WWE posts timeline for Benoit tragedy
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007In light of media speculation that WWE knew about the nature of wrestler Chris Benoit’s crimes over the weekend that preceded his suicide, the company has posted a timeline of events as they came to light from a company perspective.
The decision to cancel the live show in Corpus Christie, TX, was made at 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to the company’s statement, and when the nature of Benoit’s pre-suicide murders came to light through local authorities, they reversed their decision to air a Benoit memorial.
According to the WWE press release, “In keeping with company policy, and with limited knowledge regarding facts of the case, WWE choose to air a memorial dedicated to the career of Chris Benoit. As facts emerged surrounding the case, all tributes to Chris Benoit were removed both on-air and on WWE.com.”
Despite this, several photos of Benoit remain on WWE.com in relation to the timeline. Pro Wrestling Views urges WWE.com to remove all images of Chris Benoit from the main WWE.com page and all affiliate sites. Given the nature of events, all Benoit material should be removed from the market. It doesn’t take 20GB of IBM memory to figure that out; it’s common sense.
