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  • September 2007
    • Benoit Suffered 'Striking' Levels of Brain Damage

      Benoit Suffered 'Striking' Levels of Brain Damage

      Brain damage may have led pro wrestler Chris Benoit to kill his wife, their son, and himself, a neurosurgeon said today, calling the injuries “striking and maybe shocking.” Tests performed on the WWE performer’s brain showed “dead brain cells,” Julian Bailes told ABC, and the organ resembled the brain of an elderly Alzheimer's patient. More »

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      anabolic steroids   brain damage   WWE   wrestling   Chris Benoit   concussions

  • August 2007
    • Wrestling Stars Smacked Down for Steroid Use

      Wrestling Stars Smacked Down for Steroid Use

      Some top stars of World Wrestling Entertainment are being taken to the mat after a New York district attorney uncovered steroid use by over a dozen wrestlers. The list of athletes, obtained by the New York Daily News , includes big names like Randy Orton, Robert “Booker T” Huffman and Adam “Edge” Copeland. The league is suspending ten of those implicated. More »

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      steroids   athlete   WWE   Chris Benoit   Signature Pharmacy

    • WWE Wrestles With Drugs, Lifestyle

      WWE Wrestles With Drugs, Lifestyle

      Chris Benoit's murder-suicide last June spotlighted the disproportionate number of early deaths among professional wrestlers; one activist has counted more than 60 dead before reaching 50 over the past 10 years. And a taxing, drug-addled lifestyle plays a big role. More »

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      steroids   death   drug use   painkiller   WWE   wrestling   Chris Benoit   World Wrestling Entertainment   wrestler

  • July 2007
    • Killer Wrestler on Steroids, Family Sedated

      Killer Wrestler on Steroids, Family Sedated

      Wrestling star Chris Benoit's testosterone level was 10 times the normal level when he killed his wife, his young son and himself last month, a Georgia medical examiner has determined. Benoit's wife and son were also apparently sedated with prescription medication. Benoit had taken a cocktail of anabolic steroids, the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the sedative hydrocodone. More »

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      anabolic steroids   WWE   Chris Benoit   Xanax   roid rage

    • Benoit Bought 'Excessive' Steroids

      Benoit Bought 'Excessive' Steroids

      Over the last year Chris Benoit's doctor was prescribing the wrestler a 10-month supply of anabolic steroids every three or four weeks, the DEA said in court papers made public today. The steroids, which can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts, may have been a factor in the murder of Benoit's wife and child, as well as his suicide.  More »

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      murder   steroids   suicide   doctor   WWE   wrestling   Chris Benoit

  • June 2007
    • Wiki Twist in Benoit Horror

      Wiki Twist in Benoit Horror

      In a disturbing twist, police report that Wikipedia contributors in the U.S. and Australia made note of the death of wrestler Chris Benoit's wife 14 hours before her body, Benoit's, and their son's had been discovered. The first edit stated Benoit missed an event "due to personal issues, stemming from the death of his wife Nancy." More »

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      murder   steroids   suicide   Wikipedia   WWE   Chris Benoit   professional wrestling   roid rage

    • Wrestler and Family Killed in Murder-Suicide

      Wrestler and Family Killed in Murder-Suicide

      A professional wrestler was found dead yesterday with his wife and 7-year old son in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide. Investigators believe Chris Benoit, 40, killed his family over the weekend in their secluded Georgia home before committing suicide yesterday. A neighbor alerted police, who discovered the bodies in three different rooms. More »

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      murder   suicide   Houston   autopsy   WWE   Chris Benoit   wrestling   professional wrestling

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