Holy shit! Chris Benoit killed himself....

[Otis Driftwood]

...apparently after killing his 7 year old son and his wife, who went under the pseudonym of "Woman" once... Seems there'll be further gruesome details as a) no gun was used
b) "bizarre details" will be brought to light, according to some attorney. :eek:
This is probably the saddest wrestler death since Dino Bravo. :(

[cookiepuss]

I'm always sickly facinated by this stuff. I'm axiously awaiting the "bizarre details". did they drink draino? what the hell happened and...will they figure out why?

very sad though.

[Parkey]

Who?

[Otis Driftwood]

@cookiepuss: You're right, it's horribly sad and fascinating. I wish I could find a copy of Beyond the mat somewhere to see Jake Roberts talk about his downward spiral.
Who was that guy in the cheesy 4 Horsemen that Benoit took "Woman" away from? Mongo McMichael ?

[Jitters]

I remember hearing about this just yesterday but there wasn't any details.

I though there wasn't any clues at the scene or something so this is really bizzare.

Updates are needed on this story :(

[cookiepuss]

details released:

ATLANTA - Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room, a law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Authorities also said they are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths of Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son. Steroid abuse has been linked to depression, paranoia, and aggressive behavior or angry outbursts known as "roid rage."

"We don't know yet. That's one of the things we'll be looking at," said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. He said test results may not be back for weeks.

:( I hate it when parents kill thier kids. I suppose it's better than leaving them orphaned..but fuck man, not really. either way it's not cool.

[Rock]

I heard the mother killed the son with a plastic bag. Benoit found out and killed the mother and then hung himself....and it was all explained in a suicide note.

I'm too lazy to verify this though.

[ET]

Who?

Canadian-American WWE Wrestler. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit)

[MC Moot]

You see why steroids are bad for you kidz?.....now I'm thinking of Phil Hartman.....:(

[cookiepuss]

I heard the mother killed the son with a plastic bag. Benoit found out and killed the mother and then hung himself....and it was all explained in a suicide note.

I'm too lazy to verify this though.

this is still "breaking news" so the details could change. it would certainly make him look like less of a jerk if it were the wife who began this nonsense but we may never know. Not sure there is a suicide note... that info hasn't been mentioned in any report i've read so far.

[cookiepuss]

this one gives even more detail....
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself by the pulley of a weightlifting machine, authorities said Tuesday.
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Investigators also found prescription anabolic steroids in the house, Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department. He would not comment on Benoit's state of mind or possible motive.

Autopsies showed all three died of asphyxiation, Pope said.

Benoit's wife, Nancy, was killed Friday in an upstairs family room, her feet and wrists were bound and there was blood under her head, indicating a possible struggle, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said.

The son, Daniel, was likely killed late Saturday or early Sunday, the body found in his bed, Ballard said.

Benoit apparently killed himself several hours and as long as a day later, Ballard said. His body was found in a downstairs weight room, his body found hanging from the pulley of a piece of exercise equipment.

The prosecutor said he found it "bizarre" that the WWE wrestling star spread out the killings over a long weekend and appeared to remain in the house for up to a day with the bodies.

"I'm baffled about why anybody would kill a 7-year-old," Ballard said. "I don't think we'll ever be able wrap our head around that."

Earlier, a law enforcement official speaking on a condition of anonymity said Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son.

insane.

[Rock]

Was the advert in the article one of the machine he used to kill himself?

[cookiepuss]

hahaa. yeah that would have been some brilliant marketing there.

[roosta]

there's been fucking far too much of this parents killing their kids and then themselves stuff lately. Fucking cowards.

Happened in Ireland a few months ago.A father and mother went to a funeral home on the Friday and began arranging the funeral arrangements for their 7 year old kids. The funeral home dude was like "ok, that's odd" but they just claimed they wanted to make sure everything was correct in the event of an "accident". They went home and the funeral fella called the police.

They couldn't do anything so they sent round a priest. The priest reported everything seemed ok. I mean, in fairness, what could they do? Put a stakeout on the house?

2 days later they were all dead.

Has happened a few more times here since then. Sickening.

