Chris Benoit Net Worth

Chris Benoit Net Worth: Born on May 21, 1967, Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler who held 22 championships between various wrestling promotions such as WWF/WWE, WCW, ECW, and NJPW. He was also a two-time WWE world champion. Chris Benoit was one of the top wrestlers of all time.

How he made his Net Worth

Chris Benoit has a net worth of $500,000. He earned the majority of his fortunes from his 22 years wrestling career.

Early Life

Chris Benoit was born on May 2, 1967, in Montreal, Quebec. He was the son of Michael and Margaret Benoit. Chris spends most of his childhood in Alberta. According to his father, Michael, Chris was obsessed with the idea of becoming a wrestler, and he started preparing himself at the age of 12. While in high school, Chris won several awards in bodybuilding and wrestling, and he had the unwavering focus of becoming a famous wrestler.

Chris attended various wrestling shows where his inspirational wrestlers, Bret hart and Tom Billington, performed. He imitated Hart and Billington while training and incorporated Bret’s finishing move as one of his finishing moves.

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Career Life

Benoit began his professional wrestling career at Stampede Wrestling Promotion in 1985. He made his debut match in a tag team alongside The Remarkable, Rick Patterson. He won his first-ever title, Stampeded British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight, on March 18, 1988, against Gama Singh. While in his tenure in stampede, Chris won three British Commonwealth and four International Tag Team titles.

Benoit won his first major championship, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in August 1990. In February 1995, Benoit and Dean Malenko Won the ECW World Tag Team Championship. Benoit joined WCW in 1992 and left in 1993. He later returned to WCW in 1995, where he remained until 1999. Chris also won the WCW United States Heavy Championship.

Benoit won a Royal Rumble title at WrestleMania XX on January 25, 2004. On June 9, 2006, Chris Benoit was drafted to Smackdown.  He was Drafted from Smackdown to ECW and wrestled his final match on June 19, 2007.

Personal Life

Chris Benoit married twice, and he had two children with his first wife. Chris started an affair with Nancy, the wife of his fellow wrestler Kevin Sullivan. She gave birth to Benoit’s son, and they got married in 2000. In 2003, Nancy filed a divorce claiming that she was being mistreated and accused Chris Benoit of violent behavior. However, she dropped charges sometime later—this lead to bitterness in their marriage, which lasted until her ultimate death in 2007.

Common Asked Questions about Chris Benoit

What did Benoit suffer from?

Some tests conducted revealed that Benoit had serious Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and damage to the four lobes of the brain and brain stem.

Will Chris Benoit ever be in a Hall of Fame?

Chris Benoit will never be in the Hall of Fame

How did Chris Benoit wife and son die?

Chris Benoit killed his wife and 7-year old son in his house in Fayetteville before committing suicide.

Conclusion

Undoubtedly, Chris Benoit is one of the most controversial names in the history of WWE. Benoit was an exceptional athlete inside the ring. He also made a lot of money from WWE.