Chris benoit

Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: [bə'nwɑ]) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Benoit ascended to the top of his profession, becoming the World Heavyweight Champion in both WCW and WWE, in turn becoming one of the most popular and respected competitors in professional wrestling.[3][4][5][6]

Chris, his wife Nancy, and their 7-year-old son Daniel were found dead in their Fayetteville, Georgia home on June 25, 2007. Authorities confirmed[7] that Benoit killed his wife and son,[8] and subsequently hanged himself.[9] WWE officials had alerted Police after Benoit missed several live appearances, including Vengeance: Night of Champions on June 24, 2007.[10] Benoit, an ECW performer, was scheduled to win the brand's World Heavyweight Championship at the event.[11][12][13]

During his childhood and early adolescence in Edmonton, Chris Benoit idolized the Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington, later one-half of WWF tag team champions The British Bulldogs), and soon decided to join his idol in the wrestling profession.[14]. Michael Benoit, Chris's father, though not a wrestling fan, nonetheless encouraged his son by buying him a set of weights for strength training and, later, by allowing him to drive to Calgary, some three hours away, to train in the legendary Hart family "Dungeon." After years of strenuous training under Bruce Hart, and later under Stu Hart himself, Chris Benoit began his career in 1985 in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion. From the beginning the similarities between Benoit and his idol were uncanny, as Benoit adopted many of Billington's moves such as the Diving Headbutt and the Snap Suplex; the homage was complete with his initial billing as "Dynamite" Chris Benoit.