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On June the 24th, 2007 the scene of professional wrestling changed until the end of time. Chris Benoit who was a standout amongst the dearest and regarded wrestlers in the business was discovered dead in his home in Georgia. The revelation sent shock waves all through the world and commanded prevailing press outlets for months to take after.
Post-mortem comes about demonstrated that 40-year old veteran killed his significant other on a Friday night, his child the next morning and after that, he himself committed suicide on Sunday. Reports recommend that Benoit's significant other Nancy was discovered lying in a pool of blood enveloped by a towel while Daniel their child was found on his bed, dead.
While there have been many claims and beliefs over what actually transpired, it's quite stated on the worldview that Chris Benoit committed the crime. Let's keep what transpired aside and focus on Benoit's amazing wrestling career.
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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.
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Benoit was the twelfth WWE Triple Crown Champion and sixth WCW Triple Crown Champion, and the second of five men in history to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships.
He was also the 2004 Royal Rumble winner, joining Shawn Michaels as the only two men to win a Royal Rumble as the number one entrant. Benoit headlined multiple pay-per-views for WWE, including a victory in the World Heavyweight Championship main event match of WrestleMania XX in 2004.
#1 Benoit's initial ring name was Pegasus Kid
Chris Benoit could have run with The Wolverine, The Crippler or plain old Chris Benoit as his ring name when he wrestled in Japan, however, Benoit rather ran with something that sounds like one of Rainbow Brite's companions.
A major enthusiast of Dynamite Kid, Benoit no uncertainty acquired the second 50% of his lesser-known ring name from his saint.
Be that as it may, while dynamite is perilous, unpredictable and ground-breaking, a Pegasus is a significantly milder picture. It's one dangerous advance far from the unicorn.
#2 Search Chris Benoit on WWE Network
After the incident, WWE removed all data about Benoit from their network and his title reigns are but a mere reflection alive only for fans of wrestling.
But you can actually find Chris Benoit's mention on the biggest wrestling network if one is to search Benoit in hopes of finding something on the WWE Network.
If you search his name on the WWE Network, an episode of ECW Hardcore TV will be available – where Benoit had a match with 2 Cold Scorpio. If you do choose to watch a Benoit match, a disclaimer saying the following will be displayed:
#3 The best wrestling friendship between Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerero
The friendship between Eddie Guerrero and Benoit is something that wrestling fans have dependably grasped. The enthusiastic WrestleMania XX festivity, where Eddie and Benoit raised their titles high and embraced each other, is as yet a spine-chilling minute. In any case, while we think about the companionship, very few know how everything began.
Amidst a match in Japan, Benoit utilized an Enzuigiri kick and thumped Eddie unconscious. They turned out to be close to each other after the episode and Benoit imparted notes about his profound clinging to Eddie in his journal passages also.
Some even recommend that if Eddie was alive, Benoit wouldn't have carried out such a wrongdoing.
#4 Chris Benoit is a Hall of Famer
Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer has dependably alluded to Benoit as an unbelievable wrestler. Truth be told, he once said that Benoit is among the best 10 wrestlers ever, which is the reason Benoit went into the Wrestling Observer's Hall of Fame in 2003.
In any case, after the disaster in 2007, there were a few discussions in regards to the acceptance and a review race was made in the years that took after.
In excess of 50 percent of the voters needed Benoit to be out of the Hall of Fame – 53.6 percent to be exact. In any case, Meltzer had set a limit of 60 percent to evacuate him, so Benoit stayed in the Hall of Fame.
It's controversial a topic to discuss whether Benoit deserves a place in the WWE Hall of Fame and views on the same are very diverse.
#5 Improving WWE Wellness Policy
The catastrophe was a calamity for WWE's PR group and shone an immediate terrible light on the organization's imperfect medication testing.
It constrained WWE to consider their Wellness strategy more important by contemplating consequences for well-being, as well as mental delicacy.
Post-mortem examination comes about demonstrated that Benoit's body contained 10 times the typical level of steroid testosterone.
The dissection additionally uncovered that his heart was three times bigger it ought to have been; he could have passed on inside the following 10 months notwithstanding.
Did you realize that wrestlers today are 10 times more inclined to pass on before the age of 60 than NFL players?
Why? As a result of poor welfare safety measures and consistent blackouts. This passing constrained WWE to consider blackout more important, implement substance directions and more thorough medical testing.
#6 Wikipedia had secret sources
In a stunning unforeseen development, Wikipedia really foreshadowed the episode a decent twelve hours before the police found the Benoit family. How on earth did somebody know Nancy was dead before the police found the bodies except if Chris himself posted it?
However, oh, when the police followed the IP address of the wiki client, it appeared as a nearby youngster who lived in an indistinguishable city from WWE HQ.
Maybe a fortuitous event yet conspiracy theorist will always utilize this as an indispensable snippet of data in their claims.
#7 The Undertaker trademark sign
Ever wondered the underlying mysticism about Undertaker's run at WWE. While Benoit did not carry that mysticism with him, he certainly did lend a few tricks up his sleeve to the Deadman.
The Undertaker gesturing a neck slide through his fingers gesture was something used by Chris Benoit and was later used by The Undertaker.
It is no fact that Crippler Crossface started so many things in WWE which are seen even today. The submission finishes of Daniel Bryan, a trait often devoted to short wrestlers attaining great height in the industry.
