WWE Reports That Chris Benoit Has Been Found Dead

[MagicBucsWsoxFan]

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http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/

I hope this doesnt mean they are back doing the McMahon angle...they updated the Benoit stuff quick, so im sure this isnt just "old"

[Dipstick]

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They probably don't want people buying it all and then re-selling it all.

If that's the case,then why are they still selling Eddie Guerrero merchandise and the Shopzone?

[Dipstick]

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http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/

I hope this doesnt mean they are back doing the McMahon angle...they updated the Benoit stuff quick, so im sure this isnt just "old"

Must be alot of people on wwe.com,because the site has crashed for me.

[Jerbear]

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If that's the case,then why are they still selling Eddie Guerrero merchandise and the Shopzone?

Yeah that's true, my bad.

[MagicBucsWsoxFan]

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They are pretty much overhauling the site. no more pictures or tribute videos of benoit. Just the story now.

[Dipstick]

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They are pretty much overhauling the site. no more pictures or tribute videos of benoit. Just the story now.

Yeah,I was noticing that. Anyway has far has the Mr.McMahon "death"
angle,they have to scrap it. I mean,it would be in poor taste to continue it. And on top of that everybody saw the guy last night. So that angle has to be done.

[woodjer]

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http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/

I hope this doesnt mean they are back doing the McMahon angle...they updated the Benoit stuff quick, so im sure this isnt just "old"

Just clicked on your link. Unfortunately, it appears that the Mr. McMahon angle will continue. If you click the Preview link, the date on the following page is July 2.

[cjkool69]

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Just clicked on your link. Unfortunately, it appears that the Mr. McMahon angle will continue. If you click the Preview link, the date on the following page is July 2.

That maybe the death nail in WWE coffin if McMahon does this angle after what just happened. Why not just retire the Mr. McMahon character?

[ObiWanJenkins]

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The WWE sickens me. Just like the kneejerk reactions going on here, the WWE is acting on rumor and conjecture. Everybody should wait until the investigation is complete until passing judgment.

The mods were so heavy-handed last night about speculation. What happened?

[clerks37]

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this just up n yahoo .............wow sad if it's true


<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100&#37;" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspsctnhdln>Authorities await autopsies in deaths of wrestler Chris Benoit, wife, 7-year-old son

</TD></TR><TR><TD height=7><SPACER height="1" width="1" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><STYLE type=text/css> td.yspwidearticlebody { font-size: 13.5px; }</STYLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspwidearticlebody>By DEBBIE NEWBY, Associated Press Writer
June 26, 2007

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit canceled a pay-per-view appearance at the "Vengeance" event in Houston because of "personal reasons" a day before he, his wife and their 7-year-old son were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.
Details of the deaths "are going to prove a little bizarre" when released to the public, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Authorities were investigating the deaths at a secluded Fayette County home as a murder-suicide and were not seeking any suspects.
Investigators believe Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, and son Daniel during the weekend and then himself Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three separate rooms of the house, off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.
Ballard told The Associated Press a gun was not used in any of the deaths, but he would not say how the three died.
"We're pretty sure we know, but we want to confirm it with the crime lab," Ballard said early Tuesday.
Fayette County Coroner C.J. Mowell did not return calls seeking comment. The answering service for his funeral home said he was out of town.
Authorities also declined to say whether drugs or steroids were found inside the house. "We're not releasing any information as far as what was located inside the house," sheriff's Sgt. Keith Whiteside said Tuesday.
Asked about the condition of the interior of the house, Whiteside said investigators found "nothing really out of the ordinary." He said Benoit was found in the home's weight room, his wife in an office and the son in an upstairs bedroom.
Whiteside said toxicology tests could take up to a week or longer to complete.
World Wrestling Entertainment said on its Web site that it asked authorities to check on Benoit and his family after being alerted by friends who received "several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning."
The WWE, based in Stamford, Conn., said it had been asked by authorities not to release further information on the deaths.
Benoit was born in Montreal. He was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles over his career. He was known by several names including "The Canadian Crippler."
"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the company said in a statement on its Web site.
Benoit had maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling. The Fayette County Tax Assessors Office lists the value of the house, situated on more than 8.5 acres, at nearly $900,000.
The WWE canceled its live "Monday Night RAW" card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.
Benoit's wife managed several wrestlers and went by the stage name "Woman," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
They met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of an ongoing story line on World Championship Wrestling, the newspaper said.
Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.
Benoit became a standout at an early age among wrestling prospects who trained in the dungeon basement of the house where fellow Canadians and professional wrestlers Owen and Bret Hart trained. Owen Hart was killed during a wrestling event in 1999.
"He was like a family member to me, and everyone in my family is taking it real hard," said Bret Hart, a five-time champion with the now-defunct World Wrestling Federation.

Updated on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 11:37 am EDT

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[MagicBucsWsoxFan]

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If they go back to the McMahon angle hopefully they at least speed it up and end it in the next week or so.

[Double Eights]

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Yeah,I was noticing that. Anyway has far has the Mr.McMahon "death"
angle,they have to scrap it. I mean,it would be in poor taste to continue it. And on top of that everybody saw the guy last night. So that angle has to be done.

I don't see how it is in poor taste. The WWE is a soap-opera with wrestling. You wouldn't see a soap-opera scrap one of their storylines if one of the characters in the show died in real life. They would work around it. It's not disrespectful; It's continuing on with the show. You don't scrap something because of one person.

Sure it's a tragic and sad event, but that shouldn't make the WWE quit what they were doing. After 9/11, planes were still flying(albeit days after), and that was 100000x worse than this.

[woodjer]

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Another thing that I'm curious about...the reports say the text message(s) was sent early Sunday morning and reported to Hering (VP of Government Relations for WWE) at that time. Why did he wait until Monday to contact the police? Also, why did they report it to him--Government Relations? Seems like there may have been someone better to contact.

In case you're wondering what I'm talking about, here's WWE.com's article:
http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitupdate

The stuff I'm referring to is in the second paragraph.

[Heelfan71]

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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html

what a piece of crap scumbag. He should of just took his own life. pisses me off to see how someone could kill their own child. Hope he rots in hell.

this is the city I grew up in. currently 20 minutes from where I live now....

[funky_chicken]

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I don't see how it is in poor taste. The WWE is a soap-opera with wrestling. You wouldn't see a soap-opera scrap one of their storylines if one of the characters in the show died in real life. They would work around it. It's not disrespectful; It's continuing on with the show. You don't scrap something because of one person.

Sure it's a tragic and sad event, but that shouldn't make the WWE quit what they were doing. After 9/11, planes were still flying(albeit days after), and that was 100000x worse than this.

It would not make sense to continue the McMahon death angle after he appeared this past Raw. I think WWE should tone down the over the top storylines for a while and concentrate on in ring action with enough story to justify the matches.