Made in the Dungeon - The Chris Benoit Story
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The wrestling world was rocked on June 25, 2007, when news broke of the tragic death of WWE superstar Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their son Daniel. The deaths were later determined to be the result of a murder-sue committed by Chris Benoit. In this video, we will take an in-depth look at the events leading up to and following the tragic deaths of the Benoit family.
Chris Benoit was a highly respected professional wrestler, known for his technical prowess and intense dedication to the craft. He had a successful career spanning over two decades and had won numerous championships, including the World Heavyweight Championship in 2004.
However, on the weekend of June 22, 2007, Chris Benoit's behavior began to raise concerns among his friends and colleagues. He missed several appointments and was unresponsive to calls and messages. On June 25, WWE officials received an email from Chris Benoit's account stating that his family had fallen ill and he would be unable to compete at the upcoming pay-per-view event.
Worried about Benoit's well-being, WWE officials contacted authorities and requested a welfare check at his home in Fayetteville, Georgia. When police entered the home, they found the bodies of Chris Benoit, Nancy, and their son Daniel.
The investigation into the deaths revealed that Chris Benoit had killed his wife Nancy and son Daniel before taking his own life. Nancy was strangled, and Daniel was suffocated with a cord. Chris Benoit then died in his weight room.
The news of the murder-s****de sent shockwaves throughout the wrestling world and beyond. Many were left wondering what could have driven Chris Benoit to commit such a heinous act. In the days and weeks that followed, details emerged about Chris Benoit's personal life that shed light on his state of mind.
It was revealed that Chris Benoit had been suffering from severe brain damage, likely caused by years of repeated concussions and head trauma sustained during his wrestling career. The damage was so severe that his brain resembled that of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient.
This condition, known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), can lead to behavioral changes, depression, and even suicide. In Chris Benoit's case, it is believed that the brain damage may have played a significant role in his actions.
The Benoit family tragedy led to a renewed focus on the long-term effects of head trauma in sports, particularly in contact sports like professional wrestling and football. It also highlighted the need for better mental health support for athletes and a more comprehensive approach to concussion management.
In conclusion, the murder-suicide of the Benoit family was a tragic and shocking event that had a significant impact on the wrestling world and beyond. It is a stark reminder of the dangers of repeated head trauma and the importance of addressing the issue in sports and beyond. While we may never fully understand what drove Chris Benoit to commit such a heinous act, we can honor the memory of his family by working to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
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Advertising this in a video about a man murdering his family is seriously fucked up.
A man murdering his family is nothing new. This happens more often than you think. It’s just not covered like Chris Benoit case due to him being a well known professional wrestler.
My brother loved watching wrestling. He took his own life in December of ‘99. Listen RUclips, silencing the word suicide does NOTHING, but further add to the stigma of suicide. In turn, leading to shame and fear of speaking about how they feel. STOP SILENCING SUICIDE. IT MUST BE DISCUSSED
I completely agree but RUclips would not allow me to release the video with that word in there. They even sent me an email to say that the were worried about my mental health just because the word was used in my video
@@PeakedInterest we well and truly live in a nanny state.
@@PeakedInterest Seems weird to me how they forced you to censor the word "suicide", yet they allowed you to freely use the word "murder". Wtf youtube
@Throaway Account weird to me too since I'm not endorsing it either.
@@GargantuanD It's not the state doing this it's a mega-corporation. We live in is a capitalist dystopia.
There's actually a similar story to this with a NASCAR Driver named LeeRoy Yarbrough who suffered head trauma from crashing so much during his career. He was active in the 70s, so the idea of checking for concussions wasn't a thing like it is today. Eventually he was so bad that there's a famous story that if you took him out to eat and gave him a plate of food, he wouldn't eat anything until you told him.
Another story is he was watching TV with his mother, and randomly said "I'm sorry to do this to you mother." She tried asking what he meant, and he got up and started choking her. Thankfully, someone was there to stop him, and he was charged. However, a judge ruled him not guilty by reason of insanity.
I'm not saying it defends either of them, but I do think head trauma did cause their brains to have moments where they would do stuff like this. I'm just thankful we're finally taking head trauma seriously, instead of acting like it's something you just work through.
There's lots of stories like this. Theres even a Brazilian footballer who Alzheimer's at the age of 39 because because back then soccer balls were very thick and heavy and he was known for using his head a lot.
Look in any contact sport you'll find these stories. Micky Ward is very candid about suffering from CTE as a result of head blows
@@PeakedInterest true. LeeRoy was just the first story I hesrd similar to Benoit just deciding to murder his family out of the blue.
@@PeakedInterest When Christopher Nowinski and the brain specialist that he worked with looked at Benoit's brain it was determined that Benoit's brain was equivalent to an 80 year old Alzheimer's patient. Severe concussions is why Nowinski retired from wrestling and continued to pursue his doctor's degree, if memory serves.
@Lunzatis Palemoon your memory is correct.
My mother had a bad fall a few years back that fractured her skull. A few months after she was deemed "well" she went into crippling depression, punctuated with crazy mood swings. She would bring up bad things that had happened a decade before like they had just happened. I always felt sorry for Dad because he was getting the brunt of it whereas me and my sister could leave and go to out houses. Finally she realized how she was acting and got on antidepressants and as soon as they began working she was back to normal. It was like night and day. Folks this brain chemical imbalance stuff is real and I can only imagine what years of repeated concussions would do.
