Motives Sought In Benoit Tragedy
By Mike Mooneyham June 28, 2007 Investigators continued to look for clues and possible motives Wednesday in the grisly double murder-homicide involving WWE superstar Chris Benoit. The 40-year-old wrestler strangled his wife, Nancy Benoit, and suffocated his 7-year-old son Daniel over the weekend, authorities said, before hanging himself on a portable weight machine inside his [...]
‘Bizarre’ Details In Benoit Death
By Mike Mooneyham June 27, 2007 Professional wrestling star Chris Benoit strangled his wife with an electrical cord, smothered his 7-year-old son with a bag and placed Bibles next to their bodies before hanging himself in the weight room of their Georgia home, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators believe Benoit, 40, killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, [...]
Chris Benoit, Family Found Dead
By Mike Mooneyham June 26, 2007 Professional wrestling superstar Chris Benoit was found dead along with his family Monday afternoon at his Atlanta home. The bodies of Benoit, 40, his wife, Nancy, 43, and their 7-year-old son Daniel were found by local law enforcement officials at their home in the suburb of Fayetteville at about [...]
Screwjob Defines Hebner’s Career
By Mike Mooneyham June 24, 2007 Earl Hebner will never forget Montreal. Neither will millions of fans who viewed what would become the highest-profile double-cross in pro wrestling history. And although it’s been nearly 10 years, the event remains fresh in the minds of fans and those who participated in what has become known as [...]
Wild Life Of ‘Russian Bear’
By Mike Mooneyham June 16, 2007 Second of two parts Ivan Koloff will go down in wrestling history as one of the profession’s most hated and feared heels. What most fans didn’t know during Koloff’s heyday in the ’70s and ’80s is that the menacing Muscovite wasn’t really Russian and had begun his career as [...]
Sensational Sherri Passes Away
By Mike Mooneyham June 16, 2007 Sherri Russell, better known to a generation of pro wrestling fans as “Sensational Sherri” Martel, died Friday at the age of 49. She passed away at her mother’s home in Birmingham, Ala. No other details were available at press time. Russell, who was regarded as one of the greatest [...]
WWE Blows Off Mr. McMahon
By Mike Mooneyham June 14, 2007 Dead or alive? That’s the burning question on the minds of thousands of World Wrestling Entertainment fans in the wake of one of the company’s most explosive angles in recent history. And that covers a lot of ground in the Bizarro World of Vince McMahon. McMahon, the longtime owner [...]
Koloff Injured In Wreck
By Mike Mooneyham June 10, 2007 Ivan Koloff is recovering from injuries suffered in a recent traffic accident near Charlotte. He suffered six broken ribs and an injured sternum, while wife Renae, who was accompanying him to a book signing, sustained bruises and a case of whiplash. “As we were passing an intersection, a young [...]
‘Evil Russian’ Koloff Softens
By Mike Mooneyham June 10, 2007 First in a series Ivan Koloff has come a long way during his 45 years in the wrestling business. The once-hated “evil Russian” who evoked rabid emotions among mat fans throughout the world is now spreading a much kinder, gentler message. It’s all in his new autobiography, “Is That [...]