Thread: Rank a Wrestler #9 - Chris Benoit
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Old 07-10-2010, 12:03 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by Providence Peep View Post
I don't think it's that easy to make a distinction between Chris Benoit the person and Chris Benoit the character. In fact, I'm not even sure if there was a Chris Benoit character, but if there was he wasn't much different from Benoit the person. I was there at MSG for WM 20, and when Benoit finally won the Championship I was standing, cheering, and applauding for Benoit the person.

Anyway, not withstanding the monstrous acts he committed in his final moments, he was one of the greatest in-ring wrestlers. I don't think what he did in his final moments can (or should) completely erase his years of entertaining the fans, though it certainly taints it. I'm giving him a 8 for his contribution to the business.
There's quite a large difference. Benoit murdered his family. He never killed a man in cold blood in the ring.
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