WWE Smackdown SummerSlam Tour 2007
28 Jul 2007
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore

Sudden Death of Chris Benoit
But WWE SmackDown SummerSlam Tour To Go On

Top WWE wrestler, Chris Benoit, scheduled to arrive in Singapore as part of an Asian promotional tour next Friday, was reported dead along with his wife and young son at his home in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday this week. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported yesterday that police were investigating the case, with autopsies to be conducted today and results available in two weeks time.  Latest updates released today on the official WWE website state that, “According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide”. Benoit had been scheduled to appear at the ‘I Am WWE’ contest cum roadshow at Bugis Junction next Friday to promote the ‘World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown SummerSlam Tour’. “SIS is shocked and saddened by this tragic news”, said Ms Denise Marsh, General Manager of Singapore Indoor Stadium, “We are currently maintaining regular contact with the Show Promoter in Australia to gain further insight into the incident and will pass on any updates as they become available”. Ms Fiona Gulin, Marketing Director of Dainty Consolidated Entertainment (Show Promoter) added, “As we share in the grief expressed by WWE supporters worldwide for this unfortunate event, we wish to assure local fans that both the roadshow on 6 July and the SmackDown SummerSlam Tour on 28 July will still go ahead as scheduled.” Chris Benoit was known to fans of WWE as a man of few words, and was acknowledged by his peers as one of the greatest technical wrestlers on the circuit.   Fans worldwide are stunned by the latest news updates as details of the circumstances leading up to the demise of the Benoit family are revealed, with expressions of grief and speculation rife on blogs and fan sites.

About World Wrestling Entertainment

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The company is organised around four principal activities:

• “Live” and Televised Entertainment, which consists of “Live” events, the sale of merchandise at “Live” events, television programming, pay-per-view and video on demand programming.
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• Digital Media, which comprises of online advertising, e-commerce, broadband and mobile services.
• WWE Films, which is focused on the production of feature films, and other film and television projects.

 About Dainty Consolidated Entertainment Australia (The Show Promoter)

Dainty Consolidated Entertainment (DCE) was formed as a partnership between Paul Dainty’s PD Entertainment Corporation Pte Ltd and Consolidated Press.  DCE is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Recent tours in Australia included The Rolling Stones, Il Divo, Snoop Dogg, Nickelback, k.d. lang, Neil Diamond, Delta Goodrem, and Michael Bublé.

Amongst the musicals and theatre shows produced or co-produced by a Dainty company were Mamma Mia! (which DCE presented in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong) and Saturday Night Fever (in London and New York).

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) may be found at :

- www.wwe.com
- corporate.wwe.com
- www.wwe.com/worldwide/

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