[cookiepuss]

what's totally weird about this is the time of deaths. the fact that this happend slowly over the course of a weekend. that he stayed there with the bodies and didn't kill himself for almost two days after the first murder. he had to be out of his skulllllllllll. I don't know if that's just roids. seems like a bigger mental problem that was probably enhanced with meds.

but apparently...there had been some past issues with thier marriage....
ancy Benoit filed for a divorce in 2003, saying the couple's three-year marriage was irrevocably broken and alleging "cruel treatment." She later dropped the complaint, as well as a request for a restraining order in which she charged that the 5-foot-10, 220-pound Benoit had threatened her and had broken furniture in their home.

and to answer Otis question about who "woman" was stolen from:
e met his wife in the 1990s when she was married to rival wrestler Kevin Sullivan. As part of the scripted rivalry, Benoit and Nancy were supposed to act as if they were having an affair. A real romance blossomed, and she left Sullivan for Benoit.


oh and the incident in Ireland...thats horrid. though 7 kids could make some parents loose it. but yeah... the kids haven't done anything wrong. they can't possibly understand what's happening or why thier parents are hurting them. that must be dreadful.

[Jitters]

When the news first broke I felt sorry for him because I thought somebody killed him and his family but now we all know he did that sick stuff :(

[Jitters]

They did cut that crap pretty quick when they found out about Benoit.

Talk about bad timing....

[ggirlballa]

now that is just pure crazy

[ThatGuy]

Crazy shit!!

[Loppfessor]

What happened to Dino Bravo? Meanwhile this whole Benoit thing is just sad

[faz]

WWE's site is claiming that the police have said nothing about roids



STAMFORD, Conn., June 26, 2007 – World Wrestling Entertainment is stunned and saddened by the details released by local authorities concerning the double homicide-suicide involving Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and his son, Daniel.

However, WWE is concerned with the sensationalistic reporting and speculation being undertaken by some members of the media following the press conference held by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney. During the press conference, the investigating authorities made the following points, all of which run contrary to the media speculation that "roid rage" was a factor in the senseless murders and suicide:

1. The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.

2. Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit’s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.

3. Toxicology tests have not even been completed, so there is no current evidence that Benoit even had steroids or any other substance in his body. In that regard, on the last test done on Benoit by WWE's independently administered drug testing program, done on April 10, 2007, Benoit tested negative.

4. The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage. The wife's feet and hands were bound and she was asphyxiated, not beaten to death. By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage. The presence of a Bible by each is also not an act of rage.

5. WWE strongly suggests that it is entirely wrong for speculators to suggest that steroids had anything to do with these senseless acts, especially when the authorities plainly stated there is no evidence that Benoit had steroids in his body, pending the toxicological reports, and that they had no evidence at this time as to the motive for these acts.

WWE is continuing to monitor the ongoing investigation being conducted by local authorities.


Also



On Saturday, June 23, Chris Benoit was slated to appear at a WWE live event in Beaumont, Texas. That afternoon, Benoit contacted WWE to inform them that his wife and child were ill, and that he would not be able to attend the show.

WWE executives rebooked Benoit’s flight for the following morning, allowing Benoit to miss the Beaumont event making alternate arrangements for him to attend the pay-per-view event in Houston on Sunday.

WWE employees attempted to confirm with Benoit his travel plans but were unable to contact him.

Early Sunday morning, between 3:51 and 3:58 a.m., Benoit sent five text messages to co-workers:



Text Message 1 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:53am)- Chris Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane, Fayetteville Georgia. 30215”

Text Message 2 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:53am)- Chris Benoit’s cell phone
“The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open”

Text Message 3 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:54am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane.
Fayetteville Georgia. 30215”

Text Message 4 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:55am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane.
Fayetteville Georgia. 30215"

Text Message 5 to one co-worker (sent 6/24 at 3:58am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
“My address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215”



Throughout the day on Sunday, WWE made numerous attempts to contact Benoit both at home and at local hospitals in the Atlanta area. As of 11:00 p.m., WWE officials were unable to establish contact with Chris Benoit.

At 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25, WWE officials were notified of the text messages sent to the co-workers the previous day. By 12:45 p.m., WWE had contacted Fayetteville County Sheriff’s office requesting they check on the Benoit family.

Fayetteville County Sheriffs office made contact with WWE at approximately 4:00 p.m. advising that they had entered the house of Chris Benoit and found three deceased bodies – an adult male, adult female and a male child. WWE was told that Benoit’s home was now considered a major crime scene.

The decision to cancel the live event scheduled in Corpus Christi that night was made between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. In keeping with company policy, and with limited knowledge regarding facts of the case, WWE choose to air a memorial dedicated to the career of Chris Benoit. As facts emerged surrounding the case, all tributes to Chris Benoit were removed both on-air and on WWE.com.


