Van Dam, Heyman on Benoit & WWE Issues
Newsday.com has a recent article in which they talk to pro wrestling's Paul Heyman and Rob Van Dam about the stresses of life on the road as a pro wrestler. In the article both men discuss the Benoit tragedy and what WWE has been doing and can do to fix the issues with drugs and stress in wrestling. The article sheds some more light on the stressful life a pro wrestler must lead to entertain.
From newsday.com:
"In a good week, World Wrestling Entertainment performers are home for two days. WWE puts on shows more than 250 nights a year and the perception that a wrestler isn't totally committed can put him out of the spotlight and out of a job.
"You've always got this in the back of your mind, behind every decision you make: If you don't want to be there, there are probably a million guys who will jump at the chance to be there," Van Dam said.
Although Heyman said he saw "up close the loving relationship this man had with his son," Benoit's work schedule left him little time to spend with Daniel, 7, who reportedly suffered from fragile X -- a form of mental retardation often mistaken for autism. Benoit kept the illness from most of his colleagues, but fellow wrestlers said such a condition would have added to the pressure on Benoit to spend more time at home.
And awaiting Benoit each week when he would return from his usual four-day road trip was a marriage that, according to records, was unraveling in 2003. Nancy Benoit had accused him of abusing her.
"I have no problem saying that being a full-time wrestler and living on the road absolutely, 100 percent added some stress to Chris' life," said Van Dam, a former WWE champion. "Whether that had anything to do with what happened or not, none of us know at this point." "
Read the full article "Benoit tragedy spotlights strain on pro wrestlers" here.
From newsday.com:
"In a good week, World Wrestling Entertainment performers are home for two days. WWE puts on shows more than 250 nights a year and the perception that a wrestler isn't totally committed can put him out of the spotlight and out of a job.
"You've always got this in the back of your mind, behind every decision you make: If you don't want to be there, there are probably a million guys who will jump at the chance to be there," Van Dam said.
Although Heyman said he saw "up close the loving relationship this man had with his son," Benoit's work schedule left him little time to spend with Daniel, 7, who reportedly suffered from fragile X -- a form of mental retardation often mistaken for autism. Benoit kept the illness from most of his colleagues, but fellow wrestlers said such a condition would have added to the pressure on Benoit to spend more time at home.
And awaiting Benoit each week when he would return from his usual four-day road trip was a marriage that, according to records, was unraveling in 2003. Nancy Benoit had accused him of abusing her.
"I have no problem saying that being a full-time wrestler and living on the road absolutely, 100 percent added some stress to Chris' life," said Van Dam, a former WWE champion. "Whether that had anything to do with what happened or not, none of us know at this point." "
Read the full article "Benoit tragedy spotlights strain on pro wrestlers" here.
Labels: Chris Benoit, News, Rob Van Dam, Steroids, WWE Miscellaneous, WWE News
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