Chris Benoit and Family found dead

[Ringo]

Or Kendo Nagasaki. Did anyone ever get his mask off?

Big Daddy was the first to take it off!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree

[paul_oshea]

http://prowrestling.about.com/od/wha...lersdeaths.htm


i was trying to add this to the chris benoit one, but i couldnt find it, i hope it wasnt merged with the so farewelll one then, as this had quite a few entries and was a subject on its own.

[BohsPartisan]

http://prowrestling.about.com/od/wha...lersdeaths.htm


i was trying to add this to the chris benoit one, but i couldnt find it, i hope it wasnt merged with the so farewelll one then, as this had quite a few entries and was a subject on its own.

http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=64196&page=3

[joeSoap]

In a story broken by Alex Marvez, a syndicated sports columnist who has been posting Benoit updates over at WrestlingObserver.com, it has been confirmed by WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt that WWE has information confirming earlier reports that Daniel Benoit was indeed suffering from Fragile X syndrome, an inherited mental impairment/form of mental retardation that often is combined with autism. According to Marvez, "Chris Benoit's personal physician [Dr. Phil Astin] met with him the day of the murder" and "Nancy Benoit spoke with Astin the day before her murder to try and gain information about treating her son Daniel."

The latest versions of the Benoit story by the Associated Press, which can be found at Yahoo! News (most recent) and AccessNorthGA.com, include new details on the tragedy:


Astin, Chris Benoit's personal physician who also says he was Chris' friend, met with him the same day he allegedly killed his wife. Astin told the AP that Benoit "was in my office on Friday to stop by just to see my staff ... He certainly didn't show any signs of any distress or rage or anything ... I'm still very surprised and shocked, especially with his child Daniel involved ... He worshipped his child."


According to Astin, he had prescribed testosterone to Benoit, who suffered from low amounts of the hormone, likely from previous steroid use. He would not say what medication, if any, he prescribed to Benoit the day of the visit.


In the first story (AccessNorthGA.com), WWE's McDevitt told AP the following, regarding Chris and Nancy Benoit's struggles with Daniel's condition: "Him and Nancy were clearly struggling about this whole issue, about how to take care of Daniel ... I don't know what he confronted when he went back into the house ... No one really knows that. We'll have to see. Clearly this issue of the son was a stressor on both of their relationships for some time."


The newest AP story (Yahoo!) includes this quote from McDevitt: "I think it's fair to say that the subject of caring for that child was part of what made their relationship complicated and difficult, and it's something they were both constantly struggling with ... We do know it was a source of stress and consternation." The story goes on to say that WWE learned from Chris and Nancy's friends and relatives that these struggles included the question of where to send Daniel to school now that he had completed kindergarten as well as Nancy wanting Chris to be home more often to help take care of Daniel (but she reportedly didn't want him to quit wrestling).


District Attorney Scott Ballard clarified that, according to the autopsy, there were no bruise marks on Daniel's neck (later on MSNBC, Ballard said that there were, however, internal injuries in his throat area, and that the previously-reported 'track marks' on Daniel were old). This is leading them to assume by "process of elimination" that Daniel could have been killed by Benoit using a choke hold.


On the allegations that Benoit bought steroids from MedXLife, a company under investigation for selling steroids, HGH and testosterone over the Internet, MedXLife co-owner Dr. Gary Brandwein's attorney Terence Kindlon said "I've only read that [his client's company sold steroids to Chris Benoit] in the paper. I have no direct information about that whatsoever." He added that Albany County, NY, prosecutors were trying to "distract everyone's attention from the fact that their case is disintegrating."


WWE attorney McDevitt said all of the steroids found in Benoit's home were legitimately prescribed: "We know which doctor prescribed it ... There's no question, none of these drugs are out there, none of these drugs came from Internet pharmacies."


The newest AP story closed quoting Dr. Todd Schlifstein, a clinical assistant professor at the New York University School of Medicine, as saying "Just as you have the extreme high of when you're on steroids, you can get the opposite ... You can have a dramatic difference in mood swings. You can feel there's no hope, there's no future."

[Erstwhile Bóz]

District Attorney Scott Ballard clarified that, according to the autopsy, there were no bruise marks on Daniel's neck (later on MSNBC, Ballard said that there were, however, internal injuries in his throat area, and that the previously-reported 'track marks' on Daniel were old). This is leading them to assume by "process of elimination" that Daniel could have been killed by Benoit using a choke hold.

Ah for f*ck's sake.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Or Kendo Nagasaki. Did anyone ever get his mask off?

She's the main man in
the office in the city
and she treats me like I'm just another lacky.
But I can put a tennis racket up against my face
and pretend that I am Kendo Nagasaki.

[joeSoap]

It gets weirder

[joeSoap]

Interview with Vince McMahon on NBC

[bellavistaman]

How can she blame Vince for people gettin addictions to alcohol. Its a joke. Didnt like the way she conducted the interview thought she was blaming vince, when Chris Benoit was to blame. Cant believe hes dead, never came across As that bad a person. Surprised Vince described him the way he did.

[Casei11]

didnt like the way the woman interviewed him either but i couldnt agree more with what vince said

[tetsujin1979]

Surprised Vince described him the way he did.

Vince was trying to make it clear that WWE were not to blame for what happened, that they did everything they could (tests, etc) to ensure the safety of their employees, but still something (and we still don't know what) happened

[jebus]

Thought McMahon came off well in the interview, where as the interviewer seems like she has a chip on her shoulder in regards to pro-wrestling and doesn't come off as even handed

Good point by Vince that of the 60 young wrestlers that have passed away since 1985 that only 5 of them were under cintract to him at the time, and one of those was an accident

[theworm2345]

I havent watched wrestling in over 5 years, but I do remember him and Eddie Guerrero were 2 of my favorites (I don't remember their group's name). I think the baseball players should take note of what is happening and realize that steroids can kill you whether it be your liver dying or you getting Roid Rage. In a related note, I also saw one of my other old favorite wrestlers in the news report, Grandmaster Sexay. I thought wrestlers didn't last that long but 5 years later all of my old favorites are/were still there. I won't start watching again though. Never could figure out how the Crossface worked either.

[Poor Student]

I havent watched wrestling in over 5 years, but I do remember him and Eddie Guerrero were 2 of my favorites (I don't remember their group's name).

The Radicals. Also had Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. Malenko was an excellent wrestler, 'The man of 1000 holds'. He invented the crossface. It's simple enough. Put their arm between your legs (ignoring the obvious homoerotic connotations) and link your arms around their face with the knuckles facing inwards to maximise discomfort. Pull on the neck until it snaps.

[eamo1]

he appologised again for doing the tribute.i seen that nbc interview yesterday.the "wellness" program that vince refrred to is just a token gesture thing brought in after eddie died and apparently their drug tests arent very thorough either.so chris passing one in april doesnt mean a whole lot.do you ever notice the size of john cena's bicepts?if hes not on drugs then ill eat my new galway utd hat.

[theworm2345]

he appologised again for doing the tribute.i seen that nbc interview yesterday.the "wellness" program that vince refrred to is just a token gesture thing brought in after eddie died and apparently their drug tests arent very thorough either.so chris passing one in april doesnt mean a whole lot.do you ever notice the size of john cena's bicepts?if hes not on drugs then ill eat my new galway utd hat.

http://static.flickr.com/35/72976718_ea4dd4051e.jpg
Tookie wasn't on drugs. 18 years on death row and nothing better to do than lift weights can apparently get you so ripped that the executioner won't be able to find a vein.

[GavinZac]

Vince interview without site spam