10 Years Later: The Benoit Tragedy

[James Steele]

It's now been 10 years since the Benoit double murder-suicide. We can look back on it now and have a discussion on what effects it has had on the wrestling business and look back at all the issues surrounding the tragedy with slightly less emotion and hopefully a bit more clarity.

Benoit having CTE and the brain of an 84 year old Alzheimer's patient.

The WWE's handling of it during the immediate aftermath and after the horrible reality of the situation came to light. Damage control, whitewashing Benoit, etc. you

All the conspiracy theories (that people still argue for) such as Kevin Sullivan being the murderer.

The news media's immediate response and the rash of rumors they ran with (Daniel had Fragile X, Roid Rage, interviewing any and all wrestlers even those who didn't even know Benoit, etc.)

Discuss your thoughts, reflections, opinions, or research in this thread.

Without a doubt, this is the darkest hour in the history of the wrestling business, but what have we and the wrestling industry learned from it?