Solomonster Reacts To The 15 Year Anniversary Of The Benoit Tragedy 

you remind me that before the Dark Side of the Ring episodes on Benoit in 2020, I really didn't understand Nancy Benoit's contribution to the wrestling business as a manager for WCW and ECW. The fact that she will be forgotten and unrecognized is a huge tragedy it's also a painful tragedy to think that Daniel Benoit would be 22 today if Chris wasn't a monster who killed his son

I agree.

I completely agree with you. Benoit deserves no respect for anything. Fuck him and his “legacy”

Well said

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Yea I always thought I knew how I felt about the situation up until that darkside of the ring came out about him giving full context to everything shits really tragic how many things went unchecked for years up until this incident

I was reading something about the Benoit tragedy a few weeks ago and they said that Chris’s heart was in bad shape…..I think they said it was like 2 or 3 times the normal size and he had heart disease too Plus his liver and kidneys were fucked up due to almost 2 decades of drug use steroid abuse and alcoholism…..combine that w/ the condition his brain was in at the time of his death and they said that if he hadn’t killed himself he probably would’ve been dead within a year Now I’m not saying this excuses what he did (cause it doesn’t) but WWE in my mind bears some of the blame for this too…..I mean watch the Dark Side of the Ring episode on this-Chris had been displaying this odd behavior for quite some time (@ least since Eddie passed away) plus the fact that he erroneously passed a Wellness Policy test about two weeks before the murder/suicide but it was clear that he was juicing up just by looking @ him I found the WWE Wellness Policy on their website and while things like synthetic testosterone HGH and certain painkillers r technically banned (cause I asked my mom and she said that u can get seriously high off certain prescription drugs) if u can get a legit prescription from your doctor then u can use that as a sort of loophole within the rules Vicki said it best on the show-if Chris had just committed suicide it still would’ve been a tragedy but at least his legacy would be intact but instead he burned his legacy and history in the business to ashes in just one weekend

@@lexkanyima2195 yes it was…..everyone who knew Chris said that after Eddie passed he was never the same-when Eddie was going through his drug issues Chris was the one who took care of him and would tuck him into bed and make sure he didn’t do something like choke on his vomit Vicki said that Eddie and Chris hated each other when they first met but over time they built a mutual respect that became a friendship….hell during the Dark Side of the Ring episode Chavo said that when he told Chris that Eddie had passed all Chris did was release this deep wail of heartbreak almost like he had lost a family member Maybe he should’ve taken an extended leave of absence after Eddie’s funeral but I think that the reason he didn’t was because maybe he was using work as a way to deal w/ the grief he was feeling but even Nancy could see things were going downhill fast (her sister said that about a year before the murders Nancy had wanted Chris to step away from the business) Plus let’s not forget that in addition to Eddie Chris lost several other friends in the business within a couple years of each other (Big Bossman Miss Elizabeth Johnny Grunge Black Cat etc) but I think Eddie’s death was the final straw and like Solomonster said if Eddie was alive it probably would’ve only delayed the inevitable

@@lexkanyima2195 ok I’m a bit confused….what was forced fed-Chris continuing to work when maybe he should’ve taken a break or something else

Chavo put it best: Chris was in a continuous state of mourning.

@@mrterp04 tbh every wrestler during that time was going through the same thing as Chria but they didn't do what he did.

@@TheOldSchoolGamer93 Everybody handles pain differently than others do, and besides we don't know exactly what happened with Nancy which caused Benoit to snap. We weren't there when it happened.

I agree 100%, those deaths were too much for any human being. absolutely

Whoa whoa wait they had problems before eddie’s death I didn’t know that. I thought they were happy at that time!

Was leaving the softball complex when someone called me and asked if I heard about it. Crazy crazy night.

It feels longer than 15 years to me

here is a question then for you: if Benoît had not done what he did what would have been the worst thing to have happened involving a wrestler or wrestlers? cos you are right he did the worst thing possible but finding number 2 is the tough one

@@JohnKobaRuddy Probably Owen's fall/death.

@@JohnKobaRuddy Owen's death, with the murder of Bruiser Brody or Snuka and Nancy Argentino following closely behind.

And Megan, where ever she is.

Owen was a good man that didn't deserve what happened to him while the same can't be said for Chris.

What about bruiser brody ?

@@UnHolyWible Benoit had a history of abuse long before he had CTE.

Ikr

I believe it was Chris who did what he did, because Chavo was the last person he talked to on the phone during the murders. It must've happened when he lied about his wife and son being sick with food poisoning, and the fact that he put Bibles next to their dead bodies, and left them in the house for _TWO DAYS._ Sandra (Nancy's sister) also said Benoit Googled on the internet, how to break his own neck. Benoit knew _EXACTLY_ what he was doing, this was no accident and it had nothing to do with brain damage. It was pre-meditated.

Because they think Chris Benoit the wrestler isn’t the same as Chris Benoit the man. Yeah okay like The Undertaker isn’t the same man as Mark Calaway but anything a person’s own personal lives can affect their professional persona

That's actually a more realistic take. Alot of people act like if Eddie was still alive he could've saved him or something but I think he would've just done it anyway and Eddie would've probably had disgust like everyone who knew him. As nice as a guy Eddie was I don't even think he could forgive something like that.

