Actually, the conclusion that everyone came to is that you don't know what you're talking about. It's still true.

He was born in Montreal, but moved to Edmonton as a little boy and lived here most of his life (till May 2000). He called Edmonton his home town.

omg, I watched him soooo much

that is sad news

So sad, He was only 40 can't wait to see what happened. He was a hell of a wrestler and one of the few that tried hard each and every time he went out there. Seen him wrestle a handful of times in person and he was a hell of an athlete.

Ah the good old days Kevin Sullivan, The Boogie Woogie man, Billy Jack, One Man Gang, Black Bart, Ron Bass and so many others. We were at the armory in Tampa and traveled a lot to the Eddie Graham sports center in Orlando. Speaking of the Graham's 2 years or go i seen Mike Graham and Dusty Rhodes put on a match and it wasn't pretty lol


Yeah something big went down for him to leave like that and now this. Sitting here watching the show and what a emotional show it is :(

I just read this, too...now they think he killed his wife and son, then himself a day later :(

That was definitely my favorite time period in wrestling, along with the World Class/Von Erich era. As a kid growing up I thought for sure I wanted to be a pro wrestler. I had a wrestler for a roommate for a couple of years and got to hang out backstage at a lot of the shows, then later helped promote a few shows and was involved in a few other wrestling ventures. Seeing a lot of what went on backstage and on the road really soured me on the biz and damaged the hero worship I had as a kid, which is a terrible thing to lose in life...

This is a very strange situation it seems from the lack of details.

The only fact I saw stated was the deaths didn't involve gunshot wounds.

Based on them saying it didn't involve gunshots, I'd also rule out they were stabbed or other violent crimes or why would they hide it?

I see two possible scenarios:

1) Benoit's wife died due to illness she reportedly had Saturday and when Benoit came home to find that, he committed suicide. However this doesn't explain anything about his son.

2) Something happened and Benoit's son was killed, Benoit came home to find out and in rage killed his wife, then took his own life.

There is the third option of a break-in/murder but supposedly they live in an area which had 0 murder investigations all of 2006 and practically no crime. Also if this was the case it would have been stated I'd believe.

Very shocking news.

never was into wrestling but if this is true that's horrible..

If you read the Yahoo link http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/.../wrestler_dead
they are now investigating it as a murder/suicide...they think he killed his wife and kid, and then himself. :(

Dayyyuuummmm, fucked up..... :-(

I'm watching monday night raw now - it's sad to see all these wrestlers all torn up over this - no one knows wtf - it is a big mystery - he was loved by friends and fans - how could someone do this to their family? If the yahoo report is true that is some bad, bad, news man.

You have vince JOKING about death, and then something like this happens

how does that work? right before a fight you tell your boss, i gota fly to atlanta asap its an emergancy, then kill them?!
i find it hard to beleive

Is that for real??? that's kinda shocking and sad!::(

They are still investigating. Sports Illustrated have the same news as yahoo. That might explain information embargo by police. Maybe that's what's happening - everything leads them to believe that it was a murder-suicide, but they want to make sure they have some relevant evidence in their hands, so they're simply not releasing any info yet. They know this was going to be a high profile topic and even though everything sugests it's murder-suicide, they need to play it safe and continue with investigation before any official statement is released. Why otherwise would they keep it such a secret? It's a high profile case that gets tons of coverage.

See what i mean.

shit that wrestlemania 20 clip choked me up man - when eddie was in the ring with him - damn - so fuckin sad

On WWE.com he killed his wife and child and then offed himself.

eerie...

http://content.answers.com/main/cont...leMania_XX.jpg

...so it looks like instead of a mortyr we have a murderer here. That'll be pretty fucked up if it proves to be true :(

yeah wwe reporting double murder and suicide saying he killed them over the weekend and then killed himself this afternoon. fans will be crushed by this news.

wtf... that's really a sad story... he's one of the best in wwe... :(

RIP bro. I will miss you and your moves!

I cant believe grown men even watch that shit

Hooly dooly! I used to watch him wrestle

Well it seems to be true:(

It almost certainly was a double-murder/suicide ... an astonishing shame if true as Benoit was so well-respected in and out of the ring.

What a way to fuck up the McMahon hit storyline. WTG Benoit! j/k

Sad, sad news. Its been a long time since I watched wrestling, but Benoit was one of my favs back in WCW when he was in the Four Horseman with Flair, Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman.

Its really sad when a young child gets caught up in this shit. :(

I'm glad McMahon actually took the high road and cancelled Raw. I believe this is the first time he has done that. When Owen Hart and Brian Pillman died, he still went on with the shows.

never heard of him, but RIP

Hey, if you want to use television as your primary source of self-education, that's fine, really. However, you'll be doing society a solid if you'd not try and pass your new found "knowledge" on as gospel. Society thanks you in advance.

Yea Bret was pissed about that... (he introduced my band a few times back in the day)...

Old pic of Bret & me: http://netstarusa.com/myspace/Bretntimatsushibar.jpg

i cant believed the shit!... but thats really how it happens.

how about the wwe honoring a possible double-murderer with a 3-hr show. gonna make em look pretty bad. where do they go from there?

i actually met benoit several times and he was just like the other wrestlers said he was...extremely nice, polite and personable.

just goes to show that you never know what somebody is like at home. :/

We played at this guys wedding cant remember if it was Hawk or Animal... but I later hear the he also died. Brutus the Barber , nearly kicked my ass because his wife jumped onstage & started grinding me.... Hogan stepped in & saved my ass.

Anyone know know the story behind these guys - which one is it?

http://www.netstarusa.com/superfreak/01.jpg

http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/...-lod01st-1.jpg

wow thats really fucked up! :\ hopefully they will release more details on why this happened

on another subject...does anyone know why there is no more WWF? i went to WWF.com and saw a parked page LOL...so they stopped WWF and made it WWE?? huh