The DSOTR Episode on Benoit was absolutely depressing. And you hit the mail from start to finish.
Sandra Nancy’s sister said it best, it was a combination of CTE, drugs, alcohol, stress & greif.
Also Jericho said it best when he said his fate was sealed the day Eddie died.
it really was probably the saddest docu-series episode i have seen. seeing his oldest son david benoit talk about losing 3 important ppl in his life brought me to tears
And the fact that Nancy herself was a violent individual. Of course nobody wants to hear that because women are holy saints, but considering she once tried to kill Kevin Sullivan, it's obvious that she had a few screws loose as well.
This story is always fascinating to me because it wasn't just one thing. It was a cascade of horrible circumstances leading to the death of a mother, her 7 year old son and considered by many, one of wrestling's best.
You mean the murder of a mother and son. Let's not sugarcoat it the man was a horrible pos who killed a defenseless woman and child. Fuck him and his wrestling career
He was a domestic abuser as far back as 2003
I think he had a fight with Nancy then strangled her. He came to his senses after killing her and realized what he had done. He thought about it for a while….what story will he give the police….could he make it look like someone came in and tied them up, killed Nancy, robbed the house and left….. Nancy was found tied up. There was no reason for Chris to tie her up unless, I believe, he was trying to make it look like someone came in and tried to rob them. However, he must have realized that he couldn’t come up with an explanation good enough for why intruders would kill Nancy but left him and the kid unharmed. I’m speculating here, I know that but what makes no sense is why Nancy was tied up. Chris could easily overpower her. There is no good reason for him to have tied her up. I think he was trying to come up with a scenario he could give the police but the guilt overtook him and he killed the boy and himself. He also may not have wanted to live anymore since Eddie passed away so suddenly. But why kill the wife and kid? He
Killed Nancy and couldn’t come up with a good story for why….then he did the rest.
and humanity’s worst. sorry, no amount of psychoanalyzing will ever let me forgive him or humanize him. as paul heyman said, only one of those people had the choice to die.
@@rima7286 I agree what he did was unforgivable, but again, as people have said many times, it is unlikely he knew what he was doing, the head injuries over the years could have messed up his brain, and he did it without realizing what he was doing, and prolly out of guilt hung himself. In the end, what happened happened, and we'll never know.
Brain damage, Eddie’s death, drug abuse, could be any number of things. Only Chris himself knew what tipped him over the edge
Also raising a child with autism and the stress that comes especially back then when we weren't as knowledge about, and with his career in wrestling keeping him away from home for long periods of time
@@ChaosAngel9151 pretty sure raising a kid with autism doesn’t cause this to happen.
and was Daniel even autistic?
@@ChaosAngel9151 that was just Jericho's claim. Sandra (Nancy's sister) confirmed that Daniel didn't had any sort of mental disorder including as well his teachers. Trying not to argue here or anything.
@@jc-1018 ahh alright, well still trying to raise a child would be difficult especially with the schedule that a pro wrestler has,
@@ChaosAngel9151 well couldn't agree more with that claim as well mental and physical stress along with steroid and drugs is a driving factor of people becoming more let's say volatile and aggressive. I mean that's Benoit choice at the end of the day even till his final moments.
Kurt Angle almost suffered the same fate back in 2006, he was taking so many painkiller after the match to the point that he went auto pilot and texting threats to Vince Mcmahon. Luckly, he asked Vince for a release and then signed a part-time deal with TNA.
The TNA part isn't as lucky, since in TNA he still kept to the same problems, and had some pretty high risk matches in TNA.
@@Hipas_Account Right, angle started doing the same if not MORE painkillers in TNA. He later switched to alcohol and that messed him up even more until he got help.
He was not a part timer in tna
@@d.52555perc angle is goated tho.
The same thing has happened with football players. Head trauma especially to the frontal lobe can and often will cause a change in personality. Even people who are born with violent tendencies without physical trauma have an under developed frontal lobe. The frontal lobe is responsible for rational decision making.
Yeah damage to front lobe effects one's thinking power social relations and language production
@@agampreet4230 frontal lobe damage has some real bad effects. There's a theory that King Henry VIII of England had frontal lobe damage after a jousting accident. Perhaps the likely cause of his drastic personality change
Empathy lives there.
Phineas gage is a perfect example of what you're talking about @Tony Oliver
Aaron Hernandez had cte the same as junior sau and beniot can’t say for the others as it’s only diagnosed after death it has the same effects of dementia except for people that aren’t old
Having a friend as intense as Benoit is a two-way street. If things were going well, he'd be the best type of guy you could ever possibly meet and do anything for you. On the flipside, he could also be your worst nightmare. Like a guy who wouldn't think twice about jumping on a grenade to save his buddies, yet if the wrong thoughts enter his head, he could also take his gun and start mowing down all those around him. It seems his impulse control was on a rapid decline until the end.
He abused Nancy as far back as 2003 and they were not in a good place. People say good things about abusive people all the time.
