Chris Benoit: Four years later

[CM Steel]

With today being June 25th. The world has lost famous people on this date like Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. But in the world of wrestling there was the man known as Chris Benoit.

On June 25th 2007. The wrestling world was shocked to learn that Chris Benoit who left the day of a WWE pay per view in Houston, Texas to take a flight back home to Atlanta, GA for an unknown reason. Sure enough when the smoke was cleared we had learned from the media that Chris Benoit who had been taking steroids secretly fell into to what is called "roid rage" by killing his wife Nancy, his eight-year-old som Daniel in his sleep, and finally killing himself by hanging himself in his home gym from one of his workout machine's. A pretty sad & bad way to go out.

And since then til this very day. The WWE has eraced the memory of Chris Benoit from there footage. As much as we hated what Chris Benoit did that night, we can't forget what Benoit did for us as wrestling fans for over 20 years. So can and should we as people past judgement on Chris Benoit for what he did within a few hours?

And why should the WWE erace Benoit from there WWE footage? He made history in that promotion for crying out loud! Unless WWE chairman Vince McMahon feels guilty or something? We don't know if Chris Benoit is "up there" with his wrestling homeboys Owen Hart and Eddie Guerrero or not. Or he very well could be "down there" with other bad apples from the wrestling world like Dino Bravo and such.

But let's just reflect on the memory and the matches that Chris Benoit gave us. Rest in Peace to Nancy & Daniel Benoit, and may God bless their families.


...But not Chris Benoit

 

[кαяℓ [zα¢к ρα¢к мємв]

Actually one thing which was proven after the event was that Chris Benoit did not kill his wife and son due to "roid rage". In fact, the main cause has been said to be severe brain damage due to multiple concussions.

Please look up the facts before making threads like this.

 

[Gomez13]

im gettin tired of seeing this topic every other week, but i guess if there was a day for, then today is that day. i was a huge fan of chris benoit (another reason why i dont like these topics) he was definitely one of the top 5 wrestlers to ever set foot in the ring, without a doubt. i mean who didnt enjoy a benoit match? unfortunately he will never be in the hall of fame, but one thing they shouldnt have done is erase him from history on dvd's etc especially eddie guerrero's dvd. that is one dvd he really should have been on. my all time favourite moment of benoit is the celebration with eddie at wrestlemania 20, unforgettable. my favourite benoit match was vs bret hart on nitro in memory of owen hart. if anyone hasnt seen that mathc, they should.

 

[TKO236]

A major void was created after Chris Benoit died in my opinion. The man was one of the greatest technical wrestlers, very entertaining in the ring, dedicated at what he did and helped elevate talent whenever required that is why I respect Chris Benoit the "WRESTLER" but on the other hand he was an abusive husband, a drug abuser and the murderer of his wife and his young child; this is why I despise Chris Benoit the "PERSON". That out of the way I believe in 5-10 years the WWE will begin to attribute the contributions of Chris Benoit the "WRESTLER" little by little and this may just be wishful thinking but even induct him into the Hall of Fame hopefully because during his time in the business his achievements were un-measurable.

 

[nknox20]

In my mind what chris benoit did was completely wrong and yes he was a great wrestler.but in my mind for what he did he deserves no reconigition for anything he did in his wrestling career for what he did i mean he took two peoples lives he deserves to be dead in the i mean if you were a big star and you killed your wife and young son would you deserve to go in the HOF would you deserve to be remembered in anyway shape or form. Benoit was a great wrestler and great world champion him and Kurt Angle had some of the greatest matches i ever saw but all the respect i had for him i lost for him that fateful day when he and his family were found dead.

 

[berlinbrawler]

It wasn't roid rage. He had brain damage which pushed him over the edge. Circumstances aside he committed cold blooded murder.

