tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post1653373016745640211..comments2023-07-17T04:16:43.649-05:00Comments on Slurpees and Murder: Professional Wrestling is a Heartbreaking Thing to WatchJames Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-91342580995916136332007-06-26T17:03:00.000-05:002007-06-26T17:03:00.000-05:00First off, you're supposed to tell us when you dum...First off, you're supposed to tell us when you dump your LJ and get a Blogger account so we can find you.<BR/><BR/>That trivial bit out of the way...whoa.<BR/><BR/>I'm not much of a wrestling patron, but I do recall a Chris Benoit match. It was him vs. Triple H, with the story being a wear-down match prior to the upcoming PPV for HypeHypeHype *coughhack*. What stood out was Mr. Benoit pretending he was Alex from Street Fighter 3 and triple-backdropping Triple H on whatever occasion felt right. He was jobbed that match, and he still looked good.<BR/><BR/>Whatever happened, sorrow and prayers follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-4679734192890450002007-06-26T05:41:00.000-05:002007-06-26T05:41:00.000-05:00With this guy being my current favourite wrestler ...With this guy being my current favourite wrestler on Television, one of my favourite Canadian wrestlers and favourite wrestlers on time, and now hearing that he may have possibly murdered his family. <BR/><BR/>This is a billion times worse than hearing that Austin was a wife beater.<BR/><BR/>Every second week, I find a reason to give up watching wrestling because it just gets more depressing. This tops them all. I'm not sure what to believe anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-25258298979372041532007-06-26T03:33:00.000-05:002007-06-26T03:33:00.000-05:00Oh, and: "The details, when they come out," said F...Oh, and:<BR/><BR/> <A HREF="http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html" REL="nofollow"><I>"The details, when they come out," said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard, "are going to prove a little bizarre."</I></A><BR/><BR/> Yeah, no kidding. It's all bizarre <I>now</I>.James Hope Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-42226489462773258112007-06-26T03:22:00.000-05:002007-06-26T03:22:00.000-05:00And these are the news reports that I come back to...And these are the news reports that I come back to. <BR/><BR/> (The Cadence Weapon show was lovely, by the way. Had a great time. Obviously that'll be material for a different post.)<BR/><BR/> When I left, all we knew was that something was horribly wrong and three people were dead; when I came back, Chris Benoit had been accused of murdering his family and for reasons I don't exactly understand Google had been routing everybody to <I>here</I>.<BR/><BR/> It's most likely that we won't find out anything concrete one way or the other for weeks -- perhaps for months -- until the official investigations are concluded; in the meantime Chris Benoit will be considered a murderer, the same way Michael Hutchence was considered a case of autoerotic asphyxiation.<BR/><BR/> He may well have killed them, yes. We don't know, and we're all equally in the dark on this one. The murder implications are preceded in the news reports by "<A HREF="http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3594146&version=9&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1" REL="nofollow"><I>The station</I> (WAGA) <I>said that investigators believe</I> (...)</A>", which means that we're all operating so far on the anonymous word of an unidentified television worker at a local <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGA-TV" REL="nofollow">FOX</A> outlet.<BR/><BR/> On the other hand, it is reported that the murder instruments were found inside the house -- so if Chris Benoit didn't kill the entire family, then by elimination it means that Nancy Benoit must have. (I'm assuming for the moment that it wasn't their son Daniel. This is a kneejerk conclusion that may come back to haunt me, literally and figuratively.) And that alternative doesn't make things any better for anybody; it still means that a presumably loving spouse and parent snapped and murdered an entire house of people, and it still means that three people are dead and nobody can explain why.<BR/><BR/> The almost four hundred (!!) people that visited the site since I left for the concert aren't going to like me saying this, but it must be said: I don't have all the answers. I'm sorry, folks, but I don't know what to tell you. I really don't.<BR/><BR/> Professional wrestling is a heartbreaking thing to watch.James Hope Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-71645299952568954622007-06-26T00:46:00.000-05:002007-06-26T00:46:00.000-05:00Chris Benoit killed his family.Until the investiga...<B>Chris Benoit killed his family.</B><BR/><BR/>Until the investigators say otherwise, he is not a man.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a big wrestling fan, but I did read up on some of his interviews today where he said his family was most important to him. Something obviously made him snap, and I'm sure we'll find out about it in the coming days/weeks. But there are other ways to handle situations in life than killing your family and then yourself.<BR/><BR/>Sad, sad, sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-24680876659246324122007-06-25T23:44:00.000-05:002007-06-25T23:44:00.000-05:00The whole his family being ill and now this double...The whole his family being ill and now this double murder suicide statement sounds like whatever happened was something out of a horror movie.<BR/><BR/>Stuff is not making sense at all.Keith Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209514723620081111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-76387075523911395212007-06-25T23:12:00.000-05:002007-06-25T23:12:00.000-05:00I thought it was a little weird that Eddie and Chr...I thought it was a little weird that Eddie and Chris won their first WWE titles on the same night (WM 20) and they both died. Weird right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-21671312220078768142007-06-25T23:05:00.000-05:002007-06-25T23:05:00.000-05:00I watched the tribute show, always liked Benoit ba...I watched the tribute show, always liked Benoit back from the Four Horseman days. So many conflicting reports, he left the show to go home, he never went to the show but called in..<BR/><BR/>now, it appears, according to WWE.com, he killed his wife and kid, then himself, as they state it's a murder-suicide.<BR/><BR/>That certainly makes tonight surreal. I can't imagine how the people who had such heartfelt emotions tonight are feeling right now if this is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-33362708475607686412007-06-25T21:24:00.000-05:002007-06-25T21:24:00.000-05:00I'm in shock.....I'm in shock.....Keith Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209514723620081111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-88815001772076912822007-06-25T21:00:00.000-05:002007-06-25T21:00:00.000-05:00I'm watching the RAW Tribute show now, and Chavo's...I'm watching the RAW Tribute show now, and Chavo's interview brought tears to my eyes. I'm crying for a guy I never met... because he was a Big Damn Hero and a consummate professional and he died taking care of his family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com