Steroid found in body of dead wrestler Benoit

[ChrisChris]

I hate to be in the hype of Benoit but this seems to answer a question alot of people seemed to have.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Professional wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before hanging himself, injected steroids not long before he died and his son had been sedated, a medical examiner said on Tuesday.

Full Story: http://www.reuters.com/article/dome...src=071707_1836_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters

 

[BinderGang]

It's not the same:

World Wrestling Entertainment Issues Statement
July 17, 2007

STAMFORD, Conn., July 17, 2007 – WWE understands that the toxicology reports for Chris Benoit indicate that he tested positive for testosterone and negative for anabolic steroids. On Mr. Benoit's last drug test in April 2007 administered by Aegis Labs, he tested negative for anabolic steroids and for testosterone. Given the toxicology report of GBI released today, it would appear that Mr. Benoit took testosterone sometime after his April 2007 test and the time he died. WWE understands that his dealings with Dr. Astin are currently being investigated, and WWE has no knowledge of whether Dr. Astin prescribed testosterone for Mr. Benoit at some point after the April 2007 tests.

For over 20 years, the WWE has been demonstrating our concern for the well being of our contracted athletes, instituting drug testing in 1987 leading up to our current Wellness Program which began on February 27, 2006, administered by Dr. David L. Black of Aegis Sciences Corporation – one of the world’s foremost drug testing authorities.

We believe our Wellness Program is at the very least comparable to those of professional sports and is a program that will benefit WWE Superstars for generations to come.

 

[dgridley]

I'd have been more surprised if steroids hadn't been found.

 

[_FLIP_]

I was going to post this earlier, but I didn't have time.

The is what WWE said a day after they found him dead.

June 26, 2007
WWE® Shocked At Latest Developments In Benoit Tragedy, Concerned By Sensationalistic Reporting
Written: June 26, 2007STAMFORD, Conn., June 26, 2007 – World Wrestling Entertainment is stunned and saddened by the details released by local authorities concerning the double homicide-suicide involving Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and his son, Daniel.

However, WWE is concerned with the sensationalistic reporting and speculation being undertaken by some members of the media following the press conference held by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney. During the press conference, the investigating authorities made the following points, all of which run contrary to the media speculation that "roid rage" was a factor in the senseless murders and suicide:

1. The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.

2. Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit’s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.

3. Toxicology tests have not even been completed, so there is no current evidence that Benoit even had steroids or any other substance in his body. In that regard, on the last test done on Benoit by WWE's independently administered drug testing program, done on April 10, 2007, Benoit tested negative.

4. The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage. The wife's feet and hands were bound and she was asphyxiated, not beaten to death. By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage. The presence of a Bible by each is also not an act of rage.

5. WWE strongly suggests that it is entirely wrong for speculators to suggest that steroids had anything to do with these senseless acts, especially when the authorities plainly stated there is no evidence that Benoit had steroids in his body, pending the toxicological reports, and that they had no evidence at this time as to the motive for these acts.

WWE is continuing to monitor the ongoing investigation being conducted by local authorities.

 

[Rom]

Oh no... We will see more Nancy Grace BS who blames WWE for a list of 65 dead wrestlers, where ONLY 5 were contracted with WWE, rest were in the indy scene...

 

[BinderGang]

They weren't anabolic steroids.

It was testosterone that was used, as prescribed by a doctor, to raise his low levels.

Honestly, the weirdest thing to me is the following:

Remember how they found a garbage overflowing with recently drunken beer cans and empty wine bottles on the floor. Chris and Nancy Benoit's alcohol tests came back and they were negative. Hmm...

Oh no... We will see more Nancy Grace BS who blames WWE for a list of 65 dead wrestlers, where ONLY 5 were contracted with WWE, rest were in the indy scene...

Out of those 5:

Owen Hart - All around family man, died in a stunt gone wrong. NO DRUGS.

Russ Haas - Heart Attack due to a condition he was BORN WITH. NO DRUGS.

Brian Pillman - Heart Failure (yes, may have been due to his drug addictions)

Eddie Guerrero - The man was fired because of his demons, got his life back together, and was rehired. He was a changed man, but the damage was already done. While he died because of drug use had already effected his body...is it really the same?

Chris Benoit - Drugs? Yes, they're there. Mental issues? More likely. Anyway, he died from suicide, technically.

So to even bring up those 5 are ridiculous. I love not only how they're bringing up non-employed WWE wrestlers, but people who died due to heart failure because of weight (Yokozuna) and people who died of Cancer (John Tenta aka Earthquake). COME ON NOW. WWE causes cancer? Give me a break.