Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his professional wrestling career, Benoit worked for such major promotions as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE). Among other accolades, Benoit is a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE. Both of his world title reigns were represented by the Big Gold Belt: Benoit is one of four men to have held the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, alongside Bill Goldberg, Booker T and Big Show. He is also a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion, having held the championship twice in WCW, and three times in WWE. The twelfth WWE Triple Crown Champion and seventh WCW Triple Crown Champion, he is the second of four men in history to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships. Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22, 2007 and subsequently hanged himself on June 24, 2007. Since Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including brain damage, steroid abuse, and a failing marriage. Benoit last performed for WWE on their ECW brand. In 1995, while Benoit was contracted to the original ECW, he was intended to be booked to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship but this was thwarted by work visa problems; twelve years later, Benoit was booked by WWE to win the title at the pay-per-view event Vengeance: Night of Champions, which again did not come to fruition due to his death that night.
Movie | Hot WWE News DVD | Benoit (archive footage) | 2019-09-07 |
Movie | WWE: WrestleMania Monday | Chris Benoit | 2017-03-21 |
Movie | Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection | Chris Benoit | 2017-08-01 |
Movie | WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness | Chris Benoit | 2016-04-26 |
Movie | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2 | Himself | 2014-01-01 |
Movie | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 | Himself | 2014-12-31 |
Movie | WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries | Self | 2014-10-14 |
Movie | Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection | Chris Benoit | 2013-03-19 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2013 | Chris Benoit (archive footage) | 2013-01-27 |
Movie | WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden | Chris Benoit | 2013-08-13 |
Movie | WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology | Himself | 2013-10-29 |
Movie | The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment | Self | 2013-11-18 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 | Chris Benoit | 2012-01-03 |
Movie | The Top 100 Moments In Raw History | Chris Benoit | 2012-12-11 |
Movie | The True Story of WrestleMania | Chris Benoit | 2011-03-13 |
Movie | WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History | (archive footage) | 2011-08-23 |
Movie | Chris Benoit: The Aftermath | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology | Chris Benoit | 2010-04-06 |
Movie | WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber | Chris Benoit | 2010-07-13 |
Movie | Batista - I Walk Alone | Chris Benoit | 2009-10-19 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2008 | Chris Benoit (archive footage) | 2008-01-27 |
Movie | WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship | Chris Benoit | 2008-11-25 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2007 | Chris Benoit | 2007-02-18 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2007 | Chris Benoit | 2007-01-28 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 23 | Self | 2007-04-01 |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 | Chris Benoit | 2007-03-31 |
Movie | WWE: The Ladder Match | Himself | 2007-06-05 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2007 | Chris Benoit | 2007-04-29 |
Movie | WWE One Night Stand 2007 | Chris Benoit (Lumberjack) | 2007-06-03 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2007 | Chris Benoit | 2007-05-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 22 | Chris Benoit | 2006-04-02 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2006 | Chris Benoit | 2006-02-19 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2006 | Chris Benoit | 2006-01-29 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2006 | Chris Benoit | 2006-05-21 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2006 | Himself | 2006-10-09 |
Movie | WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship | 2006-09-05 | |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2006 | Chris Benoit | 2006-12-17 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2006 | Chris Benoit | 2006-11-26 |
Movie | WWE: Wrestlemania Recall | Chris Benoit | 2005-02-01 |
Movie | WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005 | 2005-03-28 | |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-01-30 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-01-09 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 21 | Chris Benoit | 2005-04-03 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship | Chris Benoit | 2005-01-25 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2005 | Himself | 2005-05-01 |
Movie | WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be | 2005-11-14 | |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-12-08 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-10-09 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-11-27 |
Movie | ECW One Night Stand 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-06-12 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2005 | Himself | 2005-07-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2005 | Chris Benoit | 2005-08-21 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-04-18 |
Movie | WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story | Himself | 2004-05-26 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XX | Chris Benoit | 2004-03-14 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-01-25 |
Movie | WWE Bad Blood 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-06-13 |
Movie | The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro | Himself | 2004-02-03 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-08-15 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-07-11 |
Movie | WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW | Chris Benoit (archive footage) | 2004-11-16 |
Movie | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-10-19 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-11-14 |
Movie | Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story | 2004-09-19 | |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2004 | Chris Benoit | 2004-09-12 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania XIX | Chris Benoit | 2003-03-30 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-05-18 |
Movie | WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary | Chris Benoit | 2003-03-18 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-01-19 |
Movie | WWE: Rey Mysterio - 619 | Himself | 2003-05-27 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-02-23 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-08-24 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-06-07 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-10-19 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-11-16 |
Movie | WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-12-20 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2003 | Chris Benoit | 2003-07-27 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-07-21 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-08-25 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 2002 | Chris Benoit (Appearance) | 2002-06-23 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-09-22 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania X8 | 2002-03-17 | |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-10-20 |
