WWE Wrestling/Usapang Wrestling

[Mr Wade]

Many are finding this to be getting weirder and weirder; it's reported someone posted on Wikipedia that his wife died 6 hours before it was discovered. That is weird. I think the speculation is up that there's more to the story. Investigation isn't final, so we'll have to see where it actually leads to.

 

 

sayang talaga he is a good wrestler what a tragedy

[monsignor28]

here's an article from msn.com

 

WWE’s chairman calls Benoit a ‘monster’

McMahon refutes comment steroids weren’t a factor in the murder-suicide

 

WWE's chief on wrestler's murder-suicide

June 28: TODAY's Meredith Vieira talks to WWE owner Vince McMahon about Chris Benoit's murder-suicide.

Today show

 

By Mike Celizic

TODAYShow.com contributor

Updated: 9:31 a.m. ET June 28, 2007

In an exclusive interview on TODAY, WWE chairman Vince McMahon backed off claims by his organization that steroids had nothing to do with the murder-suicide of wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and 7-year-old son.

 

“Steroids may or may not have had anything to do with this,” McMahon told TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira. “It’s all speculation until the toxicology reports come back.”

 

That was a retreat from a statement World Wrestling Entertainment, based in Stamford, Conn., had put out earlier, in which the organization said “steroids were not and could not be related” to the deaths.

 

Confronted with that statement by Vieira, McMahon said, “We didn’t say that. Our reaction was reacting to the hysteria of the media.”

 

McMahon explained that he and the WWE were reacting to suggestions that the phenomenon known as “'roid rage” may have led to the killings. Among the potential side effects of steroid use are depression, paranoia and episodes of rage.

 

The slayings of Benoit’s wife, Nancy, and their child were carried out last weekend. Authorities say that Benoit may have remained in the house with the bodies as long as another day before hanging himself, using the rope and pulleys from a weight machine. His wife had been strangled. Sometime after she was killed, the couple’s son was smothered. Bibles were placed next to the bodies.

 

‘This man was a monster’

“This is not an act of rage,” McMahon said. “This is an act of deliberation.” He added that investigators also found prescription medications in the house that may have played a role.

 

“This is a horrific tragedy,” he said. “It happened in pro wrestling. There’s a rush to judgment. There’s almost a hysteria around us.”

[tamago]

Di pinalabas yung tribute show dito

[chicboy18]

Di pinalabas yung tribute show dito

 

Oo nga eh. Disappointing

[tagpi]

And then Vince McMahon resurrected!

 

Admire the wrestler in Benoit. The Canadian Crippler, The Rabid Wolverine. The best technical wrestler.

 

What he did as a person to his family is known, why he did it will never be known. Toxicology might attempt to explain a side of it, but everything will be buried with Chris Benoit.

 

Give the man his right of passage. :goatee:

[andrean48]

Lets wait for the final results before further cursing of Chris.

 

I thought he was one of the best wrestlers in and out the of ring. But no one is perfect. Unfortunately for him, he made one mistake and that one mistake destroyed his legacy.

 

Lets just prays for the Family.

[Stephen A.]

And then Vince McMahon resurrected!

 

yup, Benoit raised McMahon from the dead...

[monsignor28]

yup, Benoit raised McMahon from the dead...

 

nasira yung story line nila.

[Alexa®]

^

 

OK lang yun, wala naman yata paki un mga tao kung 'mamatay' siya kunwari. :evil:

[sunking]

WWE overreacted trying to downplay steroid use in the Benoit tragedy. Now Vince had to give a retraction of that statement. They just need to sit this out and move accordingly once more data is recovered.

 

I don't think this is going to be a heavy PR problem for them. If anything, the tragedy will push the fans to show their support of wrestling entertainment. Hopefully, they will also make themselves heard more, telling their idols (faces and heels) that they do not approve of drug use.

[TidusJanus]

I heard someone said "bro, patay na daw si RABBIT Wolverine."

 

haahahahaha

 

Stupid.hahaha

[cheeselogger]

^ though the problem is American culture just generally distance away themselves and condemn drug/steriod scandals just like what Barry Bonds is experiencing now in MLB. the good samaritan way would be to show support to the ring heroes but since it has been "common knowledge" already about drug/steriod abuse in the wrestling entertainment industry, the most probable thing the American public would react is the same way they have reacted to other Pro Sports' drug/steriod scandals...

[xycho_g]

pota pangit ng pagkatalo ni batista sa vengeance..

 

i saw smackdown today and nanalo si batista..pero no title match. and madami nang boos si edge...

