Dark Side Of The Ring Premiere Tackles The BENOIT TRAGEDY (Review) 

Angel Chris Jericho he legit is the GOAT

Ethan Wilkins watching the documentary I realize something. A lot of people gave him flack for always saying he wanted to follow in his dad‘s footsteps but, never doing it, after watching the documentary The documentary I can easily see why it’s taking so long for him to fully commit to joining the business.

The scene where David breaks down and Nancy's siater walks into frame and hugs him. That hit me.

Mad respect to them. Hearts of gold

Angels could be a more accurate description for them.

Chris Jericho put it even better in one of his books. Something along the lines of Chris Benoit lived as a great man and an incredible performer. One of the absolute best. But he died a monster. He died a coward that took the lives of his wife and child.

Chavo had a better quote i loved Chris but hate what he did

Wing Adept- Agreed.

Great TW- Agreed.

Same here

I just never understood why it had anything to do with his son. The suicide is one thing, then his wife. Horrible but most murderers are over broken relationships. The. The son on top of it. He either had a complete mental collapse that night, or wrestlers aren’t letting us know the whole truth because this doesn’t come out of nowhere

@@MetalMilitia83 Thats something I can never understand as well even Nancy’s sister said on Jerichos podcast that Daniel would have been taken care of and had a good life

Same to your mom and your family man.

I was horrified when they talked about how Harley Race told other wrestlers not to use the diving headbutt move because of the damage this cause to your spinal cord, and he invented the move. Then Dynamite Kid used the same move and ends up in a wheelchair, then Benoit uses the move and ruined his brain. Now Daniel Bryan is using this move despite recovering from neck surgery. I hope other wrestling promotions will start banning that move because of the damage this does to your head and spine.

Shibata was forced to retire after an unprotected headbutt on Okada. It was not a flying headbutt but it was still horrible to watch. Headbutts should be banned.

Yeah & the home video of them wrestling around I was sick

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@@braveinternetguy Asshole

My little brother killed himself in 2013. We were big wrestling fans. We had our own federation with our wrestling toys when we’re were young. Even went to Wrestlemania 23. We always said we would be tag team champions. So this cut deep.

@@jonathanmartinez8347 sorry for your loss man

David looks exactly like his dad now too. So sad

Agreed its even more aggravating that WWE ignored Nancy and Chris's families.

Paul Phoenix They ignored the families and didn’t help them because they were too busy getting caught up saving their own ass to care. If Vince had to do it again I bet you he would have never brought Benoit in to perform in the WWE because of all the negative publicity the double murder-suicide brought to the company. Deep down he probably has resentment toward the man, almost brought down his own organization because of the personal demons Benoit had. But Benoit changed the way they conducted business, no more chair shots to the head, concussions are taken way more serious, sad that Benoit and Guerrero basically had to die for things to change in terms of wellness policy and health concerns for superstars.

Chavo said on Vice's RU-vid channel, he will get assholes on Twitter tweeting him dogs are in the enclosed pool area which is the text he got from Chris that day.

I think i can understand why they didn't want help. But its still dumb. Just because the family told JR he wasn't welcomed when he went to the funeral. Doesn't mean like oh they don't need your help. Like push to help them and if they refuse then sure there's nothing you can do. I mean one of the reasons that led to this was the BS wellness program they had. Not gonna blame WWE fully for Beniot killing his wife and son because at the end of the day. He pulled the trigger on that decision, he was the one who decided to take steroids, and based on what Vickie said that he was good hiding what he was feeling when he was at work. This tragedy did have something good come out of it. Probaly for sports in general when it comes to testing their athletes.

@@pablofabela9004 Nancy's side i think it's possible, they decided not to contact any further after what happened at the funeral. Jim Ross might've went back and told Vince, they hate them and don't want to hear from them. no reason they shouldn't have checked on Benoit's other kids, David and i think he has a sister too.

What that company did to their family is unforgivable.

I suspect that regal knew or at the very least suspected almost immediately that it wasn't what everyone else thought it was and had to choose his words extremely carefully as to not let on that he suspected it was something much worse and much more evil that it seemed.

I do think Nancy should be though, her career does deserve praise. Chris can still be remembered by his peers anyway as you pretty much see mini tributes to his work in tons of wrestlers these days.

@@mrmoviemanic1 Agreed. I like the idea that Jericho said about her being inducted as Woman.

None of them ever do.

They are a pack of vultures

Micheal Jackson was done so dirty by the media I really felt bad for him!!!

I legit cried at that

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The fact that he's the spitting image of his father made it even harder for me to watch.

The part where he broke down got me hard, felt like we were all David in that moment. Hope his life is a gonna be a happy one, he deserves it.