Movie | WWE Rebellion 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-10-22 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-12-15 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2002 | Chris Benoit | 2002-11-17 |
Movie | WWE Super Tuesday | Chris Benoit | 2002-11-12 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2001 | Chris Benoit | 2001-04-29 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania X-Seven | Chris Benoit | 2001-04-01 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2001 | Himself | 2001-01-21 |
Movie | OVW Christmas Chaos | 2001-01-31 | |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2001 | Chris Benoit | 2001-02-25 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2001 | Chris Benoit | 2001-05-01 |
Movie | WWF Action! | Himself | 2001-09-25 |
Movie | ECW: Hardcore History | 2001-08-07 | |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2001 | Chris Benoit | 2001-05-20 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 2001 | Chris Benoit | 2001-06-24 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-04-30 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-05-06 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-04-02 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-02-27 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-06-25 |
Movie | WCW Souled Out 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-01-16 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-05-21 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-11-19 |
Movie | WWE Rebellion 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-12-02 |
Movie | WWF Fully Loaded 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-07-23 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-10-22 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-12-10 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-09-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2000 | Chris Benoit | 2000-08-27 |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-03-14 |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-05-09 |
Movie | WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! | Chris Benoit | 1999-03-09 |
Movie | WCW Spring Stampede 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-04-11 |
Movie | The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You! | Chris Benoit | 1999-02-01 |
Movie | 2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show | 1999-05-19 | |
Movie | WCW Souled Out 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-01-17 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl IX | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-02-21 |
Movie | The Best of Eddy Guerrero | Wild Pegasus | 1999-08-01 |
Movie | WCW Halloween Havoc 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-10-24 |
Movie | WCW Mayhem 1999 | Chris Benoit | 1999-11-21 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-06-13 |
Series | ECW on TNN | Chris Benoit | 1999-08-27 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-09-12 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-12-19 |
Movie | WCW Road Wild 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-08-14 |
Movie | WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1999-07-11 |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1998 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1998-03-15 |
Movie | WCW Souled Out 1998 | Chris Benoit | 1998-01-24 |
Movie | WCW Spring Stampede 1998 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1998-04-19 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl VIII | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1998-02-22 |
Movie | The Best of Dean Malenko | Chris Benoit | 1998-06-01 |
Movie | 1st Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show | 1998-04-29 | |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1998 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1998-11-22 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1998 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1998-06-14 |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 1998 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1998-05-17 |
Movie | WCW Spring Stampede 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-04-06 |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-03-16 |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-05-18 |
Movie | WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-01-21 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl VII | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-02-23 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-12-28 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-06-15 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-09-14 |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-11-23 |
Movie | WCW Road Wild 1997 | Chris Benoit | 1997-08-09 |
Movie | WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1997-07-13 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-06-16 |
Movie | World Wrestling Peace Festival | 1996-06-01 | |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-05-19 |
Movie | WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-07-06 |
Movie | WCW Hog Wild 1996 | Chris Benoit | 1996-08-10 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-12-29 |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-11-24 |
Movie | WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-10-27 |
Movie | WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-08-15 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1996 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1996-09-15 |
Series | ECW Extreme Fancam | Chris Benoit | 1995-03-02 |
Movie | ECW 3-Way Dance | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1995-04-08 |
Movie | ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995 | Chris Benoit | 1995-02-03 |
Movie | NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea | "Wild Pegasus" Chris Benoit | 1995-04-28 |
Movie | ECW Double Tables | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1995-02-04 |
Movie | ECW Return of The Funker | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1995-02-25 |
Movie | ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 1 | 1995-06-15 | |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | Wild Pegasus | 1995-05-03 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1995 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1995-12-27 |
Movie | Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show | 1995-12-15 | |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1995 | "Crippler" Chris Benoit | 1995-11-26 |
Movie | WAR Super J Cup 1995 | Wild Pegasus | 1995-12-13 |
Movie | ECW November to Remember 1994 | Himself | 1994-11-05 |
Movie | NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 | Wild Pegasus | 1994-04-16 |
Movie | ECW's NWA World Title Tournament | Himself | 1994-08-27 |
Movie | AAA When Worlds Collide | Pegasus Kid | 1994-11-06 |
Movie | NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3 | 1994-11-21 | |
Movie | WCW Clash of The Champions XXII | Himself | 1993-01-13 |
Series | WWE Raw | Chris Benoit | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl III | Himself | 1993-02-21 |
Movie | NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11 | Pegasus Kid | 1993-03-23 |
Series | ECW Hardcore TV | Chris Benoit | 1993-04-06 |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 1993 | Himself | 1993-05-23 |
Movie | WCW Clash of The Champions XIX | Himself | 1992-06-22 |
Movie | NJPW Battle Zone Space II | Pegasus Kid | 1992-11-23 |