So the WWE erasing Benoit has nothing to do with Vince feeling guilty (seriously, why the hell should he??) and everything to do with the fact that promoting an insane murderer is highly unethical. I find it appalling that some people let themselves be blinded by the fact that he was a good wrestler. Hitler was a decent painter, by the way.

I don't believe in heaven or hell, but if I did I think it's pretty obvious that Benoit wouldn't be "up there," even if Jesus was a huge wrestling fan.

 

[sTyLnK]

Speaking on his wrestling ability the guy was incredible. IMO he is and will always be one of the best technical wrestlers ever. But because of what happened he does not deserve to be in the HOF and good on the WWE for taking him out of everything related from their company.

 

[H33LTurn]

I'm glad someone brought up Chris's passing since everyone has their mind set on Michael Jackson or the other entertainers we've lost today. I feel for the Benoit family, those who are still around and will never know exactly why they've lost three loved ones. People can blame steroids but you cant have roid rage for three days. People want to blame wrestling but there are wrestlers with a much more extreme moveset and lifestyle who have been able to hang in there. Its sad that the information I saw in a documentary a while back hasnt been spread. It broke down Chris's mental condition over the course of those days and sowed what exactly he had planed, justifiying that he was in no condition to make judgement calls and that he was unaware of what he was trully doing. A loving father does not kill his son and the mother of his child for no reason. The documentary went to explain that Benoit had researched a Bible story of how to resurrect his son by putting a knife under his bed or something of that nature. His brain was fried and he did what he did, sure, but I refuse to judge a man's life on a couple of days, especially a couple of days that still remain unclear to most of us.

That being said, McMahon is pressured to remove Benoit from WWE's history in order to presserve the company's image. You have to remember that back then it was a large number of people in the wrestling community who were dropping dead, and Chris's death had finally put the final nail in the coffin of WWE's reputation. We saw Vince crying on TV the day of Chris's passing, and he even canceled an entire show to show his respect. That wasnt a publicity stunt, it was from the heart. But like any true businessman he knew that in order to erase the stigma of dead wrestlers from the company he had to erase Chris too. Its a shame, that so many people who have contributed to the business have their legacies put in the backburner in order to presserve the WWE's image.

RIP Chris, Nancy, and Daniel Benoit

 

[Saeros]

Now, while i dont believe in heaven, hell, or any other religious stuff, and while i respect anyones views on it...i find it quite disrespectful that you are comparing what Chris Benoit did to Dino Bravo...

If there is such a thing as heaven and hell...how can you wonder if Benoit is up there with Eddie and Owen or "down there" with Bravo.

Benoit killed his wife and son, Bravo got in a fight with the mafia over smuggling. Nothing has ever been reallu proved about his death, only speculation. Theres no evidence that, while believed, he was in volved with organized crime, All that has been stated is he was involved with smuggling.

theres a big difference there, so why are you seemingly suggesting what Bravo did was far worse?

But yes, WWE should put him behind them, and not mention it. Because thats just the way it is.

You cannot get away with glorifying a killer. No matter what. He will be mainly remembered for his actions that night in 2007, not for his wrestling. Its a show of respect to the family most affected by this.

If OJ had gone to jail back in the early 90s for the murders he was on trail for, would you want to see him in the NFL hall of fame? On NFL MVP dvds?
No, because at the end of the day, for all his accomplishments someone does in one sport, if you fuck up and kill someone, you dont deserve to be recognised. You took a life, and IMO, yu shouldn't be remembered for the good stuff, if you have done something so dispicible.

Sadly, Benoit was obviously in a bad state, so maybe all the blame shouldn't be on him. But he alone commited the acts, and he alone must take the consequences.

His name is remembered fondly only by those who enjoyed his matches, but the rest of the world see a cold blooded killer.