The last bit is especially interesting to me as I was curious as to how much respect they would want to be given to him under the circumstances.

[funk63]

Oh, i thought he got piledrived into a volcano. or some shit.

[Justin]

this one gives even more detail....


insane.


All drugs found inside the house (as of now) have been ruled to be "legal drugs" You can actually buy anabolic or testosterone "boosters" at GNC or Vitamin World. These pills have pretty much the same benefits that illegal steroids have (depending on usage) Id say these are the type of pills benoit was on if any because he did pass a WWE drug test a few months ago.


I still can't believe this shit is going on. I really don't watch wrestling anymore but i always enjoyed watching Benoit wrestle because he was always intense, passionate, and aggressive. He made pro wrestling look real. You dont get that much these days.


I've heard about the text messaging and I wont believe it until more evidence is found. Someone could have easily used his phone to text his friends!

[Justin]

What happened to Dino Bravo? Meanwhile this whole Benoit thing is just sad


Someone came into his home and stabbed him to death.

[M.C. Guevera]

His son Daniel was mentally retarded. Chris used to inject his son with growth hormones because he thought it would make him better.

So Chris Benoit murdered a retarded 7-year-old child, his own son. And he also did it by using his own wrestling finishing move (The Crippler Crossface) on him!

I think it's safe to say that this is the biggest story in the history of pro wrestling. Even bigger than Owen Hart and Eddie Guerrero's deaths.

[Otis Driftwood]

Someone came into his home and stabbed him to death.
Wrong-o. Got his face blown off with a shotgun by some mafia cigarette smugglers.

[Gareth]

crippler crossface

[YoungRemy]

I wish I could find a copy of Beyond the mat somewhere to see Jake Roberts talk about his downward spiral.
Who was that guy in the cheesy 4 Horsemen that Benoit took "Woman" away from? Mongo McMichael ?

I love how that this incident made Vince McMahon feel bad about faking his death for publicity.

What happened to Dino Bravo? Meanwhile this whole Benoit thing is just sad

Even bigger than Owen Hart and Eddie Guerrero's deaths.


and to answer Otis question about who "woman" was stolen from:Kevin Sullivan


who the fuck are all these people and why do grown adults care about them so much?

[Planetary]

I still can't believe this shit is going on. I really don't watch wrestling anymore but i always enjoyed watching Benoit wrestle because he was always intense, passionate, and aggressive. He made pro wrestling look real. You dont get that much these days.




probably because he was actually trying to kill them...

[cookiepuss]

who the fuck are all these people and why do grown adults care about them so much?

hahhaa. I don't care about wrestlers. I care about profiling murders. I minored in psychology in college and I'm intrested in the psycological process that leads people to kill..because it's quite foreign to me.

and someone was saying something about there being no actual evidence of steroid use....Ah and I beleive I already said that I didn't not beleive that a steriod meltdown alone could be the cause of his actions. there are obviously bigger mental health issues. because yes, a person in the fit of rage does not draw out murder over several days time. rage happens quick and when they realize what they've done they usually panic. this didn't appear to happen here.

[faz]

And he also did it by using his own wrestling finishing move (The Crippler Crossface) on him!

Do you have any evidence to back this claim up?

[Farrah]

who the fuck are all these people and why do grown adults care about them so much?


they're wrestling people duh.

[M.C. Guevera]

Do you have any evidence to back this claim up?

They found evidence that Benoit strangled his son using a wrestling move. It's generally assumed either he used a Rear Naked Chokehold or he did the Crippler Crossface, but he did it so that his arms were around the throat instead of the head.

[Randetica]

lol :(

[Jitters]

A lot of people have little memorials for him on the Internet in their signatures and stuff and I'm wondering if they know the details of his death.

I'm guessing they don't know because I don't think they would "mourn" for a guy that killed his family and himself just because he was an entertainer or for whatever reason.

[cookiepuss]

yeah, I mean, I felt a little uncomfortable on monday night when we were flipping through the channels to the WWE and my boyfriend was all shocked about him dying and then I jumped on the net and saw that it was a murder suicide. but here they were with a 3 hour tribute to the guy's life...and all the details weren't out yet, but I just knew it was gonna be bad.

I guess they've pulled any other tribute shows now that they know what went down.


this is one of those things where the guy might have been great at some point and all, but he sure finished poorly.(n)

[M.C. Guevera]

Vince McMahon apologized for the tribute show last night on ECW on Sci-Fi. They're just going to do straight up wrestling shows this week. No storylines, no tributes to Benoit, no nothing. They did that last night on ECW, and it was actually a good show. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper showed up!

