Dammit! You can't just pretend Benoit never existed!

**The One** · 05-21-2008, 02:03 PM

I still say it's a rough thing to address.

Yes, Chris Benoit was one of the best to ever lace a pair of boots. But how do you honor a man's accomplishments and his past, without having the entire thing be marred with his final 72 hours. It's still, after all this time, one of those things that I simply can't understand. His wife is bad, his son is beyond my comprehension. Can you separate the man from the killer? I know I can't, and don't think we should either.

Plus, and this is a REAL easy move on WWE's part, they don't want to be accused of making even a penny off of Chris Benoit's name. So they edit it out. It's really a fine PR move. So I wouldn't expect to ever see Chris Benoit so much as mentioned on WWE programming again.

Easy way out? That's debatable. But it's what they're doing, so case closed.

05-21-2008, 02:03 PM	#14
The One Boss Posts: 17,611	I still say it's a rough thing to address. Yes, Chris Benoit was one of the best to ever lace a pair of boots. But how do you honor a man's accomplishments and his past, without having the entire thing be marred with his final 72 hours. It's still, after all this time, one of those things that I simply can't understand. His wife is bad, his son is beyond my comprehension. Can you separate the man from the killer? I know I can't, and don't think we should either. Plus, and this is a REAL easy move on WWE's part, they don't want to be accused of making even a penny off of Chris Benoit's name. So they edit it out. It's really a fine PR move. So I wouldn't expect to ever see Chris Benoit so much as mentioned on WWE programming again. Easy way out? That's debatable. But it's what they're doing, so case closed.