 

[TheNewStyle]

It's sad that it had to happen and although I understand the controversy surrounding any DVD footage showing his classic moments, I think it's simply wrong to erase him from memory. He is part of the company's history and when you erase him, you erase important bits of the company's history. Moments like the end of Wrestlemania 20 are some of the greatest ever witnessed but with the sad events that date four years back, we are never going to hear about their existence from the company's perspective if it stays like it is. With that said, I noticed that Christian used the diving headbutt in similar fashion to Benoit this Smackdown against Kane.

Regardless of what he has done, you cannot erase his achievements though. If we were to imagine John Cena is convicted for murder tomorrow for some insane reason - is Vince just going to forget about him and pretend that he wasn't in the main event just the week before or was the face of the company for years and the WWE Champion at the time? That just doesn't sound right. What makes me mad is I've seen stupid posts talking about Benoit being a coward and not facing the consequences by committing suicide instead! WTF? It's not like he did it on purpose and felt threatened about possibly going to jail so he took the "coward's way out".

 

[AntiChristDeicide]

Yes Chris Benoit was a good wrestler, but he shouldn't be remembered in WWE not even in our minds. For satan's sake, he went insane and killed his wife and kid and then he offed himself everybody knows this. Dino Bravo on the other hand, all this stuff about being involved with the mafia are rumours. Nothing about Bravo's death has ever been confirmed to this day. WWE is doing the right thing by erasing him from their history, because in what world is it ok to honor a guy that killed his wife, his kid and then offed himself?

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

now i know what chris did is wrong but sense day 1 after this happened and still to this day i think wwe SHOULD NOT try to make wrestling fans forget about this guy! he made history and he was 1 of the best ever i really hope that we will in fact see Chris Benoit in the wwe hall of fame someday soon its been 4 years and idk about any other old school fans but i havent forgotten about this guy at all! i think its wrong what there doing id b happy if they just put him in the hall of fame without mentioning he was going in but honestly if it ever happens ill be shocked because vince doesnt wanna do anything he thinks will hurt his company's image

 

[itssoeasy123]

Well, it's been 4 year's since Benoit commited cold-blooded murder and took the coward's way out of killing himself. It was deemed by McMahon to be "the darkest day in the history of the business," and WWE have been trying to erase him form their product since the new's of the tragic murder. WWE has then upped their Wellness Policy, and banned chair shot's to the head, which could've played a factor in Benoit's murder. WWE have been doing everything they can to try and erase the man from their past not only for their benfit, but out of respect for the victim's of Benoit but his family and friend's that were affected by what he did.

And please, I do not want to see this turn into a Benoit praising topic. He WILL NOT and DOES NOT deserve to go into the WWE Hall of Fame, and his accomplishment's will not be mentioned, and it's all his own fuckin' fault! What he did was cruel and plain sickening, poising his son and strangeling his wife, and the taking the cheap, cowardly way out of not taking the punishement of what he did by killing himself. I read the "Chris Benoit Double Murder-Suicide" on Wikipedia, it's made me think about how can somebody still be a fan of his anymore, even Chris Jericho said "it's hard to watch his matches today becuase of what he did." The guy is a killer, nothing more, nothing less. He should NOT be aknoweleged, mentioned, or praised, doesn't matter how good of a wrestler he was, or how good his matches are, he should NOT be praised at all for anything. WWE will, and should continue to try to erase him from their history, what he did was inhumane, cruel, and sickening.

It only take's knowledge and logic to know that even putting him in the Hall of Fame, much less praising him is gonna make the WWE look like the worst company ever and will only bring negative media and backalsh to the WWE. Praising him will only bring harm to the WWE.

Like I said before, the guy is a murder, nothing more, nothing less. Doesn't matter how many year's he wrestled, how many companies he wrestled in, how many matches he won, how manyChampionship's he won, the 2004 Royal Rumble win, he will alway's be remember in the majority of sensible people by being a cold-blooded murder.

