8 Wrestling deaths that shocked the world

#2. Chris Benoit

Benoit's death was truly one that shocked the whole world due to its savage and tragic nature.

Like his friend Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit was starting to receive the recognition as a professional wrestler in the WWE that he was not getting in WCW.

He held numerous mid-card titles and finally reached the top of the WWE when he won the World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels and Triple H at Wrestlemania 20.

Fans of the sport are aware of the controversial and tragic circumstances following Benoit's final days alive. He allegedly killed both his wife and seven-year-old son at the time of his death.

WWE officials sent police officers to his home in Georgia because Benoit had no-showed a few weekend events. Upon arrival, the police found the bodies of Benoit, his wife and his young son.

It was truly a scandal that rocked both the world of professional wrestling as well as mainstream society due to the savage nature of the deaths.

Benoit's mark on the industry was erased in WWE's history books, but he isn't forgotten by fans everywhere. Reasons for his actions have been widely speculated about ever since the incident. One thing regarding it is certain - it was truly a vicious and shocking event in the annals of history.