![]() ![]() Steroid use and CTE get blamed for Benoit’s heinous actions. There are living victims, too: Nancy’s family and Benoit’s two children by his first marriage. I knew his wife, Nancy, aka “Woman.” She was so sweet (and a great performer). I don’t want to normalize, excuse or forgive what Benoit did. It was wrestling’s biggest event of the year. At WrestleMania XX, each got what he had long deserved. ![]() But, given chance, they wrestled like giants. ![]() The best friends embraced in the ring after. Guerrero and Benoit made me cry before: At WrestleMania XX at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 2004, Guerrero won the WWE title and Benoit won the world championship. That combined with their skill sets to make them shine like diamonds. Their work ethic and sense of accountability are unmatched by anybody I’ve encountered in any walk of life. But he was earnest, honest and encouraging.Īs wrestlers, they were among the best of their generation, likely the very best. He would do anything for you.īenoit could be a bit more distant. He was concerned about you, and not just superficially. Guerrero was one of the best men I’ve ever met. I worked with both in World Championship Wrestling from 1995-2000. Benoit committed suicide in 2007 after murdering his wife and son in their home. Guerrero died suddenly in 2005 as a result of acute heart failure. There was a scene from WWE TV where Chris Benoit was weeping hysterically over the death of Eddie Guerrero.īenoit was the program’s subject. I watched the season premiere of VICE’s “Dark Side of the Ring” pro wrestling series Tuesday. ![]()
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