WWE Backtracks on Chris Benoit Situation: Some Fans Should Too

Before I get too far into World Wrestling Entertainment's retraction of some of their comments, I'd like to note that I've gotten some hate e-mail from Chris Benoit fans who won't tolerate anyone speaking out against their murdering a$$hole hero.

I don't care what he's done in the wrestling world; he murdered his wife and killed his seven year-old son before taking the coward's way out of taking responsibility for his actions. His contributions to pro wrestling pale in comparison to the horrific crimes that he carried out against his family.

I would not have thought Benoit capable of something like this either, but I, like the fans who e-mailed me, only knew his public persona, not Benoit the real person. The "Canadian Crippler" was a WWE character who could be made into a good guy or a bad guy almost at will; merely by insulting the fans or the local sports team, he could get the fans to boo him; insult or attack the evil Mr. McMahon (the character of WWE owner Vince McMahon), the fans would cheer him, or any other WWE character.

So these individuals who e-mailed me directly (instead of posting their vile for everyone to see in the comments section of the article in question) shouldn't be throwing stones. Their rationale for defending Benoit was based entirely on Benoit's "Canadian Crippler/Rabid Wolverine" character that was created by WWE and Benoit himself.

It was obvious that they only knew the character and not the man behind the character. They provided no insights into the man at all. I would also like to point out that from the grammar mistakes contained in these e-mails, these twin twits had obtained a fourth-grade education--through the mail. I was not impressed with their command of the English language.

Further, it is entirely possible that these two fans still wear diapers as the quality of their writing had yet to rise to a level higher than the contents of those diapers, if you take my meaning. Go back to school, whippersnappers, and learn to write--and get a clue as to what you're writing about before you darken my Inbox again. And don't defend a murderer either.

WWE made a huge deal about honoring Chris Benoit's career on Monday night's WWE Raw program and dedicated the entire three-hour program to his memory:



The very next night, on the Extreme Championship Wrestling program, Vince got on and backed way off--"in light of recent developments..." etc:


That was the right thing for Vince McMahon to do. He's clearly as horrified by last weekend's events as everyone else was--except for the aforementioned gits--and actually went on the offense against some of the reporting going on.

I still think that Vince needs to provide major leadership against substance abuse in his company and should take a stand against steroids and substance abuse--and then enforce the rules. He may save someone's life--as well as his company.