| Chris Benoit: A Year Later
I still remember quite well turning on the television and shocked to hear the news that he was dead.. and then of course, just days later, learning that he killed himself after murdering his family.
Looking back.. his matches that once appeared as a guy who was going all out because of love for the sport, could be considered warning signs.. the things he did in the ring on a nightly basis and how much intensity he brought with him are scary. But of course.. if the man didn't end his life the way he did, I'd probably still be thinking that he was only obsessed with it and not batshit crazy.
How do you feel about the situation a year later? Has your opinion changed on the man after finding out how insane he was before ever appearing in WWE? Or.. do you feel some sympathy because of how fucked up his childhood was and how his brain was severely damaged prior to the murders?
I tell you one thing.. I find it extremely difficult to watch one of his matches and not think "There goes that murderer".. It's completely ruined the feeling I get from Royal Rumble 2004 and Wrestlemania 20.. the biggest night of his career.. the hug with Eddie.. maybe the greatest Mania match of all time.. all ruined.
Yes, I can look at these matches and think.. "wow.. what a performance" .. but I can never look back on them and think "that's a great moment" |