Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Chris Benoit

Role / Field:

Canadian professional wrestler known for his extensive championship reigns across multiple global promotions.

Born:

1967-05-21

Died:

2007-06-24

Century / Era:

1967s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Christopher Michael Benoit (; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who worked for various promotions during his 22-year career. Despite his accomplishments, he is more generally known for murdering his wife and youngest son before committing suicide in 2007. Bearing the nicknames The (Canadian) Crippler alongside The Rabid Wolverine throughout his career, Benoit held 30 championships between the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW – all United States), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW – Japan), and Stampede Wrestling (Canada). Benoit was a two-time world champion, having reigned as a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE; he was booked to win the ECW World Championship at Vengeance: Night of Champions, which was held the night of his death.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Benoit was the twelfth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the seventh WCW Triple Crown Champion, and the second of four men in history to achieve both the WWE and the WCW Triple Crown Championships. He was also the 2004 Royal Rumble winner, joining Shawn Michaels and preceding...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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• Aleksey Remizov — Shared historical date (06-24 · Born) (1877): A Russian modernist writer known for fantastic, bizarre, and folklore-inspired literature.
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