- Born
- Died
- Birth nameChristopher Michael Benoit
- Nicknames
- The Canadian Crippler
- The Rabid Wolverine
- The Pegasus Kid
- Wild Pegasus
- Toothless Aggression
- Height5′ 11″ (1.81 m)
- Christopher Michael Benoit is a Canadian wrestler who was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Michael and Margaret Benoit. He grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, from where he was billed throughout the bulk of his career. He had a sister living near Edmonton.
During his 22-year career, Benoit worked for numerous promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Industry historian Dave Meltzer considered him "one of the top 10, maybe even the top 5, all-time greats".
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. 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.
Benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22, 2007, and hanged himself two days later. Research suggests depression and brain damage from numerous concussions are likely contributing factors leading to the crime.- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous - Chris Benoit is a legend in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, though he wrestled all over the world and was a super star in The United States. Benoit held the WCW Tag Team title and Television title. He was considered for the role of the Wolverine in X-Men (one of his nick names). His life ended in a very sad way on June 25, 2007 when he killed his wife and their son, before committing suicide. Chris was 40 years old.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Blogmonstermike.WordPress.com
- SpousesNancy Daus-Sullivan(November 23, 2000 - June 22, 2007) (her death, 1 child)Martina Benoit (divorced, 2 children)
- Wrestling finisher move "The Swandive Headbutt"
- Trademark move: Multiple German Suplexes (a chain of 3 or more German suplexes)
- A missing upper tooth gave him the infamous nickname "Toothless Aggression," a parody of the famous WWE line "Ruthless Aggression."
- Trademark move (as Pegasus Kid and Wild Pegasus): Top Rope Gutwrench Suplex
- Trademark move (as Pegasus Kid and Wild Pegasus): Top Rope Diving Leg Drop
- A clip of Bret Hart applying his Sharpshooter finishing hold on Benoit appears in the opening credit sequence of every episode of Malcolm in the Middle.
- After his death an autopsy showed he had the brain capability of an eighty five year old man with dementia.
- When his family's bodies were found, WWE canceled the Mr. McMahon tribute show and his entire death story-line, refunded tickets, and had a tribute show for Chris Benoit. Many matches of Benoit from WWE and WCW were shown while his colleagues praised him. The next night on ECW, Vince McMahon stated that with newfound evidence, there would no longer be any mention of Chris Benoit's name again. Countries that get weekly delays were presented with a feature of John Cena's best matches. On the WWE Network, Benoit's tribute show is the sole episode of RAW that is not available.
- Considered for the part of Wolverine in "X-Men" (2000), pitted against Sabertooth, played by wrestler Tyler Mane.
- Lost a tooth when he was pretending to wrestle with his dog as a kid. The dogs face hit him on the jaw, which knocked the tooth out. He never had a tooth inserted, because he though he would lose it again, when he started his wrestling-career.
- I am the greatest technical wrestler in the history of the WWF!
- Prove me wrong!
- WCW Monday Nitro (1995) - $550,000 (a year)
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