Chris Benoit

Christopher Michael Chris Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his 22year career, Benoit worked for numerous major promotions including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling , World Championship Wrestling , and the World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment . Benoit committed suicide after perpetrating the murder of his family.

Benoit was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Michael and Margaret Benoit, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, from which he was billed in ring introductions throughout the bulk of his career. Benoit spoke both English and French fluently. In an interview with Larry King on CNN, Michael Benoit mentioned in passing that Chris had a sister living near Edmonton. He became good friends with wrestler Eddie Guerrero following a match in Japan, when Benoit utilized an Enzuigiri kick and knocked him out cold. This started a friendship that lasted even after Guerreros death in late 2005, in which Benoit had written diary entries to him just ten days after his passing. The content became precognition of Benoits own demise.

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