Benoit Murder Details Revealed

316. This is a very sad situation but it goes to show just how truly terrible steroids are. Maybe this will serve as a wake up call to everyone professional and amateur a like that there are hazards beyond cancer to steroid use. Roid Rage as it has come to be known is a very real and side effect of steroid use. I feel for the families and pray that God will bring peace to them and that something good will come out of this. I hope that this serves as a wake up call to al the youth who are fans of professional wrestling that fitness can be achieved with out the having to cheat and rely on steroids.

Posted at 1:12AM on Jun 29th 2007 by Allen Doss

317. Unlike most people, I immediately thought he did it.

He is a piece of garbage and should rot in Hell and not in peace. It's one thing to kill his Wife which was horrible but to kill his own child? He had plenty of opportunity to call someone to take his child out of the house if the cowardly piece of $%#* wanted to kill himself rather then face the music.

As a wrestling fan I hope the Feds get involved as start to investigate the WWE. They can deny until they are blue in the face but Vince McMahon encouraged and encourages the wrestlers to "juice" as it is more impressive for ratings. McMahon is just as much a piece of crap.

He will count the ratings for airing the tribute despite knowing the deaths were being investigated as a murder suicide. He knew exactly what he was doing and knew public knowledge meant huge ratings. I hope he is happy now as he has more blood on his hands.

Think there is no link to this horror, wrestling and Vince McMahon. Think again. This is a list of just some of the wrestlers who have had either heart attacks or premature deaths where steroids was a factor. Some may argue that they were not always with the WWF/WWE but that only makes my argument more compelling. When WCW folded there was one game in town left and that was the WWE where is was widely known that Vince encouraged the wrestlers to juice.

Ravishing Rick Rude
Flyin Brian Pillman
Mr. Perfect, Curt Henning
Davey Boy Smith aka The British Bulldog
Road Warrior Hawk
Crash Holly
Eddie Guerrero
And now Chris Benoit

Watch any WWE telecast and you will be able to see that a large majority of the wrestlers look so blown up that you could pop them with a pin. How long before another wrestler is added to the list?

Posted at 8:33AM on Jun 29th 2007 by Dynamo47

318. I understand he was a wrestler, a good one, for many years (I've actually seen him wrestle hundreds of times), and I understand the people that think the tribute was due because of that. It's hard to reconcile the fact that he killed his wife and child, hung around with the bodies, then killed himself, though. I don't think his career should be discounted, but frankly, I don't think a three hour tribute was called for. I think (and hope) if you stopped and really, really put yourself in the wife or child's place, and looked at his face while he choked the life out of you, and felt that horror, you'd think maybe a smaller tribute, or at least a LATER tribute, would have been more appropriate. Not to mention the message that sends to the kids that look up to these guys. Kids shouldn't hear about this, but there are a lot of stupid parents out there, so it's inevitable. At the very least, McMahon and WWE ought to make it very clear they do NOT condone these acts. Yanno what, if I was the wife's family, I'd be outraged and horrified at that tribute. Let some time pass, then put together a little tribute to his career. Have a little compassion for the VICTIMS rather than the killer.

Posted at 11:46AM on Jun 29th 2007 by Shannible

319. 69. Here's some things you people need to realize:

1) There is still an investigation that is still going on.

2) The live broadcast was canceled and was recorded BEFORE the details were released.

3) Professional Wrestling is not real, they have already told you "do not try this at home" so WWE doesn't have to "dissolve" anything. So stop with shoving politics down our throats.

4) Until we find out exactly what happened then no one can just jump to conclusions like they were trained detectives just because they caught CSI or Law and Order on TV and POOF! That guy's a detective.

Maybe you should stop to think that WWE is just as confused as we all are.

Posted at 12:32PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Brian of OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com

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I agree110%. Even though I am not a WWE fan, I think people are too quick to judge. It is a job in the entertainment industry. like any other. Many other sports use steriods. and I don't think anyone is disputing that they can be dangerous, but in our search for understanding, we tend to grasp at any straw, take up any cause. Let us all wait for the final reports, until then, we can just offer our prayers to the family and friends, and even a few for ourselves to be given a little peace in the shadow of this horrible tragedy.
Rest in Peace, Little Angel boy.

Posted at 1:43PM on Jun 29th 2007 by kat-illac

320. question because i don't like passing judgement without facts: are we sure the wife died first or is that up for determination?
i just ask because what if SHE killed her son because she was overwhelmed by the day in & day out care of a child with special needs. it does happen. & what if he killed her for killing his son? i guess that all goes out the window if she for sure died first.
i wanted to think that maybe he was fighting with her & it went too far & he killed her by accident & then the son's death in his eyes would be more of a mercy killing kind of thing...but that all goes out the window too if she was tied up.
i don't know.
we'll never know.
& i guess it's not our business to know afterall.
but this is a tragedy & despite the fact that he is a murder, it is still okay to mourn the loss of chris as well. he has family & friends that love him. people don't just up & kill their families for no reason..there had to be more going on so to villify him isn't the answer either.
the focus should be on compassion, forgiveness & healing, not hating, & wishing someone would rot in hell.

