Chris Benoit

Wrestler

Birthday May 21, 1967

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Montreal, Canada

DEATH DATE Jun 24, 2007 (40)

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About

Canadian pro wrestler who earned over 20 titles over the course of his career, including a WCW World Heavyweight Championship and a WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Before Fame

He went to learn from his idol and fellow Canadian, Brett Hart, at the Hart family Dungeon.

Trivia

He won the 17th annual Royal Rumble event in 2004.

Family Life

With his first wife Martina, he had two children, David and Megan. He married his second wife, Nancy Benoit, in 2000, and they had a son named Daniel together. In a steroid-induced mania in 2007, he tragically killed his wife at the time, Nancy, and son, Daniel, before killing himself.

Associated With

He wrestled MMA fighter Brock Lesnar into submission in 2004.