't so clear are fodder for "criminology" books you find at Barnes and Noble (the kind that resemble pulp fiction books, and are most unlike anything academically "criminological").

Most murders are, for want of a better phrase, mundane. Nothing worth investigating, and nothing worth re-enacting for "Unsolved Mysteries."

In other words, there's a *realsmall* likelihood that things aren't what they seem. Still a likelihood, sure, but pretty bloody unlikely. It's more romantic to imagine it happening in this manner, and that's what drives the desire to see it become that.[/QUOTE]

Yes most murder are cut and dry most murders also are normally one person killing another with a gun in the street or a home. However we're talking about three people found dead in their home. I don't desire to see it become anything. But if you kill someone you want the trail to lead back to you?, no you don't you'll try to make it look like something else. The murders you speak of are more impulse type murders. This Benoit deal is a planned thing.

Planned murders have always tried to do dispose of the body. There has been murders where they'll kill a couple in a hotel room. Then throw one of the bodies out over the balcony to make it look like a murder suicide.
 
yea why would he even call and say he wouldnt make the shows..... youd figure he would be in crazy state of mind to even bother calling in
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I'm merely pointing out that, of the thousands of murders that happen every year, the vast majority are cut-and-dry. Cheated drug dealers, jilted lovers, intoxicated arguments, financial incentives. The minority that aren't so clear are fodder for "criminology" books you find at Barnes and Noble (the kind that resemble pulp fiction books, and are most unlike anything academically "criminological").

Most murders are, for want of a better phrase, mundane. Nothing worth investigating, and nothing worth re-enacting for "Unsolved Mysteries."

In other words, there's a *realsmall* likelihood that things aren't what they seem. Still a likelihood, sure, but pretty bloody unlikely. It's more romantic to imagine it happening in this manner, and that's what drives the desire to see it become that.[/quote]

That and the amazing respect and admiration every wrestling fan had for Chris Benoit. No one wants to believe this is true. Think of it like when you first thought Santa Claus might not be real, even though that made the most sense you still tried to rationalize it in your head as to how this crazy old man made his way down millions of chimneys per year. Unfortunately just wanting something bad enough, no matter how right it seems or how good your justifications are, doesn't make that something true.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']You've got your info wrong. The Eddie tribute show was taped the same day he died. Both SD & Raw were taped that day in what was to be a supershow, culminating with Eddie Guerrero winning the World Title.[/QUOTE]I stand corrected!

The end of that quote brings up a weird point though. Not to trivialize the tragedy here, but to focus on a much less important aspect. The running theory is that Eddie was scheduled to win the title at that supershow. And though I never heard anything "official," I always assumed that Owen was meant to win the IC title at that PPV in 1999, since they had Jeff Jarett win it right after. And with CM Punk losing at Vengeance, perhaps Benoit was slated to win a title at the time of his death as well?

It's all very strange. Has anyone ever passed away while holding a championship in a major wrestling company?
 
Sorry folks...

... until we know more my main suspect is this man.

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*Seeing that we already got CSI references going on why not an X-Files one*
 
[quote name='cgarb84']This is a real lousy thing to say. Is one man's life more valuable or more deserving than another..... I don't think so. Jake has had an incredibly difficult life dealing with all his demons. He deserves to live as much as anyone else does.[/QUOTE]

So because I think its odd that the difference in their lifestyles where Jake does what he does and trudges on and here we lose Chris is a shame, EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE me for having an opinion.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']
Or better yet, if Benoit is guilty just lock the topic and/or delete it as I'd rather just move on past what could be one of the darkest incidents in professional wrestling.[/quote]Lock the topic, fine, but please don't delete it.
 
[quote name='Graystone']It does have to be the darkest incident in wrestling history. We don't know Benoit personally. But if he did do it something fucked up had to happen for him to do it. [/quote]

Lord knows I've been overcome by enough rage to do some nasty things, I don't know if murder would've been one of them. Well, I take that back I'd certainly murder someone hurting my loved ones, never my loved ones themselves; but who wouldn't do that?

