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Over a three-day period between June 22 and 24, 2007, Chris Benoit, a 40-year-old Canadian professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself at their residence in Fayetteville, Georgia, United States.
On June 25, 2007, police entered Benoit's home in Fayetteville, Georgia, [151] when WWE, Benoit's employers, requested a "welfare check" after Benoit missed weekend events without notice, leading to concerns. [152] The officers discovered the bodies of Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their 7-year-old son Daniel at around 2:30 p.m. EDT. [153]
David Taylor [1] (born 1 May 1957) is a retired English professional wrestler. He is best known for his weekly appearances on World of Sport and in the United States his time with World Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2000 and with World Wrestling Entertainment from 2006 to 2008.
In early 2000, Benoit, Guerrero, Saturn and Malenko headed to the WWF. In January 2000, Malenko, Saturn and Benoit left WCW along with Eddie Guerrero in a dispute with management and formed The Radicalz in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), while Douglas took a hiatus, before returning to WCW in April.
Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (formerly Daus, Sullivan, née Toffoloni; May 17, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling manager and model. She appeared in Florida Championship Wrestling , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and World Championship Wrestling where she was known under the ring name Woman .
At Survivor Series, Los Guerreros defeated Benoit and Angle and Edge and Mysterio in a triple threat elimination match to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] After facing makeshift teams consisting of Edge, Mysterio, and Benoit for a few months, they turned babyfaces to feud with John Cena and B-2 , whom they defeated to ...
However, WWE (who assumed the title upon purchasing WCW in March 2001) recognizes Benoit's reign at WWE.com. [64] [4] [3] — Vacated: January 17, 2000: Nitro: Columbus, Ohio — — In storyline, Chris Benoit was stripped of the title because he won the match although Sid Vicious' foot was under the rope during the submission. In reality ...
David Bryan Benoit (born August 18, 1953) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Benoit has charted over 25 albums since 1980, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards . [ 1 ]