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#2 Chris Benoit murder-suicide
Back in 2007 in Houston, Texas, WWE held its Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view with John Cena, Edge, and Ric Flair all appearing.
One bout slated for the card was the ECW Championship match, which was due to feature CM Punk against Chris Benoit. Uncharacteristically though, the usually-punctual Benoit did not show up to work that night and as such, WWE put Johnny Nitro in his place, who went on to win.
On the night, WWE claimed Benoit had missed the event due to a family emergency, but it quickly became apparent that something serious was amiss. It was later confirmed that Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel, had all been found dead at their home.
The news that WWE and its fans had lost one of its most decorated and experienced performers was a truly tragic blow, leaving wrestlers and officials devastated. WWE dedicated the following night's episode of Monday Night RAW to Benoit, featuring tributes from many who knew him.
Their sense of shock was compounded soon after, however, when it was confirmed that Benoit had taken the lives of his two family members before committing suicide. WWE would remove all mention of the Canadian from all of their future broadcasts and have since edited him out of many versions of pay-per-views in which he was involved.
