The June 25 '' Raw '' was scheduled to be a three-hour memorial to " Mr. McMahon " . However , due to the actual death of Chris Benoit , the show opened with McMahon standing in an empty arena , acknowledging that his reported death was only of his character as part of a storyline . This was followed by a tribute to Benoit that filled the three-hour timeslot . McMahon 's last appearance on WWE television until August 6 , 2007 was the next night on '' ECW on Sci Fi '' in which after acknowledging that a tribute to Benoit had aired the previous night , he announced that there would be no further mention of Benoit due to the circumstances becoming apparent , and that the ECW show would be dedicated to those that had been affected by the Benoit murders
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