He shoved Nancy into a book shelf
True
Psychotic depression is also a compounding possibility. Grief from his friend's death, deteriorating into depression, deteriorating further into psychotic depression, plus the brain injuries to increase his chances of becoming violent. Very sad story :(
and steroids. His heart had the same issues Eddie had. Also liver and spleen. Even if he didnt kill himself and his family, coroner doctors in the autopsy reported his body had another 10 months to live if that
Yes sad for his family not sad for that pos scumbag coward
Well the enlarged heart wasn’t just from steriods that’s hgh abuse which grows you organs you mix that with cte which causes depression memory loss and and Eddie’s death all compounded the problem but with cte he was a ticking time bomb someone was going to die but mostly the sufferer comits sucicide chris is the only one to kill his family the sad thing is cte can’t be diagnosed till after death
I concur. The real heartbreak of losing Eddie Guerrero I think was the last straw. Plus, if you truly love your family, it’s excruciating to miss all the family milestones while you’re chasing your dream. Only a few can make this truly work.
schizophrenic patients often have difficulty discerning reality from their fantasies or dreams. Imagine with all the brain injuries you add the death of someone you love the most... It sounds like a terrible cocktail
He pushed his body and mind past the point of no return in exchange for what he loved. Man I remember watching him as a pre teen. He gave off that no pain no gain try your hardest no matter what type of vibe. Mental health is definitely nothing to take for granted.
This is my theory. Eddie’s death took Chris down a dark path to where it was effecting him out of the ring. It was his only comfort. Nancy saw this and for the safety of herself and Daniel, probably said she’d leave and Chris snapped. The thought of losing his best friend along with his family was too much for him to bear along with the drugs he was taking.
It’s hard to watch his work today.
No. They were experiencing marital problems as early as 2003. Nancy filed for divorce because she was scared. Chris Benoit was an abuser and would shove Nancy into a book shelf and verbally abuser her.
She did try at least once before. I agree tho, I think he killed her and sedated his son trying to figure out what to do and this was the only way to protect him in his damaged mind.
I think Benoit missed Eddie so much that he wanted to commit suicide but the thought of leaving his wife and son behind was also too great. Hence, the double murder suicide.
🙁
That is a strong possibility
When Eddie died...part of him died that night as well. Eddie was like a brother to him and his death broke him. He was never the same after that as he traveled alone, trained a lone and kept to himself. His marriage was crumbling at home and he just couldn't take the pain of being on the road 24/7..he could've taken a break, but he wasn't wired that way.
What a narcisstic view, fuck Chris benoit
No he was a drug addict sprung out on steroids
This piece was really well done! Thank you for not just throwing Chris under the bus.. who he became, was not who he was! R.I.P. Chris, Nancy and Daniel
You did an absolutely brilliant job of telling this very tragic story with sympathy and without dramatisation.
my heart broke two times that year... once when i found out he died... and again after what he did. he was my favorite wrestler in that era, and it was so hard to separate the person with the wrestler that i saw on tv. i hope he and his family are resting
I will say one thing this video made me cry at tragic death of Eddie. Chain is only as strong as its weakest link. I didn't know Eddie personally and i cried about it. Well Cris was is best friend. I couldn't even start to imagine his pain. Eddie's death was the weakest link of the chain and it shattered Brain of Cris. One could argue that "only Cris had the choice of the three people in the house" - Paul Heymen. But does he really? His brain was weak and only thing keeping it functioning and not falling apart was not there any more. Even most of the laws and statues states that choice of mentally unstable person is of no value because it wouldn't and couldn't be considered a choice or consent at all because that person is not able to choose or consent. Well Cris was not just mentally unstable, HE WAS MENTALLY SHATTERED. Not just because of CTE but also because of weakest link in chain was broken i.e. Eddie's Death. Broken Minds can't produce Mens Rea.
I am not defending the act of murder or Cris at all, I am just questioning intent of crime. Can intent, consent, choice or mens rea be produced by mind of a person who has a shattered mind?
Only thing people could have done was to look for signs and tried to actually help Cris. Maybe something simple could have prevented this horrific tragedy, something simple as evaluating mental status of a person filled with grief.
The death of Eddie Guerrero was absolutely heartbreaking, it felt like wrestling changed. I remember watching the Chris Benoit tribute & thinking how reserved William Regal was & wondering if there was more to it.
Nothing changed when Owen Hart died in 1999? Because that one was at an event
Please make more of these. I found this informative, heartbreaking, but overall just an excellent video. Fantastic work! I'd love to see so many more covered!
I was sad when Eddie passed away but man, watching Chris break down and cry is what made me physically emotional and its still absolutely gut wrenching to watch.
