claim: Chris Benoit died in June 2007.
evidence: Christopher Michael Benoit -LRB- -LSB- bəˈnwa -RSB- ; May 21 , 1967 -- June 24 , 2007 -RRB- was a Canadian professional wrestler .. professional wrestler. Professional wrestling. 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- .. New Japan Pro-Wrestling. New Japan Pro-Wrestling. World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment. WWE. World Championship Wrestling. World Championship Wrestling. Extreme Championship Wrestling. Extreme Championship Wrestling. Industry historian Dave Meltzer considered him `` one of the top 10 , maybe even the top 5 , all-time greats '' .. Dave Meltzer. Dave Meltzer. Benoit held 22 championships between WWF / WWE , WCW , NJPW , and ECW .. championships. Professional wrestling championship. 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 .. world champion. Professional wrestling championship#World championships. one-time. List of World Heavyweight Champions ( WWE ). WCW World Heavyweight Champion. WCW World Heavyweight Championship. World Heavyweight Champion. World Heavyweight Championship ( WWE ). booked. Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Book. Benoit was the twelfth WWE Triple Crown Champion and sixth WCW Triple Crown Champion , and the second of five men in history to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships .. WWE Triple Crown Champion. Triple Crown ( professional wrestling )#List of WWE Triple Crown Champions. WCW Triple Crown Champion. Triple Crown ( professional wrestling )#List of WCW Triple Crown Champions. He was also the 2004 Royal Rumble winner , joining Shawn Michaels as the only two men to win a Royal Rumble as the number one entrant .. 2004 Royal Rumble. Royal Rumble ( 2004 ). Shawn Michaels. Shawn Michaels. Royal Rumble. Royal Rumble#Match. Benoit headlined multiple pay-per-views for WWE , including a victory in the World Heavyweight Championship main event match of WrestleMania XX in 2004 .. main event. Card ( sports )#Main event. WrestleMania XX. WrestleMania XX. Benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22 , 2007 , and hanged himself two days later .. Research suggests depression and brain damage from numerous concussions are likely contributing factors leading to the crime .. depression. Depression ( mood ). brain damage. brain damage