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LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, what made pro wrestling champion Chris Benoit snap?
Why did this in the ring good guy kill his wife and their young son and then hang himself?

Chris Benoit's good friends and fellow wrestling celebrities tell us what they know about his life and what they think may have gone so tragically wrong.

Joining us, WWE superstar John Cena, talking exclusively with me; former pro wrestling champion, Bret "Hitman" Hart, who knew Chris Benoit for years; and Benoit's former pal, former WWE star Chris Jericho.

Plus, we'll get the latest from the attorneys for the doctor who federal authorities say prescribed Benoit a 10-month supply of steroids every three or four weeks for a year.

All that and much more next on LARRY KING LIVE.

Good evening.

The wrestling world and its fans still reeling from last month's suicide and double murder involving WWE champion and star Chris Benoit. His friends, colleagues and law enforcement are trying to figure out exactly what happened at his Georgia home the weekend of June 22nd.

Benoit apparently strangled his wife Nancy and suffocated their 7-year-old son Daniel and then hanged himself.

We begin with John Cena, the WWE champion and superstar. He knew Chris Benoit professionally.

Bret "Hitman" Hart is in Calgary, Canada. He is the former pro wrestling star, who knew Chris Benoit for several years. In fact, Chris started with Bret's father — his wrestling company — in Canada. And in 1999, you remember, Bret's brother Owen died tragically, falling to his death in Kansas City during a stunt for a Pay-Per-View wrestling event.

And here in Los Angeles, Chris Jericho, a very close friend of Chris Benoit, former WWE star. He held six different titles and he's author of "A Lion's Tale: Around the World In Spandex."

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