Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story (2004) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 18 (75%) are still alive today and 6 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ric Flair, age 77. This film starred Chris Benoit and Keiichi Yamada.
75% still with us· verified cast72% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 75% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 46.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast25 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Benoit Self | Self | Deceased | 21/05/1967 | 40 | 24/06/2007 | 37 |
 Keiichi Yamada Jushin Liger (archive footage) | Jushin Liger (archive footage) | Living | 30/11/1964 | 61 | — | 40 |
 Charles Scaggs Too Cold Scorpio (archive footage) | Too Cold Scorpio (archive footage) | Living | 25/10/1965 | 60 | — | 39 |
 Eddie Guerrero Himself/Black Tiger II | Himself/Black Tiger II | Deceased | 09/10/1967 | 38 | 13/11/2005 | 37 |
 Terry Brunk Sabu (archive footage) | Sabu (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/12/1964 | 60 | 11/05/2025 | 40 |
 Booker Huffman, Jr. Booker T | Booker T | Living | 01/03/1965 | 61 | — | 39 |
 Bret Hart Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Living | 02/07/1957 | 69 | — | 47 |
 Sid Eudy Sid Vicious (archive footage) | Sid Vicious (archive footage) | Deceased | 04/07/1960 | 64 | 26/08/2024 | 44 |
 Kurt Angle Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Living | 09/12/1968 | 57 | — | 36 |
 Paul Levesque Triple H (archive footage) | Triple H (archive footage) | Living | 27/07/1969 | 57 | — | 35 |
 Michael Hickenbottom Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | Living | 22/07/1965 | 61 | — | 39 |
 Rodney Anoaʻi Yokozuna (archive footage) | Yokozuna (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/10/1966 | 34 | 23/10/2000 | 38 |
 Dean Simon Dean Malenko | Dean Malenko | Living | 04/08/1960 | 66 | — | 44 |
 Ric Flair Self | Self | Living | 25/02/1949 | 77 | — | 55 |
 Martin Lunde Arn Anderson | Arn Anderson | Living | 20/09/1958 | 68 | — | 46 |
 Christopher Keith Irvine Chris Jericho | Chris Jericho | Living | 09/11/1970 | 55 | — | 34 |
 Nancy Toffoloni Self | Self | Deceased | 17/05/1964 | 43 | 22/06/2007 | 40 |
 Charles Ashenoff Konnan (archive footage) | Konnan (archive footage) | Living | 06/01/1964 | 62 | — | 40 |
 Steve Austin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 18/12/1964 | 61 | — | 40 |
 Shelton Benjamin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 09/07/1975 | 51 | — | 29 |
Tommy Billington Dynamite Kid (archive footage) | Dynamite Kid (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mark Calaway The Undertaker (archive footage) | The Undertaker (archive footage) | Living | 24/03/1965 | 61 | — | 39 |
 Troy Martin Shane Douglas (archive footage) | Shane Douglas (archive footage) | Living | 21/11/1964 | 61 | — | 40 |
 Mick Foley Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/06/1969 | 57 | — | 35 |
 Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio Rey Mysterio (archive footage) | Rey Mysterio (archive footage) | Living | 11/12/1974 | 51 | — | 30 |