RIP Benoit

[_____V_____]

I still stand by my theory of earlier. I bet Benoit and Eddie (best friends?) were into drugs, and that combined with the narcotic painkillers and steroids which these guys took...had some drastic effects on their brain cells.

In Eddie's case, he was dead by heart failure, you might argue. But before that he tended to stay depressed for long periods of time (according to his wife and brother). In Benoit's case, (a more stronger and heftier body than Eddie) it caused him to snap!

Of course the fights with his wife (if they happened), the mentally-retarded son...all of it added to his murdering moments. He wasnt doing that great in the ring recently also, so he might also be going through severe depression.

Interestingly, drug habits do tend to make people suicidal. We got plenty of examples there, most recent being Lindsay Lohan who's in rehab now. This must be the first time such stuff has resulted in cold-blooded, calculated murder, that too of one's own family.

I wont say anything in reply to what stubbs said above. Despare & bw covered all the points nicely for me.

[bwind22]

Eddie was clean for a couple years before he died, but he had done SO many drugs when he was taking them that the toll on his body turned out to be irreversible.

Benoit bulked up a TON in years since WCW to where he was at last week. I would not be surprised 1 bit if he took steroids at some point in his career possibly right up until the end (although he passed the WWE drug test in April 07), but I heard a doctor and a criminologist on one of those news programs and they were both saying how this didn't seem like a case of 'roid rage' at all. They were in total agreement that the murder seemed far to planned out & calculated to have even been done in any kind of rage at all.

It will be VERY interesting to see what comes back in his toxicology reports.

[massacre man]

He referenced the pets in the garage, just curious, did he kill them too?

[Shazbut]

Do any fits of *madness* make sense? By making the assumption that everything appeared calculated and pre-meditated doesnt necessarily mean that Benoit (if he did it?) callously pre-thought his actions.

We dont know what was going on in his head.

We dont know any of the facts at the moment - and may never know. Forensics and police will have to make informed judgements based on evidence found and autopsy results - but may never know the real truth.

The media, especially newspapers, have a tendancy to make things up as they go along - to make the story *spicier*, *sicker*, *more exciting* - when really some guy went totally nuts (whether it was mental health, physical health or emotional wellbeing in general that went into overdrive) and killed his family and then himself - if he did do it.

Innocent until proven guilty.

And as for calling someone a coward when they commit suicide after apparently killing wife and son - we dont *KNOW* how he felt - HOW?? How do we *KNOW* what was going through his mind? We dont. The torment must have been unbelievable to have resorted to such a terrible and tragic crime.

Please stop surmising until you are aware of the truth - then make your judgements.

Hope they all rest in peace - ALL of them! And bless the families that are still alive and have to go through the pain of grief, loss and shock.

[Papillon Noir]

Wow! I'm just hearing about this. It's pretty messed up. Reminds me of when Phil Hartman got shot and killed by his wife who then shot herself. That was pretty out of the blue too.

[Despare]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287194,00.html


Seems like Benoit's wife was repoted dead to wikipedia 13 hours before police found the body!? Weird...

"To make the situation even more chilling the IP address was traced to Stamford, Connecticut, which is of course, is where the headquarters of World Wrestling Entertainment is located. We should note that anything that is posted on Wikipedia records a users IP address, time, and what exactly was written on the web site, so this wouldn't have been a case of a hoax."

[swiss tony]

[QUOTE=bwind22;612979]

Benoit bulked up a TON in years since WCW to where he was at last week. I would not be surprised 1 bit if he took steroids at some point in his career possibly right up until the end (although he passed the WWE drug test in April 07),




does the WWE test to make sure you are taking steroids or that you aren't and do they fine you if you aren't? you get my point.

[paws the great]

[QUOTE=swiss tony;613099]

Originally Posted by bwind22

does the WWE test to make sure you are taking steroids or that you aren't and do they fine you if you aren't? you get my point.

The WWE is entertainment.Chances are they supply the steroids!:eek:

[swiss tony]

[QUOTE=paws the great;613110]

Originally Posted by swiss tony

The WWE is entertainment.Chances are they supply the steroids!:eek:

lol!:D.their agents probably negotiate them into their contracts.

[bwind22]

Originally Posted by Despare

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287194,00.html


Seems like Benoit's wife was repoted dead to wikipedia 13 hours before police found the body!? Weird...

"To make the situation even more chilling the IP address was traced to Stamford, Connecticut, which is of course, is where the headquarters of World Wrestling Entertainment is located. We should note that anything that is posted on Wikipedia records a users IP address, time, and what exactly was written on the web site, so this wouldn't have been a case of a hoax."

Yeah, I heard about that. It's very interesting, but apparently WWE HQ was the first thing the cops looked in to & it wasn't from there. It still could have been from a WWE employee using their laptop anywhere in the world though, maybe even Chris Benoit himself. If it wasn't Benoit that did it (Which I doubt he did. I'm sure editing his wikipedia entry was just about the last thing on his mind while in the midst of killing his family.), then he told someone about it and that person never told the cops. It'll be REALLY interesting to see where that leads because it's like a whole new layer to this already baffling case.