 

and balita ko daw nasira story ng wwe dahil nagpakita daw si mc mahon to make a speech about benoit...

[TidusJanus]

^ no-brainer bro. Sira talaga storyline nila dun.haha

[Stephen A.]

^

 

OK lang yun, wala naman yata paki un mga tao kung 'mamatay' siya kunwari. :evil:

yup, gusto ng mga tao, totoo na...

[peep_tom]

pota pangit ng pagkatalo ni batista sa vengeance..

 

i saw smackdown today and nanalo si batista..pero no title match. and madami nang boos si edge...

 

and balita ko daw nasira story ng wwe dahil nagpakita daw si mc mahon to make a speech about benoit...

Chris Benoit did create one heck of a mess for himself, for his family, for his fans and for the WWE. That blown limo went for nothing after what he did.

[bigboggart]

Chris Benoit did create one heck of a mess for himself, for his family, for his fans and for the WWE. That blown limo went for nothing after what he did.

 

Yeah... Roid Rage si mokong e!!! Laugh trip yung WWE parang "boy who cried wolf" no more credibility... Wala ng maniniwala sa kanila... To make things worse, they are selling t-shirts na nakalagay "I DID IT"

[Alexa®]

pota pangit ng pagkatalo ni batista sa vengeance..

 

i saw smackdown today and nanalo si batista..pero no title match. and madami nang boos si edge...

 

and balita ko daw nasira story ng wwe dahil nagpakita daw si mc mahon to make a speech about benoit...

 

Sana hinayaan na lang nya mamatay yung Storyline na yun, nobody gives a damn about him anyway. :evil:

 

 

Chris Benoit did create one heck of a mess for himself, for his family, for his fans and for the WWE. That blown limo went for nothing after what he did.

 

Oo nga, sayang yung limo! :boo:

 

-------------------------------------

 

Anyway, I got this news from CNN.com

 

Benoit's dad hopes tests explain killings

 

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit's father said Friday that he was eager to see whether chemical tests can help explain why Benoit killed his wife and son and committed suicide, acts that the wrestler's father said he had no clue were coming.

 

 

Chris Benoit, a 22-year pro-wrestling veteran, was found dead with his wife and young son on Monday.

 

Michael Benoit said by phone from his home in Alberta, Canada, that his family is shocked and in disbelief over the slayings.

 

"We have no understanding of why it happened," he said. "We need some time to gather our thoughts and wait and see. There's still more information that's going to come out from toxicology tests that will give us some understanding of why this happened."

 

Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the killings, which took place last weekend. Some experts believe steroids cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

 

Chris Benoit strangled his wife and 7-year-old son, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home, authorities said. No motive was offered for the killings.

 

Investigators had not discovered the bodies Monday when someone altered Benoit's Wikipedia entry to mention his wife's death, authorities said.

 

An anonymous user with the same IP address as the person who made the edits confessed early Friday on an online discussion page attached to the Web site, saying the changes were based on rumors and speculation, not hard evidence.

 

The authenticity of the posting could not immediately be confirmed.

 

"I just can't believe what I wrote was actually the case, I've remained stunned and saddened over it," the user wrote.

 

According to Wikinews, an online news source connected to Wikipedia, the Internet protocol address of the individual is identical to that of the user who edited Benoit's profile early Monday morning. An IP address is a unique series of numbers carried by every machine connected to the Internet.

 

Benoit's page on Wikipedia, a reference site that allows users to add and edit information, was updated at 12:01 a.m. Monday, about 14 hours before authorities say the bodies were found. The reason he missed a match Saturday night was "stemming from the death of his wife Nancy," it said.

 

Wikipedia confirmed the authenticity of the time stamp and said the entry was made by someone using an IP address registered in Stamford, Connecticut, where World Wrestling Entertainment is based. The anonymous user acknowledged being from Stamford, but claimed no connection to WWE.

 

Wikipedia referred further questions to authorities investigating the deaths. Messages left for Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard were not immediately returned Friday.

 

WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said that to his knowledge, no one at the WWE knew Nancy Benoit was dead before her body was found Monday afternoon. Text messages released by officials show that messages from Chris Benoit's cell phone were being sent to co-workers a few hours after the Wikipedia posting.

 

On Thursday, federal agents said they had raided the west Georgia office of a doctor who prescribed testosterone to Benoit, said agent Chuvalo Truesdell, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration. No arrests were made during the raid at Dr. Phil Astin's office late Wednesday into Thursday.

 

Hours before the raid, Astin told The Associated Press he had treated Benoit for low testosterone levels, which he said likely originated from steroid use.

