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Post by celticjobber on Jul 4, 2010 16:23:14 GMT -5
You don't know that for sure. He could be just making it up to make her look bad. This is the same guy that is trying to sue WWE for his son going crazy and committing a horrible crime. Benoit was obviously mentally disturbed so you could blame Michael Benoit just as much as WWE for the fact that he was his father. Sound ridiculous? Well so does blaming WWE in the same way. WWE as a company may not be totally innocent, but they are not responsible for the horrendous acts caused by Chris Benoit. For the last year plus, Benoit was tested under the Wellness Policy and came up clean everytime while obviously being a user. Hows that? I think he was on HGH, which doesn't show up on any tests WWE uses. Plus he had a prescription, so it didn't really even matter.
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Post by who throws a shoe?! on Jul 4, 2010 16:26:54 GMT -5
Instead of blaming the WWE maybe he should look at himself. What kind of father raises a kid who would do such a horrible act. He is the one who did a bad job raising his kid. Vince and Lindas children seems to have turned out fine. Again, you're kidding right?
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Post by AriadosMan on Jul 4, 2010 16:37:00 GMT -5
Instead of blaming the WWE maybe he should look at himself. What kind of father raises a kid who would do such a horrible act. He is the one who did a bad job raising his kid. Vince and Lindas children seems to have turned out fine. You're absolutely right. Shane is doing fine. So fine that he wants absolutely nothing to do with the craphole that is modern WWE.
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Post by Robbymac on Jul 4, 2010 18:00:19 GMT -5
Regarding the royalty thing...
...if Benoit had the same clause in his contract that Owen Hart did (and I believe that clause is standard in all WWE issued contracts) then WWE owes Benoit's estate nothing in terms of royalties.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 4, 2010 18:02:29 GMT -5
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Post by Barrock on Jul 4, 2010 18:32:46 GMT -5
All of these people coming out and speaking against the WWE seems extremely convenient consider Linda's campaign.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 4, 2010 19:16:01 GMT -5
All of these people coming out and speaking against the WWE seems extremely convenient consider Linda's campaign. And here is the only answer that makes sense. I'm not saying the other stuff is false... it's just the timing and placement of it all is suspect.
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Post by CrazySting on Jul 4, 2010 19:24:00 GMT -5
All of these people coming out and speaking against the WWE seems extremely convenient consider Linda's campaign. If Linda's going to go around pretending her and Vince and the perfect All-American couple, who have run a wholesome, morally sound busienss and have always taken a hard stance against drug use...well, yeah, people are going to call her out.
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Post by Matt Dunn on Jul 4, 2010 19:58:41 GMT -5
Everything he said sounds 100% plausible. Him coming out with this comes on the heels of Martha Hart's claim so it was her that got the ball rolling when it comes to the royalties thing (I know someone here is gonna be a dick and say he had badmouthed WWE in the past, I know that, I'm talking about the royalty thing).
I find Michael Benoit justified in EVERYTHING he's said or done.
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Post by fg76 on Jul 4, 2010 22:01:22 GMT -5
It would be funny if the REAL reason they didn't want Benoit footage was just because they didn't want to pay the family royalties. (Facepalm) The sad part is . . . it might be a minor point to the bigger damage control picture. Then again, I don't think the WWE will ever live down giving the man a three hour special before all the facts came in. Hell, even I had a suspicion that he went nuts the minute I learnt of his death at 8:00 pm when Raw came on that night. I really think that's more of the reason they won't even aknowledge him because they spent three hours praising him. A move they really shouldn't have done until they had all the facts. This wasn't Eddie being found dead in a Hotel Room. This was an odd case the minute Chris Benoit - "flew home due to a family emergency" on PPV. Okay, I beat the dead horse there. I'm done.
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Post by dh03grad on Jul 4, 2010 22:01:55 GMT -5
All of these people coming out and speaking against the WWE seems extremely convenient consider Linda's campaign. Or the media sought out those who may have had an ax to grind and asked questions.
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Post by AriadosMan on Jul 4, 2010 22:16:00 GMT -5
It would be funny if the REAL reason they didn't want Benoit footage was just because they didn't want to pay the family royalties. (Facepalm) The sad part is . . . it might be a minor point to the bigger damage control picture. Then again, I don't think the WWE will ever live down giving the man a three hour special before all the facts came in. Hell, even I had a suspicion that he went nuts the minute I learnt of his death at 8:00 pm when Raw came on that night. I really think that's more of the reason they won't even aknowledge him because they spent three hours praising him. A move they really shouldn't have done until they had all the facts. This wasn't Eddie being found dead in a Hotel Room. This was an odd case the minute Chris Benoit - "flew home due to a family emergency" on PPV. Okay, I beat the dead horse there. I'm done. The WWE has done things like this for far more petty reasons. Remember how long it took them to put out a Macho Man DVD? Besides, it wasn't Benoit's decision to make a video tribute episode after the murder/suicide, that was pure WWE. As with the Owen death, this will end up being a feud of the surviving family members vs. WWE and the bitterness will never go away. Not really anything that we can do about it, since "the fans" had no say or no control over any of this.