I was so excited when I saw that you downloaded a video! I love this channel! Thank you! 😍
Whoa, that sequence on the life of a wrestler was really well done. I thought I knew this case well, but you're giving me a lot of intimate perspective on the industry that I hadn't seen before. You did a great job with this one
It's a constant party lifestyle mixed with a highly physically taxing job. No off season & u r a trucker basically. Michael Jai White just talked about Wrestlers getting injured more than boxers & mma fighters
“Not one person described Chris as violent or aggressive”
I’ve read and heard stories from Other wrestlers stating that in his later years, Chris became more off and when drunk had a “psychotic glare” to him
Also reading the police report, there’s stories of domestic abuse from neighbors
Paul London and Bryan kendrick told a different story
I was born a few months after Benoit died and although I never got to see him wrestle I’ve always been fascinated with him since around 2015 I love talking about him and his impact on the industry and although the way he went out was terrible I prefer to look over that as he had an admirable and Hof worthy career and I totally agree with what you said about him not being a bad person I usually argue with people about that because I look into stuff I’m intrigued by and not just go with what the media say
I started watching wrestling in 2003 around the Survivor Series angle. Chris was always my favorite. He was real and you saw it. He ment it. Then the music. The moment that thing hit was goosebumps all over me and seeing him walk out with the look in his face like he means it. You could tell, that he was a very emotional and deep person. And that triggered me. Eddie was the same. Real, emotional, complex.
My two favorites. And seeing them go, first Eddie, which was really really bad at the time. No one could believe it. And then two years later the Chris Story... For me personally was the biggest heartbreak. Two best friends, not always at the same page in the ring, the struggles and then that.
These two have influenced me so much. Very very sad.
he murdered an innocent child along with his wife my guy, whatever it was caused by aside, you cant just overlook that.
It's really important that you used a lot of background context to understand what happened to lead up to this tragedy. Most channels will just focus on the crime and skim over the circumstances. As someone who appreciates Historical Context, I just wanted to say thank you for presenting as much of the story as possible.
To me context is the most important part of any story. I always try to make sure I understand and convey that in the stories. Ultimately these stories are the last and most painful moments of somones life, it feels like a disservice to not tell it correctly.
Another great deep dive. Your channel deserves way more subs!
Well done! This is always such a sad story. You covered it very well.
It was a thought story to cover because it's one that provoke quite a strong reaction from people. Tried my best to cover all explanations without excusing or condoning it.
What a well made video. Edition, audio, narration, music selection. Congrats to the person or team that made this masterpiece.
I've seen a couple docs about Chris Benoit and i really appreciate the new information and detail you bring to his story. Not only are there facts i didn't previously know but i like the way you present them.
Thank you. I always try to understand all context in any story. It's rare they're black and white and understanding all of it is important.
Not sure how i missed this video i have notifications on??Either way glad i found it just a tremendous job as usual Buds!
One of the better non bias videos I’ve seen to date! Nice to see someone actually take the time to research and report facts. Well done
the most bias, escuse me thank you.
Great work man! Love this one today. Keep it up
Thanks, it was a little different than the usual topics
I don't think it's really a question that wrestling is to blame. If not for his head trauma they would all be here, even with the loss of a close friend I doubt he would have gone that far off the rails.
Boohoo they’re far more examples of wrestling taking pain and trauma and they didn’t kill
Fantastic video! Thank you for this.
liked & subbed within the first two minutes. the editing is top tier.
Underrated channel. I learned so much from this video. Great work.
Thanks man, I really appreciate that because I always want to give people context and explanations so it's very satisfying to see someone say they got that.
Great video! Really informative!
Thanks Nicky, appreciate that.
Very well made video my brother, really sad what happened that day man
If calling Eddy Guererro Mexican was the biggest mishap, then you did a good video!
I was impressed. Great work.
Benoit was the most believable wrestler because his intensity level was always cranked sky high. It seems rather obvious on the surface that he had some sort of ongoing mental episode that culminated in a single horrible weekend. Nobody in a coherent state of mind could do what he did. He shouldn’t be in the hall of fame but history needs to remember the wrestler he was and remember what happened when he loved the business too hard. He is an exemplary professional as well as a cautionary tale for up and coming wrestlers. RIP Nancy and Daniel. As far as Benoit goes, well, I hope he found peace I guess.
thank you so much for putting this together bro, you the real MVP!
What a fantastic documentary. I really enjoyed following along. Such a sad case, all the way around.
The CTE was probably a ‘but for’ cause of the crime, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he wasn’t responsible (at least to some extent) for his behaviour.
From the perspective of English law, this seems like a classic case of diminished responsibility.
Benoit was already predispositioned to being a dark individual, so I think the CTE just amplified his default behavior by 10,000. Like he was never gonna kill his family but he must have thought of it and the CTE just unlocked it
While many people believe Benoit didn't snap till Eddie died, unfortunately it's far from reality Benoit was ALWAYS unhinged. From stories of how he legit hazed the younger rookies of the locker room to how his wife threatened divorce even before Eddie died because he was abusive to hardcore holly saying he would down bottles of liquor if even the slightest thing went wrong in his life.. it's easy to say Benoit was nothing more than a mentally ill ticking time bomb. The CTE just added more fuel to the fire. Like the dude was a real life walking talking Travis Bickle. As a huge Benoit fan I refused to believe what he did for so many years because he was one of my favorite wrestlers. Unfortunately the saying of don't ever meet your heroes.. it hurtfully definitely applies to Chris Benoit.
There’s even reports of Benoit finding shit that was dark amusing.