 

Among other things, investigators were looking for Benoit's medical records to see whether he had been prescribed steroids and, if so, whether that prescription was appropriate, according to a law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because records in the case remain sealed.

 

Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past but would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22.

 

Michael Benoit, who lives near Edmonton in Ardrossan, said the test results, which could take several weeks to be completed, "could give us closure." He said his son had seemed fine when they spoke on Father's Day, and had even said he regretted having to work instead of spending the day with his family.

 

"That really wouldn't give you an indication of someone who would do what he did a week later," the father said.

Edited July 3, 2007 by Candy®

[Alexa®]

Not in the script: Too many pro wrestlers dying young

Yahoo! Sports

By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer

June 30, 2007

 

 

ATLANTA (AP) -- Everything is planned. The high-flying moves. The outlandish story lines. The crackpot characters.

 

One thing isn't in the script: the staggering number of pro wrestlers who die young.

 

Chris Benoit was the latest, taking his own life at age 40 after killing his wife and son in a grisly case that might be the blackest eye yet for the pseudo-sport already ridiculed as nothing more than comic books come to life, a cult-like outlet for testosterone-ragin' young males to cheer on their freakishly bulked-up heroes.

 

But the tenacious, grim-faced grappler known as the "Canadian Crippler" was hardly alone in heading to an early grave.

 

The very same weekend Benoit killed his family, the body of old tag-team partner Biff Wellington (real name: Shayne Bower) was found in his bed, dead at 42. A couple of weeks ago, former women's champion "Sensational" Sherri Martel passed away at her mother's home in Alabama. She was 49.

 

And on it goes.

 

Mike Awesome (Michael Lee Alfonso in real life) was found hanged in his Florida home in February, the apparent victim of a suicide at 42. "Bam Bam" Bigelow was 45 when a lethal cocktail of cocaine and benzodiazepine, an anti-anxiety drug, stopped his already ailing heart in January.

 

And on it goes, dozens and dozens of wrestlers meeting a similar fate over the past two decades. Some died with drugs flowing through their veins. Others tried to clean up but belatedly paid the price for their long-term abuse of steroids, painkillers, alcohol, cocaine and other illicit substances.

 

How many more must pass through the morgue before everyone stands up and shouts: Enough's enough?

 

"From my 17 years in the business, I know probably 40 to 45 wrestlers who dropped dead before they were 50," said Lance Evers, a semiretired wrestler who goes by "Lance Storm" when he's in the ring. "It's an astronomical number."

 

Then, he added in a voice tinged with anger and sadness, "I'm sick and tired of it."

 

Over the years, there are been numerous proposals to put wrestling under some sort of oversight, be it at the state or federal level. Those ideas usually have fallen on deaf ears, largely because the powers-that-be, be it the old-time regional promoters or WWE owner Vince McMahon, the guy who largely controls the sport today, don't want the government telling them how to run their business.

 

Jim Wilson, who parlayed pro football into a ring career, says he was blackballed when he began pushing for a wrestler's union. Since then, he has written a book about his experiences and kept up the push to rein in those who govern the sport.

 

Although Wilson's battle often has been a lonely one, he says Benoit's death might reinvigorate the cause.

 

A union could be a useful tool for cleaning up the sport. It might lead to a pension plan, improved benefits, more stringent health and safety guidelines and a revamped pay structure that would allow wrestlers to spend more time at home without risking a pay cut.

 

Now, most top wrestlers get a guaranteed salary, but the bulk of their income is based on how often they compete. That leads some to feel they must get in the ring while injured, often with the aid of painkillers and other numbing chemicals.

 

And much like rock stars, plenty of wrestlers have fallen victim to excessive partying, alcohol and drug dependency, and marital problems during grueling stints on the road.

 

"My longest run was 79 days in a row without a day off," said Joe Laurinaitis, the wrestler known as Road Warrior Animal and father of Ohio State football star James Laurinaitis. "It's not as bad now. They've got good guys running the WWE. Still, we need to take a look at it when things like this (the Benoit murder-suicide) are happening. Guys are still overworked."

 

That's why Wilson's calling for Congress to hold hearings on the wrestling industry, much like it investigated doping in professional sports and just this past week heard from ex-NFL players who believe they're being shortchanged on their pensions.

 

"In those other sports, they aren't dropping like flies like they are in the wrestling business," Wilson said. "Now is the time to push for legislation nationally."

 

He's already spoken with U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), who instructed his staff to begin gathering information on the issue to determine if a hearing before the Health Committee might be warranted.

 

Isakson said his main concern is steroid abuse.

