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• 151. --MORE WRESTLERS THAT HAVE PASSED ON--- D.O.D. MIKE AWESOME FEB 17 - 07 CHRIS 'Skip' CANDIDO APR 28 - 05 BRIAN 'Crush' ADAMS AUG 13 - 07 CRASH HOLLY NOV 06 - 03 BRIAN PILLMAN OCT 05 - 97 BRITISH BULLDOG MAY 17 - 02 BIG JOHN STUDD MAR 20 - 95

  Posted at 3:05PM on 12th 2008 by eric

• 152. Look, WWE is entertainment. For those who watch it YEA! for those who watch survivor or any other reality TV show YEA! it's all the same. One has a different plot and charecters than the other does. It's sad how these men and women die, but look at those non wrestlers who died on the roads driving drunk, high on drugs, stressed out and commit suicide etc. it's sad, but people are different....no matter what sport or organization.

  Posted at 8:50PM on 8th 2008 by michael

• 153. WRESTLING SUCKS ITS FOR A BUNCH OF OVER GROWN RETARDS. A PERFECT EXAMPPLE OF WHERE BAD ACTING AND STERIODS LEADS. WRESTLING IS RETARDED AND I BET HALF OF YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 30 USELESS. WATCH THE NEWS IDIOTS.

  Posted at 2:34PM on 7th 2008 by amber

• 154. Chris Beniot...a private person or not still has no excuse for what he did...He couldve been like most people and asked for help. or even if the wwe travel schedule was too much he couldve opened his mouth and said something. I dont understand why when people wanna kill themeselves they have to kill them and there family. Steriods......I have no idea what he needed them for......His baby was only 7 and his wife was in her 30s i believed. Wow Chris. I wouldve never imagined. Look what you've started Chris. Alot of ppl may hate you but I hope and pray your soul is okay... You and Your familys R.I.P. Benoit Family

  Posted at 5:32PM on 3rd 2008 by Connie

• 155. why do people insist on believing that chris benoit was innocent of the crimes he committed? why do we not realize in our society that drugs, whether they are prescribed or illegally obtained, are dangerous and impact all areas of the lives of those who take them? why are people blaming the mc mahon's for what happened...or better yet blaming an "unknown intruder".....realize, people, that benoit was a passionate individual, fueled by drugs that were clouding his mind and making his life a living hell...realize that he murdered, in cold blood, his wife and child....and pray for the extended families for the hell they go through...

  Posted at 4:00PM on 3rd 2008 by linda

• 156. come on....we all know that steroid use can trigger many malfunctions in the brain and body....but to blame the murders of chris' wife and son on anyone but him is to be seriously unable to separate fact from fiction. he was a dangerous individual without using any performance enhancing drugs, or drugs of any type, and yet people think he couldn't have done what he did. any drugs that alter one's mind can and do impact that person's life in more ways that one....and anyone who ever watched chris wrestle and knew his passion (as well as his temper) should know that the accusations against him are true....my heart goes out to the remaining members of chris and nancy's families...the loss of a child is devastating, and the way these three people died must have crushed everyone who knew and loved them.

  Posted at 3:57PM on 3rd 2008 by linda

• 157. the von erich brothers are not among those that have passed away, because they wrestled for world class championship wrestling,which was not managed by the w.w.e. it was a whole different brand of wrestling,and was based in texas. the von erich brothers...5 of them all passed away from different ailments.drug abuse,alcohol abuse and suicides.

  Posted at 3:24PM on 31st 2007 by richie

• 158. Chris Benoit was an amazing wrestler and by just watching him in the ring and seeing him interract with his son when Chris won the World Heavyweight Championship at WM20, you would have never guessed that he would've been capable of doing what he did. But it was all the drugs hewas taking. Wrestling takes such a toll on your mind and body that i dont find it surprising that Chris was so messed up. All I know is that I love WWE and the fact that Vince is letting this happen to the men and woman who made him a billionare just breaks my heart!

  Posted at 5:10PM on 30th 2007 by Samantha

• 159. Where is the British Bulldog on the list?

  Posted at 2:22AM on 29th 2007 by jls

• 160. I used to follow wrestling as a kid in the 80's with 2 brothers..what else was there to watch on Saturday mornings before cable...I am sadden to see all those names that have passed seems to be that there bodies are so badly beaten that the drugs have slowly taken over...what a shame....in the long run is it really worth it??? But I guess hind site is 20/20...MacMahon should be ashamed of himself..he probably has supplied most of it himself...I didn't even know that most of those people were dead...rest in peace

  Posted at 9:44AM on 28th 2007 by bamsted

• 161. Sandy he killed his 7 year old mentally challenged child by choke hold,...a 224 lb man vrs 7 yr old with a diability,...by-CHOKE-HOLD these murders were committed in a 24 HOUR span, so after he had just killed his wife,..this childs MOTHER. Benoit had hours to stop the rampage,..hours to think, or change his mind, or spare the child, and ponder or call police, or kill himself, or seek help,..but what did he DO after HOURs in the house with his wife's corpse??? HE KILLED HIS 7 YEAR OLD HELPLESS, challenged, "I LOVE MY DADDY" SON. There shoudnt be a thing in his name but a map to hell with his face as the X marking the spot

  Posted at 3:27AM on 28th 2007 by Rebecca

• 162. So I wonder why Kerry Von Eric in not in that list?

  Posted at 11:36PM on 27th 2007 by Shannon

• 163. I used to be a big fan of wrestling, but I stopped some years ago. The wrestlers and promoters give the fans what they want. The fans hold some responsibility. If no one went to see the wrestlers they would have to find something else to do. The fans aren't interested in some puny, skinny guy or some skinny, flat-chested lady, so the wrestlers have to pump up and use drugs to get the size they want and use drugs to get rid of the pain that's caused by them giving the fans the level of violence that the fans want. Chris Benoit died long before he commited those murders. I feel sick by this because at one point he was a person, probably a loving person who lost himself in the craziness of the game.

  Posted at 9:01PM on 24th 2007 by Dream Diva

• 164. If something as dramtic as the Benoit situation didn't change the way professional wrestling is regulated, then absolutely nothing will. The McMahon family only cares about the McMahon family's interests. Shane McMahon was quoted by one insider as saying (and I'm paraphrasing): "Never let the talent know how important they really are.". That speaks volumes. In addition to their actions. Or lackthereof, should I say.

  Posted at 8:01PM on 30th 2007 by Gh0sT

• 165. Chris is a sick twisted man so is his doctor for prescribing all those drugs for him. its sad to see all the legends/young wrestlers to go mostly of drugs. someone please tell me this why is it not okay to put benoit in the hall of fame for what he did hasn't nothing to do with wwe. im not sayinf that it was okay to do what he did because it was so not okay but he should still get the respect he deserves for his in ring and why is it okay to put someone in the hall of fame when they od themselves. if they put any of the von erichs (except kevin and fritz)i won't watch wwe again.

  Posted at 7:11PM on 25th 2007 by bryan