Chris's Bio
CHRIS BENOIT WAS BORN CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL BENOIT IN MONTREAL,QUEBEC,CANADA ON MAY 21,1967.
HIS FAMILY MOVED TO EDMONTON,ALBERTA WHEN CHRIS WAS 12. THAT'S WHERE HE WAS FIRST EXPOSED TO WRESTLING IN THE FORM OF STU HART'S STAMPEDE WRESTLING. HE KNEW THE FIRST TIME HE SAW THE "DYNOMITE KID" TOM BILLINGTON WRESTLE THATS WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. SO WHILE ATTENDING ARCH BISHOP O'LEARY HIGH SCHOOL IN EDMONTON CHRIS BEGAN WORKING OUT. HE ALSO ATTENDED ALL THE STAMPEDE SHOWS HE COULD. SOON CHRIS WAS HELPING TO SET UP THE RING. THIS WAS THE WAY HE BUILT A RAPORE WITH THE STAMPEDE WRESTLERS. WHEN HE GRASUATED HIGH SCHOOL HE BEGAN TRAINING IN STU HART'S "DUNGEON" AS HIS BASEMENT WAS "AFFECTIONATLY" CALLED. AT THE AGE OF 19 CHRIS BENOIT MADE HIS WRESTLING DEBUTE IN STAMPEDE WRESTLING.
A FEW YEARS LATER AS THE '80'S TURNED INTO THE '90'S CHRIS WENT TO JAPAN. THERE HE STUDIED WRESTLING IN THE NEW JAPAN DOJO FOR 6 MONTHS. HE THEN MADE HIS JAPANESE WRESTLING DEBUTE AS "PEGASUS KID" UNDER A MASK. THIS IS WHERE HE MET TWO AMERICAN WRESTLERS DEAN MALENKO AND EDDIE GUERERRO WHO WOULD NOT ONLY BECOME LONGTIME FRIENDS BUT BUSINESS PARTNERS AS WELL. THE VOWED TO STICK TOGETHER WHERE ONE WENT THEY ALL WENT. 8 YEARS LATER THEY ARE STILL TOGETHER.
BY EARLY 1994 A SMALL AMERICAN WRESTLING ORGINIZATION CALLED E.C.W.. OFFERED CHRIS, EDDIE AND DEAN WORK IN THE U.S. SO THEY ALL HEADED TO EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING. IN E.C.W. CHRIS BEGAN FEAUDING WITH AN INCREDABLY ACROBATIC WRESTLER SIMPLY CALLED SABU. CHRIS EARNED THE NICKNAME "THE CRIPPLER" WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY DROPPED SABU ON HIS HEAD NEARLY BREAKING HIS NECK. SOON "THE CRIPPLER" AND "THE SHOOTER" DEAN MALENKO WON THE E.C.W. TAG TEAM TITLES FROM SABU AND HIS PARTNER TAZ.
IN LATE 1995 CHRIS,DEAN AND EDDIE MOVED ON TO W.C.W.. WHEN CHRIS ARRIVED HE FOUND HIMSELF INVOLVED IN AN INTENSE FEAUD WITH WRESTLING LEGEND KEVIN SULLIVAN. NOW THROW SULLIVAN'S REAL LIFE EX-WIFE NANCY SULLIVAN KNOWN AS "WOMAN" INTO THE MIX. IN THE ANGLE SHE AND CHRIS WERE RUBBING A SUPPOSED RELATIONSHIP IN KEVIN'S FACE.WHAT THE PUBLIC DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME WAS THAT CHRIS AND NANCY WERE IN FACT FALLING IN LOVE FOR REAL. AFTER THIS ENDED CHRIS AND NANCY STUCK TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER AND THE 4 HORSEMEN WHOM CHRIS HAD JOINED UPON ENTERING W.C.W..
IN W.C.W. THE "CANADIAN CRIPPLER" AS HE WAS NOW KNOWN EARNED A NEW NICKNAME "THE RABID WOLVERINE" FOR HIS INTENSITY IN THE RING.
HE AND DEAN HAD SOME CLASSIC MATCHES IN W.CW. BEFORE DEAN JOINED CHRIS IN THE 4 HORSEMEN REPLACING BRIAN PILLMAN.
CHRIS FINALLY GOT HIS FIRST TITLE IN W.C.W. THE T.V. TITLE. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT WHEN CHRIS AND BOOKER T EXCHANGED THE TITLE A FEW NIGHTS IN A ROW ON THE HOUSE SHOW CIRCUT CHRIS' TITLE WINS WERE NOT RECOGNIZED BY W.C.W.. IN 1997 "THE CRIPPLER" AND PERRY SATURN WON THE W.C.W. TAG TEAM TITLES. AFTER THEIR REIGN CHRIS REEMBARKED ON HIS SINGLES CAREER WINNING THE W.C.W. U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TWICE. IN MARCH OF 1999 HE WON TAG TEAM GOLD THIS TIME WITH DEAN MALENKO. THOUGH W.C.W WAS HAVING IT'S PROBLEMS PLAYING MUSICAL BOOKERS AND SUCH CHRIS' CAREER SEEMED TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK OF 2000. THAT IS WHEN THE YOU KNOW WHAT HIT THE FAN. SULLIVAN WAS NOW THE HEAD BOOKER (OH,NO!!!). TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE MIKE GRAHAM REPORTEDLY THREATEND BENOIT WITH BODILY HARM FOR SOME REASON. LET'S COMPOUND MATTERS EVEN FURTHER THE DAY BEFORE "IT" HIT THE FAN CHRIS HAD BEEN GIVEN THE W.C.W. WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE!! THERE'S MORE STILL BECAUSE BY NOW NANCY SULLIVAN WAD NANCY BENOIT THAT'S RIGHT BENOIT AND WAS EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD THE FOLLOWING MONTH. COULD THINGS IN THIS GUYS LIFE GET ANYMORE COMPLICATED. IT WAS NOT SO MUCH SULLIVAN BEING BOOKER THAT BOTHERED CHRIS HALF AS MUCH AS BEING THREATEND. HE HAS EVEN SAID IF IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF SULLIVAN HE COULD DEAL WITH IT BUT IT WAS EVERYTHING ELSE ON TOPOF IT. SO THE DAY AFTER WINNING THE W.C.W. WORLD TITLE CHRIS GAVE THE TITLE BACK AND HE , DEAN, EDDIE AND PERRY SATURN LEFT W.C.W..
ON JAN. 31, 2000 CHRIS, DEAN,EDDIE AND PERRY MADE THEIR W.W.F. DEBUTE. NOT LONG AFTER COMING TO THE W.W.F. CHRIS WON THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE AT HIS FIRST WRESTLEMANIA.ITWAS ALSO SOMEONE ELSES FIRST WRESTLEMANIA HIS NEWBORN SON DANIEL CHRISTOPHER HIS 3RD CHILD. DANIEL AND MOM FLEW IN FROM ATLANTA TO SUPPORT DAD. HE LOST THE I.C. TITLE A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER TO CHRIS JERICHO ONLY TO WIN IT BACK WITHIN DAYS. HE LOST IT THE FINAL TIME ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER TO RIKISHI. "THE CRIPPLER" THEN WENT ON TO FEAUD WITH THE ROCK OVER THE W.W.F. WORLD TITLE FOR WICH CHRIS IS STILL IN THE HUNT. I PREDICT THAT CHRIS WILL BE W.W.F. CHAMPION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR 2003. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WEATHER YOU LOVE OR HATE "THE RABID WOLVERINE" AS HE IS NOW PRIMARILY CALLED YOU HAVE TO RESPECT HIM.