5 Wrestlers who passed away at a young age

#2 Chris Benoit- 40 years old

Memorable Life

Chris Benoit was a prolific technical wrestler who was on his career's prime when he passed away. His aggressive, rough and tough wrestling aura has awarded him several accolades and accomplishments in WWE. Benoit held 22 championships between WWF/WWE, WCW, NJPW, and ECW. He was a two-time world champion, having been a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE; he was booked to win a third world championship at a WWE event on the night of his death.

But, what he did on his last day on earth is truly unacceptable. On June 25th 2007, police found the bodies of Benoit, his wife and his son. It was later found that he had killed his wife and son before committing suicide. After his brain was tested, reports said that his brain was so severely damaged that it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer patient. He was reported to have had an advanced form of dementia, similar to the brains of four retired NFL players who had suffered multiple concussions, sank into depression, and harmed themselves or others.

WWE has removed all mentions of Benoit from their website and their future broadcasts.