CTE played a big part, autopsy showed major brain damage. This is why I cringe when I've seen others do the diving headbutt off the top rope, the move is just plain stupid in the first place and the guy that made it famous had his brain turn to tapioca.

The only thing is that Benoit (and also maybe Eddie) would have been dead less than 10 months later if the tragedy didn’t happen. He had an enlarged heart.

Are you tone deaf? Nancy’s sister said that Benoit would’ve died anyway cuz he had months to live

Omg bro that one was the worst when I watched the Dark Side of the Ring and they explained how he killed his wife omg I LITERALLY shivered and got chills up and down my spine I did not know the specifics of how he killed his family until that episode aired and that changed my outlook on Chris even further than it already was like there is no excuse for killing someone let alone brutally kill them like that then claim you loved them like wow man that permanently put a stain on my heart for how I look at pro wrestling unfortunately smh.

@@LiLTailormade Yes, it was premeditated murder. Chris choked his wife out and deprived her of oxygen, that bastard deserves to burn in hell for that and for taking away the life of his own 7 year old child. WWE was right to respond to the situation by erasing Benoit's name and career from existence, he doesn't deserve to be acknowledged for his accomplishments after a despicable act like that. Chris Jericho was right, he will _NEVER, EVER_ be in the Hall Of Fame. The Hall Of Shame is more like it.

that’s really crazy when you truly think about how long it’s been

damn, really? Crazy to think Daniel was barely older than me.

Nancy? She's dead.

@@vincesmith2499 Sandra I meant Sandra, Nancy’s sister. My bad

Fuck em

Lmao🤣🤣

those are the same idiots who say “rip benoit”

There are also fools out there who think he didn't do it.

@@QuackMamba34 Facts, brother. Cases of CTE and brain damage does happen too.

I highly doubt it. Chris was already doing hard drugs and seeing other women on the side while Eddie was still alive. What could Eddie have done to stop Chris from killing his family if Nancy was going to leave him? Which is what she was planning on doing and was also planning on taking Daniel with her which is one of the main reasons why Chris did what he did in the first place.

@@CatsClaw44 And both of them (along with Ken Anderson and Val Venis) knew he did it before anyone else did.

@@CatsClaw44 not saying he wasn't close to Chavo and Regal too, but what Benoit had with Eddie was much more, it was this borderline unhealthy dependence. If you remember just how torn up and broken he was when Eddie died.

@@XombieLejon66 Again what could Eddie have possibly done even if he was alive at the time? A bad marriage is a bad marriage period.

At the Raw tribute show, he said he was extremely disappointed and pissed that Benoit didn’t show up because he always wanted to wrestle him, but he was overcome with guilt and sorrow when he learned what happened. I’m sure he still thinks about it occasionally even to this day. The fact that you were scheduled to work with someone who killed their family and then killed themself (and almost worked the show anyway) has to be extremely haunting.

It’s a shame, as I do remember that I was looking forward most to that match at that PPV. It had a very good card top to bottom, but I knew Punk and Benoit were likely going to steal the show and put on a clinic. When I found out what happened, it was very numbing and sad, especially considering how a child was involved. I remember seeing Punk’s comments the next night on Raw. He was as somber as I can recall ever seeing him. Very sad situation overall.

@@philly_sports1558 pretty sure it was Solomonster who said that IF Chris had worked that show, it could’ve been the end of WWE

I remember too….it was the summer before I turned 14 and I was home browsing the internet (if I recall correctly it was just after 3:30 local time here in Memphis) killing time till RAW came on and I decided to look on the WWE website and when I saw that Chris Nancy and Daniel were dead my stomach hit the floor-I had no clue what what was going on My initial thought was a car accident or possibly a home invasion (carbon monoxide poisoning crossed my mind as well) I mean Chris and Nancy had money so the thought of a robbery gone wrong also crossed my mind…..but when I watched the tribute show and saw Regal and Edge’s segments I knew something wasn’t right-just the energy those two were giving off told me there was more to the story than what they were saying So the next morning when I got up I started searching around and when I finally learned the truth (that Chris had killed his wife and son before committing suicide) I ain’t gonna lie I nearly threw up I was so disgusted It’s bad enough that he tied Nancy’s hands and feet up and then strangled her w/ a cord but years later when I found the autopsy report online and found out that he’d basically tortured her for hours before he killed her AND he had put his knee in her back so hard that there was damage to her lower back And poor little Daniel…..they said he had been drugged possibly w/ Xanax and then the lack of bruising on his neck but damage to the inner muscles of his throat probably came from Chris putting him in some kind of chokehold after he was unconscious But probably the worst part for me was that this didn’t happen all at once or even within a few hours of each other……the bodies were found on Sunday evening if I remember right but according to the autopsy reports Nancy died Friday evening and Daniel was killed sometime early Saturday morning then Chris went to sleep Saturday w/ the bodies of his wife and child in the house but he apparently didn’t commit suicide till sometime late Sunday morning or early Sunday afternoon Now while I didn’t stop watching wrestling permanently it was the last time I did for several months cause I honestly couldn’t do it after I found out about all this

