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Media Starts Getting It Right

After a week of good reporting for wrestling journalists and some hype and hysteria from lazy mainstream journalists, these next few links are having a better degree of research and progression from the simplistic “all wrestlers are crazy juice heads ands this one got drugged up and killed everybody” story. Media links inside.

AP article gives wrestling debates legs through weekend

I want to thank Brian Hansley for his coverage of TNA Impact this week. It’s a nice reminder that wrestling can be a positive escape for it’s fans still, and I’d like to promote the “love of the game” even if things must change within “the game”. We have an AP article that will run [...]

Linda McMahon on Good Morning America

Linda McMahon from Good Morning America Video. Her focus was Daniel Benoit’s illness.

Benoit’s Doctor RAIDED by DEA

Benoit’s doctor, interviewed by the press in the last few days, had his office raided last night. I think it’s safe to say there were warning signs in the doctors interview, as he talked about Benoit being in his office to “visit with his staff”, and yet they didn’t talk. So Benoit just hangs out [...]

McMahon on Today Show

Vince McMahon was on the Today Show this morning doing damage control. Video inside

Meltzer on Fight Network Radio

Fight Network Radio featuring Dave Meltzer and Bill Goldberg talking about reform in the wrestling industry in the aftermath of the Benoit Family tragedy. Right click on the link if you wish to save this for I-pod use.

NY Times article where Nowinski brings up Concussions

former WWE Wrestler Chris Nowinski, who has become somewhat of an authority on concussions and their deadly effects in football, wrestling, and sports, comments on that possiblity in the Chris Benoit case in this article. Former husband of Nancy, Kevin Sullivan, also weighs in.

Another great debate

Myself and Brian Hansley have become entwined in another debate. I’d love to hear everyones feelings on the subject, and anything over the last week. It might help all of us heal a bit. Go to the link here, read my notes and link, then participate in the comments after reading Hansley and my point-counterpoints. [...]

Did Benoit’s Child have rare Syndrome?

This story is being posted not to sensationalize, but as a potential answer as to the questions of what pressures Nancy and Chris Benoit were facing that may have contributed to setting the stage for the tragedy of this past weekend. This is not meant as a reporting of an excuse. It is information that [...]

Meltzer on TV

6.26. Late Night Report

Closing out for what has to be considered the most terrible day in the history of wrestling, and at least on par with the days Owen Hart and Eddie G. died. Here’s how the day ended in terms of news and links.

The Benoit Evening Report

I’m not sure if this is for members only, but I would recommend anyone who has access to the Pro Wrestling Torch or Figure Four Online check out there daily audio updates, as speaking through the news for a tragedy like this is alot quicker then reading everything coming out. Both publications are earning their [...]

Conflicting report

UPDATE: Here is the news AP report on the DA press Conference WrestlingObserver Press Conference rundown Here is a report filed by Dave Meltzer on an AP story. The timelines between the DA and what is being released to the press are off. We’ve got a Saturday-Sunday-Monday timeline of each death initially. The DA says [...]

The View from the Cheap Seats

I read John’s piece on the steroid bust and I must say I agree with him on a lot of it. Vince McMahon has a problem with his employees and doesn’t seem overly concerned to do anything about it. However, I think the blame being laid at the feet of fans (not so much by [...]

Weekend Update

Here at Wrestling Chronicle.com we rarely have the ability to break news. What we provide is a comprehensive guide to everything you’ll need to know as far as news stories from all the major sources, and then we’ll give you commentary, investigation, speculation, hard opinions, and perspective from there. Often we’ll draw from Dave Meltzer, [...]

Mainstream Article blasts Media for mocking wrestling/drug connections

The following article was printed in the San Francisco Chronicle and can be found at there website HERE I am reprinting it here in case it’s taken down, as it relates directly to John Philapavage’s 3.22.07 Four For The Road on Media reaction to WWE wrestlers and steroids/HGH. The San Fran. Chronicle knows a thing [...]

3.22.07 Four For The Road: Special Edition

I was in the process of researching a story on WWE house show and TV ratings and the translation (or lack there of) to PPV buys domestically. Unfortunately, with a timely serious hard news issue regarding WWE wrestlers being exposed by SI this week, that article will have to wait a day or two. Today’s [...]