Professional wrestling manager Nancy Benoit was strangled by her pro wrestler husband, Chris Benoit, last weekend. Chris later killed their 7-year-old son, Daniel, and then committed suicide. Now a friend of Nancy's tells the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that Nancy feared her husband."Nancy had for a long time believed this relationship would end violently and in a bad, bad way," said a former co-worker and Benoit family friend speaking on conditioning of anonymity. "She always said the two of them were doomed to hurt each other. But she never imagined Daniel would get in the crosshairs."
Nancy Benoit, who performed in pro wrestling using the stage name Woman, got a restraining order against Chris in 2003 but asked that it be lifted later that year.
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most of the wwf/wwe stars that i've watched for years have died and all the news reports have come down to one diagnosis = steroid use. Gorilla Monsoon also used steroids and died. How do you all think these guys get that big ?! Not just by weight lifting for years on end. I watched a show where one guy's arms blew out from using steroids. It's a sick thing to see, but guys use them and think they need them to be bigger and better from the rest.
I do not believe that Chris Benoit would've done this if he was not on any kind of drug.
something in his system made him do it and snap.
she dismisses the TRO which of course is worthless but its something..dismisses divorce and stays...stupid choices
How very very sad.
This man is adored my many..as evidenced by some of the people here who are willing to dismiss these murders as "mistakes." All that adoration on the outside and inside, his wife is scared of him.
he would never do something to kill his family or himself because of his sons disability
Maybe people will wake up re; steroids and Polypharmacy in the college football and the NFL.
Dariet Timothy Ford (1982 'The Play TD' for Cal) murdered his family too. Pregnant wife and son.
OJ Simpson (double homicide)
wife beaters:
Chuck Muncie
Rod Roid Martin
Dana Stubblefield
Michael Strahan
battery & assualt:
Bill Romanowski
Barrett Robbins
Ray Lewis
Rae Caruth
Roid rage driving:
Michael Irvin
Antonio Bryant
Pacman Jones
Joey Porter
killer dogs:
Joey Porter
Michael Vick
YOU KNOW THIS IS SAD WHEN LIVES ARE TAKEN SO SOON THAT IS TRUE, BUT TO ASSUME THINGS ABOUT A PERSON AND THEIR ACTION FOR DOING SOMETHING AS THIS IS WRONG KNOW ONE KNEW OR UNDERSTOOD BUT HIM HIMSELF, MOST PEOPLE CAN SAY THEY RELATE BUT DO THEY REALLY?
NO ONE TRULY KNOW WHAT DROVE HIM TO THIS STATE WHERE HE FELT HE HAD TO DO THIS ALL WE CAN DO IS CONTINUE TO LOVE HIM AND REMEMBER HIM AS ONE OF THE GREATEST WRESTLER EVER. FOR ITS NOT OUR PLACE TO ASSUME/JUDGE HIM ON ANYTHING ONLY HE ALONE KNOWS THE TRUTH AND HIS REASONS BEHIND WHAT HAS HAPPEN; FOR I DONT AGREE WITH WHAT HE DID IT WAS THE WRONG CHOICE THE WRONG WAY OUT BECAUSE MANY ARE HURT, AND LOST BY IT.
I MYSELF KNOW THAT LIFE CAN BE REALLY TOUGH BUT I FEEL NO MATTER WHAT SITUATION OCCURS IN ONES LIFE THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY OUT YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE TIME WITH PATIENCE AND CONTROL WITHIN ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE OTHER INVOLVED ( MEANING LOVES ONES).
THE BEST THING A PERSON CAN DO IS TAKE TIME AND JUST FIGURE A WAY OUT THATS GOOD FOR THE WHOLE WITHOUT BEING SELFISH BECAUSE A SELFISH CHOICE NEVER ENDS GOOD.
STILL LOVE YOU BENOIT.
Just read on foxnews.com that nancy's death was posted on wiki from a computer in Samford, Conneticut @ Midnight on Monday. Her body wasn't discovered until around 2 or 3 pm.
Hmmmm....
foxnews.com is stating that somebody posted a wikipedia entry on the death of Nancy @ 12:01 am on Monday. Apparently the post was made from an anonymous computer in Samford, Conn., home of the WWE Headquarters.
Her body wasn't found until 2:30pm on Monday.
