Spike Dudley with Kronus. Photo credit: Dr. Mike Lano
| Updated: Wednesday August 20th, 2008 12:00:48 PM PDT |
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By This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I just want to clarify my three-second comment on Nancy Grace yesterday about how Benoit destroyed a lot of things but not the steroids, and how I thought there might be a reason for that. It wasn't meant to be a tease, I just ended up with a very limited amount of time to get the point out and they didn't go back to me for clarification afterwards. Basically, anyone who says Benoit wasn't thinking the last two days is flat-out wrong. He had to have gone nuts to do what he did, but he was still very clearly in a calculating state of mind. He was very specific about destroying certain things (for example, some photos but not all photos, and the photos he did not destroy were also intriguing), how he killed both people (including loading his son up with Xanax first to sedate him), the thought and planning and, quite frankly, hard work that went into killing himself in the most horrible way possible, etc. But despite all of that, he didn't destroy, hide or get rid of ANY drugs. There was plenty of stuff he didn't want people to find and also a few things he DID seemingly want people to find, and the drugs were among those things. The first thing wrestlers always get rid of are the drugs, in dozens of cases dating back decades. Not Benoit. Also, it is now believed by some that he tried to get off the steroids in April (hence the clean test) and found his system was so screwed up that he got back on (his natural testosterone levels were incredibly low due to the years of steroid abuse, and trying to come clean would have resulted in major physical and psychological issues). I suspect he knew the steroids had destroyed his body and that they'd played a role in the deaths of many of his close friends, including his best friend in this business. The theory, which is also written about in some form in this week's new Observer, is basically that he decided he was going to take out himself, his entire family, and the wrestling business which he had grown to hate.Speaking of Dave Meltzer, we'll be recording his Figure Four Daily likely late tonight. Thanks to everyone for your patience. Don Callis will also be appearing as our guest on next Wednesday's members-only Figure Four Daily. He's one of our most popular guests.
Kronus' viewing will take place on Wednesday, July 25th from 4 to 8 PM at Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, 331 Main Street, Everett, MA. The funeral will be at 9 AM for a 10 AM service at Saint Anthony Church - 52 Oakes Street, Everett, MA. Michael wrote in with this: I saw in your news update that you mentioned the two German channels dropping the Tour de France after a rider tested positive. Today (the very next day) another German channel, SAT1, announced that they had purchased the rights to broadcast the Tour de France in Germany and went on the air with it live today. Condemned is out on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 18. Carlito vs. Sandman in a CANE ON A POLE MATCH has been added to the PPV tomorrow. We'll have a full line-up in the Sunday news update. The Diva Search winner this year only gets $100,000. At least they learned one lesson. Ultimate Fighter Season VI is being moved to Wednesdays. I don't know this for sure, but it may be a good indication that Impact is moving to two hours in the fall as has been rumored for some time. This week's new 25,000-word Figure Four Weekly newsletter is packed with pro-wrestling and MMA news and analysis from around the world! Our cover story looks at the results of the Benoit family toxicology reports and what it all means. We'll look at the drugs that were found in Chris, Nancy and Daniel's systems, what they are used for and what doses they were in. We'll discuss the testosterone vs. steroids debate, what the government says about the issue, and what WWE is trying to claim. We'll break down Chris' T/E ratio, explain what it means, and look at what it would have meant in any other sporting organization in the world that tests for drugs. Also, what the coroner said about Nancy's BAC, what this reveals about the manner of Daniel Benoit's death, what the media wanted to know about the situation, whether or not it was roid rage, WWE's official response to the situation, quotes from other steroid and drug experts as well as the head of WWE's drug policy, the results of Benoit's previous tests, what friends said about his recent steroid use, tons of notes on the media over the past few days, including thoughts on McDevitt and Dr. Black on Nancy Grace and other shows, what Black was trying to claim about replacement therapy and what the truth is, a raid on Dr. Astin's office and what they found, the latest on his case and when it might go to court, tons of notes from the funeral of Nancy and Daniel, who showed up, who did not show up, what people were saying about Vince in the days after the death as compared to what they're saying about him now, what the backstage reaction to toxicology was, what made Vince 1000 times more angry that same day, how the WWE stars were prepped before being sent out, why Vince chose Fit Finlay and others in particular, a real list of dead wrestlers that is not sensationalized like the ones you see on TV, how all these people died and what it shows, a huge rant about Ken Kennedy both in his blog and on TV, the blatant lies he told and what the truth is, Cena also looking bad, update on Olympic ratios, the exact wording of the WWE policy and a look at how similar it is to the NFL policy, Congressman looking into regulation, my thoughts on regulation and whether it's even possible, a look at what would be necessary for it to happen, drug testing in MMA and how it works, more WWE names revealed as patients of Dr. Astin, NFL players also dying young and why, Ted DiBiase speaks out and a look at all that he said, Booker T on Benoit's death, another Benoit story I don't think I've ever told, Angle on the tragedy, notes on what the WWE schedule really is like as opposed to what people are claiming, notes on Benoit's diary that he wrote to Eddy Guerrero, and tons more. The coverage is definitely not slowing down on this story, but we also made room for tons of other non-Benoit-related stories, including a look at the Victory Road PPV, star ratings for all the matches and backstage notes, a blow-up backstage at WWE, what it was about and who calmed Vince down, which writer is getting abused regularly by Vince, new World Champion, the circumstance behind it and what happened, the Smackdown title curse, WWE lawsuit regarding JBL, Mark Henry with some great quotes about life in WWE, Flair off TV, ratings news and notes, UFC and Spike close to huge deal, plans to run another major state, line-ups for a number of upcoming UFC shows, two new stars backstage at TNA Sunday, why one of them is ridiculous this week but it's really no surprise, this person's history of being fired from companies, TNA backstage person released, plans for some babyface and heel turns, big lucha show in LA results, yet another Iron Sheik story, Scott Hall wrestles Carlito this week (seriously), tons of other MMA, indy and Mexican news notes, Vince reviews Florida Brothers Volume I, I review DERBY CITY WRESTLING, the OVW developmental group, full reviews of every major TV show including Raw, Smackdown, and TNA, and TONS more! 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