Chris Beniot tribute (R.I.P) (1967-2007)

Stampede Wrestling (1985-1989)
During his childhood and early adolescence in Edmonton, Chris Benoit idolized the Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington, later one-half of WWF tag team champions The British Bulldogs), and soon decided to join his idol in the wrestling profession.[11] Michael Benoit, Chris's father, though not a wrestling fan, nonetheless encouraged his son by buying him a set of weights for strength training and, later, by allowing him to drive to Calgary, some three hours away, to train in the legendary Hart family "Dungeon." After years of strenuous training under Bruce Hart, and later under Stu Hart himself, Chris Benoit began his career in 1985 in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion. From the beginning the similarities between Benoit and his idol were uncanny, as Benoit adopted many of Billington's moves such as the Diving Headbutt and the Snap Suplex; the homage was complete with his initial billing as "Dynamite" Chris Benoit.

His debut match was a tag team match on November 22, 1985 in Calgary, Alberta, where he teamed with "The Remarkable" Rick Patterson against Butch Moffat and Mike Hammer. During his tenure in Stampede, he won several International Tag Team and British Commonwealth titles,[12] and had a lengthy feud with Johnny Smith that lasted for over a year. In 1989, Stampede closed its doors later that year, and with a recommendation from Bad News Allen, Benoit departed for New Japan Pro Wrestling.


New Japan Pro Wrestling/Independent circuit (1989-1994)
Upon arriving in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Benoit spent about a year training in their "New Japan Dojo" with the younger wrestlers to improve his abilities. While in the dojo, he spent months doing strenuous activities like push ups and floor sweeping before stepping into the ring. He made his Japanese debut wearing a mask and assuming the name The Pegasus Kid. Benoit said numerous times that he originally hated the mask, but it eventually became a part of him. While with NJPW, he came into his own as a performer in critically-acclaimed matches with luminaries like Jushin Liger, Shinjiro Otani, The Black Tiger, and El Samurai in their junior heavyweight division.

In 1990, he won his first major championship, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, from Jushin Liger. He eventually lost the title (and his mask) back to Liger,[12] forcing him to reinvent himself as Wild Pegasus. Benoit would spend the next couple years in Japan having more classic matches, winning the Super Juniors tournament twice (1993 and 1995). He went on to win the Super J Cup Tournament in 1994, defeating Black Tiger, Gedo, and Great Sasuke in the finals, solidifying his status as one of the foremost junior heavyweights in the world.

Benoit would wrestle outside of New Japan occasionally to compete in Mexico and Germany, where he won a few regional championships, including the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. He would hold that title for over a year, having many forty-plus minute matches with Villano III.


World Championship Wrestling (First run, 19921993)
Chris Benoit first came to WCW in June 1992, teaming up with fellow Canadian wrestler Biff Wellington for the NWA World Tag Team title tournament; they were defeated by Brian Pillman and Jushin Liger in the first round.

He did not return to WCW until January 1993 at the Clash of the Champions, defeating Brad Armstrong. A month later, at Superbrawl III, he lost to 2 Cold Scorpio, getting pinned with only 3 seconds left in the 20-minute time limit. At the same time he formed a tag team with Bobby Eaton. After he and Eaton lost to Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell at Slamboree, Benoit headed back to Japan.


Extreme Championship Wrestling (1994-1995)

The Crippler (1994)
In 1994, Benoit began working with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in between tours of Japan. He was a dominant wrestler there gaining notoriety as the "Crippler" after he put Rocco Rock out of action. At November 2 Remember '94, Benoit accidentally broke Sabu's neck within the opening seconds of the match. The injury came when Benoit threw Sabu with the intention that he take a face-first "pancake" bump, but Sabu attempted to turn mid-air and take a backdrop bump instead. He did not achieve full rotation and landed almost directly on his neck. After this match, Paul Heyman, the head booker of ECW at the time, came up with the idea of continuing the "crippler" moniker for Benoit, which Chris confirms on his DVD Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story. From that point until his departure from ECW, Chris was known as the "Crippler" Chris Benoit. However, when he returned to WCW in the fall of '95, WCW modified his ring name to the "Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit.

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[voteforcanman]

Great song becuase anyone who give him a tribute video is blind!

[gbphilster]

Wow so much heat, Listen we are all intitled to our own opinions, if your gonna be comment douches that's ok with me, if someone wants to make a tribute to one of the greatest technical wrestlers in the business good, they can. Now, Benoit killed his family. I don't condole that. It's disgusting. But for his career I will always love his matches. I respect benoit for what he did in the ring, but I will never respect him as a person... Not like I use to. He was my favorite wrestler.

[scotzgeezer]

@00thegreat I would if i could, only thing stopping me is the 1000s of miles.

[00thegreat]

@scotzgeezer lol you wouldnt

[scotzgeezer]

@00thegreat Your clearly the one talking shit. What kind of man kills his own kids. I would piss on his grave if i could, Fuck his rest in peace.

[MrPoucha7]

rip but also fuck him for killing his family

[00thegreat]

@beamergoogoo it would been better if he would kill all you ho ass people talking shit about him

[beamergoogoo]

@00thegreat Yeah, it doesn't matter that he MURDERED HIS FAMILY! R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - NOT!

B.I.H. Chris Beniot

[pugzi2007]

Idiots.lol



[seikogoldwatch2009]

@gbphilster "I don't condole that." I'm glad, because that isn't a word, prick.

[XManiiAkX]

@gibbietube Look if you got nothing nice to say you should just leave now.

[JY0rkeR]

@petermd99 that sever brain damage came from what he loved doing! it came from him trying to entertain us! ffs