Punk answers "is WWE trying to erase Benoit from history?" question

[catlady]

85 year old man, actually.

I can see them not bringing it up on the show considering they still don't want to remind people of what he did, but Vince has mentioned in interviews that he doubts the condition of Benoit's brain being so fucked up that it was that of an old man. But obviously, he does know that Benoit's many concussions (as a result of what WWE had him do in the ring) were the cause of his mental breakdown, otherwise Vince wouldn't have ordered there to be no more unprotected chair shots to the head after the condition of Benoit's brain came out. Vince just doesn't want to take part of the blame.

Honestly, Vince is a true business man. He would rather sweep someone under the rug than admit he was wrong.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Like I said, you don't have to promote him or anything like that. But to just never use or mention him under any circumstances is just dumb. If you are talking about the #1 entry into the Rumble, admit that Benoit won the shit from the #1 spot. If you are making a best of Wrestlemania DVD, you better include the main event of WM 20. That was one of the best matches & moments (following the match) in wrestling history.

I understand why they don't, but it just irritates me.

 

[Crayo]

I understand why they don't, but it just irritates me.

This pretty much sums it up. I don't think it's wrong that they don't mention him, it's just quite irritating as they pretty much insult their fans intelligence. But I still think they are doing the right thing.

 

[Wacokid27]

Wow thats a question that shouldnt be asked Benoit deserves no promotion after what he did fucking murderer

Slow your roll.

Come back and talk to me when you've dealt with Post Concussion Syndrome and PTSD, both of which were part of the diagnosis offered through an autopsy of Benoit's brain.

His actions were horrific and I understand (even if I don't always agree with) why he's mainly ignored, although I do agree with Dolph's that, by going out their way to ignore him they are simply forcing more people to do their own research and discover how good he really was at the pro wrestling game, but they weren't the acts that were decided upon by Christopher Michael Benoit, husband and father who, by all accounts, was one of the most dedicated family men in the business. They were acts that were decided upon by an extremely damaged and unhealthy brain.

It's like my grandmother who died last year. When she started acting like a six-year-old who was afraid of the dark, that wasn't the strong, intelligent, tough woman that I grew up around; it was somebody who was so sick and whose brain had become so damaged (in her case by a stroke that led to dementia) that she could no longer truly be considered the same person.

So, before you cast aspersions, get some perspective and some life experience. We'll all respect your opinion a hell of a lot more.

wk

 

[Danielson]

What you do defines you as a person and unfortunately he murdered his family. Whether or not his brain was severely damaged is irrelevant because that is a cop out in my opinion. It was a horrible thing and I don't care if his name is ever mentioned again to be honest. His brain being damaged is a separate issue that I'm sure is being dealt with accordingly.