Benoit's doctor, Child care arguements, Debra breaks silence, WWE & USA deal with fallout
Submitted by Calvin Martin on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 6:58 PM EST







• Wrestler and Wife Argued Over Child Care
  ATLANTA (AP) -- In the days before pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and child and hanged himself, the couple argued over whether he should stay home more to take care of their mentally retarded 7-year-old son, an attorney for the wrestling league said Wednesday. "I think it's fair to say that the subject of caring for that child was part of what made their relationship complicated and difficult, and it's something they were both constantly struggling with," said Jerry McDevitt, an attorney for World Wrestling Entertainment. "We do know it was a source of stress and consternation." McDevitt said the wrestling organization learned from the couple's friends and relatives that the Benoits were struggling with where to send the boy to school since he had recently finished kindergarten. He also said Benoit's wife didn't want him to quit wrestling, but she "wanted him to be at home more to care for the kid. She'd say she can't take care of him by herself when he was on the road."
  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WRESTLER_DEAD?SITE=NCBER&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
  
  
  
  
  
• Benoit's doctor said he met with the wrestler day of the killings
  Professional wrestler Chris Benoit met with his personal physician hours before he allegedly killed his wife and son and then hanged himself in his basement, the doctor said Wednesday. "He was in my office on Friday to stop by just to see my staff," said Dr. Phil Astin of metro Atlanta. "He certainly didn't show any signs of any distress or rage or anything."
  http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=94290
  
  
  
  
  
• Pro Wrestling Wife Claims Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence 'Out of Hand in the WWE'
  The former wife of pro wrestling superstar "Stone Cold" Steve Austin broke what had been a court-imposed silence and charged that "domestic and drug abuse is out of hand in the WWE and something needs to be done about it." Debra Williams' stunning charge, reported Wednesday by MyFoxColorado.com, comes in the wake of the grisly discovery of the bodies of Chris Benoit and his wife, Nancy-Daus Benoit, and 7-year-old son, Daniel.
  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286924,00.html
  
  
  
  
  
  
• WWE and USA Wrestle With Fallout From Chris Benoit Case
  WWE Chairman Vince McMahon issued a non-apology last night for his organization's three-hour tribute to pro wrestler Chris Benoit that aired Monday night on the USA Network. USA itself had no comment on having telecast a three-hour tribute to a man who, according to authorities, over the weekend bound and strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed Bibles next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley several hours and possibly as long as a day later.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062602234_pf.html
  
  
  
  
  
• King Booker remembers Chris Benoit
  11 News Sports' Butch Alsandor interviews Houston wrestler King Booker about the death of Chris Benoit.
  Video interview - http://www.khou.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=154648
  
  
  
  
• Lex Luger Talks About Chris Benoit
  Former professional wrestler Lex Luger who lives in the Metro Atlanta area told 11Alive News Wednesday that he is shocked and saddened by the death of Chris Benoit.
  http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?s=rss&storyid=57831

  
  

  
  
  

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