 

"I'm not going to start speculating on federal regulation of wrestling," he said. "The issue is anabolic steroids, which are a significant problem and are known to cause significant difficulties. It's a health issue that's appropriate for us to discuss, regardless of the profession."

 

Steroids and other muscle-building drugs long have been an accepted part of the wrestling culture, allowing the biggest names to pump up to ungodly proportions that wouldn't be possible through natural means.

 

Granted, nobody comes right out and tells a wrestler he or she should take steroids. But all one has to do is attend a match in person or watch one on TV to realize some of these physiques just aren't plausible without help from a syringe.

 

"Somebody says you need to put 25 pounds on your upper body," said Larry DeGaris, who teaches sports marketing at the University of Indianapolis and moonlights on the independent wrestling circuit as "The Professor" Larry Brisco. "Well, if you have an athletic background and have been around sports for a while, you know there's only one way to do that. Nobody needs to tell you. It's just a tacit understanding."

 

Steroids were found in Benoit's home, though investigators haven't determined if they played any role in the brutal killings of his wife, Nancy, and their 7-year-old son.

 

World Wrestling Entertainment, which employed Benoit and holds a virtual monopoly grip on the industry, was quick to point out that this tragedy -- apparently carried out over an entire weekend -- doesn't come with the classic signs of 'roid rage, the violent, unpredictable outbursts that can be caused by someone who abuses steroids.

 

A top anti-doping expert agreed but said it's too early in the investigation to draw any firm conclusions.

 

"I can paint any number of scenarios that explain this without invoking 'roid rage," said Dr. Gary Wadler, a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency. "'Roid rage tends to be impulse control. This event happened over two or three days. It has the earmarks of some calculation."

 

The WWE also was quick to announce Benoit had passed his last drug test in April, part of the organization's "Wellness Program" that was put in place after the death of star Eddie Guerrero two years ago.

 

But Wadler doesn't sound all that impressed with the WWE's testing procedures. He's especially troubled that the WWE refuses to discuss the program in any detail.

 

Both Evers and wrestling journalist Bryan Alvarez, who've seen guidelines for the program, found two major loopholes:

 

-- A wrestler can pass the doping test with a testosterone to epitestosterone ratio of 10:1, more than double the WADA standard. Under WADA rules, athletes are in violation starting at 4:1; the average ratio is 1:1.

 

-- A wrestler who tests positive can be excused if he produces a doctor's prescription and a medically justified reason for taking the drug in question.

 

There's no justifying that happened at the Benoits' suburban Atlanta home last weekend.

 

Alvarez, who covers the sport extensively for the Web site www.wrestlingobserver.com, has some inkling of the demons that might have overtaken the wrestler.

 

He said Benoit never got over the 2005 death of Guerrero, a former WWE champion and four-time tag-team titleholder who was 38 when he died of a heart attack, perhaps caused by the alcohol and drug abuses that friends thought he had beaten.

 

"Chris' closest friend in the world was Eddie Guerrero," Alvarez said. "He could cry to him. He could tell him everything. After Eddie died, I talked to Chris. He was broken man."

 

Last year, another of Benoit's wrestling buddies, 263-pound Mike Durham (known in the business as Johnny Grunge), died at 39 from complications cause by sleep apnea, a condition that often affects larger people such as wrestlers and football players.

 

"It was about this period of time that people started noticing weird behavior, paranoid behavior, which would indicate (Benoit) was using a lot of drugs," Alvarez said. "He was alone. He was on the road a lot, having to perform at a high level, having to look a certain way. I think the drug use escalated, and his whole world basically fell apart."

 

Laurinaitis knows what a lethal potion it all can be.

 

His friend since childhood and longtime tag partner, Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand), died from a heart attack in 2003. Just 46, Hegstrand had battled alcohol and drugs, in addition to using steroids, Laurinaitis said.

 

"I used to watch him sometimes and just shake my head. I would think, 'Oh my God, what in the world is he doing? Why is he doing that?"' Laurinaitis said. "I saw quite a few guys go down that path."

 

Now, they're all gone.

 

Benoit. Guerrero. Hawk.

 

Martel. Bigelow. Awesome.

 

Not to mention Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig, Big Boss Man, Hercules, Crash Holly, Davey Boy Smith, Miss Elizabeth, Terry Gordy, "Gentleman" Chris Adams, Yokozuna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Louie Spiccoli, Brian Pillman, Eddie Gilbert, Buzz Sawyer, "Quick Draw" Rick McGraw, Gino Hernandez and much of the Von Erich clan.

 

All dead before they were 50 -- and that's just a sampling of an ever-growing list.

