ACTOR
Chris Benoit
- Known for
- WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 (2006)
60 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Chris Benoit is an actor best known for WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007.
All facts (60)
- #001
An autopsy performed after his death showed that he had the brain capacity of an eighty-five-year-old man with dementia.
- #002
He was considered for the role of Wolverine in "X-Men" (2000), playing opposite Sabertooth, who was portrayed by the wrestler Tyler Mane.
- #003
As a child, he lost a tooth while pretending to wrestle with his dog. The dog's face struck his jaw, which broke the tooth. When he began his wrestling career, he never got a replacement tooth because he thought he would lose it again.
- #004
When his family's bodies were found, WWE cancelled Mr. McMahon's memorial show and the entire death storyline, refunded tickets and held a tribute show for Chris Benoit. Many of Benoit's matches from WWE and WCW were shown and his colleagues praised him. The following night on ECW, Vince McMahon said that with the newly discovered evidence, Chris Benoit's name would never be mentioned again. Countries that experienced weekly delays were offered a feature of one of John Cena's best matches. On the WWE Network, Benoit's tribute show is the only episode of RAW that is unavailable.
- #005
In June 2007, Chris Benoit (I) killed his son Daniel Christopher Benoit and his second wife Nancy Daus-Sullivan before committing suicide.
- #006
Chris Benoit held the WCW World Championship for less than a day. He had to lose the title because he left with three other people.
- #007
In the summer of 1995, Benoit had a WWE tryout match against Owen Hart in Youngstown, Ohio, but he was not offered a contract.
- #008
In the WrestleMania XX main event (a Triple Threat Match), he won the World Heavyweight Championship by forcing HHH to submit to the Crippler Crossface.
- #009
He was trained by Stu Hart. Chris Benoit would work all week and then travel 285 miles south from his home in Edmonton to Calgary and the Hart House. After six months of hard training, Benoit made his debut in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling.
- #010
When he began wrestling, he wrestled as "Dynamite" Chris Benoit in memory of the Kid. He also began using the Diving Headbutt, one of the Kid's signature moves.
- #011
In January 2000, he joined the WWF as a member of the Radicalz along with Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. At WrestleMania 2000, he became Intercontinental Champion.
- #012
In June 2001, he suffered a serious neck injury that kept him out for a full year. He returned on Raw in his hometown of Edmonton and joined forces with Eddie Guerrero and Ric Flair.
- #013
His major title wins include: Stampede International tag team championships (4); Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title (4); WWF/UWA World Light Heavyweight title; Super J Cup Tournament winner; ECW World tag team titles; WCW TV title (3); WCW World tag team championships (3); WCW US title (2); WCW World Heavyweight title; WWF Intercontinental championship (4); WWE Tag Team title; WWE World Heavyweight title; WWE World Tag Team championships.
- #014
While wrestling for ECW, he became known as the Canadian Crippler after breaking the neck of the extreme wrestler Terry Brunk, also known as Sabu.
- #015
Because he defended the WWF Intercontinental Title so often, Chris Benoit was called the "fightingest" Intercontinental Champion in WWF history.
- #016
He had a son, David, from a previous relationship and a daughter, Megan, from his ex-wife.
- #017
Growing up, Tommy Billington idolised Dynamite Kid.
- #018
He was the second man to enter at number 1 and win the Royal Rumble (Shawn Michaels was the first), but he now holds the record for the longest time spent in a Rumble match (over 61 minutes; the previous record holder was Ric Flair at nearly an hour, while Shawn Michaels's Rumble win lasted 48:37).
- #019
His surname is pronounced "ben-wah" in the French style.
- #020
At SummerSlam 2005, Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan in just 25.5 seconds to win the United States Championship, the fastest United States Championship victory in the prestigious title's famous 20-year history.
- #021
Chris Benoit was a former member of the WWF stable "The Radicalz."
- #022
He was defeated in the final of the tournament to become the first WCW Cruiserweight Champion.
- #023
Chris Benoit played defensive football in high school.
- #024
His entrance music was the song 'Whatever' by Our Lady Peace.
- #025
On his 2006 return on SmackDown, he won the United States Championship belt from Mr. Kennedy via the Crippler Crossface.
