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| BENOIT: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport
Release Date: October 2007 / Author(s): Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver / Publisher: ECW Press DESCRIPTION In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative journalists committed to looking at this terrible event with integrity and passion. All four authors have been interviewed extensively about the Benoit situation, including by CNN and Fox. The book will discuss the subject from distinct perspectives: the media’s coverage of the story and the role of the media in the story itself will be covered by Steven Johnson; Heath McCoy establishes the facts of the case and examines Benoit’s Alberta wrestling roots; Irvin Muchnick gives his opinion on the pop-cultural relevance and the place of this tragedy in wrestling’s dark history; Greg Oliver discusses the Benoit story in the context of the pro-wrestling industry and personal correspondence with Benoit. REVIEW Rich Tate: The first publication focusing on the events that occurred at the Benoit home in June and the resulting fallout features four excellent authors, each covering a different facet of the story, painting a picture as complete as we may ever see it. The real answers as to why it happened are not here, but that was not the intent. The authors each collaborate to tell the story of the early beginnings and rise of Benoit (McCoy), his tarnished legacy (Oliver), the media craze stirred by the events (Johnson), and an overall look at the events and fallout (Muchnick). Oliver also dedicates a portion of the book to pay tribute to Nancy Benoit. Highest recommendation. Order from Amazon |