The NY Times spoke with Chris Nowinski (who is convinced Benoit was suffering from long term brain damage), and Nancy's former husband and Benoit's long time in ring rival, Kevin Sullivan.
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- In today's New York Times, author/former wrestler Chris Nowinski talks about concussions in the context of Benoit's behavior. "He was one of the only guys who would take a chair shot to the back of the head ... which is stupid," said Nowinski, who according to the article was trying to persuade the coroner examining Mr. Benoit to examine his brain to look for neurofibrillary tangles in the brain's cortex which would be a telltale sign of significant problems. The article goes on to say that Nowinski - who has written a book called Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis that talks about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can cause memory loss, depression and "bizarre, paranoid behavior" - so far has been turned down. He goes on to say that "Part of me hopes there was something wrong with his brain ... The Chris Benoit I knew was always more concerned about everybody else's well-being than his own."
Also in the story, Nancy Benoit's ex-husband Kevin Sullivan says: "I'm in the dark ... I wrestled with him a lot. I thought he was a great performer ... Last night when I found out, it was shocking, just shocking."
That's an interesting theory. Given's Benoit's history of neck injuries, I wouldn't be surprised if had one or more brain/ nervous system issues that were a precipitating factor.
Knutreturns said: Spoken like the true Greatest RDCW Champ!
