Chris Jericho on hearing about the Benoit deaths: "My gut feeling was Chris had killed them."
by David Bixenspan on Aug 11, 2010 7:49 PM EDT
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The spyware-spreading wrestling website that shall not be named has gotten ahold of a rough draft of Chris Jericho's 2nd book and posted some of the comments about Chris Benoit included in the first 50 pages.
Jericho on Benoit's sense of humor:
Not a giggle, not a chuckle, not a tee-hee…never went "Ha." But when somebody threw up or fell down the stairs, he would laugh out loud for hours on end.
On being his friend:
I considered Chris to be one of my closest companions, but it wasn’t always easy to be his friend. You had to take the good with the bad when it came to his friendship.
On hearing about the deaths:
My gut feeling was Chris had killed them.
The book (which covers Jericho's WWF debut in 1999 through the night he returned to cut a promo on Randy Orton) is scheduled for release on 2/26/11 and if it's anything like the first book, it'll be a hell of a read.
Update: The site that posted the quotes has deleted the story for whatever reason. Interpret that however you'd like to.
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Loved the first book and can't wait for the second.
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Agreed. His first book was a lot of fun to read, can’t wait for this one.
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by Applejack McNeil on Aug 11, 2010 7:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I never liked that piece of shit Chris Benoit
I don’t wanna say I feel “vindicated” after what happened because two innocent people died, but it validated the feelings that I’ve had about him since 1996. Plus the IWC’s obsessive love affair with him made me sick. Now it’s funny to watch them either a) turn on him or b) find ways to validate his actions.
Tragic tragic event.
/sarcasm
by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 11, 2010 9:25 PM EDT reply actions
Yea it came out wrong, but there's no edit button
Since about 1997, from various people I’ve talked to in and out of the business, he’s always been known to me as an insufferable ass. Then more stuff with the adultery and the spread of false rumors that Kevin Sullivan’s abuse led to he and Nancy’s divorce. And it just snowballed from there.
Very bad choice of words on my part. What I was trying to convey is that everyone had a picture of him as an “angel” and “one of the good people” while I felt otherwise. When this all went down, it was a catalyst for all these revelations for just how messed up Benoit was, which in turn, validated the feelings I had about him before.
/sarcasm
by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 12, 2010 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Who ever said he was an angel? The dude took another man’s wife. No one disputes that.
This comes off as extremely petty.
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by Applejack McNeil on Aug 12, 2010 12:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A lot of people portrayed him as one of the genuine "good guys" in the biz
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 12, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He was hard-working and didn’t step on anyone’s toes. Just because a guy might be well-liked or respected by the boys in the locker room doesn’t mean he’s a “good guy.”
Furthermore, all Jericho said was Benoit thought it was funny when someone falls (physical comedy) and that it was tough to be his friend sometimes.
How that validates your negative feelings stemming from something you read on dirtsheets is beyond me.
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by Applejack McNeil on Aug 12, 2010 5:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't say I got my info from dirtsheets
Dirtsheets aren’t the only ones with people backstage.
The only thing I posted what I did is because the topic of Benoit came up. Back in 1996, I was told he was a prick and since then, I’ve heard other things; things that have subsequently been revealed to the public since his suicide/murdering of two innocents.
/sarcasm
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 12, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I explained it better above
I hope.
/sarcasm
by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 12, 2010 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s not an official WWE book, so it won’t have to go through the traditional WWE legal department censoring procedure.
by Keith Harris on Aug 12, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
This is true.
But I wonder how much behind the scenes posturing went on, especially in the PG era. WWE legal had to know that he was going to talk about Benoit and I just wonder whether or not he caught any flak for it. The WWE went to great lengths to effectively remove Chris Benoit from wrestling history so I am hard pressed to believe that legal just sat on their hands.
Well, I’m not sure they could do anything at all. But this might have led to some of the heat between WWE and Jericho, more than the gameshow they knew he was going to be hosting anyway.
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The WWE went to great lengths to effectively remove Chris Benoit from wrestling history so I am hard pressed to believe that legal just sat on their hands.
WWE seemed okay to release their “Official WWE Encyclopedia” book last year and they included bio and history for Chris Benoit.
"Caol Uno was like Mutoh. He developed into a star overseas and then returned to his home country a much bigger deal. Dokonjonosuke Mishima is like Kobashi because they both do moonsaults. Don Frye is like Stan Hansen because they are both fat dumb rednecks with mustaches." - Jonathan Snowden
by RagingNoodles on Aug 12, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t had the service for a few months since I moved but I remember that anything related to Benoit on WWE OnDemand (namely old episodes of WCW shows) his matches are cut out and audio that mentions his name is cut out most of the time which leads to long, awkward silence during matches that pertain to his storyline.
He has been removed from all video for sure. I just think they’re taking a different stance in terms of outside projects and books and stuff.
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The WWE doesn't "erase" him from history
They just won’t “promote” him
/sarcasm
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 12, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking forward to the book…might go back and re-read the first one now :)
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by Andrew Tolliver on Aug 12, 2010 9:15 AM EDT reply actions
I can’t wait for this book to come out. I am glad Jericho doesn’t hide the fact that he was friends with Benoit. I think he offers a unique perspective because, unlike guys like Mero and Blackman, he isn’t some no name simply trying to elevate himself.
Chris was a known friend of Benoit and a smart guy, so his analysis seems like it should be interesting.
So I guess this finally confirms that Jericho was lying out of his a** in the interviews he did shortly after it happened where he claimed this was totally unexpected and totally out-of-the-blue? He was also the one floating the rumours about Daniel having fragile x in an attempt to cover for WWE.
Seriously, Jericho never gets the flak he deserves for being a totally toady and corporate butt-kisser he was around that time.
I don’t quite make the connnection from “totally unexpected and totally out of the blue” to “my gut feeling was that Chris killed them”. Something CAN be completely unexpected and you still draw conclusions pretty much immediately. I’m not trying to defend CJ, I just think people might be trying too hard to vilify here.
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