# Chris Benoit and family found dead... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410 "2007-06-25T23:38:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/1 "2007-06-25T23:38:22Z")
He missed a pay-per-view last night to fly home for a “family emergency” and now him, his wife and their young baby have been found dead. Authorities are at the home and that’s all that is known so far. It’s just now starting to make the rounds on news sites. This…this is horrible. I’m a long-time wrestling fan, and yes, I know it’s rigged, but what difference does that make? I’ve grown up watching him and cheering for him and now…this. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/2 "2007-06-25T23:44:09Z")
Christ, that’s horrible. I’m not a fan of wrestling or anything, but there’s quite the story going on here. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/3 "2007-06-25T23:47:14Z")
Source? No mention on CNN, and someone on another board I read has stated that it’s a WWE plot device, and not actually happening. ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/4 "2007-06-25T23:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] Source? No mention on CNN, and someone on another board I read has stated that it’s a WWE plot device, and not actually happening. [/QUOTE] It’s on fark, google news and yahoo news. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/5 "2007-06-25T23:50:04Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] Source? No mention on CNN, and someone on another board I read has stated that it’s a WWE plot device, and not actually happening. [/QUOTE] If it is a plot device, it’s a pretty sick one. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/6 "2007-06-25T23:50:29Z")
I did a quick look and didn’t see anything. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/7 "2007-06-25T23:51:29Z")
I read elsewhere that the emergency was that the wife and kid were puking up blood. Some are suggest Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/8 "2007-06-25T23:52:43Z")
_Atlanta Journal-Constitution_ link: [http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html](http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html) (They lived outside Atlanta.) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/9 "2007-06-25T23:54:27Z")
All the articles I’ve seen go back to ‘reported by WWE’. I’ll wait until there is something a bit more official than that. If it is true, my BF will be really upset. Benoit is one of his favorites. ETA - Ok, Voodoo’s link looks more legit. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/10 "2007-06-25T23:55:02Z")
For the record, I am deeply saddened by this. I haven’t followed wrestling closely in a few years, but I was a huge smark from about 1998-2003, and Chris Benoit was always one of the best technical wrestlers and hardest workers in the business. From all accounts, he was a stand-up guy, too. This is horrific news, even compared to the relatively large number of pro wrestlers (compared to other professions) who die every year. This business kills. ---
**Author:** ![DustyButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DustyButt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DustyButt)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/11 "2007-06-25T23:58:08Z")
[If its true it’s f—ed up… If it’s not true it pretty sick.](http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21969528-1702,00.html) Who would even want this to be said about their own family for the sake of entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/12 "2007-06-26T00:13:57Z")
[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima] I read elsewhere that the emergency was that the wife and kid were puking up blood. Some are suggest Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Thoughts? [/QUOTE] Sounds plausible. From what I understand carbon monoxide poisoning can cause pulmonary edema. His wife might have mistaken the symptoms for the flu the night before and asked him to rush home, then he was overcome when he entered the house the next day. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/13 "2007-06-26T00:55:31Z")
One helluva rassler. RIP you nasty bastard. ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/14 "2007-06-26T01:03:58Z")
RIP, Chris, Nancy, and Daniel. This is horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/15 "2007-06-26T01:09:41Z")
My first thought was: I hope it wasn’t another incident like Phil Hartman’s death!. I don’t think it’s a hoax, but if it is I think there’ll be quite a backlash over it. I’d say not though, it hasn’t been dramatically announced for the first time during a match or anything, has it? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/16 "2007-06-26T01:14:22Z")
[QUOTE=Zabali\_Clawbane] My first thought was: I hope it wasn’t another incident like Phil Hartman’s death!. I don’t think it’s a hoax, but if it is I think there’ll be quite a backlash over it. I’d say not though, it hasn’t been dramatically announced for the first time during a match or anything, has it? [/QUOTE] The link in post #8 says it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/17 "2007-06-26T01:38:33Z")
There’s no mention on CNN or MSNBC. I really hope this is some sort of storyline for the show. A few weeks ago the WWE reported that Vince McMahon was killed in a car bombing (that didn’t show up on CNN or MSNBC either). So, I am really hoping this goes along with that. I haven’t watched wrestling in years and I don’t think I know who Chris Benoit is but things like this shouldn’t happen to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/18 "2007-06-26T01:45:17Z")
RAW is going to be a clip show tonight. It’s real. And horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/19 "2007-06-26T01:46:01Z")
Wow. Wow. I had a huge amount of respect for what Benoit was able to do in the ring. Few people actually made pro wrestling look technical and strategy-oriented like he did. RIP, Chris. Tell Eddie hi for us. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410/20 "2007-06-26T02:11:46Z")
[It’s sadly true](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/25/wrestler.dead.ap/index.html?cnn=yes) I just read this on SI through CNN. I feel sick to my stomach. This is horrible. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410.md?page=2)