Monday, June 25, 2007

Breaking Culture News

WWE wrestler Chris Benoit and his Family Found Dead
AP have now update the story below


For those of you who are tuning to Monday night raw as i write this i have some sad news to report, i found this on the WWE websight [www.wwe.com] just i was going to watch raw tonight

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Chris Benoit was found dead in Surban Atlanta, according to reports that Benoit, his wife Linda and there 7 year-old son were found dead at the home.

What From Various report he flew home to Atlanta after a match on Saturday night to be at home because because of a family illness, he was going to was going to wrestle at the WWE pay-per-view on Sunday night in Houston but was a no show and was replace.

reading a bit headline on the Google News Search WWE Boss Vince McMahon broke the news backstage to the other wrestlers.

The show which was going to be about the fake death of Mr. McMahon was scrub tonight and RAW tonight was a three hours tribute which started with Vince McMahon out of Charther tell the viewers at home about the death from the empty Arena where RAW was going to be held tonight[show was Cancelled]


AP: Update at 9:30 PM

Wrestler Benoit, Wife and Son Found Dead

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a homicide.

Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department said the three were found at their home about 2:30 p.m., but refused to release details.

Pope said results of autopsies on Benoit, his wife Nancy, and 7-year-old son Daniel were expected Tuesday.

Benoit, 40, was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles over his career.

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the federation said in a statement on its Web site.

Benoit was scheduled to perform at the "Vengeance" pay-per-view event Sunday night in Houston, but was replaced at the last minute because of what announcer Jim Ross called "personal reasons."

Benoit, a Canadian native, maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling

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