In June 2007, professional wrestler Chris Benoit was found dead in his home along with his wife
Nancy and 7-year-old son Daniel in what was later confirmed as a double-murder and suicide.
There are many conspiracy theories circulating around regarding Benoit’s
double-murder and suicide. Theories such as: overuse of steroids contributing to roid rage,
brain trauma from the many concussions he received.
After all, Benoit’s brain tissue resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer’s patient.
Not to mention, alcohol abuse and a failing marriage with his wife. But the truth is, Benoit was
never was the same person after the unexpected passing of Eddie Guerrero. It broke him.
Speaking just on his wrestling career,
there’s no doubt that he carved out a Hall of Fame worthy career for himself.
He’s a multiple tag team champion, a three-time United States champion, a four-time
Intercontinental champion, a Royal Rumble winner and, not to mention a World Heavyweight Champion.
But do I think Chris Benoit deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame? No, and I’ll tell you why...
There’s no doubt that Benoit was one of the best technical wrestlers to step foot in a ring. He
was as intense as they come but his heinous actions on that fateful night
completely overshadows any accomplishment he did in his wrestling career.
The WWE is a billion-dollar business with many sponsors and investors.
Inducting him into the Hall of Fame would jeopardise these business partnerships
and ultimately lose them a lot of money. It would just make no sense from a business standpoint.
Not to mention from a moral standpoint, why would WWE want to celebrate and reward a man
who murdered his wife and child? There’s a reason he’s been completely blacklisted by the company.
Jim Ross put it best, “Chris Benoit does not belong in the Hall of Fame now or ever,
simply because the last 48 hours of his life is what everybody would want to focus on.”