I hate to break it to you, but just about every top wrestler back then hazed the newbies; it's actually very well documented just how bad the hazing was. It even seeped into Tough Enough, when Holly legit started attacking one of the contestants. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Benoit was sane or anything, he was far from it, but we can't bring hazing into it, that was commonplace back then.
@@starmouseking9310 you know there's something Cornette once said that sheds light on those in the past: "if it weren't for wrestling, a lot of would've probably been dead or in prison"
Now maybe with a comment like that that maybe those that were hazing were also a little psycho?? You ever think of that?
@@plshelpmeawkdough buddy, that's what I was implying
That's why they stopped doing it, because it was... yknow... bad
All I'm saying is that you shouldn't go after him for that specifically, because if THAT is why he killed his wife and child, then we better pray for every single family member of every major wrestler from like 1970-2010
@@starmouseking9310 they absolutely should because who injects autistic people with steroids, threatens rookies to follow his diet or else, goes off on wrestlers over kfc crumbs etc.
There's a reason guys like Hardcore Holly aren't remembered very fondly lol
He and his family were murdered. It had religious undertones. Go through the evidence, it doesn't suggest he killed his own family, it suggest they were all murdered and it was covered up and blamed on Chris. This was personal.
Literally nothing about it suggests that.
I heard rumors about Kevin Sullivan kept threatening to kill Chris and Nancy, because Chris stole Nancy from Kevin back in WCW days. If anyone murdered Benoit Family, it could be Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan looks evil to do anything.
He was probably a little crazy beforehand (hence his weird, quite and intense personality as well as hardcore drive for perfection), but yeah, wresting definitely drove that into high-gear, a combination of the mentality of people in the wrestling business, the chairshots and beatings to the head he took, the opioids he took to get rid of the physical pain and most importantly, losing a lot of good friends along the way, Eddie Guerrero in particular.
This was great, I never knew the details about Chris , also brought back memories of when I used to watch WWE, it’s crazy how I remember everyone
This is a good video we'll structured. As a wrestling fan It's ashame u don't do more like this.
If you have any suggestions I'm open to listening.
I was planning on trying my hand at some biography style videos in the near future
@@PeakedInterest when u post a new video wrestle realated Ill give u my thoughts ok.
one of the most tragic stories of Wrestling imo. Benoits son also was handicapped, which most probably troubled their relationship even further and added to the existing problems.
He wasn't handicapped, that was a rumor that was easily and swiftly debunked
@billblaski9523 I didn't see any evidence of handicap either and I spent a long time searching.
@PeakedInterest I believe that rumor started when the District Attorney for some reason, did say that Daniel had Fragile X Syndrome. But he later retracted that statement and Nancy's sister Sandra has come out and said that Daniel didn't have any kind of condition or anything
that was a damn fine documentary on "the crippler" chris benoit, one of the very best grapplers of our time... i appreciate your well-written, well-detailed accounts of events leading up to the tragedy. i also appreciate the tone and feel of this piece. the way you are not trying to make jokes, or be funny haha, is commendable. great job.
Watching Chris Eddie and the rest in WCW back in the Day and they’re jump to WWE I was a fan of all of them. Eddie’s Death Hit me the way it hit Chris. Its like loosing your Brother in way. I kind of knew then. When Eddie Died a piece of Chris went with him! I don’t know how to explain it. Then this Happened I remember watching the Tribute show thinking maybe they died in a Car Crash just seconds before Vince said in there Home, so i then said Carbon monoxide poisoning. Then the Suicide came out, Threw me for a loop I knew this wasn’t Chris. He loved his son. When hearing how he did what he did to him, and how he didn’t want him to suffer basically kind of protecting him to death. Kind made sense. But very eerie. I agree with the CTE That got him. I still cant see a Normal Benoit doing something of this Nature!
If Eddie was alive, this tragedy may have never happened. Eddie was the only person Benoit can vent to, once Eddie past, Benoit had no one else. Just an opinion, but it seems logical.
He likely would've passed soon after regardless given how badly damaged his body was from years of steroid use.
The constant blows to the head and Eddie’s death will always be the two things imo that drove him towards the descent we know of today. Tragic all around
Whats weird is I read an article/video where it stated that after it, WWE banned chair hits to the head yet I still see it happening
They did for a while but they slowly crept back in
@@PeakedInterest Pathetic
Shots to the head and head bumps were pretty rampant back then but Chris Benoit seemed to take more than anyone else. It wasn't just the chair shots but the diving headbutt (which should be a move not allowed in pro wrestling anymore) and all the head bumps he took. A lot of them looked nasty.
The fact that he actually looked up the weight tables that are used for judicial hangings and then fashioned a wire noose that turned his weight machine into an upright jerker gallows that would break his neck instantly tells me that he didn't so much care about what he'd done as he did about making sure he died instantly.
He tortured his wife and son to death and knew that he was fully fucked if he got arrested because he'd face the death penalty and that there wasn't a judge or jury anywhere in gerogia that would even care about any "mitigating circumstances" testimony he offered, so he took the cowards way out and hung himself instead.
If he tortured them to death he had a strange way of doing that, considering both Nancy and Daniel had enough numbing drugs in them as to render them sleeping deeply or unconscious. IF he did it.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. RIP Chris Benoit. You were an exceptional wrestler. ❤
27:13 William Regal has since addressed his demeanor that night on his podcast. He said that, on his way to record his segment, John “Bradshaw” Layfield stopped him and casually said something to the effect of “you don’t think HE did it, do you?” And this got in his head.