 

[jacdnwarrior]

You can't erase his body of work. It just isn't possible. It's too vast. When the tragedy happened, he created a huge void. His talent, work ethic and his willingness to aid the talent has been sorely missed. When he performed, I watched, I loved the work this man did. I saw him at a live show in Toronto, Canada, a little more than a month before the tragedy. When I heard about the deaths I was stunned. When the whole story came out, I was utterly devastated. I was a fan of this performer. I loved this man's work and his dedication to his craft and his fans.

People will believe what they want about the tragedy, but the truth is we didn't know him. People who knew him said he was a great man, who loved his work, and his family. Every one was shocked that he committed the actions he did. People who knew this man, loved him, worked with him, watched him grow up, knew him better than any of us, have said they never believed he could have done this. They saw no signs of the tragedy that he committed 4 years ago.

The man's brain was examined and neuro scientists themselves claimed he was not in his right mind when he committed this crime due to a 20 year career filled with head injuries and/or concussions. There will be those who dismiss it as nonsense and say it's an excuse. We're not doctors, scientists, so what right do I have (or any one else who isn't a neuro specialist) as a layman to say they're wrong ? I haven't studied the human brain and the affects of longterm injuries. People speak about this like they have all the facts and that the incident speaks for itself. There are evil people out there who do evil things and there are sick people who do what we might consider evil. I hate what he did, to kill his wife and son and then himself, caused so much pain to so many people. The shockwaves of his actions are felt by his family, friends, and by the many fans he had throughout the world. I hate his actions, but I can't look at Benoit as an evil person, in the face of evidence that exists that he was more than likely a sick person. People can believe what they like, but don't tell me he was evil when you don't even know this man.

Now isn't the time for the hall of fame, 4 years isn't long enough, maybe in 10 to 20 years, he already has a dvd out there that you can get if you want, and many vids on the net for as long as people want to watch his body of work. It's just a sad anniversary.

 

[vthokie8]

I have a pretty strong opinion on the topic of Benoit and I have since it was discovered that he murdered his family and then himself. As a wrestler I always enjoyed watching Benoit, when he came to the ring in WCW I always knew I was in for an entertaining match. I always felt that his best of seven series with Booker T. was some of the best wrestling WCW ever put on television and I feel really established the both of them as stars. In WWE the same thing I thought his matches were good, his matches with Angle and Jericho were great. All this being said I never seen Benoit as a main eventer I felt having him win the title at the 20th anniversary of Wrestle Mania was the wrong timing and I always felt Shawn deserved to win that match based off all he had done for the company if it were any other Wrestle Mania sure let Benoit win but that one was a milestone and I think the biggest star in the company at the time should have won the title that night, and I felt that way long before Beoit did what he did. Aside from this, I felt his work with MVP was good and he really brought the best out in him, I even thought his fued with Orlando Jordan kept interest based on the storyline. I was really excited to see him get drafted to ECW because I really felt that would have been the best place for him at that time. I felt he could have brought a lot to that brand and I think he could have had some classics with C.M. Punk, John Morrison and Elijah Burk. I really don't think besides ECW though he would have ever had another WWE or World title run, whos to say he would even still be in WWE if he were still alive. I'm sure if TNA could have got their hands on him they would have pushed him as a mega star, but who knows.

As far as WWE erasing his memory, I couldn't agree with them more. I commented on an episode of CSR, and I will restate the face once more, WWE is a business. They are publicly traded company, they have sponsorships that are world reknowned brands such as Mattel and 7 Eleven just to name two. You can talk about all of the other deaths all you want, but Benoit left a stain on the company name. It doesn't matter if it was brain damage, roid rage or schizophrenia he murdered his family. O.J. Simpson was accused of murder and never proven guilty and the NFL cut all ties with him and he was a Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner and a commentator on their NBC programming. You may hear him mentioned on ESPN now but you hardly if ever hear or see any mention of him on NFL programming. Ryan Jenkins from VH1 brutally murdered his girlfriend, then himself. VH1 then cancelled an upcoming season of one of their most popular shows and changed their entire format regardless of complaints and outrage I Love Money 3 will never be seen. Megan Hauserman, who is an idiot, actually summed up the VH1 situation perfectly and I think it applies well to WWE's as well. She stated "how would the family feel, having to watch the person that murdered their loved one on television." How would Nancy's family feel? Everytime they seen Benoit on WWE programming they would be reminded of how their loved one was taken from them by this monster.