Alot of details are coming out now. Like Benoit was paranoid that someone was out to get him. He used to write to Eddie Guerrero in his diary everyday...this is AFTER Eddie died. He refused to get off of steroids because he was scared he was going to get smaller and lose his job. His wife filed for divorce in 2003, but later changed her mind 4 months later.

[cookiepuss]

His wife filed for divorce in 2003, but later changed her mind 4 months later.


yeah and after sighting irreconcilable differences and "cruel treatment" the only reason you'd take it back is fear. and now we know why.

[Suavee-Bolo]

yeah and after sighting irreconcilable differences and "cruel treatment" the only reason you'd take it back is fear. and now we know why.

People change their minds about divorce for a lot of reasons. You don't know why she did. He obviously had psychological problems. The fact that she rescinded her intent to divorce him was maybe because she loved him and wanted to try to help him through whatever demon he was battling.

That's what someone is supposed to do for someone they love and it should be applauded, not viewed as a disgraceful thing.

[GetYourWarOn]

The fact that she rescinded her intent to divorce him was maybe because she loved him and wanted to try to help him through whatever demon he was battling.

That's what someone is supposed to do for someone they love and it should be applauded, not viewed as a disgraceful thing.

assuming the demon he was battling was spousal abuse, then yeah it's a bit pathetic to go back to him

[GetYourWarOn]

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2606/chrisil1.jpg

[faz]

They found evidence that Benoit strangled his son using a wrestling move. It's generally assumed either he used a Rear Naked Chokehold or he did the Crippler Crossface, but he did it so that his arms were around the throat instead of the head.

Not that I'm saying your lying or anything but do you have any links to this claim? Its the first I've heard and I cant seem to find anything either.

Edit: I see this site (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/headlines/185003608.shtml) mentions that fox news mentioned it was a chokehold

[Knuckles]

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2606/chrisil1.jpg

not funny

[Yeti]

In the days before pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and child and hanged himself, the couple argued over whether he should stay home more to take care of their mentally retarded 7-year-old son, an attorney for the wrestling league said Wednesday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2918751

[hitmonlee]

who the fuck are all these people and why do grown adults care about them so much?

i figure its like when celebrities die i care enough to hear about it and even discuss it in some cases.

i still don't get wrestling, wrestlers, or the appeal of any of it.

and why do they all die so young?

[befsquire]

WWE's site is claiming that the police have said nothing about roids
not to nitpick, but neither article you posted from WWE's site claimed anything of the sort.

regardless, it's quite sad that he felt killing his wife, child, and then himself was the only answer to whatever his problems were. i would blame a mental illness, regardless of cause.

[MC Moot]

Know what's fucked?....I'll tell ya what's fucked up....after he murdered his family and before he killed himself he sent out text messages telling friends that he left a door open, so they could get in, and requested they look after his fuck'n dogs.....kill the kid spare the K9......that's fucked up.....:mad:

[Kid Presentable]

people say he could of been one of the best ever, but fuck all people did/do know who he is. a couple more of these and won't wwe have to go against congress or something?

[cookiepuss]

People change their minds about divorce for a lot of reasons. You don't know why she did. He obviously had psychological problems. The fact that she rescinded her intent to divorce him was maybe because she loved him and wanted to try to help him through whatever demon he was battling.

That's what someone is supposed to do for someone they love and it should be applauded, not viewed as a disgraceful thing.

no no...i was not trying to say it was disgraceful that she stayed wit him...I'm saying it's sad. Most abused women try to leave the abusive relationships but many end up staying out of fear...and then eventually they end up dead. that's my opinion about what happened here.

[Otis Driftwood]

Know what's fucked?....I'll tell ya what's fucked up....after he murdered his family and before he killed himself he sent out text messages telling friends that he left a door open, so they could get in, and requested they look after his fuck'n dogs.....kill the kid spare the K9......that's fucked up.....:mad:
Why you goin' all bad doggie?
I understood it was meant to say he locked the docs away so the cops could get on site without pepperspraying everything.

[MC Moot]

Why you goin' all bad doggie?
I understood it was meant to say he locked the docs away so the cops could get on site without pepperspraying everything.

Oh sure,lest the pups get sprayed,how very considerate for a madman....:eek:

[faz]

not to nitpick, but neither article you posted from WWE's site claimed anything of the sort.