She also gets her facts mixed up a bunch during that interview which i'm surprised noone's called her out on. For instance, she stated Benoit researched the way to break his neck and broke it by pulling the pin breaking his neck instantly when Chris's autopsy states he didn't have any damage to his neck area other than of the damage from the cable around his neck. The police report also states the only thing he researched that weekend was about resurrecting a dead boy which gives you insight into how fucked up his thinking process probably was that weekend. Chris also killed himself by putting the pin in at 240 pounds while adding dumbells to the stack so it was heavy enough to lift him. He also held dumbells in his hands to counter the gravity pulling him up to further cut off his air flow and cause his strangulation. I feel awful for Nancy's family and Chris's family for what happened but don't put lies out there when the police report and autopsy file say otherwise

@@branhasyoutube with 10 years passed from a traumatic event, I'm not going to get on her too much for not having total recall I don't recall her having notes with her during the interview.. The things I found interesting was her talking about how both Chris and Nancy were dealing with losses - self medicating. That alone can mess up your head, never mind anything else going on up there. It doesn't excuse his actions - nothing will - but I thought it offered insight a bit into the 'why'. I also thought it interesting her struggle as both a person that loved Chris and hating what he did. When loved one's do effed up things, reconciling that in the head can be a years-long struggle.

@@branhasyoutube pretty wild that you're calling her a liar over these details. 10 years is a long time dude, especially if your mind is coping with the fact that your sister and nephew were murdered

He wanted help but mvp didn't take him seriously when he said I feel like I'm losing my mind. Mvp just said you'll be okay. Roddy Piper also said how many signs can you give. Benoit also was going to many funerals 2006 also making his Dementia worse

Stop blaming WWE for what Benoit did.

@@vincesmith2499 WWE is just as accountable for allowing Chris to keep doing the flying headbutt. They put the murder weapon into motion when they didn't ban his finisher. Sure, they may not have done the actual deed, but the blood of the Benoit household is on their hands. It's been well documented over multiple platforms over the last fifteen years that Vince knowingly did not get Chris the help he needed and he had already beat up Nancy more than once before that weekend.

@@HyperActive7 Why was it Vince's responsibility to get him help?

It nearly got pro-wrestling banned.

Nazz >>>> kanker sisters

Exactly, the only way we'll get the truth is from the people who can't tell us anything, all because of what one person did to cause this situation to begin with.

It’s a combination of many things that essentially went unchecked, his mental decay after Eddie’s death, the abuse of steroids that eventually took Eddie’s life, the head injuries from wrestling and mix in alcohol, and unfortunately we get a situation like this. It all went under everybody’s radar cause they didn’t know how to comfort him. I definitely think contrary to solomonster that Eddie’s death sent him over the edge especially with how vicky described how he was

@@Icecube647 also what I thought of Jericho has said near the end of the episode is of part 2 sounded like a good theory that the death of Eddie was just too much for Benoit to handle and keeps on his shrinking his own "little world" until he snaps. I know that's not a confirmed theory and all the clues everywhere that we found, still can't give us the real answer.

I remember the initial story being Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

@@moralesharold87 that makes sense. That's really the logical conclusion.

It was the ECW show that Vince appeared on. I think I remember seeing it live.

Wait, there's people making jokes out of this for real?🧐

@@christophermccray6528 people make jokes out of everything.

@@TheOldSchoolGamer93 this world isn't cruel. It's some of the people living in it.

@@christophermccray6528 the world isn't cruel or not cruel. It just is.

Either coping mechanisms or dark comedy. It’s just how the world works.

Curious that you say that because Benoit took a 5-month break in 2006, from May to October. Very little though.

Chris Benoit had complete agency over himself & his thoughts well enough to have wrestling matches. And drive. And behave normally backstage infront of the right people. HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOOOOOOING!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Even his actions weren't evil." Fuck off!

I am not guilty for the acts of another man and neither are you. He did what he did and we have nothing to do with it. He chose that brain numbing move, not us.

People forget that Benoit didnt look or act differently in the ring. Even in his last match he looked like he normally would, so no way to really tell something was off with him.

It's never happening. Let it go

Chris was abusive FOR YEARS.

@@vincesmith2499 Absolutely, Chris had also been doing diving headbutts, German suplexes etc. For years. Long before the medical community started looking for cte and tau proteins in athletes, which only started to be taken seriously just before this happened, therefore we have no idea how long Chris was sick. My point is the same, to tell the story of Chris Benoit and not speak about CTE and how repeated head trauma changes a person is unintelligent, disingenuous or both.

The issue about Nancy's death being posted online was addressed fifteen years ago. It was a nothing burger.

No you can't blame it all on brain damage. He abused Nancy for years.

Nobody denies that he existed.

WRONG.

We do know what happened.

Rubbish.