Hmmmm....
Sorry for the double post.
I have been a wrestling fan all my life. Before steroids, before big muscle bodies came into play. The bigger the muscles the more in demand they are now. They give the fans what they want. If your not a wrestling fan you don't have a clue. I was even married to a wrestler and yes he did steroids. The majority of them do. What Chris did was unforgiveable, a horrific act that no one will ever totally understand, because no one was there. The only people that knows what happened that night are no longer hear to tell. The men and women you watch are not the same outside that arena, at home or in there everyday life. Be entertained by the wrestlers, enjoy every show. But never teach your children or yourself to idolize and put them on such a high pedestal. Because when that pedestal falls, what follows can be heartbreaking. God now has another angel to help pour out the rain. If this had been some regular Joe, it would make the news for a day or to and then some other story would overshadow it. But this was Chris Benoit, famous wrestler, on scene all family man, the one that always stood for justice and always overcame the hardest of trials in the ring. On the other hand he was a man, with problems and demons that the public had no idea of. To blame this on steroids, maybe, maybe not, could have played a big part and then again maybe it didn't. You would have had to be there to see the rage to know that absolutely with out a doubt steroids caused this. Chris Benoit did this, you can blame it on the steroids, hell maybe the Devil made him do it. The man himself did this, he apparently had alot of outbursts. This is a tragedy, one that cost an innocent child his life. Why, only Chris, Nancy and God can answer that.
Lets not over look the big picture here, WWE is a Business! like all Pro-sports now-a-days their in the business to make money, Just like your job, it is there because someone is making money on what you do, when you do your job. The answer to the question, is the WWE pushing its people to hard, leading to drug abuse and all the other problems that have left many people ether dead or disabled, is YES! of couse they do! the same as all jobs do, and do these people running these businessies care if you get hurt or killed in the process? No they don't, as long as their position or reputation is not put at risk, most could care less.
Truth is this kind of thing is just going to be pushed back and fouth in the news for a few weeks until the it falls out of the public view and then it will be back to business as if nothing happened, nothing is going to change and the samething will just keep happening to people like you and me until people change and realize its all about money! money is the problem in todays world, those who have it and want to keep it, and those who don't have it and want it, and will do what were told to get it...all and all were just fucked...so don't worry you'll be dead on day, then your problems are over or just starting, what ever your point of veiw is.
I believe the federal goverment should have step in this mess of a company that is the WWE a long time ago first of all this company dosent inforce there so called steriod and drug policy because 99.9 percent of there employees are either using steriods or some kind of performence enhansing drugs they do so not because they want to but because they have to you see there profession requires them to look strong and fit no matter what the consequences and it all starts at the top with the owner the company Vince Mcmahon this man knows what goes on in his company and does nothing to fix it WHY! because its a bussiness he knows that his wrestlers need to use this stuff to come back from an injury or to kill some pain from an on going injury so it wont interfeer there performance and thats whats wrong with this they think since there nothing but soapaprah and not a competative sport that the rules dont apply to there company well they do and I hope that the federal goverment finally steps into this matter and investagates and puts and end to this Vince Mcmahon who obviously thinks he is above the law.
Doping caused the murders.
Ask OJ Simpson or Mariet Ford about it. They are still alive.
Catl think before you speak shee was afraid of him! But like so many women who are in an abusive relationships (especially when there are children) you tend to feel afraid that the abuse will be worse if you leave. Or you convice yourself that you have to stay for the kids or out of fear that you won't be able to financially to take care of the children. Ask any battered women's consuelor and they will tell you the most violent an abuser will ever be is when his victim is about to leave! Chris Benoit and every man who has ever been an abuser are cowards! And like a coward he comitted the ultimate abuse then took the cowards way out, the world is a better place now without him! God Bless Nancy and Daniel's family!.....ALG
Sorry spelling errors in my comment...so re-posting with corrections! Carl think before you speak she was afraid of him! But like so many women who are in an abusive relationship (especially when there are children) you tend to feel afraid that the abuse will be worse if you leave. Or you convice yourself that you have to stay for the kids or out of fear that you won't be able to financially to take care of the children. Ask any battered women's consuelor and they will tell you the most violent an abuser will ever be is when his victim is about to leave! Chris Benoit and every man who has ever been an abuser are cowards! And like a coward he comitted the ultimate abuse then took the cowards way out, the world is a better place now without him! God Bless Nancy and Daniel's family!.....ALG
Am I the only one who finds it odd that the Chris Benoit tragedies and the not-of-natural-causes death of Sherri Martel ("Sensational Sherri", "Scary Sherri") both happened within the space of days from one another, and in the same general geographic region of the US?