Anyone ever see the movie "He Got Game", well in that movie Denzel Washington kills his wife during a domestic dispute. He basically pushed her over and she hit her head so hard that she died. Accidental, but still murder.

Perhaps that is what happened here. Benoit then panicked, killed (I stopped for a moment and still can't believe I'm writing this) his son and then himself. As he somehow decided that without his wife he didn't want to live anymore, and opted to spare his son the lifetime of psychiatric treatments.
 
[quote name='Graystone']Also don't say someone else murdered them on mykever will think your all about CSI.[/quote]

myke will suffice. Or mykevermin.

Now, I took issue with what you said b/c you said you were into "psychology" and "sociology." Anyone "into" those things ought to be aware that the occurences of "spectacular" murders are far smaller than the occurrences of "unspectacular" murders.

Moreover, while participating in this thread, I said only one thing regarding the possibility of death: I suspected it was a gas leak of some sort, based upon (1) all three family members death, along with (2) reports last night, during the PPV, of Benoit having to miss the PPV due to a "family emergency." It was speculation, but not (IMO) *wild* speculation.

IMO (again), suggesting a setup, or the involvement of an outside party who killed all three family members, is completely without merit. Nancy Benoit's alleged satanism, Kevin Sullivan's involvement, or any other out-there suggestion is completely devoid of any supporting evidence based on what the media has reported thus far. It would be contrary to one grounded in the social sciences of psychology and sociology to take such a leap of logical faith as to argue the possibility of something when there's nothing to suggest it happened (yet, at any rate). When the news reports say "foul play may have occurred," then we'll talk. In the meantime, however, any speculation as to the cause of death outside of what the media is reporting is completely invalid and without merit.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']You've got your info wrong. The Eddie tribute show was taped the same day he died. Both SD & Raw were taped that day in what was to be a supershow, culminating with Eddie Guerrero winning the World Title.

Plus one of these civilians was involved for quite some time in wrestling, whilst in WCW. Although the concept of WCW may be as foreign as the concept of good storylines to many of today's wrestling fans.

The McMahon angle does add a bit of awkwardness to the show though, which is why I accepted Vince being alone in the ring to open the show, as stated in my previous post.



For the record I didn't change the title, one of the mods did, and I'd like it changed back accordingly when the full details come to light tomorrow.

either we'll see: Chris Benoit murders family, takes own life... something like that, or given the options preferably: Benoit Family murdered

Or better yet, if Benoit is guilty just lock the topic and/or delete it as I'd rather just move on past what could be one of the darkest incidents in professional wrestling.[/QUOTE]

Weirdly enough, Nancy went by the moniker "Woman" when she was in WCW. Just goes to show you the creativity the booker had.

It's so ironic that both Benoit & Guerraro passed away under similuar circumstances. Both won their last match on the last show before their death; died on a Sunday; were set to win World titles that night; and were shrouded in controversy (people were clamoring that Eddie had ODed on drugs). Granted the level of controversy varied greatly (the Eddie-might-have-ODed incident never really made it past the message boards and odd wrestling site).

Anywho, I'm done with tonight, I'm going to try and do something else and act like this whole crap never happened. Who knows, maybe I'll wake up and it'll be another one of my crazy dreams (I dream about people dying all the time).
 
[quote name='mykevermin']myke will suffice. Or mykevermin.

Now, I took issue with what you said b/c you said you were into "psychology" and "sociology." Anyone "into" those things ought to be aware that the occurences of "spectacular" murders are far smaller than the occurrences of "unspectacular" murders.

Moreover, while participating in this thread, I said only one thing regarding the possibility of death: I suspected it was a gas leak of some sort, based upon (1) all three family members death, along with (2) reports last night, during the PPV, of Benoit having to miss the PPV due to a "family emergency." It was speculation, but not (IMO) *wild* speculation.

