Claim: Chris Benoit is a professional wrestler for the WWE.
Evidence: Christopher Michael Benoit -LRB- -LSB- bəˈnwa -RSB- ; May 21 , 1967 -- June 24 , 2007 -RRB- was a Canadian professional wrestler.
During his 22-year career , Benoit worked for numerous promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment -LRB- WWF/WWE -RRB- , World Championship Wrestling -LRB- WCW -RRB- , Extreme Championship Wrestling -LRB- ECW -RRB- , and New Japan Pro-Wrestling -LRB- NJPW -RRB-.