Chris Benoit's son David opens up about tragedy, training to be a wrestler, Hall of Fame, AEW 

The Sins of a Father aren't the Sins of a Son.... I hope David Benoit finds success in pro wrestling I'm rooting for him!!!

Imagine Dominick Mysterio vs David Benoit in the far out future

Stop feeling bad and let's motivate this man to be what he deserves to be.

It's been a tough life for this man. Yet, he managed it well. Bless you, David 🙏🏻

He looks like a very shy guy I almost wanna reach out through the screen and hug him

When he said “I need this.”.........that hit me hard

Wild to hear his voice. He sounds and looks like his father. David doesn’t deserve to be kept out of the industry even if his father nearly killed it. Hope he achieves everything he wants.

My heart breaks for this man. Not just for his career, but more importantly, for him and his family. I can't imagine the grief they've had to deal with. Life is so brutally unfair sometimes. Best wishes, David.

I feel so bad for this dude. His life will never be normal. He obviously loves and respects his father which is even tougher because his father will always be demonized. God bless David Benoit

David's very brave to speak openly about his past and putting on a brave face. Dave if you read this comment I Wish you a happy life bro.

I really feel for this guy man. The bags under his eyes tell what he’s going through and I wish I could help him. No person should have to go through what he did.

28:58 you can tell how excited David is when he is asked if he would go out to his father's music and wanting to use the name. I hope he gets in the ring soon. He would have my support.

It’s disgusting that the WWE tried to ban this kid from going to fights and stuff just because of his father

I just realized. CVV just landed the biggest "must have" interview that people have been wanting to for years. If that doesn't speak volumes of how great a guy CVV is, I don't know what does.

Respect to this guy. He went through some hard things and is willing to talk about it!

I really feel for David man. It must’ve been extremely hard being only 14 having that happen and losing your dad, little brother, and step mom then your life suddenly changes forever for the worse and it’s all you ever hear. I just wanna give the guy a handshake and a big hug. He’s probably been through so much and I applaud the shit out of him for staying so strong through the years. God bless you David. We’re always rooting for you and your family.

What a strong kid. All the best to him.

It's incredible how much he looks like his dad. He even laughs just like him and has the stubby arms, too

He sounds like a nice genuine dude man. Just his voice and mannerisms you can tell he is a gentle soul. I wish him all the best man I feel so bad for the crap he went through.

This man lost all of his main family due to his father and he’s still mentally stable. Bless this man, and give him a chance.

People who troll him about his dad are trash. Have your opinions but don’t address them to him, he’s his own person.

If David wants to pursue wrestling, he deserves a chance. He didn't do anything wrong at all.

He acts a lot like the GOOD qualities people saw in his father, long before the end of his life. Quiet and reserved, skilled, loves wrestling, seems super chill. Im happy hes found peace

Respect to David for the interview, seems like a great hardworking young man. Hope he makes it wrestling

David is intentionally taking the hardest road back to try to resurrect his family name from the ashes. A truly commendable effort that shows tremendous character

When David decides to wrestle I will say “welcome home”.

Totally not crying rn. Chris was my childhood hero. When he passed, it was a major blow to me as a 10 year old kid. 7 years later I lost another hero in my grandfather, who took his life in 2014. My grandfather wanted me to be a professional wrestler, now at age 24, I'm actually considering it because I wanna make my grandpa proud. Seeing something with the same dream in this interview gave me the motivation to take the steps I need to take to do so. Make your dad proud David and never give up

David deserves his own spotlight. What a beautiful soul. He would make his father proud, I'm sure

My heart broke for David when he said he got to tell Chris he loved him the last day he spoke to him.

Wwe literally did nothing for this kid/guy shame on them. The only ones that reached out was Jericho and Chavo.

I pray that this guy gets so much good in his life going forward. HE IS NOT AT FAULT FOR WHAT HAPPENED. People who take their own lives forget there’s people who love them that have to live with it. People who kill others forget there’s people who love them that have to live with the repercussions. This guy seems like an outstanding guy who deserves peace and happiness.

I have a tonne of respect for this guy man. I was exactly the same age as him when my dad died and my dad didn’t die or leave a negative stigma with his passing. So I can only imagine the feeling he has been going through all this time. He deserves to be treated as David and not the son of Chris and he is only his dad by surname only. This is a man of his own

He looks like he has been crying ever since . . . Bless this man .

Poor David, in a way he's still a shy young guy that loves and looks up to his Dad. In other ways, he's mature beyond his years having to deal with such a tragedy.

We all need to show some praise for Chris Jericho ,keeping in contact with his old friends son ,he's helped jungle boy since his father passed think we need to show more respect to this man ,plus I'd love to see David get his dream ,one class act human being right there

I can’t even imagine putting myself in this kids shoes. Hope he has success in wrestling! Also opening up like this tragedy must be so difficult. Great interview

He laughs just like his dad that’s crazy

David saying he wants to wrestle as CHRIS BENOIT had me in tears. This whole interview had me in tears. He sounds like him (his speech is 100% like his father, even the high pitches), LOOKS like him... Just wow. David, we love you. I know you'll do your dad proud in the ring. And CVV... You scored the one interview everyone needed to see. You got David Benoit opening up to everyone for the first time since the tragedy. I'm so proud of you. Both of you.

