Something that the media continues to ignore is the insane road schedule that WWE assigns to their wrestlers. Sure, they get the occasional day or two off (though more often than not they have to have suffered an injury to get even a week off) but there are no scheduled vacations. It has to wear you down. And Vince McMahon should answer for that, much like Wal-Mart and other corporations has had to answer in the past for the way that they've treated their employees.
All of that said, Chris Benoit had the chance to jump to TNA wrestling, where the schedule (and the money) would have been much lighter. Ultimately, yes, Vince McMahon and the WWE probably played a significant role in causing Benoit to "snap," and that should be dealt with accordingly. But the final blame lies on his (Benoit's) shoulders and his shoulders alone.
I can't even fathom killing a little boy that he professed to love so much, let alone murdering his wife. It's insane. But something pushed him over the edge, and that something, which I'm certain had to deal in large part with his road schedule, concussion syndrome, steroids, or some combination of all three, needs to be identified and isolated so what it never happens again. I do wish the media would ask the "right" questions, rather than just focus on the steroids aspect of it all.
FYI, Sherri Martel and Nancy "Woman" Benoit were apparently very close, so maybe that's also a connection. Maybe Nancy pushed Chris to quit wrestling, or take more time off, or whatever. We may never know.
All of that said, Chris Benoit had the chance to jump to TNA wrestling, where the schedule (and the money) would have been much lighter. Ultimately, yes, Vince McMahon and the WWE probably played a significant role in causing Benoit to "snap," and that should be dealt with accordingly. But the final blame lies on his (Benoit's) shoulders and his shoulders alone.
I can't even fathom killing a little boy that he professed to love so much, let alone murdering his wife. It's insane. But something pushed him over the edge, and that something, which I'm certain had to deal in large part with his road schedule, concussion syndrome, steroids, or some combination of all three, needs to be identified and isolated so what it never happens again. I do wish the media would ask the "right" questions, rather than just focus on the steroids aspect of it all.
FYI, Sherri Martel and Nancy "Woman" Benoit were apparently very close, so maybe that's also a connection. Maybe Nancy pushed Chris to quit wrestling, or take more time off, or whatever. We may never know.
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