MORE DETAILS ON DEATH OF CHRIS BENOIT & family
By: Bob Ryder
6/25/2007 6:36:57 PM
Details remain very sketchy regarding the tragic news today that Chris Benoit and his family were found dead at their Atlanta area home.
Benoit had been scheduled to appear on a WWE house show on Saturday. Sources tell us Benoit called to first say he would be taking a later flight, and then to say he would not be attending the house show due to a family illness. According to one source, Benoit said both his wife and son were throwing up blood and he needed to stay to take care of them.
At last night's Vengeance pay-per-view, Benoit was replaced in his match by Johnny Nitro.
No other details are available at this time and police are on the scene at the Benoit residence investigating
v1c said:I've been a benoit fan since his pin falls count anywhere match with kevin sullivan back in WcW. Then him joining the four horsemen...winning the wwe title...etc. Vince better come out before the show starts to get all the boos out of the way. Explain it to the crowd ahead of time THEN come on the air and explain the situation to the viewers. Say you faked your own death and due to benoits passing you feel horrible and dedicate the whole show to his memory.
In the dream wrestling world maybe Hart vs Angle to close the show......I would settle for...I dont even know...maybe Flair vs. someone
GaimeGuy said:
wwe.com said:Tonight’s Raw on USA Network will serve as a tribute to Chris Benoit and his family. WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family’s relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy.
FTWer said:Some tell me what Wrestlemania that was?
I need to go & buy the DVD
Eminem said:Apparantly Raw is canceled
bjork said:"I am in Corpus Christi Texas where RAW was supposed to air and its been cancelled.
Everyone is leaving the American Bank Center right now."
That'd certainly be something, if true.
Ronabo said:I just called an got confirmation it was cancelled.
this is real folks.
Oh, I forgot that Eddie died toojobber said:When I first found out about Eddie (from this board), shit hit me like a ton of bricks.
I'm just in shock right now.
OokieSpookie said:His wife was one of the great heels also as "Woman"
newsguy said:So he went home cause his wife and child were "vomiting blood." He was fine, so if they died did he kill himself? Details in this story are going to be sad.
newsguy said:So he went home cause his wife and child were "vomiting blood." He was fine, so if they died did he kill himself? Details in this story are going to be sad.
newsguy said:So he went home cause his wife and child were "vomiting blood." He was fine, so if they died did he kill himself? Details in this story are going to be sad.
Actually, I hope they ignore the whole Vince McMahon BS tonight and focus on Benoit.OokieSpookie said:Two deaths since this bullshit McMahon crap story.
Sherri was sad but this is just ****ed up and they BETTER do more than just a stupid picture somewhere in the second hour.
This is really sad.
Lost Fragment said:Source?
Pristine_Condition said:Bob Ryder of 1Wresting. See my post above.
It looks like they're taking the insane step of CANCELING the live show and will just show Benoit clips for 3 hours tonight. I understand that this happened suddenly, but I think there has to be a public tribute by the company to this man, and I would hope that the stupid McMahon story line would be dropped.ManaByte said:Since this IS real. The Vince storyline had better be over and he better show his face.
Triumph Dolomite 1300cc said:It looks like they're taking the insane step of CANCELING the live show and will just show Benoit clips for 3 hours tonight. I understand that this happened suddenly, but I think there has to be a public tribute by the company to this man, and I would hope that the stupid McMahon story line would be dropped.
Lost Fragment said:Ah. Sorry. I missed that somehow in between F5ing.
Triumph Dolomite 1300cc said:I understand that this happened suddenly, but I think there has to be a public tribute by the company to this man, and I would hope that the stupid McMahon story line would be dropped.
newsguy said:So he went home cause his wife and child were "vomiting blood." He was fine, so if they died did he kill himself? Details in this story are going to be sad.