Honestly, this story kind of sickens us, because not only is it awful, but we once considered ourselves fans of the WWE wrestler at the center of it. Chris Benoit, also known as the crippler (because he once broke a fellow wrestler's neck), apparently strangled both his wife and his son over the weekend, then hanged himself. USA Network, scrambling last night to replace their reguarly scheduled Monday Night Raw programming, aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit that may come back to haunt them as the gruesome details of this investigation come to light.
We don't really have much else to say about this, as it's already being covered in great detail by bloggers and traditional media alike, so we'll close with this: We always liked watching Chris Benoit. He was a graceful, gritty performer who consistently entertained us throughout our younger years. Our hearts go out to his remaining children. What a creepy thing to write - remaining children.
Oh, just for some perspective, we know that pro wrestling is fake, but look at how many of its performers have died prematurely over the past two decades (thanks to The Big Lead for the link). Sad, just sad.
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