During this week, one of the saddest, tragic and most mysterious news stories in recent memory took place: WWE wrestler Chris Benoit killed his family and then committed suicide. Despite the details of Benoit's personal difficulties slowly coming to surface, it seems no one really saw this coming (except possibly his wife, but we'll probably never know). Even now, it seems as if hearing about the murderer and the wrestler were two different people.
Chris Benoit was a well liked and respected wrestler by both fans and other wrestlers. For years, he had offset low charisma with pure talent and diehard work ethic. He embodied discipline and efficiency, he gave credibility to a sport famous for being "fake".
He was obviously trusted by his co-workers, as this Monday's Raw was dedicated as a tribute to his memory just hours after the bodies of his family were found. A major corporation wouldn't do that for just anybody and by the next evening Vince McMahon found himself retracting that tribute.
Benoit's actions seem insane and is certainly a tragedy for all involved, including his remaining family and two other children. I'm sure more details will come out as the investigation drags on, but I'm sure I'm not alone when I now wonder: "Who was the real Chris Benoit?"
2 comments:
Benoit was my favorite wrestler. My favorite now is Triple H, but Benoit was awesome! The real Benoit...was the one we knew. He was said to have brain damage too due to one of his finishers. A very tragic and mysterious story. Like your blog. Keep up the good work!
Benoit was such a great wrestler, his snap suplex was a work of art. Who would have guessed out of the Four Horsemen/Radicalz it would be Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko that would live longer?
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