R.I.P. Chris Benoit and family

[miss diesel]

TweetWrestler, family dead
Bodies of Benoit, wife and son discovered in Ga. home

Chris Benoit was scheduled to perform at a pay-per-view event Sunday but backed out because of reported "personal reasons."

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

Detective Bo Turner told television station WAGA that the case was being treated as a murder-suicide, but said that couldn't be confirmed until evidence was examined by a crime lab.

The station said that investigators believe the 40-year-old Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and 7-year-old son, Daniel, over the weekend, then himself on Monday. A neighbor called police, and the bodies were found in three rooms.

Lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, told The Associated Press the deaths were being investigated as homicide, and that the causes of death awaited autopsy results on Tuesday. Pope said the bodies were discovered about 2:30 p.m., but refused to release details.

The house is in a secluded neighborhood set back about 60 yards off a gravel road, surrounded by stacked stone wall and a double-iron gate. On Monday night, the house was dark except for a few outside lights. There was a police car in front, along with two uniformed officers.

Benoit was a former world heavyweight and Intercontinental champion. He also held several tag-team titles during his career.

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the federation said in a statement on its Web site.

Benoit was scheduled to perform at the "Vengeance" pay-per-view event Sunday night in Houston, but was replaced at the last minute because of what announcer Jim Ross called "personal reasons."

The native of Canada maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling.

The WWE canceled its live Monday Night RAW card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.

"My relationship with Chris has extended many years and I consider him a great friend," Carl DeMarco, the president of WWE Canada, said in a statement. "Chris was always first-class -- warm, friendly, caring and professional one of the best in our business."

[Kruzzer]

TweetI won't jump to confirm this next comment until they know what happend, BUT....IF THIS FUCKEN PRICK DID DO THIS TO HIS FAMILY, IT'S JUST ANOTHER ASSHOLE OUT THERE GIVING US A BAD RAP!!!!! YOU KNOW THAT THE MEDIA IS GOING TO BLAIM (STEROID USE AND ABUSE) WHEN THE ONLY ANSWER IS THAT HE WAS A WEAK FUCKEN A S S H O L E THAT HAD TO KILL OTHERS AND THEN HIMSELF. I WISH THE FUCKER WAS STILL ALIVE SO I, YES I, COULD TOURCHER THE FUCKER FOR A YEAR!!! ANYONE THAT HAS KIDS THAT COULD HURT THEM SHOULD BE DISMEMBERED ALIVE RIGHT ON THE SPOT!!!!

Sorry you caught me on a bad day.
KZ

[PECS]

TweetI've met Benoit a year or so ago at one of the gyms here while they were in town. Very personable and friendly. Strong as an ox. If this was how it went down, something very bad must've happened, because this isn't like him imo.
On a side note what I fond funny, was they were supposed to eulogise Mr. McMahon for his so called murder a few weeks ago. LMMFAO... then appears tonight talking about this. Guess they blew that story. HA HA... only in TV land can a dead guy come back to life to hold a Memorial for a real dead guy.

[airagee23]

TweetUnbelievable. He had everything and did this. I cant wait to find out the whole story.

[ironmaiden]

Tweet You never know what goes on inside a persons mind and what they are capable of doing.

[S.A Labs]

TweetYep........ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19424899/?GT1=10056

I won't jump to confirm this next comment until they know what happend, BUT....IF THIS FUCKEN PRICK DID DO THIS TO HIS FAMILY, IT'S JUST ANOTHER ASSHOLE OUT THERE GIVING US A BAD RAP!!!!! YOU KNOW THAT THE MEDIA IS GOING TO BLAIM (STEROID USE AND ABUSE) WHEN THE ONLY ANSWER IS THAT HE WAS A WEAK FUCKEN A S S H O L E THAT HAD TO KILL OTHERS AND THEN HIMSELF. I WISH THE FUCKER WAS STILL ALIVE SO I, YES I, COULD TOURCHER THE FUCKER FOR A YEAR!!! ANYONE THAT HAS KIDS THAT COULD HURT THEM SHOULD BE DISMEMBERED ALIVE RIGHT ON THE SPOT!!!!

Sorry you caught me on a bad day.
KZ

[Kruzzer]

TweetWhat did I say last night...I just watched the news and what's to blame?


STEROIDS!!!!!!!
Fucken loosers need to get their heads out of their asses and just realize he was a murdering asshole that steroids had NOTHING to do with!!
KZ

[AVEC]

Tweetsensationalistic reporting and speculation being undertaken by some members of the media following the press conference held by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney. During the press conference, the investigating authorities made the following points, all of which run contrary to the media speculation that "roid rage" was a factor in the senseless murders and suicide:

1. The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.

2. Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit’s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.

3. Toxicology tests have not even been completed, so there is no current evidence that Benoit even had steroids or any other substance in his body. In that regard, on the last test done on Benoit by WWE's independently administered drug testing program, done on April 10, 2007, Benoit tested negative.

4. The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage. The wife's feet and hands were bound and she was asphyxiated, not beaten to death. By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage. The presence of a Bible by each is also not an act of rage

[Kruzzer]

TweetJUST FUCKED UP! Isn't it?
KZ

[FireFreak956]

TweetSucks what happened....and Sucks that they speculate why he did it...only he knows and he took it to his grave...and everything points to pre-meditated and diliberate not a fit of rage as they are putting it.