Ray Stevens was and is known as The Crippler, but for most fans that moniker will forever be associated with Chris Benoit. Whilst many refuse to even acknowledge that Benoit ever existed, and that's certainly understandable, he was one of the greatest in-ring performers that the wrestling business has ever seen. But his career will always be tarnished due to the atrocious acts of his final few days on the planet. The nickname of The Crippler was given to the Edmonton native during his time in ECW after he'd taken out Rocco Rock. This nickname was only further emphasised when he broke the neck of Sabu. Just hearing the nickname of The Crippler was a reminder that Benoit was somebody who could tie you in knots and put you out of action if he so chose. As it was, though, the respectful Benoit was the ultimate professional and it was just that his style was an extremely physical one that brought added believability to any match he was involved in. Where things get too real in all of this is that when people hear the name The Crippler these days, they are instantly reminded of the double murder/suicide that Chris Benoit will be forever remembered. With the fantastic WWE Network, the service's library makes for great background noise. Even to this day, you'll have an old PPV on whilst you get on with other things but then suddenly Benoit's theme music hits and you find yourself pausing for a second, struggling to digest the harsh reality of what this man did, and those matches are now extremely hard to watch if not impossible for some people. Sadly the nickname of The Crippler will forever be synonymous with what Chris Benoit did during his final hours of life.