Very eerie how Regal refused to touch on Benoit’s character even before details of the incident were released. I’d bet he saw signs of Benoit’s descent into madness when others didn’t. Not sure if he’s said anything about this or not.
I've had well over 20 concussions from pro wrestling, and I can already notice some issues starting.
Sad he gave his heart and soul to the company, buisness and us all as fans. Then it turned him into a monster 😢😢
this may be off topic, BUT, the DX intro song? was that a cover or is that just a version of the song, cause i love it
It's a cover.
“The performers were highly trained individuals” proceeds to show a clip of New jack. 8:18
He probably always was, being he was so obsessed with Dynamite Kid he made himself a LITERAL Clone of him.
The head injuries every time he wrestled were no help.
I don’t blame him, but the industry that didn’t care for athletes' wellbeing (both mental and physical). He was one of my favorites 😞. Still now these documentaries make me cry. My prayers for his family and him. 🙏
I blame mostly the organisations too. Wrestlers are just porducts them.
Maybe you should face facts. Benoit is a cold blooded murderer. Nobody is responsible but him. His family is dead, he killed them, so your prayers will do nothing for them.
Highly reccomend the book "ring of hell". It goes very indepth on how he was treated as a "young boy" in japan and backstage coming up. The hazing he endured he later doubled down when he became the vet handing out the hazing. His life was insane before he even landed in wwf
So was that not the case for every wrestler?
@@plantbasedanalyst6263 that's also covered. Some horrible shit a lot of wrestlers have done. But chris, mixed in with eddie, cte, his failing marriage, made him worse. It wasnt a single fight either, him and Nancy were quite volatile according to friends and police reports.
No if that the case how come everyone else isn't a murderer. No one made him choose to kill his son and wife but him
This has been one of the more comprehensive videos on Benoit and the toll it can take on a performer, not just physically but mentally. Love your channel and cant wait for more
2 videos on just a couple of days? Nice! :D I believe that Chris was extremely disciplined when it came his career and he didn't allow himself to not push himself as hard as possible. This plus is deteriorating mental state from Eddie's death, brain damage and I'm sure some other things led him to just crash so hard that he didn't really know what he was doing or should be doing by the end. I suspect that he felt that he didn't really have anyone to talk to.
This is a real tragedy. It's such a bizarre circumstance, based on the facts presented to us. A shame that his legacy has been removed over this event. Good to see his son is still trying to carry on the family name and honor his dad, as he knew that it wasn't truly his dad who committed those acts.
Aside from what’s actually important here… The way the company guy on the phone who wants the welfare check calls it “World Wrestling”, like that’s what it’s ever been called by anyone. 🙄
Hearing that that boy was drugged and then choked makes it better. Imagine if the little boy was alive looking his father as he's getting choked. Thats terrible
Why would he need to strangle his son if he drugged him? He could of simply given his son a deadly overdose and that would of been it. Same with his wife, why the need to tie her up top to bottom in several layers if he could of easily overpower her and stranger her?
@avalond1193 the wife part was a sadistic thing for sure, the son part was probably just impulse thinking
That Larry King interview, Jericho came ff as eloquent, smart, and sincere. Cena, on the other hand, came off as a Company Man, there simply to absolve WWE of any blame.
they said sometime he'd be late to shows because he'd keep circling around the block because he thought someone was following him or they see him sitting in the corner of a hotel bar/lobby normally and then they'd just see him crying to no reason.
the guy had serious brain damage, it's not like he just needed a prozac and to get it together. it's like getting mad at a dementia patient...
Could be schizophrenia?!
Phenomenal videos , gonna binge watch your channel this weekend. Cheers 😊
Chris was a phenomenal wrestler / athlete and it’s sad to see what years of overlooked head trauma and drug abuse has done to him. We can’t fully blame him for his actions without blaming the higher ups that was suppose to be looking after him and paying attention to this kind of behavior. If they were as focused on they employee’s health as they were on the money they generated this whole situation could’ve been avoided to some extent, yes he is at fault for his actions but that’s kind of like victim blaming at the same time because he was a victim to his circumstances. I just hope Nancy and they little boy didn’t suffer in the end and hope this tragedy was a wake up call for everyone in the wrestling profession! We think of these people as super humans but they are every bit as human as me and you and go through hardships the same as we do, they need better physicians and psychologists monitoring them and taking care of them to keep this from happening again
Vince McMahon the epitomy of someone caring about profits and media exposure over the safety and care of its employees.
This has to be one of the emotional tragedies in the professional wrestling industry .
I don't know why , that Wikipedia mystery does give many doubts on its own .
I always loved watching Chris as a kid, i don't even know why he was my favorite, but i think it was just his stoic nature, alongside his almost mythical profile, it was like watching a character out of a book, or an action hero.
I've struggled with both psychological and physical problems for over a decade, and his case never leaves the back of my mind, i often wonder what he was thinking during those last horrific hours, or if he was so far gone that he couldn't even realize what he was doing... but i always end up thinking that it had to do with Eddie, and how he just wanted to go too, but couldn't leave his family behind.