Man, imagine the strength of David Benoit's heart. I've been through a lot but never face a hard times like him, I got so much respect for him. This two guys, both are amazing at heart. May God bless you two.

@Chris Van Vliet I would love to see a part 2 for this interview. I think everyone wants to hear from David now in 2021. 👏

"I need this." That right there pretty much said it all. What a guy. He contacted you for this, you said, right? Much respect for what he did. Couldn't have beene asy at all. And you handled it well, as both being professional, but also supportive of it. Damn I love this itnerview! Haha.

The second he starts to wrestle I will watch him no doubt about it

To do that interview was incredible and shows how great this man is. To have that perspective on life after all the past it is truly inspiring.

Great interview Chris. Think that was therapeutic for him to talk about. Hopefully he succeeds in life and eventually gets to live out his wrestling dream.

This interview for me shows how good Chris is; He made sure David was comfortable although the tragedy must be hard topic for him to talk about. Also at the same time he kept the conversation going nicely when sometimes the kid was a bit shy with his answers.

Jericho is a authentic good guy he stepped in to the roll of dad for David.

I couldn’t imagine what this man has been through. The strength to go through that at such a young age and come out a stronger, well adjusted person is commendable. I wish you the best David.

*Just came across this today. Excellent interview, lovely fella. God bless you, David. Great questions too, you kept it flowing very well.*

You can see a he's very nervous and/or not used to being interviewed, which speaks volumes about how great an interviewer Chris is. Unbelievable start to the new year, which makes me so excited to see what's next! Keep up the great work Chris!!

The man should be allowed to represent the positive aspects of his father.

Hang in there David. We are rooting for you.

What a great kid❤ looks just like his father, just like my son. Prayers to him and his family

Its insane how much he looks and acts and talks like his father.

“I can only do me.” Give this man some slack and let him stand on his own.

You can feel the atmosphere of the interview. It's like he wanted to say so much and it was hard to push it out, with Chris genuinely trying to pull thigs out of him helping him. David wants a way out of the shadows. The fact he has admiration for his own father as a wrestler... he called him "My hero". Man.. a son that has that sense of forgiveness for what has happened and the face he made when Chris mentioned how WWE handles the whole thing, canceling his father... well... speaks volume and it's truly emotional. I really wish all the best to this man, we have the same first name. Dunno what he's doing now, 3 years later, he definitely has advisors like Chris Jericho and others big names like that so I'm sure he's doing the best for himself. I loved watching his father when I was a teenager, I'll definitely enjoy watching David if he really makes it through the shit a lot of people will throw at him. Enormous boots to fir for real but he's got the balls to not let the dream fade or get washed away. Thanks a lot to Chris Van Vliet for having this chat and have shared it with us. Specially for the way he handle this, with humanity and respect and sensibility.

The dude is literally a spitting image of his father.

It's crazy how much he looks like his dad. Just a little more shaven.

This kid has been through a whole hell of a lot. God bless him.

Well done Chris, great interview. He was so comfortable with you.

I could tell in his eyes that He has been through so much man. Wishing David the best in his future endeavours

He’s got his dads laugh, quiet guy. It’s eerie. Never been so excited for a wrestler

I’m so glad that David has Chris Jericho as a mentor and best friend, as his dad had Eddie Guerrero as his own. Solid interview CVV, thanks for this.

When I heard David say he wanted to become tag team partners with his brother I cried. I pray to god that David Benoit becomes the Heavyweight Champion just like his father

Your dad was a badass dude! Sorry for your loss and what you had to endure. Hope to see you one day wrestling and continuing your dads legacy in the business. Best wishes to you and your family.

“You could’ve called me bro, I would’ve flew down” That was heartbreaking to hear.

Chris you should be very proud of yourself. You did an excellent job. You handled this interview with compassion and professionalism. I'm sure this interview wasn't easy for the both of you.

OMFG I have such a hard time thinking about David....He's so amazing...so impressed with this MAN. What a beautiful human being.

I wish I could hug this guy. Everything he had to go through, and still does... man, I have my issues too, and I can only imagine how it must be for him, especially seeing as he's Benoit's son and he KNOWS how his father actually was as a father and man. I'm just a mere fan, and to this day I feel bad about it all, as people are still so eager to blame Benoit for his actions as if there was no chance of some sort of psychological reason being involved just because "he could find his way to an airport". As if they knew about the human mind and what may have been happening in his head. YES, it was a huge tragedy, but... that's how life is sometimes: stuff keeps piling up until a tragedy happens, and then instead of learning from it we just blame the person involved and move on. Kinda like when you see people snap because of bullying, and instead of treating it as a serious issue we have those idiots claiming that "durh durh someone also punched me one time and I didn't kill anyone because of it derd derp", as if the human mind was simple as that. As I said, I have my own issues and have been going through therapy for some time now, and I can only relate to what he may be feeling and how hard it is to be at peace with what's going on inside of us, even if my issues aren't the same as his. He seems like a genuinely great person, someone who would be great to talk to, and I hope he finds his way to a wrestling ring and live his passion. I also hope that he keeps cherishing all the memories he has of Benoit, because he has every reason and right in the world to miss his father and remember him for the good times. God bless David.

