I sit down to watch WWE Raw last night at 8 PM (it was a special 3 hour episode), and at the very beginning of the show, they splash a head shot of Chris Benoit across the screen, with something along the lines of "In Memory Of Chris Benoit 1967-2007"
Very bizarre. Just last night, he was supposed to appear on a Pay-Per-View event in a title match (he no-showed, citing a family matter, and Johnny Nitro took his spot)
Vince McMahon is there in the ring of an empty arena, citing that the episode was supposed to be about his own "demise" (Vince was blown up in his limo a couple weeks ago, but since that occurred, not only did Chris Benoit actually die, but Sensational Sherri was also found dead. Needless to say, Vince is no longer dead when art reflects life a bit too much).
Rather, Vince announced the passing of Benoit, along with his wife and one of his children in their suburban Atlanta home. Last night's show was a tribute to Benoit, showing matches from throughout his career and interview segments of his wrestling friends.
What I find strange this morning, as details of the case are released and the whole thing seems to be a double murder-suicide, is that all of the interviews on WWE RAW last night had people (Stone Cold, Chavo Guerrero, Edge, John Cena, etc) discussing how much Benoit loved his family. Almost as if they knew what had happened and were attempting to clear his name before the facts were released.
What kind of man loves his family so much that he kills them and then himself? What a coward. Horrible.
Very bizarre. Just last night, he was supposed to appear on a Pay-Per-View event in a title match (he no-showed, citing a family matter, and Johnny Nitro took his spot)
Vince McMahon is there in the ring of an empty arena, citing that the episode was supposed to be about his own "demise" (Vince was blown up in his limo a couple weeks ago, but since that occurred, not only did Chris Benoit actually die, but Sensational Sherri was also found dead. Needless to say, Vince is no longer dead when art reflects life a bit too much).
Rather, Vince announced the passing of Benoit, along with his wife and one of his children in their suburban Atlanta home. Last night's show was a tribute to Benoit, showing matches from throughout his career and interview segments of his wrestling friends.
What I find strange this morning, as details of the case are released and the whole thing seems to be a double murder-suicide, is that all of the interviews on WWE RAW last night had people (Stone Cold, Chavo Guerrero, Edge, John Cena, etc) discussing how much Benoit loved his family. Almost as if they knew what had happened and were attempting to clear his name before the facts were released.
What kind of man loves his family so much that he kills them and then himself? What a coward. Horrible.
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So of course as soon as I see the headline on Boston.com I decide I must go to your blog to make sure this topic is covered...you never disappoint.
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