MORE ON CHRIS BENOIT'S PASSING; INDUSTRY BEGINS TO OFFER CONDOLENCES PUBLICLY

By Mike Johnson on 2007-06-25 19:10:00

According to several sources, Chris Benoit's last known contact with World Wrestling Entertainment was this past Saturday, when he informed the company he was flying home from Texas due to an illness in the family.

The wrestling community has begun to post messages of condolences in the passing of Chris Benoit and his family.

TNA Wrestling posted the following message on their website, www.TNAWrestling.com:

TNA MOURNS THE LOSS OF CHRIS BENOIT

Everyone in the TNA family joins the entire wrestling world in mourning the untimely passing of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy and their son Daniel.

Many TNA staff and stars worked closely with Chris throughout his career and we are all shocked and saddened to lose a friend and legendary competitor. Benoit was considered a consummate professional both in and out of the ring. Please keep Chris and the Benoit family in your thoughts and prayers during this time of tragedy.

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WWE star Gregory Helms wrote the following on his blog at http://blog. myspace.com/ gshelms:

Monday, June 25, 2007

To my friend Chris Benoit R.I.P.

I was sitting here at my computer when I got a call informing me of the death of Chris Benoit and his family. Other than saying that my thoughts go out to to his remaining family, I don't know what to say. Chris had just called me on Thursday to check on me as he has every week since my surgery and now days later I find out that he's gone. He was my friend. This hurts! This f**ing sucks!!!! Rest in peace my friend! Love you!

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MORE ON CHRIS BENOIT'S PASSING; INDUSTRY BEGINS TO OFFER CONDOLENCES PUBLICLY