By David Lohr
June 26, 2007
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga (Crime Library) — "I am the greatest technical wrestler alive today." That is how WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) professional wrestler Christopher Michael Benoit, 40, described himself in his 2004 DVD, Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story. Yesterday Benoit, his wife Nancy, 43, and their son Daniel, 7, were found slain in their Fayette County home.
On Saturday Benoit was supposed to participate in a "SmackDown" show in Beaumont, Texas; however, he was a no-show at the event. According to a ring announcer, Benoit did not attend because of "personal reasons." The Internet Web site WrestlingObserver.com later reported that Benoit had a "family emergency" and had to rush home.
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| Chris Benoit |
Officials with the WWE did not foresee Benoit's absence to be a long-term issue, and fans were assured that he would be at Sunday night's "Vengeance" pay-per-view event for his scheduled bout with Phil Brooks, stage name C.M. Punk, for the ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) title. However, once again Benoit proved to be a no-show.
WWE officials were unable get in touch with Benoit, and on Monday afternoon they asked the Fayette County Sheriff's Department in suburban Atlanta to check on him. When deputies arrived at Benoit's house at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, they found the bodies of Benoit, his wife Nancy, and his son Daniel.
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