WWE News: Chris Benoit, Wife and Son found dead at their home

[paulskinsfan]

Im not making any excuses for anyone, but Im betting the excessive use of steroids is behind this. They contribute to depression, and with the intense schedule these guys do, combined with uppers and painkillers, it could very well be a deadly combination of drugs that caused this. Sad day.

[gabe1984]

I wonder what was going through this guy's head to make him kill his son and wife. He must have been really tortured mentally, or just delusional. This kinda reminds me of when Phil Hartman killed his wife and then killed himself. It's hard to believe that people who get to do what they love for a living have these types of breakdowns.

[gabe1984]

Originally Posted by paulskinsfan

Im not making any excuses for anyone, but Im betting the excessive use of steroids is behind this. They contribute to depression, and with the intense schedule these guys do, combined with uppers and painkillers, it could very well be a deadly combination of drugs that caused this. Sad day.

that's a great point. Benoit definitely looked like he was on steroids. His back and his arms just did not look natural.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by gabe1984

I wonder what was going through this guy's head to make him kill his son and wife. He must have been really tortured mentally, or just delusional. This kinda reminds me of when Phil Hartman killed his wife and then killed himself. It's hard to believe that people who get to do what they love for a living have these types of breakdowns.

No No No. Phil Hartman's wife killed HIM and then she killed herself.

Sorry, but that guy was an all time great comedian IMO so I have to defend him.

[paulskinsfan]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

No No No. Phil Hartman's wife killed HIM and then she killed herself.

Sorry, but that guy was an all time great comedian IMO so I have to defend him.

Yeah, he was one of the all time funniest guys. She murdered him and took one of the great SNL comedians away from us.

[gabe1984]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

No No No. Phil Hartman's wife killed HIM and then she killed herself.

Sorry, but that guy was an all time great comedian IMO so I have to defend him.

Ok, thank you for the correction.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

They've been talking about this story on Elliot in the AM all morning (Elliot thinks it's a hoax, but he's starting to waver) and now they're reading a report that maybe the wife killed the son, and that when Chris found out he went into a fit of rage and killed her then off'd himself.
I guess no one will know until all the details come out.

[BigSKINBauer]

^^yeah, the first thing i was going to say yesterday when i saw this was that this could be fake but i thought it would be inconsiderate to say it. Lets hope its a stunt.

[paulskinsfan]

I was a big wrestling fan for a number of years, I quit watching it when during a pay per view a guy died, and the show went on. I can't imagine this is a hoax, no way that even pro Wrestling would go there.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by paulskinsfan

I was a big wrestling fan for a number of years, I quit watching it when during a pay per view a guy died, and the show went on. I can't imagine this is a hoax, no way that even pro Wrestling would go there.

its not I even saw it on ESPN news man. no way it is a hoax.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

They've been talking about this story on Elliot in the AM all morning (Elliot thinks it's a hoax, but he's starting to waver) and now they're reading a report that maybe the wife killed the son, and that when Chris found out he went into a fit of rage and killed her then off'd himself.

I heard that rumor too. According to the alleged suicide note, Benoit came home to find that his wife had killed their kid, so he went nuts and killed her. He stewed about it for a day and then hanged himself.

Of course it's all a rumor, and even if the suicide note does exist it's just his word, so it could be a lie. If it turns out to be the truth, it makes Benoit's actions a little more sympathetic in my eyes.

[Hog1]

It's not like every day, but you hear about it routinely. What the hell makes someone kill their kids? I realize it can be a challenge to survive raising children, but what can be worse?

[BigSKINBauer]

This is what happens when you pretend to kill people on a quasi-reality show; people don't know whether this is real or fake

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

This is what happens when you pretend to kill people on a quasi-reality show; people don't know whether this is real or fake

You're exactly right. It's really a "boy who cried wolf" type of situation in my mind, just like it was when Owen Hart died.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

They've been talking about this story on Elliot in the AM all morning (Elliot thinks it's a hoax, but he's starting to waver) and now they're reading a report that maybe the wife killed the son, and that when Chris found out he went into a fit of rage and killed her then off'd himself.
I guess no one will know until all the details come out.

Since they are already dead I hope this is what happened. The fact that every single guy has said the Benoit was the nicest guy they knew. That some even said they'd trust him with their kids just makes this so bizarre. I'd love to know that he commited some kind of heinous act out of pure rage over her having killed the kid. I guess it is really morbid to think like this but I'd rather know there was a understandable reason. It would redeem him some in my mind.