Benoit Documentary -- Part 7 "A Fight to the Death"

On February 6, 2008, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "the fifth estate" broadcast a one-hour documentary on the Chris Benoit double murder/suicide and the issue of the health and safety of pro wrestlers. The piece, entitled "A Fight to the Death," was reported and narrated by CBC's Bob McKeown, and author Irvin Muchnick was among those interviewed. Muchnick's book CHRIS & NANCY: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death, will be published in Fall 2009. More information: http://benoitbook.com or the blog http://wrestlingbabylon.wordpress.com.

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[LosGarcias2008]

I found it funny that there was no mention of wcw or ecw in the whole thing

[skraddypoo]

Excellent job putting this up! Just watched it all - I'm so glad they're starting to talk about the brain damage wrestling causes.

Awesome job.

[DTMTroy]

I always find it funny that even though these guys have concussions and injuries that are long term from the beatings they took especially between the years of 1996-2007 or so yet people still claim to want the attitude era back in wrestling the same era that did so much damage to said wrestlers.

[josecaal94]

Arent they making a new movie about how he died?

[rtodd79]

well out of all the wrestlers named in this show only 2 are still alive bret hart and jake roberts and well idk how jake is still alive after his years of abuse

[josep3r3z]

@Warrior3826

yes but benoit was a wrestler on the road......who is to say that he didn't come home to a dead family,............only to be confronted by the very people he was afraid of 24 hrs later? IDK just a thought

[Warrior3826]

@josep3r3z there is one big whole in that theory. Benoit's body wasn't nearly as decomposed as his son or wife. Meaning he was alive for at least 24 hours longer than them. It's unlikely someone could kill his wife and son. Keep this huge man alive for another day (minimum) and then set up a suicide scene. Very sad either way...

[timongarretson]

@LosGarcias2008 Just like Hulk Hogan is the iconic face of wrestlers, McMahon is the face of the business side. It seems that in every Pro Wrestling story McMahon is used as the scapegoat for everything negative and I think that's why they didn't mention WCW/ECW. I'm no fan of Vince but he gets a lot of heat and some of it justified but everyone and their brother always vilifies him. He's someone to point to and say "That's the bad guy."

[josep3r3z]

@wwewcw12361

maybe people were following him and they killed his whole family

[josep3r3z]

@LosGarcias2008

they sure do make sure to mention stampede wrestling though huh?

[VODVIDLOVER]

@pyromaniacforhire it's been a long running series here in Canada for a very long time

[voteforcanman]

@wwewcw12361 Stretching a bit huh