Tag Archives: Chris Benoit

In a post on his official Instagram account, Chris Jericho noted that he will be dedicating his match against Kenny Omega at tomorrow’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 event for the IWGP United States Championship to his fallen brothers. Jericho’s post, which can be viewed below reads, “I really like this fan art by @richard_I_P. I  Continue Reading »

Hello everyone, long time no see, so to speak. It’s the weekend after WrestleMania, the time of year where things transition back to normal. The hangover from WrestleMania Week is over, the special shows are done for a few months, and it’s a feeling of almost sadness. Sadness that status quo could be returning to  Continue Reading »

David Benoit, the son of former WWE, ECW and WCW superstar Chris Benoit, was backstage at last night’s WWE Live event at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. You can check out the photo below: Had a blast last night after #WWEEdmonton with my little bro #DavidBenoit! Good timth! A photo posted by Chris  Continue Reading »

Chris Jericho held a question & answer session on his official Twitter account last night and noted that he will not be on the WWE’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom in November and will not be wrestling at the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, but noted to please those UK fans that Fozzy  Continue Reading »

In an update on footage of Chris Benoit airing on the WWE Network, any footage of Benoit is preceded with the following announcement. “The following program is presented in its original form. It may contain some content that does not reflect WWE’s corporate views and may not be suitable for all viewers. WWE characters are  Continue Reading »

In an interview with The 2 Count, Sandra Toffoloni, the sister of the late Nancy Benoit, discussed the Benoit family tragedy publicly for the first time, including her thoughts that Chris was within a year of dying. Highlights of the interview are below: On what she personally believes happened: “The Chris Benoit I had known  Continue Reading »

Following on from the comments made by Kevin Nash during an interview with Grantland.com where he stated that Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit winning WWE’s top titles was the death of the business, several wrestling personalities have come out and responded to those comments. Jim Ross: “I’m an old school guy who thinks that wrestlers  Continue Reading »

In an update on the lawsuit brought by the family of Nancy Toffolini Benoit against Hustler Magazine, Christian Boone of the Atlanta Journal Constitution notes that a federal appeals court in Atlanta, Georgia sided with Hustler Magazine in a dispute over nude pictures of Benoit that were published shortly after her unexpected death at the  Continue Reading »

The family of the late Nancy Benoit resumed their court case against Hustler Magazine on Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia arguing that Hustler should pay $20 million in damages following the publication of nude photos of Nancy following her death in the tragic Benoit family double murder-suicide back in June of 2007. Back in June of  Continue Reading »

In an interview with WorstPreviews, Sarah Coulter, the lead writer of Crossface, a movie documenting the tragic double murder suicide of Chris Benoit, his son Daniel and his wife Nancy in June 2007, noted that the movie will feature actors playing the roles of Eddie Guerrero, Triple H, Kurt Angle and other current and former  Continue Reading »

SRG Films sent out a press release late yesterday evening, noting that the company will be making a film titled “Crossface”, which will delve into the pressures that former WWE superstar, Chris Benoit, faced throughout his professional wrestling career as the combination of drug use, depression and head trauma became increasingly impossible for him to  Continue Reading »