UP-UPDATED: So now we know that Chris Benoit was a murderer. I really, really hope he was jacked up on so much drugs that he had no idea what he was doing. That’s not an excuse, but it’s just really hard to have someone you treated as an entertainment hero fall so hard, so fast, and in such a horrible way. And now people will no longer celebrate Benoit’s wrestling. Just like OJ, who was crazy good during his NFL days…but no one talks about that anymore, they just talk about his murder spree — of course, he didn’t kill a child. A man can build a million bridges all over the world, but he sucks one dick and he’ll be known as a cocksucker, not a bridge builder.

Benoit painted his own picture and it’s a tragic scene that really bums me out. So, like a dope, I will choose to remember him as one hell of a wrestler and stand by his performances and not his life. That’s all I can do to try and be unbummed. It’s amazing how fast you can totally screw up the lives of people.

UPDATED: Turns out the death of Chris Benoit is a murder-suicide. Reports have him killing his family then himself. Definitely an bizzare story that will only get worse as the day goes on and more info is released. WWE.com has details but cannot release them yet, so if you’re interested, check their throughout the day. Also a lot of details, photos, and videos from CTV.ca News in Canada.

I sat down to watch wrestling on Monday night and the TV guide says the episode is a special to continue their story line of one of the characters “death”. This was a new storyline that follows the very soap opera world of professional wrestling. But instead, the show that starts at 8:00p opens with “In memory of Chris Benoit” - WHAT?!

I quickly go to WWE web site and then Vince McMahon comes on to say that Chris Benoit and his ENTIRE FAMILY, wife and son, have been found dead. Terribly, terribly sad.

Chris Benoit was quite possibly - actually, nay - the best honest-to-god wrestler there was. I know people knock professional wrestling, but regardless of the claims, wrestling takes talent and heart. Chris Benoit was a pleasure to watch and he never disappointed you when he was in the ring.

He didn’t have the charisma of Hulk Hogan or the good looks of some of the others, but he had honest to god talent performing the stunts and fighting every night of the week, whether on TV or not.

Chris Benoit was one of the wrestlers I always looked forward to watching. Him and Chris Jericho were my favorite wrestlers because they had a great balance of wrestling and character performance. Some have all acting ability, some have only physical ability. It didn’t matter what the main event was, even if Benoit wasn’t in it, I would continually check the show to see if Benoit was wrestling. Even if he was fighting a jobber I would watch. He would always delivered a worth-while performance.

Not too long ago Eddie Guerro died from what was a result of a life of drugs and other problems. It was a shame to lose a good wrestler, but my emotions didn’t run very high when I heard. But this is different. Watching a 3-hour tribute to him now in place of the normal wrestling I’m actually tearing up. It’s just so sad, and not just because I really liked watching him wrestle, but his wife and young son were also found dead, all in their house near Atlanta. This isn’t a case of your heart failing from drugs or from a life of really poor choices, this is obviously something way bigger than the petty world or wrestling.

Benoit was found today (Monday) so there’s not much known right now besides the loss of a very talented and young man. Benoit was only 40 and had plenty of life in front of him, and I believe certainly at least five more years of good solid wrestling. He was recently shipped back to the ECW wrestling show, which is where he got his start in wrestling. This type of move usually signifies what could be a move towards retirement, or at least a less-active schedule. That in itself would have been a bummer, but I any fan would take that over this.
Benoit was a wrestler that you expected to live until old age and retire but be the old wrestler that would show up as a behind-the-scenes man, like Sgt. Slaughter. When you saw him in a suit you knew he was awesome back in the day and you would wonder what you would ask him if you had a chance to sit down and chat, knowing he could tell you stories you wouldn’t believe.

It’s just a truly sad and an awful happening. It might seem silly, all this sadness over a wrestler, but I don’t see any difference between a wrestler I’ve followed since I was a child and any other actor or athlete that has entertained me as long as I can remember.

Wrestling lost a great star and the fans lost one of the best professional wrestlers that ever entered a wrestling ring.

Thanks, Chris Benoit.

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