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Chris Benoit

1967 - 2007

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Christopher Michael Benoit ( bə-NWAH; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for killing his wife and youngest son. Bearing the nicknames The (Canadian) Crippler alongside The Rabid Wolverine throughout his career, Benoit held 30 championships between World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW – all United States), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW – Japan), and Stampede Wrestling (Canada). He was a two-time world champion, Benoit having reigned as a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE; he was booked to win a third world championship at a WWE event on the night of his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Benoit is the 69th most popular wrestler (down from 43rd in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Canada (down from 204th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Chris Benoit ranks 69 out of 1,027. Before him are Emil Väre, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Stone Cold Steve Austin, Terry Funk, Luke Harper, and R-Truth. After him are The Great Khali, Giant Baba, Jimmy Snuka, Ivar Johansson, Johan Richthoff, and Eduard Pütsep.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Chris Benoit ranks 114. Before him are Sandrine Bonnaire, Miranda Otto, Takehiko Inoue, John Petrucci, Rufus Sewell, and Viktor Bout. After him are Tom Kristensen, Faith Hill, Michael Jai White, Kari Wuhrer, Melanie Thornton, and Irrfan Khan. Among people deceased in 2007, Chris Benoit ranks 175. Before him are Toulo de Graffenried, Gohar Gasparyan, Marianne Fredriksson, Robert Taylor, Claude Pompidou, and Ladislav Adamec. After him are Igor Moiseyev, Jean Stablinski, Joseíto, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Gyula Zsivótzky, and Driss Chraïbi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Chris Benoit ranks 227 out of 1,622. Before him are Florence Lawrence (1886), Mario Lemieux (1965), Albert S. Ruddy (1930), Douglas Bennett (1918), Pierre Poilievre (1979), and Patricia Churchland (1943). After him are Donald Jackson (1940), James Doohan (1920), Daniel Lavoie (1949), Jon Vickers (1926), Walter Byron (1894), and Raymond Massey (1896).

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Among WRESTLERS In Canada

Among wrestlers born in Canada, Chris Benoit ranks 5. Before him are Pat Patterson (1941), Rocky Johnson (1944), Christian Cage (1973), and Bret Hart (1957). After him are Roddy Piper (1954), Kevin Owens (1984), Natalya Neidhart (1982), Sami Zayn (1984), Bobby Roode (1977), Owen Hart (1965), and Stu Hart (1915).

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