Another Benoit thread, but a bit different

[Dowdsy McDowds]

Right this is purely hypothetical, and came about after seeing his name mentioned in a few threads recently, BUT...

What if it arises that the conspiracy theorists were indeed correct; Benoit didn't murder Nancy and Daniel then commit suicide?
What if the police uncover some evidence that categorically proves it was a crime commited by someone else? How would the WWE handle this after removing him from their history?

I'll repeat again, this is purely hypothetical and I'd just like to see what people think such a huge revelation could have

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

Another Benoit thread?

Nothing different is going to happen. I don't see Vince coming out and apologizing to everyone or that type of stuff. WWE will just look at this and move on.

 

[LigerBomb]

I'd imagine they'd go back to honoring the man proper. I don't see why they would maintain their current revisionist statu-quo when it would be completely unnecessary, and more importantly—to WWE's bottom line at least—a wasted money making opportunity.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I'd imagine they'd go back to honoring the man proper. I don't see why they would maintain their current revisionist statu-quo when it would be completely unnecessary, and more importantly—to WWE's bottom line at least—a wasted money making opportunity.

But by going back to honouring him properly, would they then apologise to, say, Benoit's parents for having excluded him to such a degree for so long?

 

[Mighty NorCal]

I'd imagine they'd go back to honoring the man proper. I don't see why they would maintain their current revisionist statu-quo when it would be completely unnecessary, and more importantly—to WWE's bottom line at least—a wasted money making opportunity.

A HAAAUUUUGGEEEE money making oppurtunity. It would be the best Benoit ever drew, thats for fuck sure.

If it came out that this was even more of a tragedy than it already seems to be, and the man was fasley accused, it would be fucking immense. There is already a LARGE sect of fans who would openly honor him as a worker as is, currently. Add to that the group who would come back after hating him, and the group who is on the fence, coupled with normal folks who cant help but be fascinated by human tragedy, and it would enormous.

 

[LigerBomb]

A HAAAUUUUGGEEEE money making oppurtunity. It would be the best Benoit ever drew, thats for fuck sure.

lulz.

Yea, it would be quite the big deal. I imagine Books, DVDs, media etc. Who knows, right? Plus the obligatory WWE HOF induction (and the fantastic video package that would accompany it) obviously. Shame it'll never happen, cause, y'know… he did it and all.

 

[Disturbed]

I am not sure if they would come out on public and recognize it unless they had too because they were given a bad name or some shit but I think they would just start to slowly recognize him more. Maybe a dvd telling the true story on what really happened. I imagine he would get inducted into the hall of fame. I don't know who would accept his award though, Dean Malenko? I know this is only hypathetical but this scenario would never happened. They have done proved he did it. He sent out texts before he did it saying his back door was unlocked and shit so yeah...

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I am not sure if they would come out on public and recognize it unless they had too because they were given a bad name or some shit but I think they would just start to slowly recognize him more. Maybe a dvd telling the true story on what really happened. I imagine he would get inducted into the hall of fame. I don't know who would accept his award though, Dean Malenko? I know this is only hypathetical but this scenario would never happened. They have done proved he did it. He sent out texts before he did it saying his back door was unlocked and shit so yeah...

See, I thought they actually would come out in public to recognise it BECAUSE of them getting a bad rep for it at the time and this would allow them, to an extent, to clean up their past image and at the same time further add credibility to their Wellness Policy.
As for the HOF I think Malenko is really the only choice, perhaps Jericho would be a shout if Malenko wasn't comfortable addressing so many people.
And finally... come on guy! I said hypothetical twice in my first post and even though you acknowledge it, it's still ignored! The main reason I repeated hypothetical was to avoid the usual "He definitely did it/monster/sick freak" stuff that find their way into Benoit posts as that's not the main focus of this thread.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

I think the WWE would publicise this to try and counter all the negative criticism that they received after the Benoit incident, to try and rebuild some positive public image of the company.

After that, they would probably start mentioning Benoit on TV occasionally, and let him show up on DVD's, records etc. This would be the respectful thing to do, if Benoit was innocent. The man had a great career, and if he did nothing wrong then his achievements in the ring should be remembered, like Eddie's are.