Doesn't this bit imply that the police have said it wasn't roids (as far as they know. at this point)?

5. WWE strongly suggests that it is entirely wrong for speculators to suggest that steroids had anything to do with these senseless acts, especially when the authorities plainly stated there is no evidence that Benoit had steroids in his body, pending the toxicological reports, and that they had no evidence at this time as to the motive for these acts.

[Otis Driftwood]

Go and have a laugh, it's not really about the Benoit case, so don't feel guilty: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/feature-articles/great-moments-wrestling.php

[roosta]

Apparently, someone with an IP address linked to WWE reported on wikipedia that Chris's wife had died 13 hours before her body was found...

Creepy shit... (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287194,00.html)

[M.C. Guevera]

http://www.wsbtv.com/2007/0628/13589245.jpg

Chris Benoit's last known photograph, taken by his doctor, who by the way, police raided his office today.

[M.C. Guevera]

WWE.com has removed most references to Chris Benoit.

They've also removed any Benoit-related programming from their OnDemand service.

According to World Wrestling Entertainment, Chris Benoit never existed.

[insertnamehere]

Someone earlier in the thread asked if the people posting web tributes to Benoit knew what he did. I was looking at AOL news today at a story with some new info on the case, and under the story people can post. Surprisingly to me, there are a number of people who don't think Benoit was responsible and belive that someone else was in the house and killed all three. It was actually kind of entertaining to read. It went pretty much like this, one person would say there wasn't substantial evidence yet to hold Benoit responsible, and that he was a great man, then someone else would call that person an idiot and say Benoit was on steroids and that his son was covered in needle marks from where he gave his son steroids. Then someone would say he wasn't on steroids, and again say how there's no way he could have killed his family. Basically, most of the argument was totally irrelevant. An interesting aside, in the news story right above where these posts were going, it said that it's been determined that the needle marks on the kid were actually from legitimate medical care that he had to recieve for his condition.

In any case, there are a lot of deluded people out there who can't deal with the fact that their hero did something like this and they're making up all kinds of ways someone else could have stayed in the house holding the family hostage and killing them off over three days, but without leaving any evidence.

Oh yeah, I think it's also important to mention that most of the people arguing, both for and against the idea that Chris Benoit was responsible for the murders couldn't conjugate verbs and misspelled weird shit. I'm not saying I'm a master at spelling and grammar, but I have working knowlage of English, these people did not.

[befsquire]

Doesn't this bit imply that the police have said it wasn't roids (as far as they know. at this point)?
see, now you're changing what you posted by adding the parenthetical.

what that portion says is that it's too soon to tell, so WWE is just telling people don't go making assumptions until a medical examiner can verify whether steroids were in his system, and then they can go about seeing whether steroids factored in, or something else, etc.

[ET]

In any case, there are a lot of deluded people out there

...and they're wrestling fans. :)

[Lex Diamonds]

Man, what a cunt. I always knew Benoit was a nutcase. I mean what the hell was that fucking hand across the face taunt he used to do, some free-form hippy dance move or something? Shit was gay as fuck.

[QueenAdrock]

Turns out that Benoit grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. :eek:

[M.C. Guevera]

More stuff has come out which makes this story even weirder and more depressing. From this week's edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

-Dave (Meltzer) confirmed he used a form of the Crippler Crossface on Daniel. This is interesting since Bryan (Alvarez) was adamant that the story was bullshit. Apparently investigators found marks on the boys arm and neck that they didn't understand and upon watching a tape of a Benoit match and seeing the move it made sense. They just said it was a "choke" as to not further sensationalize an already sensationalized story.

-Benoit got a prescription for the anti-depressant Xanax at the doctor's visit on Friday.

-Benoit started going downhill after Eddy (Guerrero) died because he lost the one guy who he could confide in and shared his problems with. Apparently close friends always knew Benoit had the same problems as Eddy (pills, etc.) and suggested Benoit seriously needed to see a therapist but no one suggested it since he wasn't the type to be open to that sort of thing.

-Apparently the death of Johnny Grunge hit Benoit even harder then Eddy since they were neighbors and him and Nancy fighting was somewhat common and he'd be the one to come over and defuse situations and make Chris laugh. After he died, Chris didn't have that buffer when things got out of control.

-Chris and Nancy had recently separated for a period of time, and Dave received a change of address form for an apartment different then their house

-Chris recently opened up a new life insurance claim naming his ex-wife and his older 2 kids as the beneficiaries and refused to include Nancy or Daniel.

