5 WWE Superstars who love Chris Benoit and 5 who disliked him

#7 Don’t Like Benoit: William Regal

William Regal seemed suspicious of Chris Benoit.

In the immediate aftermath of the Benoit family tragedy, WWE scrapped its original plans for Monday Night Raw. Instead, the company aired a tribute to Benoit. Unlike prior tributes to Owen Hart and Eddie Guerrero, this episode dedicated to the memory of a star who died while under WWE contract focused, instead, on rebroadcasting classic Benoit matches. These highlights were interspersed with pre-taped comments from a variety of current WWE performers.

Most of the wrestlers who spoke on the episode expressed profound sorrow at the loss of their friend. The comments from William Regal, however, stood out in contrast. Regal was reserved in his praise for Benoit, focusing on wrestling, and hinting that we’d wait and see about the man himself.

There was a hint that Regal suspected Benoit had not died so innocently. It’s never been substantiated if Regal had any real insider knowledge, but news would break over the days to follow that Benoit was not a victim, but the perpetrator of the horrible incidents that weekend.