Finally, I will get to the comment made that if John Cena murdered somebody WWE wouldn't just forget him. I beg to differ, if Cena, Orton, Miz or any other top draw did the same thing Benoit did there would probably be no further mention of them. Hell, if Hogan, Austin, Rock or Michaels did it I'm sure they would be erased as well. Once again, WWE is a business and associating themselves with a murderer is bad for business. Vince takes a lot of crap for being an evil basturd, but I don't think he would put the surviving families through the heartache of having to see the man who murdered their loved ones. It's not like Vince said screw Benoit neither, the man cancelled not only an entire show, but an entire storyline that had people buzzing, when his limo blew up at the end or Raw. He dedicated an entire show to the life and memory of Chris, he could have easily put together a video package, did a 10 bell salute at the beginning of the show and moved on with life if he was such a prick. I am not defending Cena, but he is also a multiple time WWE and World Heavyweight champion. Chris Benoit had one World title run, and he won the WCW title his last night with the company, its not like he was a 10+ time world champion. If Benoit was still alive and retired somewhere and this never happened I don't think he would deserve to go into the Hall Of Fame, and I wouldn't classify him in the same category as people like Austin, Rock, Michaels, Triple H, Hogan, Flair or even Cena and Orton. Benoit was for his era what Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler are for this one. He was a good in ring worker, he could put on match of the night on any given night, his mic skills were not up to par and aside from his tooth his look was nothing that really set him apart.

All this being said, I agree Benoit deserves to be erased. I do feel however, it is hard to erase him completely mainly on Best Of DVDs and such. Prime example The Best of Nitro. Benoit was on screen during a lot of that shows biggest angles, and he was involved in some of that shows best wrestling matches. I do like how they cut a lot of commentary that made mention of his name, and if they would have went as far to put a message warning the audience that a man who was proved to be a murderer was featured, I wouldn't have been offended or pissed off. To sum it all up, I don't think Benoit was a coward because he didn't want to go to jail or whatever. I think Benoit was a coward for murdering a woman and an innocent child. With medicine today, and people avaliable to help brain damage is no excuse. Chris Benoit will forever be remembered by me as a monster everything he did in the ring I enjoyed means nothing.

 

[MarcOmega]

Chris Benoit....Hall of Fame? Some people need to detach themselves from the fantasy world that is pro-wrestling. It is ficticious, these people play characters, as athletic as they are and how much I admire them putting themselves on the line every night it doesn't change the fact that they are actors. Its like Eastenders!!

Chris Benoit, KILLED his family in cold blood. If a man walked into your house murdered your family and killed himself but he was a pretty good actor would you want to see the guy win an Oscar? No of course you wouldn't!

Get your head out your a**es (people who keep bringing up Benoit/HOF/WWE games) and realise that he has been erased and for good as far as the WWE is concerned.

 

[jacdnwarrior]

You can edit him out of any vids, pictures off your video packages or website, as much as you like, but the fact is fans won't forget him no matter how much you try to make them. His work in the ring is just too long and filled with too many remarkable matches and memorable events. Wrestling fans never forget. It doesn't work in the age of the internet.

 

[itssoeasy123]

You can't erase his body of work. It just isn't possible. It's too vast. When the tragedy happened, he created a huge void. His talent, work ethic and his willingness to aid the talent has been sorely missed. When he performed, I watched, I loved the work this man did. I saw him at a live show in Toronto, Canada, a little more than a month before the tragedy. When I heard about the deaths I was stunned. When the whole story came out, I was utterly devastated. I was a fan of this performer. I loved this man's work and his dedication to his craft and his fans.

