WWE's Chris Beniot & family found dead.

Tom|Nbk · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:40

Twinblade said:
His removal of merchandise can been looked at from three angles.

1) He did in fact commit this crime, and the WWE do know more than they are letting on, as per comments on their website about being asked to keep quiet. They have decided that it would be wrong to make money from a murderer and therefore removed his merchandising.

2) They know nothing more than we do. They have decided to remove his merchandising for the time being to stop people cashing in on his status, as invariably things for famous dead people increase in value, and also they dont want to be seen as insensitive for the time being.

3) They have been asked by Benoits family to remove the merchandising.

That said, it seems to be a little odd removing his name from the title of the Wrestlemania DVD, and stopping all searches for him on the website. Unless its a traffic issue that has forced the latter.

2. Is void, they already announced they know a lot more than we do but have asked to keep it quiet at the current time. Also im pretty sure a corporation as big as the WWE can handle the traffic

sunlitsix · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:49

what the hell, theyve also removed the tribute pages from RAW and ECW :confused:

RAWs page has gone back to the mr mcmahon death :mad:

ECW gone back to johnny nitro winning the title

iCraig · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:54

Removing the tributes?

That makes no sense. Unless they know something very disturbing.

red11 · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:54

Was the tribute last night in a fan packed arena? If it wasn't, that itself strikes me as strange.

sunlitsix · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:56

iCraig said:
Removing the tributes?

That makes no sense. Unless they know something very disturbing.

there is still one on his profile, just recently been removed from the RAW/ECW pages

Linoge said:
Was the tribute last night in a fan packed arena? If it wasn't, that itself strikes me as strange.

nope, they turned away all fans. everything was set up in the arena though

moogie · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:56

WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

Twinblade · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:57

Linoge said:
Was the tribute last night in a fan packed arena? If it wasn't, that itself strikes me as strange.

Not really, I seem to recall they did the same for Eddie. Was just all the WWE Superstars at the top of the ramp in an empty venue.

SexyGreyFox · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:58

bbspeed said:
WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

I thought the last 7 pages were about Muslims.

sunlitsix · 26 Jun 2007 at 16:59

Twinblade said:
Not really, I seem to recall they did the same for Eddie. Was just all the WWE Superstars at the top of the ramp in an empty venue.

eddie's tribute shows did have an audience

red11 · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:00

Twinblade said:
Not really, I seem to recall they did the same for Eddie. Was just all the WWE Superstars at the top of the ramp in an empty venue.

I thought they had a special tribute show including fans in the arena for Eddie, the only other one I remember is the Owen Hart one too.

Hilly · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:00

bbspeed said:
WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

Welcome to 10 hours ago.

Gerard · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:02

Twinblade said:
Not really, I seem to recall they did the same for Eddie. Was just all the WWE Superstars at the top of the ramp in an empty venue.

Wasn't empty for guererro, was a regular show basically with the building packed.

The Running Man · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:06

they will want to remove all association for him - on the speculative point that he is the perpetrator of the crimes.

if he isnt then it can just be called £"precautionary"

Mr Nice · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:09

Tom|Nbk said:
Hmm, personally I also think there just removing the stuff so they no longer profit from his name.

Debatable, remember "Eddisplotation"

Wade Keller off PWTorch

Wade Keller's Audio Summary from PWTorch.com:

-He said it is being reported he suffocated his wife and son, perhaps a day apart. And then hung himself. Late Sunday night, he sent a strange text message to a person within the WWE. The police broke into the house at 2:30 pm today and found them in separate rooms.

-Vince called all the wrestlers backstage this afternoon for an emergency meeting. Wrestler were already bawling and crying. A longtime WWE wrestler said it was the most emotional state he's ever seen the wrestlers.

-There was a really uneasy feeling Sunday. Everybody felt something was wrong.

-One wrestler said "It was bound to happen". There was a strong suspicion backstage that Benoit did this right away. There was also a suspicion that Nancy had done it. They had a volatile relationship and everyone knew it.