(Yeah... Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL... not so far apart from each other, you know? Try about a three hour drive...)
i do not accept the steriod use as the only excuse i think they do have something to do with it. but i think he had depression problems. there no excuse for what he did. if he wanted a out do it himself but do not take 2 innocent ppl with him. nancy & daniel my heart goes out too them. her poor parents. chris made a choice but nancy & daniel had no choice. he took matters into his own hands i lost all respect for him
first and formost i send my respect to both families and second im just as shocked as millions and millions of people wrestling fans and non-wrestling fans this event is just mind blowing many have views why,what,and how this happen alot of things i hear i can feel the anger of some killing your kid which is innocent from what ever your married life or personal we should just pointing at chris as this monster as vince call's him and look at his state of mind how many people before this have killed there wife and kids and following by killing there self i feel bad for what chris did but alot of times people crying out and scared to let people in there world because of fear he might of had that issue everybody saying roid rage because they found bottles of it is that solid proof that was the cause they also found 10 cans of beer and wine why is that been over looked and not saying a possiblity,stress,mental issues etc remember we all in this life has done dispecable things and if it was ourselves or family members or close friends we have to come to terms on we have to forgive,and try to pull our self to realitiy that were not perfect and lets not just cast chris into a man ploted and intended or monster the world looks at him as remember vince called him that but what about vince creating and destroying people he was behind a steroid issue years back (WHY WAS THAT)because he wanted his wrestlers to look the best but we forgave him alot can be pointed right at him but he make statements like that thats bull and put extreme stress on his wrestlers traveling 300 days a year only if your a true blooded wrestling fan you know how this all works and the history of prowrestling and the tragedy that's come alone with it and when your a true blooded wrestling fans these wrestlers become part of you foreal it hurts like there our own family members or friends so it's hard for me to speak bad on benoit and im not saying it was right what he did at all but these characters are people behind the mask and we dont have a slight ideal what there going thru not at all.............bpp
Were they the only ones in the house? Several unanswered questions. Were the text messages cries for someone to come the the house to help them? Why were the dogs out when the police arrived? Why did it take the police 3 hours to go check at the house after taking to WWE? Sensational Sherri and Nancy Benoit exactly one week apart? Nothing out of the ordinary in the house, would rage leave nothing out of the ordinary? I have seen how gently Chris handled his son and cannot believe that he would hurt him. He loved his wife and they were making their marriage work after a few rough rounds that everyone who is married (or nor) have had. Beer and wine found at house, according to interview in the past with Chris, he was not a drinker. Did he have anything in his system? Why not wait for reports before automatically accusing? Common link between Nancy and Sherri and not a big Benoit fan???? Kevin Sullivan. There are a lot of unanswered questions and some may never be answered, but a lot of family members and friends are left behind to grieve and i hope his two remaining children never see some of the stuff being printed about their father. Chris was one of the greatest wrestlers of our time and will be remembered as such. I hope all three can rest in peace and I hope their families can somehow find the strength to start to mend. WWE and Vince McMahan were wrong for disassociating themselves with Chris Benoit!!!!!!!
First of all my thoughts and prayers are with the family members. Second of all no one really knows what the family was like behind closed doors so for yall to sit here and say well it was the steriods is wrong yeah maybe he was taking them but do yall realize the wrestlers take them not to get bigger arms but to help with the aling process. Look at Jeff Hardy he takes them and he's not big, he's taking them to help with his knee and back. I think that its wrong for anyone to sit here and downgrade and criticize what happened when you don't know anything but what you read. You can't believe everything you hear especially about someone's death. The only people that really know what happened are dead. So stop making excuses and stop trying to think about what happened. Unfortunately its over and done with no matter what we say or how hard we try to figure out why its not going to change anything. Benoit was one of the best wrestlers who left his mark on the industry and will be missed, but instead of dwelling over what he did think about the memories he left for all the fans.
Benoit you will be missed and we still love you!!!!