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The Chris Benoit Tragedy: What We Know
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Tags: Chris, Benoit, Death, WWE, Wrestler
As the events of the Chris Benoit tragedy unfold more shocking details reveal what caused the biggest tragedy in professional wrestling history.
| | Chris Benoit began his wrestling training in Stu Hart's Dungeon; legendary father of Bret and Owen Hart. |
| | Benoit received the nickname "The Crippler" because he actually broke the neck of fellow wrestler Sabu in a botched spot in the ring. |
| | Met future wife Nancy Sullivan in WCW where she was married to fellow wrestler and booker Kevin Sullivan. |
| | Kevin Sullivan created a storyline where the young Benoit and his Wife Nancy Sullivan would have a relationship on-screen. Life imitated art as the Nancy divorced Kevin and married Benoit in 2000. |
| | Their son Daniel was born with the condition Fragile X described as condition similar to Autism and symptoms include Dwarf like features. |
| | Nancy filed for Divorce and a restraining order from Benoit in 2003 which was later rescinded in August 2003 |
| | Benoit was scheduled to wrestle at the WWE's Vengence Pay-Per View but canceled due to a "family emergency" |
| | After fellow wrestlers received a serious of disturbing text messages from Benoit including "My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane, Fayetteville Georgia" and "The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open" the WWE who had not been able to reach Benoit, alerted authorities to check on his house. |
| | Police found the bodes of Nancy Benoit, Daniel Benoit and Chris Benoit in their Atlanta Home |
| | Police suspect that Benoit killed his wife Nancy on Friday, her feet and hands were bound and she died of strangulation. Daniel was killed the next day in what Police to be the result of a wrestling choke hold. Benoit then hanged himself in his weight room either Saturday night or Sunday morning |
| | Bibles were found next to both Nancy and Daniel |
| | No suicide note was found |
| | Police found prescriptions for anabolic steroids in the belonging to Benoit |
| | Police found needle marks on Daniel Benoit, speculating that he may have been injected with some type of drug, possibly HGH. |
| | Chris Benoit has 2 other children from a previous relationship |
| | Benoit had more than 10 times the normal testosterone level in his system but no evidence of steroids. |
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