Posted at 1:56PM on Jun 29th 2007 by lisalisatheoneiadore

321. Am I the only one who thinks someone other than Chris did this horrible deed? It is a horrible, sad tragedy. If Chris did do this something had to be horribly wrong with him. He was a man many people loved, in and out of the ring. It could be that another person close to him, did this, knowing he would be blamed. I will make up my mind after I know more of this story. There has to be much that we don't yet know. In the meantime...Chris, Nancy, and little Daniel...Rest in peace.

Posted at 5:02PM on Jun 29th 2007 by Nomi

322. This is horrible. I've been a wrestling fan for over 20 years and have never seen anything like this in my life. I was a huge Benoit fan when he was alive. He was one of the best wrestlers in history. But he threw away everything by doing what he did. I've been very sad since it happend but haven't shed a tear. After all, why would I cry for a killer?

To anybody reading this, this whole incident has taught me to value life more. I hope you are all doing the same. Don't forget to tell those you care about that you love them.

Posted at 6:58PM on Jul 7th 2007 by Geoff

323. I don't know what to believe, when I watched ecw last tuesday he looked fine to me he didn't look like nothing was wrong with him. but I do believe is that I don't think he would do something like that, he loved his son very much, to me I think they were murder!

Posted at 4:09AM on Jun 30th 2007 by Nice Person

324. It would seem the 'Powers-To-Be' are jumping to (another) conclusion before all the facts are known. More questions than answers: Double Homicide-Suicide ruling at the scene...BEFORE an autopsy? Considering the size difference, why would Benoit have to bind the hands and feet of his wife before suffocating her? 'Roid Rage'? Steroids and other medication found in Benoit's home doesn't mean they will be found in toxology reports. Suicide? Were there 'marks' on Benoit's hands from pulling the cable (rope) down? Did he suddenly acquire Superman strength to hold the cable with one hand while wrapping it around his neck with the other? With weights attached? And a posting online by an 'unknown' individual (a sick joke?) explaining Benoit's being unable to attend an event because of his wife's death hours before her body was discovered seems questionable, to say the least. And just as troubling, even if the final outcome is a homicide-suicide ruling, McMahon (and others) discounting Benoit's twenty some years of accomplishments because of one 'bad act' is wrong. Maybe we should just wait until all the questions have been answered before we point the finger of blame. Concern: Will we ever know the true facts or will the facts be made to fit the someone's agenda?

Posted at 11:48AM on Jun 30th 2007 by AmericanJane

325. Obviously his agent did not care about him. Money, money. I am no fan nor do I understand this silly sport, but his agent knew he was stuffed with steroids and out of it. He helped kill him without helping him.

Posted at 9:34PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by alana

326. I saw on TV that 60 wrestlers have died in the last 10 years. You might be asking yourselves why. One word...steroids. What the hell else could it be? They found steroids in Benoit's home. There's no doubt in my mind that steroids played a part in what happened.

For those that may not know, his wife used to be married to another wrestler named Kevin Sullivan. She and Benoit had an affair, fell in love, and she left Sullivan for him. Look where that move got her. Bad decision on her part. I'm not blaming her in any way, but she might still be alive today if she had never gotten involved with him.

Posted at 3:29PM on Jul 2nd 2007 by Geoff

327. This tragedy is sad beyond belief. It is easy for everyone to give their opinion on this story, but no body knows what was so bad to make Chris think that this was his only option. We all have problems, and just because someone is rich, and famous does not make everything OK all the time. None of us can judge Chris. It's very, very sad, and all we know is was is being reported in the media. May he and his family rest in peace.

Posted at 12:48AM on Jul 2nd 2007 by KS

328. Chris Benoit should RIH for what he did to his wife and son!

Posted at 5:58PM on Jul 2nd 2007 by Jonathan Bodack

329. BENOIT ROT IN HELL

Posted at 3:32AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by NO FAN

330. Heather-obivously you didn't know about his past. His wife has been living in fear of this guy for a while now. She has even took restraining orders against him for protection of her and their minor child. She even came close to divorcing him once. He has always been a violent man.
But the whole world knew nothing of this. I'm sure WWE did know as well about the steroid use. Same case with Steve Austin and his ex. He was beating her and taking steroids and WWE turned the other way. At least Austin's wife was smart and got out.

Posted at 6:22PM on Jul 5th 2007 by Starlitkate