IMO (again), suggesting a setup, or the involvement of an outside party who killed all three family members, is completely without merit. Nancy Benoit's alleged satanism, Kevin Sullivan's involvement, or any other out-there suggestion is completely devoid of any supporting evidence based on what the media has reported thus far. It would be contrary to one grounded in the social sciences of psychology and sociology to take such a leap of logical faith as to argue the possibility of something when there's nothing to suggest it happened (yet, at any rate). When the news reports say "foul play may have occurred," then we'll talk. In the meantime, however, any speculation as to the cause of death outside of what the media is reporting is completely invalid and without merit.[/quote]

Stop makin' sense n' stuff.
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']It's all very strange. Has anyone ever passed away while holding a championship in a major wrestling company?[/quote]

Not to detract from your good question, but in the beginning, before they suspected murder-suicide, the question tumbling through my brain was "Who was the last active big-name wrestler murdered?" (Bruiser Brody was the only thing coming to my mind)...

I wonder who the last murder-suicide was, if any. I'm not remembering anything.
 
[quote name='neocisco']Stop makin' sense n' stuff.[/QUOTE]

That's what myke does best.

mykevermin is the most logical person on the wrestling threads. Deal with it.
 
God, I just turned to WWE RAW just minutes after putting my son to bed. I can't believe it! It felt like someone just punched me in the gut.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']myke will suffice. Or mykevermin.

Now, I took issue with what you said b/c you said you were into "psychology" and "sociology." Anyone "into" those things ought to be aware that the occurences of "spectacular" murders are far smaller than the occurrences of "unspectacular" murders.

Moreover, while participating in this thread, I said only one thing regarding the possibility of death: I suspected it was a gas leak of some sort, based upon (1) all three family members death, along with (2) reports last night, during the PPV, of Benoit having to miss the PPV due to a "family emergency." It was speculation, but not (IMO) *wild* speculation.

IMO (again), suggesting a setup, or the involvement of an outside party who killed all three family members, is completely without merit. Nancy Benoit's alleged satanism, Kevin Sullivan's involvement, or any other out-there suggestion is completely devoid of any supporting evidence based on what the media has reported thus far. It would be contrary to one grounded in the social sciences of psychology and sociology to take such a leap of logical faith as to argue the possibility of something when there's nothing to suggest it happened (yet, at any rate). When the news reports say "foul play may have occurred," then we'll talk. In the meantime, however, any speculation as to the cause of death outside of what the media is reporting is completely invalid and without merit.[/QUOTE]


I was busting balls relax trying to break up the anger, and tension in this thread.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']That and the amazing respect and admiration every wrestling fan had for Chris Benoit. No one wants to believe this is true.[/quote]

Absolutely. I've had many selfish moments this evening, thinking to myself "Christ, if Chris was the murderer then I'd have to get rid of all the old action figures and videos I have of him - but I don't want to just give them away, nor do I want to make a sizable profit off of people's penchant for human suffering. What a quandary."

While it would change my opinion of him immensely if he is indeed the murderer, I think the only thing I want to believe is that this is all phony. No matter who murdered who, it doesn't (much) change the result.

[quote name='Genocidal']Lock the topic, fine, but please don't delete it.[/quote]

Indeed.
 
Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family.Authorities representing the Sheriff’s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit’s new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel. WWE was notified of the discovery at approximately 4 p.m.

At 10 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County. The press conference officially ruled authorities’ findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.
WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday.

The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']I stand corrected!

The end of that quote brings up a weird point though. Not to trivialize the tragedy here, but to focus on a much less important aspect. The running theory is that Eddie was scheduled to win the title at that supershow. And though I never heard anything "official," I always assumed that Owen was meant to win the IC title at that PPV in 1999, since they had Jeff Jarett win it right after. And with CM Punk losing at Vengeance, perhaps Benoit was slated to win a title at the time of his death as well?

It's all very strange. Has anyone ever passed away while holding a championship in a major wrestling company?[/quote]

I don't have an official source at the moment, but I believe Meltzer or someone of that nature did have one that proved Eddie was going to win the title that night.

Owen was scheduled to drop the I/C title to the Godfather that night. After that Vince was likely going to continue burying him until his contract ran out and he went to WCW to join his brother Bret.

There's been no confirmation one way or the other that Benoit was going to win the ECW title, but one would have to believe with Punk losing, Benoit was going up that night. I'd imagine ECW's writers preferred the idea of Punk chasing the title at the moment.

