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WWE Wrestler and family found dead.
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SuitsBlue
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heart broken for the two defenceless murder victims, their families must be distraught. very sad, such a shame.
scouser2007
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I am a massive wwe fan. Chris Beniot was on steroids when the murders took place. Could this be why he murdered them ? Did they make him go cu-cu
Chris Benoit's Brain Was Damaged
Article By: Ryan Gray | Posted on: September 5, 2007, 10:31am
Source ABCNews.com
ABC News is confirming that tests conducted by Julian Bailes of the Sports Legacy Institute show that Chris Benoit?s brain was severely damaged at the time he murdered his wife and son before taking his own life. According to the tests his brain resembled that of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient. Bailes said that the damage was the result of lifetime chronic concussions and head trauma.
Chris Benoit was famous for his flying headbutt, which is a lot of stress on the brain each time the maneuver is pulled off.
By HARRY R. WEBER
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit suffered brain damage from his years in the ring that could help explain why he killed his wife, son and himself in their suburban Atlanta home in June, a doctor who studied Benoit's brain said Wednesday.
The Sports Legacy Institute, an organization that advances health and wellness of athletes, coordinated the testing using samples of Benoit's brain tissue provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with the permission of Benoit's father.
Despite the results of the testing, Dr. Robert Cantu, a member of the institute and chief of neurosurgery service at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass., said there was no way to know for sure if the concussions Benoit suffered caused the murder-suicide.
"Whether it is the sole factor I believe is speculation and I will not go there," Cantu said in a telephone interview.
Cantu did say that the brain injury Benoit suffered can cause depression and irrational behavior.
Benoit's brain showed the same degenerative processes that doctors working for the institute found in the brains of three National Football League players who committed suicide, Cantu said. There were abnormal protein deposits caused by trauma to Benoit's brain, Cantu said.
Since the killings at Benoit's Fayetteville home, the question of whether steroid use contributed to the deaths has lingered. Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, and tests conducted by authorities showed Benoit had roughly 10 times the normal level of testosterone in his system when he died.
Cantu said "there's no evidence so far" whether steroid use causes the protein deposits found in Benoit's brain, though he noted the issue has not been exhaustively studied.
Benoit's family has been looking for answers since the tragedy.
Days after the killings, Benoit's father, Michael Benoit, who lives near Edmonton in Ardrossan, Alberta, said his son seemed fine when they spoke on Father's Day, and had even said he regretted having to work instead of spending the day with his family.
"That really wouldn't give you an indication of someone who would do what he did a week later," the father said at the time.
In an interview Wednesday on ABC's Good Morning America, Michael Benoit said, "It was important for us to investigate, to see if there was a possibility that something went terribly wrong."
The father was expected to speak at a news conference later Wednesday in New York to discuss the brain test results.
Christopher Nowinski, a former pro wrestler who now is president of the Sports Legacy Institute, said concussions can happen in the World Wrestling Entertainment league even though many of the moves are staged.
"I got four concussions in three years as a professional wrestler," said Nowinski, who works as an independent contractor for the WWE. "A lot of concussions happen from mistakes."
The GBI conducted an autopsy and toxicology tests on the bodies, but analyzing Benoit's brain was not part of the examination, spokesman John Bankhead said Wednesday.
Article By: Ryan Gray | Posted on: September 5, 2007, 10:31am
Source ABCNews.com
ABC News is confirming that tests conducted by Julian Bailes of the Sports Legacy Institute show that Chris Benoit?s brain was severely damaged at the time he murdered his wife and son before taking his own life. According to the tests his brain resembled that of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient. Bailes said that the damage was the result of lifetime chronic concussions and head trauma.
Chris Benoit was famous for his flying headbutt, which is a lot of stress on the brain each time the maneuver is pulled off.
By HARRY R. WEBER
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit suffered brain damage from his years in the ring that could help explain why he killed his wife, son and himself in their suburban Atlanta home in June, a doctor who studied Benoit's brain said Wednesday.
The Sports Legacy Institute, an organization that advances health and wellness of athletes, coordinated the testing using samples of Benoit's brain tissue provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with the permission of Benoit's father.
Despite the results of the testing, Dr. Robert Cantu, a member of the institute and chief of neurosurgery service at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass., said there was no way to know for sure if the concussions Benoit suffered caused the murder-suicide.
"Whether it is the sole factor I believe is speculation and I will not go there," Cantu said in a telephone interview.
Cantu did say that the brain injury Benoit suffered can cause depression and irrational behavior.
Benoit's brain showed the same degenerative processes that doctors working for the institute found in the brains of three National Football League players who committed suicide, Cantu said. There were abnormal protein deposits caused by trauma to Benoit's brain, Cantu said.
Since the killings at Benoit's Fayetteville home, the question of whether steroid use contributed to the deaths has lingered. Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, and tests conducted by authorities showed Benoit had roughly 10 times the normal level of testosterone in his system when he died.
Cantu said "there's no evidence so far" whether steroid use causes the protein deposits found in Benoit's brain, though he noted the issue has not been exhaustively studied.
Benoit's family has been looking for answers since the tragedy.
Days after the killings, Benoit's father, Michael Benoit, who lives near Edmonton in Ardrossan, Alberta, said his son seemed fine when they spoke on Father's Day, and had even said he regretted having to work instead of spending the day with his family.
"That really wouldn't give you an indication of someone who would do what he did a week later," the father said at the time.
In an interview Wednesday on ABC's Good Morning America, Michael Benoit said, "It was important for us to investigate, to see if there was a possibility that something went terribly wrong."
The father was expected to speak at a news conference later Wednesday in New York to discuss the brain test results.
Christopher Nowinski, a former pro wrestler who now is president of the Sports Legacy Institute, said concussions can happen in the World Wrestling Entertainment league even though many of the moves are staged.
"I got four concussions in three years as a professional wrestler," said Nowinski, who works as an independent contractor for the WWE. "A lot of concussions happen from mistakes."
The GBI conducted an autopsy and toxicology tests on the bodies, but analyzing Benoit's brain was not part of the examination, spokesman John Bankhead said Wednesday.
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I watched Raw last night and a character called Umanga took a succession of head shots with a metal chair in the middle of the ring, it is always the ring announcers chair as its not what it appears to be.. These were full blown hits delivered with precision by HHH, son-in-law of Vince McMahon, boss of the WWE. The idea was to show how tough the guy was so he refued to go down hence he was 'hit' on the back of the head with a sledge hammer, delivered again expertly by HHH. They do go through the motions of being hit, they do cut themselves to bleed but accidents do and will happen. The violence now being portrayed in the wrestling ring has passed the limits of decency. Kids watch this stuff week in and week out, they give warnings on the lines that the wrestlers say don't try this at home we are trained for it, no one could train for what Umanga took on TV last night and considering its done for show says it all.
The results you have kindly shown us Dylan will not be given by the WWE:angry:
The results you have kindly shown us Dylan will not be given by the WWE:angry:
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