Yeah it's hard to imagine how he has to deal with this everyday I'm sure people remind him everyday what his father did

Thats why I can’t ever forgive Chris. Daniel was a defenseless little kid and he got murdered for no reason, same with Nancy. Its sad all around.

@@aegonthedragon7303 the moment anyone crossed that line by killing one's own family, may God be judged him the only way he could, but for the mere mortals like us, he's irredeemable. F*** Chris Benoit 4 LIFE!!!!!

Never! I don’t care if he “snapped” you never harm a child. He’s in hell now for killing Daniel. That shit is unforgivable

@8bit NES Cutscene did he say it was?

@8bit NES Cutscene he shouldn't be forgiven for neither

That part where her sister said Kevin Sullivan physically abused her is not true at all because Kevin even said it himself in a shoot interview that that didn't happen

according to Mike Graham who lied at times, but his claim was Nancy could be violent too. he mentioned a police report, that Nancy stabbed Kevin and he dropped charges. but the officer was critical, he allegedly said few inches closer and she would've killed him.

This is very painful, and this so sad ! To kill himself is one thing , but to kill his wife and his son , that is the most unforgiving and unforgettable ever!!

@@acewillingham agreed

I think Adam Blampied describes Chris Benoit at this point as a man who shouldn't be remembered but cannot be forgotten.

@@finalxemnasv210 we cant unsee what he did in the ring. But that doesn't mean he has to be publicly lauded for it considering what he did .

That is an eerie story. Maybe that was a sign of some kind.

@@justafanofnerdculture7602To this day, that's what I think.

@Skippy the Alien what got to me was when he said i use to have 4 brothers now I'm not even a brother

I'll say if that happened and they arrested him that night or the next day wwe would be dead

Would probably of been a PR nightmare straight from hell

Great TW I can’t say that WWE would’ve been killed. Even in 2007, WWE would’ve probably managed to survive, albeit barely.

@@zacharylewis2802 i don't see how they would've got past it

Great TW They would’ve scaled down drastically. ECW would’ve been ended, a large chunk of the roster would’ve been fired, the remaining would’ve been pressured into taking pay cuts, and they’d run shows in smaller venues.

didn't he die in the ring or later on he died

Donzel Hawkins Eddie died in the bathroom of his hotel room. Chavo came into the hotel and saw Eddie faced down on the bathroom floor. Chavo rested Eddie in his arms as Eddie was gargling. He died in Chavo’s arm.

@@webshow19 God Damn

Donzel Hawkins yeah dude, that’s depressing af. Chavo talks about it In an interview. Start at 28:30 for the story about eddie’s death. Btw, watch the entire documentary if you have time. It’s a good depressing watch. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XkUsAztC4Xc.html

@@webshow19 ,z

I would go one further and say that once he did what he did to Nancy, he could never be forgiven. David is right in that Nancy should be remembered and honored.

And it ruins a hall of fame status

a year later and it is still one of the toughest things to watch. everything is just horrifying and insanely emotional

Damn that’s deep 💯

LakeErie heartthrob it’s a quote from the Bible

You mean David right?

@@kfire2567 Yeah, that was a typo. My mistake.

@SP what did regal say ?

@@oceanpacific3841 he only praised him as a wrestler and said he was the absolute best, and said that's he is willing to talk about at the minute... he knew.

He was probably thinking the worse had happened and it did.

Me neither and the road warrior hawk episode

And the owen hart one too also

@@gavinstutler2469 Plus, he would've been imprisoned or in a psych ward if he still committed the unforgivable crimes but had somehow survived. Furthermore, just like his best friend Eddie's own death or for a positive (albeit fictional) example, The Grinch upon discovering the true meaning of Christmas from the beloved Dr. Suess book, _How The Grinch Stole Christmas_ that has evolved into multiple incarnations (namely, the classic cartoon narrated by horror icon Boris Karloff that came complete with the catchy "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch" song describing The Grinch sung by Tony the Tiger himself, Thurl Ravenscroft, Jim Henson's posthumous _Wubulous World of Dr. Suess_ puppet series made for Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. early morning TV block for very young children, the year 2000 live-action theatrical film version of the book starring a not-yet disgraced Jim Carrey in the titular role, the seasonally annual "Grinchmas" theme park holiday celebration that's highlighted typically by an in-house musical production of the story which then dissolves into a character meet 'n greet/autograph session featuring all the 2000 film's principal characters who appeared in the proceeding musical - the egotistically blustering Mayor & his top aid with blow horn megaphone, the lovely Martha May Who, the utterly adorable Cindy Lou Who [obviously being aged up simply so lithe female employees in full costume with prosthetic makeup could loosely resemble a young adult equivalent of the inquisitive, budding adolescent version of Cindy Lou from the 2000 movie rather than her actual toddler version from the source book & aforementioned classic cartoon or even the slightly older prepubescent child incarnation of her from the earlier Henson team-developed puppet series], Cindy's seemingly often put-upon local mailman father & of course Mount Crumpit's resident curmudgeon himself dressed as a "Bad Santa", with his dutiful dog Max at his nearby doghouse, seen sporadically with or without the reindeer disguise depending on the situation - that's located on the static Whoville stage set that still exists next to the Bates Motel facade on the Universal Studios property as part of what remains of both the highly truncated tram tours [along with the special effects-heavy Catastrophe Canyon prop stage] & the very-much limited Dr. Suess attractions [this incorporates the various rides, gift shops & character interactions at the specifically-themed Suess Landing play area for tots at the adjacent Islands of Adventure during all other times of the year] when not relied upon in the final months of said year before everything resets back to normal daily park operations & lastly, the recent _Grinch_ CGI film done by the same team behind the _Despicable Me_ / _Minions_ franchise, who also did the prior _Lorax_ & _Horton Hears a Who_ CGI remakes), Chris Benoit's own heart was 3x its normal size, so even had he lived, he wouldn't have made it past 2008 due to dying of congestive heart failure, according to forensic analysis & toxicology reports on his body during & after the autopsy.