Can i just say, you did a amazing job portraying this tragedy, truth is, I have seen so many videos on this case but i appreciate how much you went into details on things like how the wrestling career sure is fake from a narrative point but real in a athletes pov, how they have to effectively avoid damage, they have little life outside the ring, stress etc, stuff we take for granted as kids or adults. I don't believe (or i hope) Chris did what he did through malice or violence, the brain scans say enough as-is but I'm sure living the last month's/years with Eddies death certainly didn't help him at all.
I have read everything I can about this case. I do think it was CTE. It's the only thing that makes sense. Maybe I'm like his parents, and just need it to make sense, but my goodness. Too, too sad.
I’ve spent nearly a week trying to have it make sense for me. I don’t know why I’ve been a wrestling fan since 98 and was shocked when this incident came to light but for some reason the mystery of it hasn’t hit me till recently. I do strongly believe if he didn’t have CTE it wouldn’t of happened
12:21 This is the same with musicians. Take a drug to stay up to play a show, take other drugs or drink to sleep, wake up in a new city or state or country... then wash, rinse, repeat.
People need to know the abusive nature of management behind the music or performers they support.
So many rock stars from the 70s have said that when they toured, they'd wake up on a plane to...somewhere, walk out of the plane and directly onto a stage, perform to...whoever they were performing to, get back on another plane and end up somewhere else.
They were basically hostages, it easily explains why they were all on drugs all the time. Partly due to the danger and 'fun', of course, but partly because how else would they be able to do a 2 hour gig with jetlag, fly to another city, do it again and again and again for 6 weeks straight? I'm tired after just typing that. Now imagine that but it's 24/7 and every night you have to do a 30 minute cage match against some 6'9 meathead instead of 'just' singing 15 songs.
@@SaintPhoenixx Agreed with your analogy of wrestlers and rock stars. Something interesting I wanted to mention was that All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) back when it was owned by Giant Baba and Mrs. Baba had off seasons in February, June, September and December, typically 3 week and sometimes 4 week vacations. Some months would have more (or less) matches than others. With that, the careers of wrestlers were able to last about 10 years longer than in other companies, where it was common to see 1970s wrestlers still wrestle full-time throughout the 1990s, or 1980s wrestlers still go well into the 2000s. Pro Wrestling NOAH, which was an offshoot of AJPW, did the same thing.
If I was a wrestler back then, I would be happy with those schedules compared to other wrestling companies like WWE, WCW, or New Japan (NJPW).
The only problem it really created was that it caused AJPW and NOAH to get lazy and push the same people, even if they were a draw. However, when they either aged (like Genichiro Tenryu, Rusher Kimura), died (like Giant Baba, Mitsuharu Misawa), or got sick (like Andre The Giant, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams), the company's ratings and general interest took a big hit.
I think that's part of why WWE and most wrestling companies are the way they are with their crazy 24/7 schedule, but in reality, they should just have off-seasons with better creative decisions, while pushing new people to work with the old people that can still go (which AJPW and NOAH failed to do).
What happened to the Benoit family was a disaster no one could ever argue otherwise, it's probably one of the worst things to ever happen in the WWE.
BUT, we cannot erase, deny and turn our heads to what Benoit accomplished in the WWE and ECW, it's erasing a beautiful career of one of the most talented person to ever step foot on the WWE ring.
And most importantly we cannot erased what happened to show to everyone, wrestlers and management what bad care can do to someone.
I think the WWE erased Chris Benoit from their history precisely BECAUSE they knew they were partially responsible for what happened to him. They don't want people to look too deeply into the culture surrounding pro wrestling. Luckily, it seems more and more people are becoming aware of the abuse our sportsmen and women are suffering. I hope it all comes crumbling down and we can build something better for everyone.
I'd say that's probably fair.
David Benoit, born David Christopher Benoit on July 24, 1992, is the son of the late professional wrestler Chris Benoit and Nancy Benoit. David's life became deeply entwined with tragedy when, in 2007, his father Chris Benoit was involved in a murder-suicide that also claimed the lives of his mother Nancy and his younger brother, Daniel.
Following these tragic events, David Benoit largely remained out of the public eye, understandably affected by the profound loss of his family. Over the years, he has made occasional statements and appearances, expressing his struggles with coming to terms with the tragedy and the impact it has had on his life.
David Benoit has shown an interest in pursuing a career in professional wrestling, expressing a desire to honor his father's legacy. However, it's important to note that the wrestling industry, particularly major promotions like WWE, has been cautious about associating with the Benoit name due to the sensitive nature of the events in 2007.
As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, David Benoit has participated in some interviews and has occasionally shared his thoughts on his father's career and the challenges he has faced. The wrestling community has generally responded with a mix of support and understanding, acknowledging the complexities of his situation.
