Dead in 2007

[mussa]

I actually was flipping through channels last night and WWE had a memorial for Benoit. Why the farg would they have a memorial when the nutjob fargin killed his family then himself? Suckin coward

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I actually was flipping through channels last night and WWE had a memorial for Benoit. Why the farg would they have a memorial when the nutjob fargin killed his family then himself? Suckin coward

It makes complete sense if you realize two things:

A.  The WWE is now and always has been completely about putting on a show and getting ratings and dollars.
B.  The details of the family's death weren't starting to get out until after the show went on the air.

[SD_Eagle5]

WWE YANKS ALL CHRIS BENOIT MERCHANDISE FROM SHOPZONE WEBSITE
by Mike Johnson @ 10:42:00 AM on 6/26/2007

In light of the Benoit family tragedy, WWE's Shopzone merchandise website has pulled all merchandise related to Chris Benoit. Searches for Benoit's name in the website's search engine are returned "discontinued."

Benoit's name has been removed to the degree that the listing for the DVD of Wrestlemania XX now reads, "Triple H defends his World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels."

[mussa]

I actually was flipping through channels last night and WWE had a memorial for Benoit. Why the farg would they have a memorial when the nutjob fargin killed his family then himself? Suckin coward

It makes complete sense if you realize two things:

A.  The WWE is now and always has been completely about putting on a show and getting ratings and dollars.
B.  The details of the family's death weren't starting to get out until after the show went on the air.

Yea I figured that, but you think they would wait until everything was figured out before doing a martyr like memorial for the guy...you would think...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Waiting doesn't factor into the equation when there be cheddar for the taking.

[SD_Eagle5]

Benoits wife was found in the family room with her hands and feet bound. There was a bible placed by her side. The son was found in his bedroom with a bible by his side, both were said to be suffocated. Benoit hung himself in his downstairs weightroom. Prescription drugs were found on the scene, supposedly legal.

[Rome]

The Benoit sobfest on the wrestling show reminded me of the Josh Hancock boo-hoo nonsense.  I watched it for a couple of seconds and thought to myself that McMahon better not go overboard in the event that his star wrestler was at fault.

And now this shtein comes out...

Oops.

[phattymatty]

the worst part of all of this is that you all watch wrestling.

[SD_Eagle5]

the worst part of all of this is that you all watch wrestling.

I haven't watched wrestling since the late 80's early 90's, and am even shamed to admit that.

[Rome]

the worst part of all of this is that you all watch wrestling.

I don't.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I watched it in 2000-2001 and that's it.

[Father Demon]

I watched wrestling a lot in my Jr High and High School days, and every now and then in the late 80's/early 90's.  While I don't feel compassion for what he did, I do feel a little saddened as an old fan of his. 

I can't imagine what would be so emotional to drive a guy to do what he supposedly did to his family.  A wife?  Sure.  but not a kid.

[Geowhizzer]

the worst part of all of this is that you all watch wrestling.

When did Jimmy Snuka wrestle?  I think that was the last time I watched wrestling - when Roddy Piper smashed him with a coconut.

[BigEd76]

ha....apparently McMahon is going to apologize on ECW for last night's tribute

[Geowhizzer]

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