Breaking News as we Have it on the Passing of Chris Benoit
Greetings fans. It is with great sadness that I write this post on a night when the Vince McMahon "death" saga was supposed to continue, instead, we are reporting the truth, and that is Chris Benoit, his wife (former wrestling diva known as "Woman") and son have been found dead in their home in Atlanta.
We currently are doing what we can to get the latest on the story, and as of this moment, all we have is the official press release from the WWE, as well as some generic news stories from sources like Wrestling Observer and a news station in Atlanta, WSB-TV.
BREAKING NEWS AS OF 9:23PM EST from STATING THAT BENOIT WAS NOT SHOT:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/06/25/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/
AllHeadline News reporting the same: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007747663
THE OFFICIAL WWE PRESS RELEASE: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070625006286&newsLang=en
Story as of 11:06PM on Newsday.com: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usbenoit0626,0,4246396.story?coll=ny-linews-print
Atlanta-Journal Constitution with a Benoit Timeline: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0626timeline.html
As the stories trickle in, we will update them as we get them:
Edmonton Sun: http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2007/06/25/4289665.html
News.com.au: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21969528-1702,00.html
Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/229302
El Paso Times: http://www.elpasotimes.com/breakingnews/ci_6226297
Atlanta Journal Constitution: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html
Of course the RAW that was to take place tonight has been called, and as of this moment they are doing a 3-hour tribute to Chris.
Here is an article on the calling off of the show in Texas tonight:
http://www.caller.com/news/2007/jun/25/wwe-cancels-show-american-bank-center/
Fox News has picked up the story: http://www.foxnews.com/
MSNBC's nightly news show just mentioned the tragedy. We have reporters covering the news shows and will continue to cover what we hear. We just got the following email from a reader:
"Please write a tribute to Chris Benoit. He and his wife and son were found dead in their home according to WWE.com
It's such a tragic loss, Benoit was a great wrestler and when he didn't show up for Vengeance, I knew there had to be a good reason. He will be missed by millions of fans across the world. My sympathies and condolences to his remainding family and relatives. He and his family are in my prayers tonight."
Another story - this from an NBC station in Atlanta: http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=99172&provider=top
From FirstCoast News in Atlanta - http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/entertainment/news-article.aspx?storyid=85079
A quick story on AOL: http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/06/25/chris-benoit-1967-2007/