 

It doesn't take someone who can distinguish between a full nelson and a sleeper hold to know that's far too many wrestlers dying far too young.

 

"It's gotten to the point that just about every show in the country is starting with a ten-bell salute," said DeGaris, the professor and wrestler, referring to the traditional farewell to a fallen competitor. "You kind of look at some of the old pictures, and you're the last man standing."

[dyakhardy]

Buti pa si Vince, may mga eulogy, si Chris ba meron?

[tamago]

Candy, lumabas yan kahapon sa Phil. Star a

 

Anyway, I'm tired of hearing about the Benoit case. I'll just wait for the toxicology reports and comment on it.

 

Bobby Lashley is the number 1 contender for the WWE Championship. He & Cena will rumble at the Great American Bash

Edited July 3, 2007 by tamago

[peep_tom]

Benoit's dad hopes tests explain killings

 

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit's father said Friday that he was eager to see whether chemical tests can help explain why Benoit killed his wife and son and committed suicide, acts that the wrestler's father said he had no clue were coming.

One thing Chris' dad needs to prepare to accept, that is THE TRUTH HURTS!

[Larry]

Dave Melzer (of Wrestling Observer) on David Benoit

 

-Dave confirmed he used a form of the Crippler Crossface on Daniel. This is interesting since Bryan was adamant that the story was bullcrap. Apparently investigators found marks on the boys arm and neck that they didn't understand and upon watching a tape of a Benoit match and seeing the move it made sense. They just said it was a "choke" as to not further sensationalize an already sensationalized story.

-Dave said Bryan was closer to Benoit (he found his writing hilarious) then he was and that Dave hardly ever talked to Chris (while Bryan seemed to indicate semi regular contact). Thought that was interesting as we rib Bryan about getting all his sources through Dave but I never thought he'd have more access to someone like Benoit then Dave.

 

-Benoit got a prescription for the anti-depressant Xanax at the doctor's visit on Friday.

 

-Benoit started going downhill after Eddy died because he lost the one guy who he could confide in and shared his problems with. Apparently close friends always knew Benoit had the same problems as Eddy (pills, etc.) and suggested Benoit seriously needed to see a therapist but no one suggested it since he wasn't the type to be open to that sort of thing.

 

-Apparently the death of Johnny Grunge hit Benoit even harder then Eddy since they were neighbors and him and Nancy fighting was somewhat common and he'd be the one to come over and defuse situations and make Chris laugh. After he died, Chris didn't have that buffer when things got out of control.

 

-Chris and Nancy had recently separated for a period of time, and Dave received a change of address form for an apartment different then their house (I believe Bryan mentioned he got a different address too).

 

-Chris recently opened up a new life insurance claim naming his ex-wife and his older 2 kids as the beneficiaries and refused to include Nancy or Daniel.

 

-When there were rumors of him leaving for TNA, Dave asked him about it and Chris was paranoid thinking Dave had inside info that WWE was going to release him. He apparently may have thought ECW was a demotion and the next step would be out the door. He was reportedly obsessed with establishing himself at the HHH/HBK level. He had grown increasingly paranoid that someone was out to get him and didn't let Nancy leave the house at night or Daniel to play outside and would take different routes from the airport home each time in case he was being followed.

 

-Nancy confided to a friend in wrestling days before the murders that she feared for her life and the friend told her to go take Daniel to her parents place in Florida (as she had done before when Chris became violent) but she didn't this time. Apparently she had a lockbox at the bank with notes indicating if something happened to her, it was Chris.

 

-Theory is that she told him she was leaving him for good and taking Daniel and that's when he snapped on her. Loved his son and when she filed for divorce all he wanted was joint custody. Theory is he killed Daniel because in his mind he couldn't bare to let him be alone without his parents and in his condition so it was a "mercy killing".

 

-Someone in WWE informed Dave before the RAW show that Chris had killed them, but others in the company were unaware but at least someone high up knew before the tribute show was put on the air.

 

-Dave says he can't write a proper obit/career retrospect and doesn't know if he ever will.

[VFrankl]

sayang si benoit, I think he's one of the most technically sound wrestlers to date. He trained in the dungeon with the legendary stu hart. But seriously the way he killed his family is really freaky. I mean the bible thing man, his life deserves to be in the movies.

[acidboy]

ang problema ngayon is: with all of Benoit's achievement in pro wrestling, how can WWE, WCW, ECW and even the Japanese federations deny his existence? WWE removed all links of his, and his name is only mentioned in the list of champions. But professional wrestling will never be complete without mentioning his name, especially AFTER what he did.