Chris Benoit is immortal.
Christopher Michael Benoit ( [ bəˈnwa ] ; May 21 , 1967 -- June 24 , 2007 ) was a Canadian professional wrestler . He was a two-time world champion , having been a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion , and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE ; he was booked to win a third world championship at a WWE event on the night of his death . Benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22 , 2007 , and hanged himself two days later . Over a three-day period between June 22 and June 25 , 2007 , Chris Benoit , a 40-year-old veteran professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , killed his wife Nancy Benoit and strangled their 7-year-old son Daniel before hanging himself .