There's definitely some irony in all those situations, but there's plenty of other active wrestlers who have passed away and weren't scheduled to win any titles that night. Chris Candido immediately comes to mind.

[quote name='neocisco']If the worst suspicions are confirmed than this thread should be locked ASAP, assuming it already isn't at that point.[/quote]

Definitely. I hope I didn't jump the gun when I made this topic... I know the thought of Benoit being the one responsible crossed my mind, as only naturally it would, but we all came up with much more palatable solutions. I just hope that the initial report is wrong, or just internet mumbo-jumbo.
 
[quote name='Iron Clad Burrito']Not to detract from your good question, but in the beginning, before they suspected murder-suicide, the question tumbling through my brain was "Who was the last active big-name wrestler murdered?" (Bruiser Brody was the only thing coming to my mind)...[/quote]

Chris Adams was the most recent murder I recall.

Also, Dino Bravo was murdered in 199(3?).
 
[quote name='guyver2077']Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family[/QUOTE]

Wonder what was in those messages. It had to be some stuff talking about the end.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']There's definitely some irony in all those situations, but there's plenty of other active wrestlers who have passed away and weren't scheduled to win any titles that night. Chris Candido immediately comes to mind.[/quote]

As does Mike Awesome, Crash Holly, Big Dick Dudley, Pitbull Gary Wolfe, and countless others. Too many wrestlers have died to cry "curse" when it happens. Additionally, there are so many fucking WWE titles right now that wrestlers toss them back and forth faster than ring rats. Who *ISN'T* in a title chase right now?
 
WWE.com has further information relating to both the investigation and the cause of death, but the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.
 
[quote name='WeaponX2099']My only comment now:

This is a fucked up situation. I Hope, At least Chris's son felt no pain.[/QUOTE]

I sadly don't believe so with the "instruments of death" found at the scene.
 
This was posted on the Pro Wrestling Torch forums by East.Coast.J. An excellent read and something that ALL of us should heavily take into mind here.

As a rule, knee jerk reactions tends to dominate the internet. That's fine, I can react in the same way at times. The reaction to Chris Benoit's death and the mysterious circumstances surrounding it are headed in that direction, and it kind of bothers me so I thought I would say something.

People are calling Benoit a murderer, saying he is a scumbag and that WWE should be ashamed of themselves for putting on a tribute show to him, and saying they can never enjoy his lifetime of work again. The number of amateur detectives speculating on every unconfirmed detail is alarming and irresponsible.

I'm not saying Chris Benoit didn't potentially kill his wife and child. If that's where things stand when all of the dust settles, then I'll accept it. But it is way too early to be drawing conclusions based on what is known.

The report as of earlier today was that there were "a thousand rumors out there". By all accounts, Chris Benoit was a universally well liked man who was respectful and loved his son. If preliminary evidence points to Benoit killing Daniel and Nancy, it is just that. There could be foul play involved for all we know. There could not be. The latest report I have read states that police are "working under the theory" that Benoit was the aggressor. This doesn't imply absolute guilt, it implies it is the most obvious angle the police are following.

What does it take to push a man who had just wrestled several days before for WWE to murder his child and take his own life? What was involved in the scenario?

Nobody knows. As of this point, nobody knows anything, and it will likely be weeks before the entire story is understood.

Please, please keep this in mind before making up your mind as to what kind of person you think Benoit was or wasn't.

There will be a time for passing judgment, but I don't feel like today is the day. The Vince McMahon death angle was so trivial and inconsequential in relation to the death of an entire family that hopefully this story won't become a pawn to get people's agendas over for how they feel WWE should or shouldn't have handled that angle.

It was a tragedy, and we'll know all the details in time. I think it is important until then to try to remain level headed and not jump to any conclusions.

Thanks - J.A.
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[quote name='Iron Clad Burrito']Not to detract from your good question, but in the beginning, before they suspected murder-suicide, the question tumbling through my brain was "Who was the last active big-name wrestler murdered?" (Bruiser Brody was the only thing coming to my mind)...

I wonder who the last murder-suicide was, if any. I'm not remembering anything.[/quote]

Dino Bravo? He was supposedly killed gang-style, while sitting in his home in Quebec.

