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The life and alarming death of acclaimed professional wrestler Chris Benoit are explored in this timely and exhaustive biography. In June 2007 Benoit committed suicide after killing his wife and son, and the media coverage surrounding this event—as well as the facts of the case and its effects on professional wrestling—are all extensively addressed. Benoit’s life prior to and during his pro wrestling career is examined, as is his significant impact on the wrestling world and widespread popularity. This close-up look at one of pro wrestling’s greatest and most lamented figures also presents the place of his tragedy in the darker side of wrestling’s history.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport , 2008-08-08
This book isnt what i expected it to be. i thought it was going to be his biography amongst the description of what caused him to commit the crimes he did. The book was good it kept my attention. all together i would have to give this book a 6 out of 10.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
 I Haven't Read This, But..., 2008-05-29
I think it speaks volumes that this book was released less than six months after the tragic events that occurred in June of 2007. First of all, this book was hastily written which always results in facts not being thuroughly confirmed. Secondly (and most importantly), it was written so quickly for nothing more than financial gain. It's sad that a murder/suicide that left a family confused and hurting has now been turned into a pay day for opportunistic journalists who no doubt are NOT a credit to their profession.
Don't waste your time reading this. Anyone who has read it has assuredly spent more time on the task than the writers did on checking their facts and treating these events with the care and consideration that they should have.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
blah blah, 2007-11-24
I bought this and Chris Jeicho's book the same week. A lions tale blows this away,, im not even sure i learned one new thing in this "breaking new" book that the observer or the torch didnt report a long time ago.
Save your money....on this one
24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
skip it, 2007-11-24
know this - Chris Benoit's brain has been analyzed and it showed severe brain damage in all areas of the brain, even into the brain stem itself, due to trauma suffered in the ring over the years. He gave his life to the sport we all love so well, and the brain damage that resulted is what caused him to lose control and commit the terrible acts on that day. The doctor's reported that Benoit's brain resembled that of an 80-year old Alzheimer's patient. But no, they didn't report THAT on all the news programs, now did they? YES, what he did was horrible - but now we truly know WHY he did it, and that he did NOT have full control of his mental faculties. I have been a healthcare worker for over 8 years, and I am experienced in working with mental illness... and that's exactly what this was.
Just buy the "Hard Knocks" DVD and remember Chris for the man he was through out his life.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Not worth the time reading, 2007-11-15
I was disappointed with this book. It would of been ok if it was just one person writing it. It seems that they kept telling the same things over and over. Everyone would of known this part of Chris Benoit's wrestling career if they watched his wrestling dvd Hard Knocks. As for the murder/suicide they basically just stated what was said on tv instead of doing any kind of investigating reporting. I really thought that it was more of a angle into Chris Benoit's history, but it really wasn't.
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