People will believe what they want about the tragedy, but the truth is we didn't know him. People who knew him said he was a great man, who loved his work, and his family. Every one was shocked that he committed the actions he did. People who knew this man, loved him, worked with him, watched him grow up, knew him better than any of us, have said they never believed he could have done this. They saw no signs of the tragedy that he committed 4 years ago.

The man's brain was examined and neuro scientists themselves claimed he was not in his right mind when he committed this crime due to a 20 year career filled with head injuries and/or concussions. There will be those who dismiss it as nonsense and say it's an excuse. We're not doctors, scientists, so what right do I have (or any one else who isn't a neuro specialist) as a layman to say they're wrong ? I haven't studied the human brain and the affects of longterm injuries. People speak about this like they have all the facts and that the incident speaks for itself. There are evil people out there who do evil things and there are sick people who do what we might consider evil. I hate what he did, to kill his wife and son and then himself, caused so much pain to so many people. The shockwaves of his actions are felt by his family, friends, and by the many fans he had throughout the world. I hate his actions, but I can't look at Benoit as an evil person, in the face of evidence that exists that he was more than likely a sick person. People can believe what they like, but don't tell me he was evil when you don't even know this man.

Now isn't the time for the hall of fame, 4 years isn't long enough, maybe in 10 to 20 years, he already has a dvd out there that you can get if you want, and many vids on the net for as long as people want to watch his body of work. It's just a sad anniversary.

The fact that Benoit still get's prasie from fans is what surprises me. Nothing in the world can take away what he did to his wife and son, the media backalsh that was on WWE, and the big black mark it left on wrestling as a whole. No matter how good of a wrestler he was, what he did was inhumane and cruel and he doesn't deserve to be mentioned again.

I don't care if he had brain damage or whatever the case, he did what he did and there's nothing anybody can do about it. The man was a murder, and in no Way shape or from does he deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. WWE is a family business, which is very logical and doing their best to put out the best product they can. Why, if anything would they induct a murder into the Hall of Fame? WWE has been trying, and succeeding in trying to erase him and his likeness from the company. Why would they slap in the fact of not only Benoit's family and friends, but logic itself and induct Benoit into the Hall of Fame? How would it make his family feel to know that the man who killed two member's of their family is being prasied for being a "good wrestler."

It left a big black mark on wrestling as a whole, and WWE ahs been trying to get rid of it ever since. Hell, even WWE's ratings have in the mid to low 3's since his death/murder. Just like Vince McMahon said the "healing process," WWE have been trying to do everything in their power to get rid of the black mark that was left on their company by the Benoit tragedy.

 

[BenChiefin]

First of all, before anything... Happy Anniversary!

Benoit is and always will be a great wrestler. Ever since his days in Japan and ECW I enjoyed watching him. Still wish we got that CM Punk vs Benoit PPV match that was supposed to happen on June 24th.

Get over it and show the footage. Good matches are good matches.

His personal life is another story.

 

[Sheamus' Suntan]

I will not and cannot condone what he did to Nancy and his children but regardless, Chris Benoit, the WRESTLER, was amazing. I often separate the man behind the wrestler and the wrestler themselves when it comes to Benoit and honestly, I see Benoit and I see a truly sad story. It's not so much that he's a cold blooded killer as it is that he was truly unstable because of the years of dedication he put into WWE/F and WCW, and the results showed; years of brain damage, HELL, Benoit had the LOOK of someone who had been through rough times.

He didn't look polished.
Teeth missing, hair dischevelled most of the time.
Benoit looked like he had put the years in, and he had taken them...badly most of the time.

He had suffered brain damage from the shots and that was what led to what happened. I feel for everyone involved, but I also feel for Chris Benoit in this case who; while yes, did kill his family; but he ALSO put in years and SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR US. FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT.

