Nancy Benoit

Nancy Benoit aka "Woman," was a valet and manager for Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. Nancy and her son, Daniel, where killed by her husband, Chris.

Benoit's family sued Hustler after the magazine published nude photos of her in March 2008. The nude photos were taken nearly 25 years earlier. In October 2008, a judge ruled that the photographer did not violate the privacy of Benoit. The lawsuit was dismissed.¹

Fast Facts

1. Real name: Nancy Elizabeth Toffoloni
2. Also known as: Nancy Daus-Sullivan
3. Hometown: Boston, MA
4. Wife of Chris Benoit
5. Born: May 21, 1964
6. Died: June 22, 2007
7. Age: 43
8. Cause of death: Asphyxiation

Career

In the early 1990s, Nancy Benoit debuted in WCW as "Robin Greene," and as part of a storyline, acted as a die-hard Rick Steiner fan before turning on him to side with her real-life husband, Kevin Sullivan. Her name changed to "Woman," and she continued to manage Sullivan in ECW before they both returned to WCW in 1996.

Back in WCW, Sullivan started a feud with Chris Benoit. As the storyline dictated Nancy side with Benoit over Sullivan, in real life, she and Sullivan were going through a divorce.

Nancy disappeared from WCW programming in 1997, never returning to wrestling as it started to regain popularity during that time. She married Benoit in 2000.

Murder

Nancy Benoit was strangled by her husband, Chris, on June 25, 2007. According to reports, Chris then killed their son, Daniel, before hanging himself.

Despite initial accusations that Roid Rage was the cause, it is still unknown exactly why Chris committed the murders. Nancy Benoit was 43.

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