His death took the innocence away in wrestling. Someone said that years ago and it stayed with me
I have absolutely no interest in wrestling, and I've seen/ read about the Chris Benoit tragedy a few times, but Peaked Interest always makes things new and interesting. Thanks🙏🖤✌️
27:20 was there anything more to the William Regal part of the story? It seemed as though there was more since his reserved tribute was included in its entirety and highlighted . Thanks, for an excellent video with a very compelling narrative.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the best damn technical wrestler that ever lived. It has a price, it cost him his own life as well as most of his immediate family. His theme music hit and you KNEW someone was tapping out
I vividly remember this, as i was graduating highschool that year when this happened.
I remember reading that Benoit was deeply religious and turned to that after Eddie's death to cope with it and in his final hours, he'd been reading the story of Elijah, a prophet, and specifically, the story of a young boy being resurrected. (Weirdly, Benoit's final match was against Elijah (Burke)). And then he Googled 'quickest and most painless way' to break your own neck; he died by hanging himself with a weight machine. Nancy's sister reported it and researchers doing a book and documentary uncovered the searches so this isn't just some wild conspiracy, I promise.
For reference, I assume the verse Benoit read was the raising of the son of the widow of Zarephath, a miracle in which Elijah resurrects a young boy who became ill and died.
"After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. And she said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin and remembrance and to cause the death of my son!"
"And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, "O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again". And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived."
"He then takes the child downstairs again and presents him, living, to his mother. This causes her to declare "Now by this I know that thou art a man of God", Elijah therefore "regains his honor and his status."
(Basically, a widow's young son gets ill and dies, Elijah the prophet takes the son away and prays he gets resurrected and God does it)
Head trauma/brain damage, Eddie's death and steroids 100% drove him into that dark place, but I can't help but feel that his actions had a ceremonial or sacrificial element to them. The parellels between those verses and Benoit himself are alarming. Benoit saw Daniel as the sick and dying boy and Nancy as the widow (knowing beforehand that he would kill himself) and Chris, being deeply religious and losing touch with reality, thought God would bring his child back after he died because he was sick and innocent.
You have to imagine there's at least a small link between a deeply religious father reading about a young boy getting ill and dying and then praying for him to be brought back, *right* before his young and ill boy dies. The guy left Bibles next to his dead family, like he was clearly thinking about religion during the ordeal. It's at least partly the reason he did it, mixed with the steroids, head trauma and Eddie (& Big Boss Man, they were also good friends) dying.
His religious beliefs and/or delusions never get mentioned in regards to his final days, it leaves out a piece of the puzzle I think. Not a criticism of this video at all, it was incredibly well put together, I just think there's more to the story than meets the eye. Like, if Benoit had turned to Islam and then done the exact same thing to his family with a Quran scripture instead of a Bible verse, we'd probably be talking about it more.
@@christopherbingham5092 ghey lol
Or maybe he was just a cold blooded killer
@@plantbasedanalyst6263 My thoughts too. Eddie Guerrero, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, Marc Mero, etc. were good friends with Benoit and were equally Christian as him, but they didn't kill their families. Williams in particular (1982-2004) wrestled a similar schedule & the same "full time" length of time as Benoit (1985-2007), not to mention that Williams wrestled in All Japan (AJPW) for 14 years, which is a very physical style. Knowing the style, called "King's Road style", 90% of the old AJPW roster likely had CTE, but no cases of killings.
@@albalog2449Benoit was already predispositioned to being a dark individual, like he would only laugh at other people misfortune, and he was just already had a twisted mind. So add CTE and substance abuse to a mind like that and we will never know what was going thru his head
@Christopher Bingham dumb conclusion
Very well made 👍
Thank you that's very kind. Maximum effort
Chris was depressed, especially ever since Eddie's death. I don't think that wrestling necessarily killed Chris. It was depression and, well, maybe some other factors. Why he had to take his wife and child with him on his way out, I have no idea. It is all so sad, though. Terribly sad.
Chris was my favorite wrestler growing up. Always loved watching him work. Such a shame that the end came the way it did.
He & Eddie were why I watched wrestling when I was younger. I stopped watching religiously when Eddie passed but after Chris I never watched again.
Good video and I commend you for not being afraid to humanize Chris and remind people that although what he ended up doing was evil and can never be justified, we should still be able to discuss what might have lead to that situation without being accused of defending him/justifying what he did.
Damn great video.
His wrestling style, plus years of drugs and hormones, plus depression and alcohol, and also domestic problems. It was a powder keg
That DX highlights package was dope af 👍
When I think of Dark side of the ring I think one one name. New Jack. Hell of a good episode.
For your video, it's was a fine one. Not at the level of DSOTR, but I believe that wasn't your goal. You tried your best :)
Love your channel bro, keep up the great content!
Thanks man. As long as people watch there will always be videos
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Thanks man
@@PeakedInterest No problem brother! It NEVER makes sense to me when a great video like your video which was great & is viewed by a lot of people who I'm positive liked the video just like I did, but are too damn busy to click that LIKE button to show appreciation to the you the creator for the great video. They don't realize that something so small like smashing the LIKE BUTTON will help not only the creator for the hard work that was done to create the amazing video, but also help the algorithm so it can be seen by A LOT MORE people. You did an incredible job! Well done my brother.👏👏👏
I never thought about it as a kid but, the shit they did like coming off the ropes holding an extra 300lbs performing a pile Driver was crazy. I’m surprised his knee caps didn’t give at that moment.