Yep, CVV is officially the GOAT now. Their is a reason he chose CVV and reached out to him!

That seemed like a difficult interview to do. Chris Van Vliet is a good interviewer.

Chris Van Vliet is just the nicest interviewer. He's so skilled at adapting to the conversation style of the person he's talking to but also he's genuinely interested in the person. ❤❤

Dude is just a man that loves his dad. Truly saddening that David and others have to deal with a situation like this.

As an introvert myself, I can relate to how uncomfortable he felt especially at the beginning and it makes me like him more I also respect CVV even more for how he handled the interview 👍🏾

Chris you handled this interview so well, I have so much respect for you.

Man I honestly hope David finds big success in wrestling. Seriously, folks need to stop putting the sins of his father on David. He his own man. Let him shine.

Chris was one of my absolute favorite wrestlers.. such great memories and matches. I can remember crying after I found out. I believe it was the first time I cried over someone I never met..or possibly eddie

Those high pitched "yeah" responses are mad relatable.

He comes off so introverted and I can totally relate so big fan already!

That's tough, you can tell he looks up to his dad like an ABSOLUTE superhero and wants to carry on the name and legacy, but it will always come back to what happened that day. I feel for him, seems real gentle and good natured dude, hope he doesn't ever get held back or feel hesitant from doing what he wants.

I wish David Benoit the best of luck and a bright future. Im so sorry u have to live thru all the social media hate and everyday life struggles with ur family tragedy. U r a strong human being for putting up with it every day of ur life

Dude. This interview makes me sad. You can tell he’s scarred and still broken. And it did mess him up a bit, but how can such a tragedy not do that to someone. He seems like he has a good heart. I wish him the best in everything. ❤️😎

Listen to his voice as well. That’s how Chris sounded, the softly spoken, slow cadence is identical.

we are with you man you have been through what no one innocent children should go through i hope you stay safe and be a great wrestler one day

I wish we could hear more from David in 2023...

Jesus he looks so much like his dad it’s crazy

25:30 He loved Daniel so much. His only brother, Dark Side of the Ring showed old home footage of those two playing and living with Nancy. When he said that they wanted to be the Tag Team Champions, that broke my heart. 😢

Chris Benoit was legitimately top 3 in ring performers of all time. People refer to Randy Orton being “smooth” in the ring and that’s exactly how Benoit was. Dude was just so believable in every move he did. Such a drastic change that you see in wrestling today.

Still hyped to see David become a wrestler, looking forward to the day he steps into the ring to do business! 👌

You can hear the pain in his voice when remembering his father but the joy and excitement to remind everyone how he was such a great man outside of his final days.

A huge thank you to David Benoit for trusting me with this interview. It’s the first time he’s opened up about the tragedy and as you can see, it wasn’t easy but he said it was good to get it off his chest. He’s a great guy and I’m excited to see what the future holds for him both inside and outside of the ring! If you’d rather listen than watch, this interview is available on my podcast: APPLE: bit.ly/CVVshow SPOTIFY: spoti.fi/2X3de0h GOOGLE: bit.ly/2NseN8D STITCHER: bit.ly/2KU3y6H

My mom, dad & brother all committed suicide in 2014,15,16 it sucked at the time but in the end it made me grow up & be alot more mature with life, everything happens for a reason, rather it's good or bad there's a reason for everything!❤

I feel so bad for this kid he lost his dad step mother and brother all at once . He looks like he has been good health. I am so sorry for your loss and hope you can come back to wrestling

As generic as this will sound HE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM

I had absolutely no idea Benoit had a surviving son. I've read everything about the news, including conspiracy theories, and nobody ever mentioned he had another son...

Big fan Chris of what you do, happy you gave David a time to speak from his heart. I can’t imagine what this kid went through and what challenges he goes through life. What the father did shouldn’t go through the son. It’s disgusting the way human beings can’t separate this situation. I would love to see David in the ring, you can tell this is beneficial to talk about. That’s still his father regardless of what he did, I’m sure he feels bad for what his dad feels, as for the WWE HOF, Chis will never be in it cuz all the backlash from social media.

One of your best interviews thus far.

I met Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero within the span of a few minutes, right after a show. Got their autographs and spoke to them briefly. I said something like "you had a great match." Benoit said "thank you." He seemed very tired. He even seemed a little bit reluctant to give an autograph at first. Probably one of the most exciting moments of my life.

Chris is a pro. He managed this interview so expertly

I really hope he achieves some success in the world of professional wrestling one day, not because of his father's legacy in the ring but because he deserves to be happy.

Dang I feel for this dude. You can tell hes spent alot of time with some heavy feelings. Great to see hes pushing on through it