Tony on Benoit

Tony tells us why the Benoit thing matters.

Tony explains why this whole Benoit things matters. His words after the jump.

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I found this blog and discovered it really describes what I think of this tragedy.


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by: Jordon Wright

The professional wrestling business is often misunderstood, and more times than not laughed at by outsiders who don't appreciate the male dominated soap opera-like entertainment. Professional wrestling is a mix of sports and entertainment, an unreal blur between reality and fantasy. The wrestlers in the ring are true athletes who work out, train, and dedicate themselves to their craft. They're also actors playing a part--playing a character if you will. They engage in athletic contests that are scripted as entertainment, and play out in a TV show that has writers and special effects. It's the ultimate mix between the reality of sports and the fantasy of television. The men and women in wrestling really bleed, really feel pain, and really get hurt.

The misconception that wrestling isn't real is false. That's a myth. It is real. Real in the sense that the life of a professional wrestler consumes an individual, and is the driving force in their respective life. For Chris Benoit, wrestling was his passion. He was on record saying wrestling was his life, his mistress. It was the reason Chris woke up in the morning, and went to bed every night.

Benoit knew from an early age he wanted to perform in rings all around the world as a professional wrestler. He trained in Canada with Stu Hart in the legendary Hart family home. Here he learned respect, passion, and appreciation that would become the centerpiece of his career.

Once considered too small, and dubbed a "vanilla midget" by former World Champion Kevin Nash, Chris Benoit beat all the odds. Chris would compete for WWE, WWF, WCW, and ECW. He wrestled in Japan, Australia, Canada, U.K., Iraq, and yes--America. He'd become a World Heavyweight Champion, Intercontiential Champion, and World Tag Team Champion. Benoit transformed from the underdog to one of the most well liked and respected performers in wrestling history. I simply can't think of one match Benoit had that was bad as the result of poor performance or having a bad day. Benoit took pride in his hard work in the ring. He was passionate and had a big work ethic. Many wrestling fans and wrestlers respected him as the ultimate representative of what the wrestling industry should be. A hard working family man who dedicated his life to his kids, and providing them the best life possible.

That all ended this past weekened when Chris Benoit killed his wife; Nancy, his son; Daniel, and himself. Chris was supposed to wrestle on Sunday night at WWE's Pay-Per-View "Vengeance" where many thought he'd win the vacant ECW World Heavyweight Championship, and many were disappointed that Benoit cancelled for "personal reasons" on the dream match he was supposed to compete in with longtime Benoit fan and admirer CM Punk.

We now know Benoit calculated the murder of his beloved family. He worked the WWE management claiming he was missing their show based on his family being sicked, and then took his life after spending the weekend killing his wife and son and himself soon after.

As a wrestler, nothing will ever change the fact Benoit was one of the most gifted performers in the history of wrestling. But no one will ever be able to watch his wonderful matches again in the same light. Millions of fans are sickened, disappointed, and depressed that a model family man would take his own flesh and blood's lives.

My words again:

I have followed wrestling since about 98'. And have have seen Chris Benoit wrestle countless times and have read many interviews of him. Benoit was said to be one of the highest role models in wrestling. He was one of the most respected and highly regarded wrestlers in the world. It has been said many times that Benoit was quite, but very friendly and never short tempered. He loved his wife and kids and flew home just to see his kids even if it were only for a few hours. There are many different voices saying many different things in the mainstream media mostly blaming the WWE and steroids. I would advise that you get your information from http://www.wrestlinginc.com/ . It is an independent website that follows nothing but wrestling. It will give you unbiased facts on the story.

The picture I gave Ben to post with this if of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero at Wrestlemania XX in 2004. Eddie and Chris were best friends and seeing those two celebrating together as duel champions was an amazing site. It really saddens me to think that now both of these amazing performers are gone. Eddie passed away due to Heart Failure that was due to his past drug and steroid abuse. He had been clean for 4 years at the time of his death.
Chris passed his last random drug test on April 11. It is speculation that drugs were involved, and the toxicology report has not been revealed yet. In my opinion, some foreign substance had to have been involved, because Benoit doesn't seem like the type to just snap like that.


It really depresses me to think about this tragedy and I still can't believe it happened.