- #026
Chris Benoit grew up in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, a suburb of Edmonton.
- #027
He was born in Montreal, Quebec, before moving with his family to Western Canada.
- #028
He defeated Kane to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. In another match, he and Edge failed in their attempt to regain the World Tag Team Championship against La Resistance when they were disqualified.
- #029
He defeated Triple H (with Eugene's help) at Vengeance 2004 to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, and with Eugene's help he defeated Triple H once again in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match on RAW (26.07.2004).
- #030
At Backlash, a RAW pay-per-view held in his own city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Title.
- #031
At Armageddon, he defeated Chavo Guerrero to retain the United States Championship.
- #032
Since his death, WWE has done everything it can to distance him from everything he was part of, ultimately acting as if he never existed. His name appears in title and match histories, and he has a very brief section in the WWE Encyclopedia.
- #033
Nancy's first child, a son named Daniel Christopher Benoit, was born on February 25, 2000.
- #034
Chris Benoit was the winner of the 2004 WWE Royal Rumble.
- #035
In WCW, he was a member of the Four Horsemen along with Dean Malenko, Ric Flair and Steve McMichael.
- #036
Chris Benoit shared his birthday with his wife, Nancy.
- #037
He was said to be a very special man. However, the select few who knew him were his best friends.
- #038
Chris Benoit was seriously considering retiring from WWE and opening his own wrestling school in Atlanta. Shirt and logo prototypes were even made.
- #039
At Vengeance 2007, Chris Benoit was set to win the vacant ECW Championship from CM Punk. Unfortunately, he committed suicide that night, and Johnny Nitro took his place.
- #040
Professional wrestling was the only job Chris Benoit ever had. He never held another job in his life.
- #041
Chris Benoit was a professional wrestler.
- #042
Chris Benoit 'won' the WWF Title twice, once at Fully Loaded and once at Unforgiven 2000. Both times, however, the decision was overturned, and he has not yet officially won the WWF/E Title.
- #043
As the winner of the Royal Rumble, Chris Benoit would face Triple H for the World Championship at WrestleMania 20.
- #044
Chris Benoit was headed to SmackDown! as the first draft pick of the 2005 WWE Draft.
- #045
Chris Benoit entered the 2004 Royal Rumble match, but SmackDown GM Paul Heyman forced him to enter at the dreaded number 1. He was still the favorite to win the match.
- #046
Chris Benoit defeated Triple H in a one-hour "Iron Man" match (with help from Eugene).
- #047
Chris Benoit will defend his championship against fellow Evolution member Randy Orton at SummerSlam 2004 on August 15 in his home country, at The Air Center in Toronto.
- #048
Chris Benoit is scheduled to face Orlando Jordan at SummerSlam for the United States Championship.
- #049
At SummerSlam 2004, Chris Benoit lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton when Orton hit him with the RKO.
- #050
On the first episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Chris Benoit will defend the United States Championship against Orlando Jordan.
- #051
Chris Benoit held the WCW TV Title several times and the WCW Tag Title several times, and he recently won the United States Heavyweight Title.
- #052
Eddie and Benoit went to SmackDown in late 2002, and Benoit has stayed there since. At No Mercy 2002 he won the Tag Titles with Kurt Angle, and at Royal Rumble 2003 he wrestled Angle for the WWE Title in a MOTY contender.
- #053
Benoit entered a rivalry with Kevin Sullivan, which led to many falls being counted in their matches.
- #054
Chris Benoit is a former WCW Tag Team Champion.
- #055
Chris Benoit is a former WCW Television Champion.
- #056
Chris Benoit returned to wrestling in the WWF (E). He has just lost the IC title and currently wrestles on SmackDown.
- #057
After winning the 2004 Royal Rumble, Chris Benoit will be in the Main Event at WrestleMania XX.
- #058
Chris Benoit, one of today's top superstars, still wrestles on WWE SmackDown!
- #059
Chris Benoit has just left SmackDown. He currently wrestles on Raw!
- #060
Chris Benoit is still the Heavyweight Champion. He will face Kane at Bad Blood for the Heavyweight Championship.
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