[quote name='mykevermin']Absolutely. I've had many selfish moments this evening, thinking to myself "Christ, if Chris was the murderer then I'd have to get rid of all the old action figures and videos I have of him - but I don't want to just give them away, nor do I want to make a sizable profit off of people's penchant for human suffering. What a quandary."[/quote]

My thoughts as well. I began thinking, how am I going to be able to enjoy any DVD that Benoit is on now? Sure he was a great wrestler, but how could I support a man capable of such demonic actions? We'll probably never know the reasoning either, I wish he'd left a note or something. From the way things looks plenty of time ellapsed between the murders/suicide.

While it would change my opinion of him immensely if he is indeed the murderer, I think the only thing I want to believe is that this is all phony. No matter who murdered who, it doesn't (much) change the result.
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So true, which is why I retract any statement I made that may have been suggestively hopeful of Benoit's wife being the guilty party. As you were quick to point out, regardless of the cause, the world of wrestling just lost one of the most talented wrestlers ever.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']As does Mike Awesome, Crash Holly, Big Dick Dudley, Pitbull Gary Wolfe, and countless others. Too many wrestlers have died to cry "curse" when it happens. Additionally, there are so many fucking WWE titles right now that wrestlers toss them back and forth faster than ring rats. Who *ISN'T* in a title chase right now?[/quote]

Val Venis!

Also, was Mike Awesome and BDD still wrestling when they passed? I thought Awesome had become a real-estate agent before taking his own life.
 
For whatever it's worth, my friend Zokre passed the news along to us this morning. He's currently on tour in Florida wrestling, and called home to a friend crying. Benoit was someone Zokre (Willy) looked up to, and someone who he grew up idolizing. When Los Luchas worked ECW a few months back, Chris Benoit went out of his way to congratulate my friend on a job well done, telling him he'd go far in this business. To Willy, that's one of the greatest compliments he's ever been given.

The news is terrible, and the stories surrounding it are even worse. No matter what happened, we choose to remember what he gave to the business, not what he took from it.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']This was posted on the Pro Wrestling Torch forums by East.Coast.J. An excellent read and something that ALL of us should heavily take into mind here.[/QUOTE]

I'm not passing judgement and the article is somewhat of a good read. But police detectives don't eeny meeny miney moe an aggressor or a double murder suicide. Some clues had to lead them to work under that theory.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Val Venis!

Also, was Mike Awesome and BDD still wrestling when they passed? I thought Awesome had become a real-estate agent before taking his own life.[/quote]

Correct, Awesome had retired.

Interesting note about Awesome, I geuss over in Japan, while working for FMW, he almost got murdered by the Yakuza.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Val Venis!

Also, was Mike Awesome and BDD still wrestling when they passed? I thought Awesome had become a real-estate agent before taking his own life.[/quote]

Mike Awesome had been retired for one year - but what *is* retirement in wrestling? Just ask Terry Funk. :lol:

As for Big Dick, he's more obscure and harder to find information on, but my pure guess is that he was out of wrestling. He passed in 2002, and was involved behind the scenes in XPW, which lasted until 2003. It's hard to tell.
 
Here's everything wwe.com has up at this point.

Benoit's death part of a double murder-suicide

Written: June 25, 2007

According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide, WWE.com has learned.
Benoit failed to appear both at Saturday’s live event in Beaumont, Tx., and WWE’s Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency. Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family.
Authorities representing the Sheriff’s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit’s new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel. WWE was notified of the discovery at approximately 4 p.m.
At 10 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County. The press conference officially ruled authorities’ findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.
WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday.
The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.
WWE.com has further information relating to both the investigation and the cause of death, but the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/chrisbenoit/articles/benoitupdate

This is all we're going to get until sometime tomorrow afternoon so I'm calling it a night. 5.5 hours of this has worn me out.

Say a prayer for Chris' 2 other kids tonight. They're experiencing the worst moments of their lives right now.
 
Taken from NODQ.com

[quote name='WAGA News, Atlanta GA']According to a report on WAGA-TV, investigators believe Chris Benoit killed his wife and son at some point over the weekend, and then killed himself earlier today.