That needs to be remembered. The years the man put in.
To mark this day, I WILL be watching Wrestlemania XX again, the 2004 amazing show that marked his first ever world title. It's my favourite ever match and if anything it's because of the sheer emotion in his win.

 

[The Perfect Max]

I'm gonna jump of a bridge. For god sakes. WWE is fake. TNA is fake. WCW is fake. ECW is fake. Killing his wife and kids are real!

OK, yes. He was entertaining in the ring and created some of the greatest moments in WWE history. But, to do an act of such disgrace like this, Benoit deserves nothing more than what he gets.

Put is this way, if Triple H kills Stephanie and his children, somehow I don't see Vince promoting the new Triple H DVD.

 

[Sheamus' Suntan]

You say that but back when he started taking shots to the head they were LEGIT shots and were to the skull. Can you imagine. Every week going out there and taking shots to the back of the skull with a blunt object?

It fucked with him, his mind.
It caused him brain damage, it was reported within the autopsy report.

So yes, they're fake but like the health and safety ads say, the risks are VERY real and Benoit IS an example of that. I don't say killing his family and kids was right, but I do agree SOME lee-way needs to be given in this case IMO.

 

[Avrusha92]

First of all, before anything... Happy Anniversary!

Benoit is and always will be a great wrestler. Ever since his days in Japan and ECW I enjoyed watching him. Still wish we got that CM Punk vs Benoit PPV match that was supposed to happen on June 24th.

Get over it and show the footage. Good matches are good matches.

His personal life is another story.

HIS PERSONAL LIFE IS ANOTHER STORY? R U SERIOUS?!?!

You people really need to get your heads out of your asses, and come back to the real world.

I know his matches were great and all, and I was the biggest Benoit fan, and when this happened, I could not believe this... he was always a nice guy in and out of the ring but after this happened.... I cant even watch a Benoit match, whenever my little nephew asks me whos that when I show him old wrestling footage, I say... I dont know.

Because a cold blooded murderer should be forgotten, hes a fucking cold blooded twisted demented peice of shit who should rot in hell, it still boggles my mind how can someone kill his own son?!?!? His own fucking son.

You people are so fucking stupid to still praise him, FUCK THIS PEICE OF SHIT! How can you still praise this murderer?!?! Get your heads out of your anuses, and forget the wrestling that hes done. Sure, he was an awesome wrestler... but honestly, I dont even want to remember him. Im happy the WWE programming takes him out completley. Yes, like someone said Hiltler was a good painter, but he was a cold blooded murderer too, and I know Benoit isnt exactly like Hitler but, praising Benoit is like praising Hitler, and I doubt anyone who praise that cold blooded murderer too.

 

[Pedigree1]

I have been up and down about Benoit for awhile now!! I have known people to take steroids in my life i was sick as a child and had to take them!! I do remember one thing about them the up and down moods they provided.. i also believe that the multiple concussions played a huge huge factor in it!! Maybe the concussions are to blame lets not forget that year after year he did the top rope head butt!! You cannot do that over a course of time and not suffer for it!! WWE should have not erased Benoit from its history that man was very talented in the ring!! He is missing from Eddies dvd those two had some great great matches!!

 

[Zangash]

I have been up and down about Benoit for awhile now!! I have known people to take steroids in my life i was sick as a child and had to take them!! I do remember one thing about them the up and down moods they provided.. i also believe that the multiple concussions played a huge huge factor in it!! Maybe the concussions are to blame lets not forget that year after year he did the top rope head butt!! You cannot do that over a course of time and not suffer for it!! WWE should have not erased Benoit from its history that man was very talented in the ring!! He is missing from Eddies dvd those two had some great great matches!!

You say they shouldn't have erased him because he was talented? What about his wife and kid that he murdered? His son would be in 6th or 7th grade now, and it's been four full years now. How could someone kill such a small child? How could someone support someone who did that? Brain damage or not, it's unacceptable.