Read more Chris Benoit stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3527/chris-benoit.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:51:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6985/benoit-suffered-striking-levels-of-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBrain 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...http://www.newser.com/story/6985/benoit-suffered-striking-levels-of-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Sep 2007 13:07:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6723/wrestling-stars-smacked-down-for-steroid-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 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...http://www.newser.com/story/6723/wrestling-stars-smacked-down-for-steroid-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Aug 2007 3:20:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5943/wwe-wrestles-with-drugs-lifestyle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris 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.http://www.newser.com/story/5943/wwe-wrestles-with-drugs-lifestyle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Aug 2007 11:47:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4461/killer-wrestler-on-steroids-family-sedated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWrestling 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...http://www.newser.com/story/4461/killer-wrestler-on-steroids-family-sedated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jul 2007 5:47:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3803/benoit-bought-excessive-steroids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOver 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...http://www.newser.com/story/3803/benoit-bought-excessive-steroids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Jul 2007 11:52:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3656/wiki-twist-in-benoit-horror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 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...http://www.newser.com/story/3656/wiki-twist-in-benoit-horror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Jun 2007 5:07:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3538/wrestler-and-family-killed-in-murder-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/3538/wrestler-and-family-killed-in-murder-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Jun 2007 4:37:01 CDT