They reported first hearing from a concerned neighbor and that the three bodies were found in separate rooms.

Detective Bo Turner told the staion the case was being investigated as a murder-suicide, but it could not be confirmed until the evidence was examined by a crime lab.

Sources in the Fayette County Police Department are now working under the theory that Chris Benoit killed Nancy on Saturday, son Daniel on Sunday, and then killed himself earlier today.

Benoit was found dead in his weight room. Nancy was found dead in the living room. Daniel was found dead in his bedroom, accordig to an unnamed source in the department.

Lt. Tommy Pope told ABC News "the instruments of death were located on the scene," but didn't specify what those were or where they were found. Pope said the department was not actively searching for any suspects outside the house.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Mike Awesome had been retired for one year - but what *is* retirement in wrestling? Just ask Terry Funk. :lol:[/quote]

Or Mick Foley for that matter, or even better yet ask Randy Savage, who lost a loser retires match one year and won the WWF title the next year at WM.

Either way though, we're very much in agreement that there's no death curse associated with the titles. Christ, if that were the case Cena better have his will ready, as he's held that damn title for the better part of the past 2 years.

This incident is certain to continue to draw in a number of new posters though, so I expect the regulars will continue to field questions such as that.

Anyone else ever stop and think, "Why is so much of my memory devoted to abstract wrestling knowledge? "
 
[quote name='neocisco']Here's everything wwe.com has up at this point.


http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/chrisbenoit/articles/benoitupdate

This is all we're going to get until sometime tomorrow afternoon so I'm calling it a night. 5.5 hours of this has worn me out. [/quote]

You and me both, who knows what crazy info will have leaked by the time we wake up.

Say a prayer for Chris' 2 other kids tonight. They're experiencing the worst moments of their lives right now.
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I'm not a holy man, but I must agree. Although, perhaps they were like Karl Malone's kids... might be a best case scenario here. Condolences should go out to all of Chris & Nancy's family though, as I'm sure they're having a helluva lot harder time sorting through this madness than we are.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Benoit&diff=prev&oldid=140442953

The edit time would be 11PM on Sunday night. The IP is said to be from Stamford Optimum Online, but is also blacklisted for some reason. Interesting, at the very least.

[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Condolences should go out to all of Chris & Nancy's family though, as I'm sure they're having a helluva lot harder time sorting through this madness than we are.[/quote]Don't forget Chavo. He's gotta be a mess, and I'm sure he's going to be questioned VERY extensively. It wouldn't surprise me to see him do something drastic in the near future, sadly.
 
[quote name='Genocidal']
Don't forget Chavo. He's gotta be a mess, and I'm sure he's going to be questioned VERY extensively. It wouldn't surprise me to see him do something drastic in the near future, sadly.[/QUOTE]

:whistle2:k
 
If he did indeed kill his wife and son, feeling sadness over his death will be one of my bigger regrets in life. I came prepared to say RIP Benoit.. I teared up when I heard the news, I reacted in disbelief, I hoped it was something like Carbon monoxide poisoning, anything but a double murder-suicide.. His wife? And his kid? What the hell, seriously? Benoit's always been/seemed like the nicest guy.
 
Well folks, I think it's safe to say Benoit is guilty of murder here.

After WWE.com added they had more information about the murders, but police weren't allowing them to release it yet, they took down all the testimonials. You draw your own conclusions, as I've drawn mine.

WWE.com has NEVER removed testimonials for a recently deceased wrestler, given the circumstances though, I'm sure plenty of the wrestlers would have something different to say about Benoit at this point.

ECW and SD should be very interesting/surreal this week.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Well folks, I think it's safe to say Benoit is guilty of murder here.

After WWE.com added they had more information about the murders, but police weren't allowing them to release it yet, they took down all the testimonials. You draw your own conclusions, as I've drawn mine.

WWE.com has NEVER removed testimonials for a recently deceased wrestler, given the circumstances though, I'm sure plenty of the wrestlers would have something different to say about Benoit at this point.

ECW and SD should be very interesting/surreal this week.[/QUOTE]

Its going to be an interesting few weeks.
 
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