{"id":200121,"date":"2025-06-26T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=200121"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:55:43","slug":"vip-podcast-6-25-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-wkh-6-25-2007-first-reporting-on-benoit-murder-murder-suicide-including-first-details-wwes-response-on-raw-early-media-covera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/26\/vip-podcast-6-25-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-wkh-6-25-2007-first-reporting-on-benoit-murder-murder-suicide-including-first-details-wwes-response-on-raw-early-media-covera\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/25 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago &#8211; WKH (6-25-2007): First reporting on Benoit murder-murder-suicide including first details, WWE&#8217;s response on Raw, early media coverage (25 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3754621719\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the June 25, 2007 Wade Keller Hotline with PWTorch editor Wade Keller&#8217;s first report on the apparent suicide of Chris Benoit after murdering his wife Nancy and their son Daniel with his initial reaction, the early details that were known, insight into Chris Benoit&#8217;s actual relationship with his colleagues and his general personality at work, how WWE handled it on Raw that night, early mainstream media coverage, and more, plus details on where the Vince McMahon limo explosion angle was headed if it hadn&#8217;t been scrapped due to the real-life news.<\/p>\n<p>This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. 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