Often regarded as the "Internet Darling" since practically every internet fan worships him, Chris Benoit has made a reputation for being one of the…more
Upon news that his death, as well as his son Daniel and wife Nancy's deaths were the result of a double murder suicide, WWE seeked to, for lack of a better term, "eradicate" Chris Benoit from the history books. The tragedy also brought hard backlash against WWE and professional wrestling due to the strong possibility that Mr. Benoit was under the influence of steroids during the double murder suicide.
His last match was against Elihja Burke on ECW on June 19, 2007. He won against Burke and was supposed to fight CM Punk for the ECW Championship that Sunday at Vengence.