WWE are the masters of pro wrestling history, owning a monopoly over the industry and its past. That unique domination has allowed Vince McMahon to present a version of the past that isn't necessarily the true picture. He changes history for several reasons. Sometimes it is down to personal animosity, with a wrestler leaving on bad terms and disrespecting the family business. In those instances, major characters have then been misrepresented as bit part players. Other times, McMahon has to deal with situations that reflected badly on the WWE. In those cases, he doesn't want to associate any of the company's greatest moments with a wrestler who proved to be a social or cultural pariah What fans need to remember about WWE, is that everything is a work. Not just what is unfolding every week on Monday night Raw, but everything that WWE are telling you about the past. The following are wrestlers WWE removed from history.
12. Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit is one of the most famous examples of a wrestler removed from history, hence the term "he was Benoited from WWE" for anyone whitewashed in the years after 2007. You know the grisly story. He killed his wife and child, before killing himself in June 2007. He was still a WWE superstar at the time, just a few years removed from main eventing and winning the World Title at WrestleMania 20. WWE acted immediately in removing all mentions of him on their website. Future productions like DVD's and books glossed over his legacy, avoiding reference to any of his fantastic WWE moments and matches. Even now, on the WWE Network, WrestleMania 20 doesn't list his classic main event against Shawn Michaels and Triple H, although you can fast forward to the end and watch it. The truth is that Benoit was one of the best pro wrestlers to ever feature in WWE. If he hadn't committed such horrific acts in his personal life, then history would've remembered him as an all time great worker.
