Originally posted by Advent
Chris? [b]Definitely not.In fact, if you go on the official WWE website, they removed almost all mention of Benoit. Even under the Wrestlemania XX DVD, it says "Triple H defends his World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels", notice Benoit has been removed, lmao!
Pretty much everything related to Benoit (minus the story on what happened and his actual Superstar page) has been deleted. All the merchandise has been removed. Search for "Benoit" on wweshop.com, everything has been "discontinued".
So it's a safe bet to say that he will never become a Hall of Famer. [/B]
He probably won't be inducted into the HOF, although he should be. Despite his bloodthirsty psychotic episode that was something out of a horror flick, he was still a superb athlete who was popular and made tons of money for the company. Not to mention, one of the best mat wrestlers and technical grapplers that worked for any of the fake-wrestling companies in the last twenty-odd years.
Take O.J. Simpson for instance; he's arguably the greatest running back of all time, as well as the first person in NFL history to gain 2,000 rushing yards in a single season. (He basically carried the Bills the entire time he was with them) But becuace of his infamous murder trial, he'll never be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. They even took away his Heissman Trophy. OJ certainly deserves the football HOF, but unfortunate bloody events like his and Benoit's prevent deserving individuals from that credit that they earned.
Originally posted by Kenshinswife
...i wonder if the whole eddie dying took a toll on him...
Of course it did, but what does that have to do with anything? Ive had plenty of friends die on me, but that didn't cause me to kill mi familia.
Originally posted by Kenshinswife
but even if he is a murder people should remember him for the great wrestler he was, not the mistakes that ended his life.
He'll remebered as a deranged killer.
Originally posted by Kenshinswife
he lives in a county thats likes 30 mintues from my house...creepy...i wonder if he'll have a funeral?
I'm sure he'll have a funeral, but the eulogies will be pretty awkward.
Originally posted by JacopeX
*Sighs*He did not kill anyone, you idiot. 🙂
As posted before by Schecter;
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.Investigators found anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man nicknamed “The Canadian Crippler” was unhinged by the bodybuilding drugs, which can cause paranoia, depression and explosive outbursts known as “roid rage.”
Authorities offered no motive for the killings, which were spread out over a weekend, and would not discuss Benoit’s state of mind. No suicide note was found.
Originally posted by Darth Vicious
Im still hoping that the autopsy that they made a mistake and that he was killed before his son, indicating an outside attacker.
Doesn't exactly make anything better does it? 'Phew, it was an outside attacker that murdered them all'.
Also, it's not certain that he killed them yet, or the actual circumstances. While it seems the most obvious explanation at the moment, it's a bit unfair for everyone to condemn before the facts come out properly.
Originally posted by BlaxicanHydra
it does make it better, actually. If it gets proven that it wasn't Chris who killed them, then that means he won't have to basically get erased from history and might get a spot in the HoF. It's pretty f*cked up right now the way he's just getting the cold shoulder.
My thoughts exactly. It wouldnt make what happened any less tragic but at least it wouldnt be at Chris' hand.
Originally posted by Tattoo
I'm gonna buy a Chris Benoit figure and keep it safe, that baby'll be worth money.
Sadly that comment made me laugh!
Originally posted by Darth Vicious
My thoughts exactly. It wouldnt make what happened any less tragic but at least it wouldnt be at Chris' hand.Sadly that comment made me laugh!
😛
Seriously though, I remember back in the day if you could find a mint OJ Simpson card you could be sitting on some bank. Rumor is that they are already pulling Benoit figures from store shelves. eBay here I come.
Originally posted by teampac08Ditto.
Here are all my general thoughts about wrestling today.-I wish rock was still wrestling.
-I wish Lesnar was still wrestling.
-I wish Muhammad Hassan was still wrestling.
-I wish HHH was wrestling right now, clearly the best guy in WWE's current roster.
-Most wrestlers today have a lack of charisma or a good gimmick.