-Hardly anybody backstage really knew Benoit. He had a very small inner circle that one time included Eddy Guerrero and recently included Chavo Guerrero. But even they had a certain psychological distance from Benoit. Everyone could tell that something wasn't right lately with Benoit.

-He said that he was a very nice and pleasant person to be around, but a person close to Benoit said that Chris had "snap potential".

-A lot of steroids were found in the Benoit household, and Benoit has had bouts with "roid rages". WWE may suffer publicly because of their unenforced "Wellness Policy".

Tom|Nbk · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:09

Nickg said:
they will want to remove all association for him - on the speculative point that he is the perpetrator of the crimes.

if he isnt then it can just be called £"precautionary"

They know a whole lot more about just what the hell actually happened, Plus they could have removed it for a number of reasons as stated above

drunken fool · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:25

Tom|Nbk said:
They know a whole lot more about just what the hell actually happened, Plus they could have removed it for a number of reasons as stated above

i seem to remember that all the Eddie merchandise was pulled almost straight away after his death as well :confused:

could just be wwe policy?

dafloppyone · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:40

Chris Benoit Strangled Wife, Smothered Son, Hangs Self, Report Claims

By Jim Roberts
Jun 26, 2007 Chris Benoit investigation - A new report claims that WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) professional wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife on Saturday, and then smothered his son in his bed a day later on Sunday. The report comes from the newsroom at TMZ.Com. On Saturday Benoit was supposed to participate in a "SmackDown" show in Beaumont, Texas; however, he was a no-show at the event.

Chris Benoit Strangled Wife, Smothered Son, Hangs Self, Report Claims According to a ring announcer, Benoit did not attend because of "personal reasons." The Internet Web site WrestlingObserver.com later reported that Benoit had a "family emergency" and had to rush home.

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WWE officials were unable get in touch with Benoit, and on Monday afternoon they asked the Fayette County Sheriff's Department in suburban Atlanta to check on him. When deputies arrived at Benoit's house at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, they found the bodies of Benoit, his wife Nancy, and his son Daniel

TMZ is citing several Atlanta-based law enforcement sources on the details of the grisly scene. One source told TMZ that Benoit was texting friends during Sunday's WWE "Vengeance" Pay-Per-View program- possibly watching the show with his son, who may have been alive at the time.

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According to sources, Benoit then hanged himself Monday in a weight room inside the family home. A police investigation is ongoing.

Gerard · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:44

dafloppyone said:
hmm I can think of more ultimate warrior, ,

^ warrior is very much alive.

red11 · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:45

Gerard said:
^ warrior is very much alive.

And is still far up his own rectum. He has a few refent speeches on google video and youtube.

Tom|Nbk · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:45

dafloppyone said:
Chris Benoit Strangled Wife, Smothered Son, Hangs Self, Report Claims

By Jim Roberts
Jun 26, 2007 Chris Benoit investigation - A new report claims that WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) professional wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife on Saturday, and then smothered his son in his bed a day later on Sunday. The report comes from the newsroom at TMZ.Com. On Saturday Benoit was supposed to participate in a "SmackDown" show in Beaumont, Texas; however, he was a no-show at the event.

Chris Benoit Strangled Wife, Smothered Son, Hangs Self, Report Claims According to a ring announcer, Benoit did not attend because of "personal reasons." The Internet Web site WrestlingObserver.com later reported that Benoit had a "family emergency" and had to rush home.

***

WWE officials were unable get in touch with Benoit, and on Monday afternoon they asked the Fayette County Sheriff's Department in suburban Atlanta to check on him. When deputies arrived at Benoit's house at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, they found the bodies of Benoit, his wife Nancy, and his son Daniel

TMZ is citing several Atlanta-based law enforcement sources on the details of the grisly scene. One source told TMZ that Benoit was texting friends during Sunday's WWE "Vengeance" Pay-Per-View program- possibly watching the show with his son, who may have been alive at the time.

***

According to sources, Benoit then hanged himself Monday in a weight room inside the family home. A police investigation is ongoing.

Thanks but this is nothing we do not already know..The new story is as reported by Sky News that this was a "roid rage" attack. Should hear more details soon.