-When there were rumors of him leaving for TNA, Dave asked him about it and Chris was paranoid thinking Dave had inside info that WWE was going to release him. He apparently may have thought ECW was a demotion and the next step would be out the door. He was reportedly obsessed with establishing himself at the HHH/HBK level. He had grown increasingly paranoid that someone was out to get him and didn't let Nancy leave the house at night or Daniel to play outside and would take different routes from the airport home each time in case he was being followed.

-Nancy confided to a friend in wrestling days before the murders that she feared for her life and the friend told her to go take Daniel to her parents place in Florida (as she had done before when Chris became violent) but she didn't this time. Apparently she had a lockbox at the bank with notes indicating if something happened to her, it was Chris.

-Someone in WWE informed Dave before the RAW show that Chris had killed them, but others in the company were unaware but at least someone high up knew before the tribute show was put on the air.

-Nancy visited Dr. Astin on Thursday asking questions about how she could raise Daniel on her own.

-Dave gave a description of the common profile of men who kill their whole families and it was eerily similar to Benoit (hard working, driven, experienced a loss, a few friends but no real support system, anxiety, etc."

-Said Chris was constantly anxious about something. When he was at home he was worried about wrestling, when wrestling he was worried about his family.

-How's this for eerie. When Vince called all the guys in the ring before RAW to give the news, the stage had been decorated with a casket, reefs, candles with Vince's picture, etc. like a funeral. Talent was told to bring dark suits like a funeral to the taping. I'm sure that was a blast. Vince apparently handled it really well, told anyone who wanted to go home would not be disciplined but guys were basket cases and trying to think of some rationalization (carbon monoxide, etc.)

-Regal was a neighbor of Benoit's and Grunge and would have know about the home troubles so that sheds some light on his "tribute".

[Drederick Tatum]

killing your mentally disabled 7 year old with your signature wrestling move in a bout of 'roid rage and then hanging yourself from your homegym.

what a way to go out. one can only hope Michael Jackson passes away in a similarly bizarre fashion.

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

I still can't believe this shit is going on. I really don't watch wrestling anymore but i always enjoyed watching Benoit wrestle because he was always intense, passionate, and aggressive. He made pro wrestling look real. You dont get that much these days.


Ditto. I am so sad right now, I cant believe it. I havent watched wrestling in so long, but Benoit was a big part of my childhood. I watched him all the time and I loved him! This is so sad! Whenever I hear things about wrestlers, (like Vince's death for instance) I always look past it because I know it's a bunch of made up garbage, but to think that he really did this.. its scary.

[Drederick Tatum]

Benoit was a big part of my childhood.

I think this is the real tragedy here.

[DIGI]

^Phhhttttffffffhahahaha

[M.C. Guevera]

With all the details coming out, I half expect to find out that Benoit did the killings in his wrestling gear while humming his theme song.

Dave Meltzer also wrote that finding out Chris Benoit did this would be like "watching Rocky and then seeing a black screen after the final shot which states that 'Rocky killed Adrian after the match.' THE END."

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

I think this is the real tragedy here.

well I didnt worship the man or anything like that, but I used to watch him all the time when I was younger with my cousins and what not, so I consider him (and wrestling) something that I grew up with.

[QueenAdrock]

Crazy shit, man. Xanax isn't really for depression though, it's mainly for anxiety disorders. It's a type of tranquilizer that'll chill you the fuck out in the case of a panic attack, it's a type of band-aid for a more serious disorder that needs to be treated.

From the sounds of it, it sounds like he had Generalized Anxiety Disorder, constantly being worried about his wife and child over nothing. People with GAD have anxieties over things that are improbable and constantly obsess over them...I've never really heard of people with anxiety disorders lashing out like that, but I'd imagine if you take a combination of steroids (mass amounts of hormones) plus an untreated anxiety disorder, it would be a terrible combination. Constant worry and obsession over nothing + testosterone = bad consequences.

[GetYourWarOn]

hopefully this will lead to hulk hogan killing his kid with the big leg drop on his reality show

[Otis Driftwood]

The demise of Sherri, fresh off an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, was basically ignored by WWE two weeks ago because her death conflicted with the supposed murder of Mr. McMahon.
see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Martel

[Randetica]

hopefully this will lead to hulk hogan killing his kid with the big leg drop on his reality show

lol
and god knows that this show needs a spice up

[Drederick Tatum]

if Jimmy Superfly Snuka has any retard kids, he should totally take them out.