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Post by Larryhausen on Jul 5, 2010 1:52:02 GMT -5
It would be funny if the REAL reason they didn't want Benoit footage was just because they didn't want to pay the family royalties. (Facepalm) The sad part is . . . it might be a minor point to the bigger damage control picture. Then again, I don't think the WWE will ever live down giving the man a three hour special before all the facts came in. Hell, even I had a suspicion that he went nuts the minute I learnt of his death at 8:00 pm when Raw came on that night. I really think that's more of the reason they won't even aknowledge him because they spent three hours praising him. A move they really shouldn't have done until they had all the facts. This wasn't Eddie being found dead in a Hotel Room. This was an odd case the minute Chris Benoit - "flew home due to a family emergency" on PPV. Okay, I beat the dead horse there. I'm done. But, can you blame them in the long run? The news broke on Monday. So if they didn't scrap the entire show, they would have had to drastically rewrite a few storylines, then at one point saying, "Oh, yeah, one of our biggest stars and his entire family is dead." If the facts had turned out that it was an accident, or that he was murdered, WWE would have gotten crap for not giving the dead enough respect, instead of too much. Damned if you do, damned if you don't type of situation.
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Post by Doctor Of Style on Jul 5, 2010 2:05:17 GMT -5
A 10 bell salute would've been sufficient, they didn't need to devote the whole show to him.
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Post by -Lithium- on Jul 5, 2010 2:07:48 GMT -5
How much are they suppose to get per Beniot DVD/TV appearance, and how often does he appear on WWE 24/7? I guess alot on the Monday Night War thing. But other then WWE 24/7 its not as if hes shown.
Oh, and I really think he's doing this now because he knows in a time like this the WWE might settle very quickly, so theirs not more negative PR on Linda's campaign. Usually, this would be easy to condemn, but if the claims hes making are true, I can't say I blame him for suing at an opportune time. They have to do it at time when they are most likely to get what they (Benoit family) deserve, and that's now...
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Post by Larryhausen on Jul 5, 2010 2:12:06 GMT -5
A 10 bell salute would've been sufficient, they didn't need to devote the whole show to him. For one of their biggest current stars? That'd be like my brother getting into a car accident on the way to his birthday party, and us only giving him a moment of silence before we start drinking. The WWE HAD to do a tribute show to him. They were saving face, in case there was some foul play or if it was an accident. I know, they only gave Pillman a ten-bell, but they had 24 hours notice on that one, and by then it was pretty obvious it was drugs. Perfect and other guys weren't under contract, and it was drugs. At the point they did the Benoit show, it was a few hours after the news hit, and nobody knew exactly what happened. It was the only logical thing to do. As was Vince's apology for it the next night.
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Post by angryauthor on Jul 5, 2010 2:15:24 GMT -5
Instead of blaming the WWE maybe he should look at himself. What kind of father raises a kid who would do such a horrible act. He is the one who did a bad job raising his kid. Vince and Lindas children seems to have turned out fine. Yeah! I mean, the medical evidence all points out that a combination of prescription drug use and concussion after concussion after concussion being the cause of his pyschosis. What kind of dad gives his son prescription drugs and concussions, amirite? If you're being serious, your comment would have been the most unintentionally funny thing ever if it wasn't so offensive.
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Post by Raja Lion on Jul 5, 2010 2:18:26 GMT -5
A 10 bell salute would've been sufficient, they didn't need to devote the whole show to him. They didn't need to, but considering the precedent they set with Eddie and Owen, it was right to have done the tribute as Chris was a popular current performer as Eddie and Owen were at the time of their deaths. Only in hindsight can it be said that it was a mistake because of the circumstances surrounding Benoit's death. From all indications everyone in the company was shellshocked when they first learned of his death and at a loss on what to do. They obviously should've waited to decide on a tribute (one more day is all that would've been needed), but it is what it is.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 5, 2010 2:19:50 GMT -5
Wasn't the show that ended up being the Benoit tribute show actually going to be a Vince tribute show, because of the limo explosion?
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Post by Kris Kobain on Jul 5, 2010 2:24:13 GMT -5
My issue with this is that he isn't just blaming the WWE. He mentioned Linda by name. That right there points to this being political and that's all I'm saying about it.
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