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#81 |
Over Like Rover
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in that case, a word of advice for the future:
don't make idiotic comments like that, especially when they completely miss the mark, if you don't want somebody to respond to you in kind |
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#82 |
Y2KoTF
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I'm sorry, I thought the first sentence of the second post made it clear I was joking. I'll be mindful to make it a bit more obvious next time. That's not being snarky there either.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#84 |
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I am sure that he will bementioned somehow. Von Eriks were inducted to hall of fame. I thinj 2 committed suicide so who knows
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#85 |
Over Like Rover
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#86 |
THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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Text Message 1 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:53am)- Chris Benoit’s cell phone
“My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane, Fayetteville Georgia. 30215” Text Message 2 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:53am)- Chris Benoit’s cell phone “The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open” Text Message 3 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:54am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone “My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215” Text Message 4 to two co-workers (sent 6/24 at 3:55am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone “My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215" Text Message 5 to one co-worker (sent 6/24 at 3:58am)- Nancy Benoit’s cell phone “My address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215” Still fucking creepy |
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RIP SABU
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RIP SABU
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In the interest of keeping the rest of this post as short as possible I won't post all 13 parts of the show, but if you search the title, Remembering Chris Benoit - 06/25/2007 - RAW: Corpus Christi, TX, and then whatever part of 13, you should find it all on the YT. |
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#89 |
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I would hate it if I was Benoit's other kid and I reallly wanted to become a wrestler in the WWE....There would be no chance they would hire me.
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Feeling Oof-y
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![]() You realise that the details surrounding the "incident" were not known when that Memorial show went out. You reckon Vince would have done that if he'd known they were celebrating a murderer? |
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Right. At the time RAW went on the air, the WWE (as most of us) was under the impression that it was most likely a triple homicide, not Benoit going crazy.
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#92 |
Spammy Certified
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People "in the back" thought something was up but yeah not enough details were released to make anyone certain it was what it was.
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#93 |
What's Best for Business!
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I'll put my thoughts on Chris Benoit simply as this:
You cannot erase the accolades, the accomplishments, the heart, the drive, the passion, and determination Benoit had in the ring. He was what the business calls a "ring general". There are so many highlights and so many good matches that will go down in history as favorites for all times and Benoit's name will be cemented with the legacy of those matches and the memories they left with fellow wrestlers and fans. Its a sad and serious set of events that unfolded in Atlanta and over the years with Chris Benoit. The man obviously had dementia and was being tormented mentally to the core. He was not the Chris Benoit that wrestling fans knew. Its sad that the familes of both Chris and Nancy had to suffer through this. We should not tarnish his legacy in the ring, but regardless not condone his actions outside the ring. I say honor/respect/remember the perfomer and cast the person and his demons to the wayside as he obviously by research we later learned had problems long before this incident happened. If anything can be taken away from this, awareness and preparedness in sports or sports entertainments has and needs to be a main priority and focus. |
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Hellraiser Extraordinaire
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And, to me, the whole Benoit disaster, as I call it, left behind an ugly legacy that, while Chris knew his way around a ring, that everyone lost, nobody won, and a huge mess was left in the wake of what happened that brutal June 2007 night, which I think that WWE is still cleaning up even today, given how hair-trigger the U.S. government is when it comes to drugs in anything that resembles sport. It's good though that WWE's relations with Canada didn't take a tumble as a result of him. I don't think that WWE can afford to lose Canada as an international base, because if that happened, I'd think that other countries would run like hell from WWE in the wake of that. I likely will be forever conflicted by what he did. Just not knowing how to handle anything related to him in my own mind as a fan of wrestling really sucks. =S |
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I'm not conflicted at all. Dude killed his wife and son, so that just overshadows everything he ever did in the ring.
If WWE ever inducts him into the HOF, the media will pick up on it and blast WWE, and the company definitely does not need that. They've been able to stay off trouble for years now, so they most likely want to keep it that way. |
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#96 |
Ser Taker Maplesap
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50 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.
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#97 |
fire walk with me
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that is totally a lie man. sgt. pepper was released in 1967, and in the first track they say that "20 years ago today" was when sgt. pepper taught the band to play. so it was 1947. thus, it was 65 years ago
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#98 |
Man of 1,004 Holds
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I still want to know what happened to Vince when that limo exploded...
On a side note, I remember Triple H saying on the memorial show about Benoit's ring skills that "he was all over you, the type of guy you couldn't get away from." Bet he blushed a bit a few days later... |
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#99 |
The Bush Muncher
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#100 |
Out Of Step
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Who?
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#101 |
The black Corey Graves
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If Tyson had raped and then murdered, sure. We all know its a PR thing at the end of the day. Couple Benoit's HISTORY as a wrestler with the fact that Tysons rape conviction was 20 years ago, the circumstances aren't the same. I see your point though.
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#102 |
Guest
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Bowflex 1 Benoit 0
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#103 |
Ball So Hard University
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Say what you want about him, but it's guys like Chris Benoit that were a big part of the transitional period of the past decade in wrestling that are missing from the scene. There is a Chris Benoit-shaped gap in the roster right now, and he's not the only one. The guy was one of the top five ring workers in my book. He was great. He even managed to get over during his first hunt (and win) of the WHC, had a huge, great Wrestlemania match with Michaels and Triple H.
He killed his family. Doesn't change anything I just mentioned. I agree with the notion that it is weird not to honor such a talented guy, and also agree that, well, he killed his family... You don't condone that sort of thing! |
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#104 |
Narc stole my star
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I feel sorry for guys like Jericho and Booker who had a ton of great matches with him that hardly anyone will get to see now.
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#105 |
Listen to Killer Mike
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#106 |
Dr. Mantis Toboggan
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iron mike tyson
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#107 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#108 |
Listen to Killer Mike
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He was a great wrestler..
He is dead.. Use English.. |
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#109 |
Embracing the deception..
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What he did is between him and God. He was good at what he does and he became a victim of what the game can do to you. His family were casulties...
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#110 |
Listen to Killer Mike
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If that were true then every pro wrestler would be murdering people..
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#111 |
MILF Eater
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What Benoit did has absolutely no effect on me. I can watch his matches without a hitch.
But the real thing that bugs me is OJ Simpsons character in the Naked Gun movies. I just can't watch it knowing that that's the same man who got away with murder. |
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#112 |
Resident drug enabler
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#113 |
Resident drug enabler
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Wait, what?
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#114 |
The Will & The Whey
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As a frame of reference... If Hulk Hogan snapped and offed his family before killing himself, what percentage of Hogan fans would permanently swear off the Hulkster, burn their old Hogan t-shirts, and fast forward every time a Hogan match appears on a compilation?
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#115 |
Listen to Killer Mike
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Nordburg was well before the double homicide..
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#116 |
Samurai Rocker
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#117 |
MILF Eater
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#118 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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And ECW made him the wrestler he was. A dead one.
As for English, when you stop periodically breaking out in txt speek, we'll talk about who is using English. See, that would negate the "can" part. Use English. While we're on the subject, use logic. |
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