@@TherealRNOwwfpooh what the fuck was that

@@gavinstutler2469 I think he would've still have done something if Eddie was still alive. His head was messed up still. I know people like to excuse what he did and just focus on how good he was wrestler. They just blame it on mental health. Thing is that people have been killed over stuff like this. Hell there's even been public shootings for stuff like this. You can't excuse what people did for stuff like that. I know David wants to see his dad get inducted but I don't think it will and he should not be. You can't seperate his personal life and ring work. Hell I don't even think we'll ever see Nancy inducted. People just think she's a victim and forget the career she had. Chris not only tainted his legacy but Nancy's as well.

@@gatosiesta961 TLDR version: Chris Benoit would be in prison or in a mental hospital if he still committed the crimes against Nancy & Daniel but didn't kill himself. Furthermore, just like his best friend Eddie's own death or for a positive (albeit fictional) example, The Grinch upon discovering the true meaning of Christmas from the beloved Dr. Suess book, _How The Grinch Stole Christmas_ that evolved into multiple incarnations, Chris Benoit's own heart was 3x its normal size, so even had he lived through 2007, he wouldn't have made it past 2008 due to dying of congestive heart failure.

@@TherealRNOwwfpooh but looking back i really blame WWE for what they did to not taking time off after Eddie die and his brain fucked up big times

The bruiser broody one was good to.

@@markstriker925 agreed and the screwjob one is great also the highlight is Corny and Russo at the end😂😂

My favorite

Still a fantastic ending. It's just under-played due to future events

Even before he killed his family he was physically abusing Nancy for years, and you want to turn a blind eye to that?

Does that also apply to hulk hogan

So you want to ignore what he did just because you liked him as a wrestler? You’re a fucking pile of garbage

Yeah fuck that bitch

Mistress Jen A lot of main stream media fucks like her are like that. They don’t care about actual facts, just a narrative even if it’s false.

😂😂😂

LakeErie heartthrob his heart was still fucked up from all those steroids he took. He wasn’t gonna last much longer, would have probably suffered a similar fate to what Eddie had. Not saying that fate was a good one, Eddie is actually my favorite wrestler. But the drugs, the steroids, the abuse to the body comes back to haunt most wrestlers that’s why they die young unfortunately.

I'm going to go the opposite, i think it would've happened sooner had he retired.

Atleast taking time off

@@superlex611 he did just a year before and it probably really escalated problems between him and his wife

@@tw475 there might be a argument but not in a physical way yet

There is an upside at the very end of it. It is depressing as shit, but the ending is very good and uplifting.

I think it should be talked about though, I like that the doco is about the pain of holding in this shit, you got to talk about your pain.

Its possible that he was in a blackout state due to drugs and alcohol when he killed his wife. They had been partying when it happened. I don't understand why he killed his son and stayed in the house for 3 days with the bodies

Oh my god… How did you survive?

Well said. Like if a soldier has PTSD/brain injury and kills someone, we don't just ignore the PTSD and say "he's evil. case closed", do we?

@@Dare5358 I understand your analogy. But many people here won't get your analogy and in fact will get offended that you compared a soldier's mental health to a common person. But yeah, I understand your point. Even in the eyes of law if a mental patient committed crime then he is not guilty but sent to an asylum.

@@UKpowerunleashed Thanks mate. And I'm not trying to say Benoit was a good man thru and thru, clearly that's not true either. But I do believe Vince intentionally pushed the "chris was evil, enough said" narrative specifically to avoid a conversation about drugs, concussions, and health care for workers.

Actually I can ignore what he did in the ring and I will continue to. Fuck him

@@elijahloveell8809 yeah fuck him, but my point still remains