R.I.P.
Wrestling Superstar Found Dead

WWE superstar Chris Benoit, 40, his wife Nancy and young son were found dead in their Atlanta home early this afternoon, this according to WWE.com.

No further details regarding the tragedy have been released. Benoit was scheduled to appear at a pay-per-view event last night ... WWE said that there was a "family emergency" that prevented him from being there.

Benoit, a former World Heavyweight Champ, wreaked havoc with his signature move, the "Crippler Crossface."

The incident comes on the heels of the shocking death of former WWE wrestler "Sensational" Sherri Martel, and the supposed "assassination" of WWE head honcho Vince McMahon. TMZ has learned that the WWE is scrapping all references to the McMahon death storyline on tonight's episode of "Raw.'

According to the official WWE website, tonight's "Raw" will serve as a tribute to the wrestling great.

Police are investigating the incident.

UPDATE: ABC News is reporting that the deaths are being investigated as a possible suicide and double homicide.

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646. This is a shame!

Posted at 5:59PM on Jul 2nd 2007 by Jonathan Bodack

647. Chris BEnoit was always a professional in the ring..I am shocked and saddened about the whole thing!

Posted at 1:40PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by TBone

648. For scott meigel and Hadeeth,
Well, well, well.........For someone who did not do steroids there sure were a lot of unnecessary steriods and other drugs found in his home.
Not to mention from MNBC he was getting a 6 month supply of steriods every 3 to 4 weeks.
He had also taken in the past GHB the date rape drug...........hmmmmmmmmmm!!
Hadeeth you may well be correct but it won't be those of us who have not made a GOD of this man.
NOBODY can maintain a body like that without help.
Someone needs to tear the WWE apart and fine
Good ol Vince McMahon for this because it is nobody's fault as much as he and Chris Benoit.
My daughter met him once when she worked at a major hotel.
You said " Chris Benoit was an amazing, legendary wrestler and he was taken away to early."
Well who do you think took him away????
It wasn't anyone here.
While I am ay it here I'd love to say the it if anyone believes that some hacker from Stamford Connecticut was not paid off to admit to changing the Benoit's Wikiopedia it appears very strange indeed that they just HAPPENED to live in the same area as the WWE Headquarters.
Those defending Chris might be ashamed to also know that the DA in Georiga has stated that the child was killed with a choke hold.
Are you all STUPID enough to think his Mother did it.
I think not, even good ol McMahon called him a monster.
Whatcha think about that??????

Susi

Posted at 12:48AM on Jul 4th 2007 by LadySusi

649. Truthfully, I never watched WWE, or wrestling in general, but from what I have heard on the news and such, Chris Beniot seemed like a true family man and a great wrestler. All of that and the fact that his Wikipedia site was changed some length of time before any of the bodies were found leads me to believe that Chris Beniot did not murder his wife and son, and then committ sucide. I think that someone had to have known, maybe the friends he sent the txts too? I know if I sent some strange txts with my pyshical address and telling them which door was unlocked, then they would have called me, come over to see if everything is okay, im almost positive that Beniot DID NOT kill Nancy and Daniel but they were all murdered, there is some 'brilliant' (using the word in the negative sense) mind behind this killing. Two people related with the wrestling world died suspiously since Vince McMahon was going to do that storyline in which his limo blows up. If that's not odd and suspicious i don't know what is. Just out of curiosity, wat is the story behind the first death?

Posted at 12:46PM on Jul 7th 2007 by Christine

650. I am Sherry,s Sister
My sister was a wonderful person inside and out.
on behalf of my self & MOM we would like 2 thank (ALL)
of sherry,s wrestleing familey and friends.
she loved every one.Our loss is moor than just a sister&
daughter . She belonged 2 everyone
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
VICKIE //Email - sanvinna@aol.com )
would like 2 hear from you thinking about finishing her BOOK
what do you think

Posted at 3:47AM on Jul 8th 2007 by vickie

651. how can this things happened out of no where. it sad that did happened. especially when a young child its involved.

Posted at 12:58AM on Jul 14th 2007 by JERRY GONZALEZ

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