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The findings of CTE in Chris Benoit suggest that there may be a common syndrome among athletes who suffer multiple head injuries in contact sports." [80] In December 2009, nearly thirty months after Benoit's death, Omalu confirmed to ESPN's Outside the Lines that the death of a second WWE wrestler, Andrew Martin (a.k.a. Test), was attributed to ...
Prior to the murder-suicide, Benoit had illegally been given medications not in compliance with WWE's Talent Wellness Program in February 2006, including nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, and anastrozole, a breast cancer medication which is used by bodybuilders for its powerful antiestrogenic effects.
The suicide and double murder were originally attributed to anabolic steroid abuse, but a brain biopsy confirmed pathognomonic CTE tissue changes: large aggregations of tau protein as manifested by neurofibrillary tangles and neuropil threads, which cause neurodegeneration.
Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport is a 2007 non-fiction book co-written by sports journalists Heath McCoy, Greg Oliver, Steven Johnson, and Irvin Muchnick. about the Canadian professional wrestler Chris Benoit and his murder-suicide of his family.
Tippet’s death was announced Tuesday on his Instagram page, where he had 229,000 followers, and reported by multiple media outlets Wednesday, including Sky News Australia and Men’s Health. NBC ...
A week later, the storyline was scrapped due to the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide, which once again put the WWE on notice for alleged steroid abuse. Former WWE talent and neuroscientist Christopher Nowinski examined Benoit's brain and concluded he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurological disease linked to ...
Williams also criticized the mainstream media's disparaging reports on Vince McMahon and the wrestling business over the Benoit incident, adding, "Every sport has a steroid problem. I can promise you that when I see golfers like Tiger Woods taking steroids, I quit. I know this is funny, but I am sick and tired of CNN, FOX, and other media ...
During their first date, Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were ambushed in his Illinois home – both shot in the head. A crime scene investigator described it as one of the most horrific crime ...