I would (as far as the Warrior question).  
 
As Bobby said, when you take away everything; all the fame, the money, and the glory, everyone is still a human being.
 
We may know WHAT happened, but we do not know WHY it happened.  It is a sad occurence.  I, for one, will pray for the souls of the deceased and for the family and friends that they left behind.  I pray that God gives them the strength to pick up the pieces and move on.
 
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That's the argument that I've seen raging on a few message boards, do we still admire his wrestling ability, or do we consider him a monster and never watch his matches or speak of him again?
 
I'm not trying to start anything here, I'm just thinking, I had a friend in High School that had what they called a "psychotic episode" and stabbed his best friend to death.  It was three days later before the guy even realized what he had done, and was horribly distraught over it.
 
I'm not making excuses, killing your wife, and especially young child, is a horrible, horrible thing.  All I'm saying is everybody's so quick to label him a monster, and I'm not sure that's entirely accurate.  Either way, he did it, but if he wasn't in his right mind, I don't think that really makes him a monster.
 
That may not be the case, it could've been done in cold blood, I don't know, but the point is, only Chris, Nancy and Daniel really know for sure.

I don't know, like I say, I'm not trying to start an argument or anything.
 
As far as I'm concerned, I'm not going to judge him, because I've done things in my life that, while not as bad as what he's done, aren't so great either, so I'm in no position to judge anybody else.

Look at WWE's take on it  
 
http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitpressrelease

"I'm not going to judge him"
 
Good point only one man can judge him and he will have all the say. We as man can only say IMO and what we think about the death. It is just a shock to me that he did this.

I think that's kinda dumb, I mean, they found out he was dead, and threw together a tribute show before they knew all the details.  I'm sure if they knew what actually happened, they wouldn't have done it.
 
But at least as far as anyone knows, at the time the show went to air, all they really knew was that he was dead.

Bobby,.dude, think about this, last night he put on a tribute to a murderer, no one gives a damn about what he did for wrestling anymore man, he killed his wife and his kid. Everyone is pulling Benoit's stuff, Toys R Us, Best Buy, everyone. The man killed a seven year old kid, and if you watch what Vince put on last night it makes it look like he was glorifying a murderer. Chris Benoit right now equals monster, just like that woman who drowned her kids, he isn;t a hero anymore.

Mike Tyson didn't kill a 7 year old kid

IMO...we should delete all threads having to do with this piece of JD Costello!

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you know, we don't need this to turn into an argument guys.  
we are friends to some degree.
kimmel, i understand exactly what you are saying. but they did what they thought at the time was the thing to do. now they feel they messed up.. move on with life and do the next show. if we aplogized to somebody for every little or big thing we ever done, we'd not get anything done cause we'd be too busy  
doing that than living.  
if they feel that bad about it, then just not talk about it on tv anymore. which is what they need to do anyway to sell their product..talk about the match on tv, not everything else in the world.
 
PS. about mike tyson...i like him just about as much as i do dusty. that's a tad more than i do vince.

I've been away (out of state) the past week, so I haven't had a chance to post online. But I'd like to share my thoughts now on Chris Benoit and this horrible situation.
 
First, let me state that for the past 19 years, I've been a huge Chris Benoit supporter. I first started following his career in Calgary, then to Japan, WCW the first go-around, ECW, back to WCW and then WWF/E. To me, he was my favorite wrestler next to Ric Flair. So the news of his death and that of his wife and son on Monday was absoutely devestating. I was crushed.
 
This was before we learned of the details today that it was a murder/suicide. When I first heard of the deaths Monday, I suspected murder/suicide, but I wanted to know more. When I heard today, after arriving at RDU, the information released by the Fayette, Ga., sheriff's office of the gruesome details a few thoughts came rushing to mind:
 
1) Why? This is the biggest question that has yet to be, and may never get fully answered. Why did this tragedy happen? Yes, we all will have our opinions i.e., Roid Rage, a horrible human being with a violent temper, etc., etc. But will we ever know what led Chris to this point.
 
2) His career. What will people think of it now? Will they throw it all aside? Will they cherish the career up until the final weekend? I will always cherish the memories that Chris (the wrestler) provided me with his wrestling ability. I seperate that from the person. He was a tremendous performer in the ring.
 
That said, Chris (the person), if all the evidence proves to be true as we all believe it to be now (and I say that because that is all we have and have no reason to believe it to be any other. I certainly believe it being a fan and a reporter who has seen these kinds of domestic violence incidents happen regularly), but Chris is living in hell now. No two ways about it. Last night, before knowing any police reports, you could've caught me saying RIP, Chris, weeping the tears from my eyes and praying for his soul. I still pray for his soul, but I know the man committed the ultimate sin and that he will burn for that sin.
 
But none of this anwers the question of why he did this? What underlying information is there? I have suspecions that there is more to the story than we know. My main question is what was haunting the marriage, if anything? I suspect that the marriage was on the rocks and Nancy was ready to leave and that Chris couldn't bear the thought of that and thus took matters into his own hands. But that's just one man's thought. I don't know if this would've been the case, but it certainly would seem likely considering the past history of the relationship -- the previous divorce filing in 2003, the records Nancy has supposedly in a safe deposit box indicating Chris' past violence, etc.  
 
Chris Benoit, in his last few days, was a lost soul. That's a true shame. May Nancy and Daniel RIP. Chris, you have sinned in the worst way possible. To allegedly murder -- you have to say allegedly because there are no witnesses and all the toxicolgy reports aren't in yet (This doesn't mean that I don't believe he didn't do this. I do believe he did) -- your wife and a 7-year-old boy is unforgiveable. The only person who can wash away your sin is the Lord. But you have to ask for that forgiveness whereever you are now.    
 
Finally, as far as the WWE goes. It is handling this situation as best as it could. The tribute show last night was the right call when you consider the short amount of time that it had to put something together and not knowing all of the facts of what went down.
 
To eliminate the entire Mr. McMahon death angle is without a doubt the right call. It was tasteless to start with.
 
And, tonight (Tuesday, ECW), WWE is making the right call to apologize for last night's show because in no way, shape or form could I see Vince McMahon and the WWE making light of the situation and condoning the acts of Chris Benoit. I know they don't and will right this wrong from their point of view. And I say that knowing that I'm not the biggest Vince McMahon fan.            

JUST MY OPINION...NOT THAT I'LL EVEN BE LOOKING....BUT I BET BENOIT MERCHANDISE TURNS UP ALL OVER E-BAY...??? FACE IT THIS IS THE KIND OF WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW, AND NO I CERTAINLY DON'T AGREE WITH ANYTHING HE DONE, ITS SICK...I'VE NEVER MURDERED ANYONE OF COURSE, BUT IN OTHER AREAS I GUESS I HAVE LITTLE ROOM TO TALK, PERSONAL DEMONS HAVE HAUNTED ME AT TIMES IN MY LIFE...BUT NEVER TO A POINT I'D KILL ANYONE ELSE,ESPECIALLY MY KID!!!