John Cena on why WWE no longer acknowledges Chris Benoit
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- John Cena answering a Q&A at his show 'An Evening with John Cena' at Melbourne 8 June 2017, on why WWE no longer acknowledges Chris Benoit deleting him from all mentions on both the WWE Network and website
Transcript:
That’s a very difficult question and I’ll answer it like this. Often times we get caught up in a person’s ability and their performance.
‘And this transcends WWE. It is a problem with sport and a problem with entertainment.
‘People will do bad things but if they’re good at what they do, sometimes those things are overlooked. I don’t believe in that. I think you should take ownership in your actions. All of them. Not just ones that are performed in front of an audience.
‘I think our company’s stance on the entire situation is to set a precedence of athletics and a precedence of entertainment of taking ownership for your actions.’
Cena- The only person who can say why WWE doesn' t acknowledge Chris Benoit without getting buried or punished.
Heyman spoke about Benoit as well during a sit down interview.
Imagine if Titus started talking about Benoit 🤣🤣🤣
Randy, Punk, and Kurt did and weren’t buried as well
Stone Cold has. A bunch of people have.
@@mftnbeats I think the manner in which a member of the WWE speaks about Chris Benoit mainly matters. With things like that you have to speak with tact and John Cena definitely did that well.
What a brilliant answer by that microphone👏
Ikr wish they showed us the legend oh well tho
Who crisp hen wah?
@@kingofthegod8983 loooooooooooooooooooooooool
i love jon xina
Yeah
When he speak calmly, he sounded like the wisest person alive. Yet. When he roast. Man those mouth spits fire it burns
The fact they completely shunned his other son and sister was downright abusive and cruel. They didnt deserve that
They've let him backstage at several shows
Even if they got in, the whole air of awkwardness will be there cus everyone knows what happened. The kids don't deserve it, but its honestly better for em to not venture into dangerous territory, whether they would've been successful at what they'd do or not, the knowledge that they're benoits kids and he did what he did, will never go away. That dark cloud over their family name will always be there. No matter what. It sucks, but it is what it is.
@@MBM1117727 as if that's a big thing
@@reefbreaker9350 what do they owe them then ? There father almost fucked the entire company in one day and set it back alot what you think they deserve just a handout?
@@reefbreaker9350 I mean what are they supposed to do other than give them money or the son money cause he no longer has his parents what are they supposed to do and the son and sister said they don’t like wrestling anymore or they didn’t for a while so what’s wwe supposed to do
That was a great answer to a difficult and heartbreaking subject.
He mention him with saying his Name
Without
@@igneous7976 this went 9 months with... out being corrected
@@inuenndo_ I feel so honored
@@inuenndo_ lmao
mentioned
He speaks the truth. People need to face the accountability of their actions despite their talent, but it's ironic that on the other side of the equation is the company that almost hired New Jack and ignored the whole Snuka thing.
They dont ignore Snuka. They erase him once the case is crystal clear.
They left the tribute. It's not the perfect erasure.
wwe is a hipocrite in that sense
@@dodykusumanto8377erase him? He was i a rumble match with piper few uears back.
Well spoken by one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time, John Cena.
The Rock: enters the chats
@@MxGinnis504 you do realize he said "one of"
@@KingGlo300 you do realize he’s not even close to being “one of”
@@eddiev659 how is he not? He arguably has the most accomplishmens in the company, draws thousands of fans every show he's on and is one of the best on the microphone
Why are people arguing about how good John Cena is
Pastor John Cena 😁
Praise the Jorts.
😂
preach it!
@@brayloncroom7807 "The Church Is Here" lolol
@@themanbeckylynchstraightfi1258 lol
Probably the most well spoken response to someone asking about not mentioning Benoit that I’ve ever heard.
Go listen to stone colds.
CM punk exist*
Listen ton stone Cold and Batista
Why is that microphone floating
😂
John Cena deserves to be chairman some day. Or at very least own a share of WWE.
Definitely not.
WWE doesn’t want the fans to remember or see Benoit in their products. But the truth is we cant see Cena
I only see a floating microphone in this video.
And thats WWE’s fault? Vince never told Benoit to kill his wife and child.
@TheDisasterPrediction 2003 That’s not true at all. By all accounts, from people who *actually* knew Chris, he was a workaholic and was extremely against taking time off. Family and friends practically begged him to do so, especially after the passing of Eddie, but Chris threw himself into his work. That’s just the type of person he was, according to everyone who knew him.
wwe only care about then self why continoue disrespect david benoit death father only want you hear of incident with his family not all great thing he did in wwe and they just want to erasing him from history which inculed his title match all thing accomplished
WWE dont it? Then please explain many matches with Benoit in it at the Network.
He shouldn’t be in the hall of fame, but every now and then it’s good to hear people say a few words about his skills.
A couple years ago somebody ask Stone Cold about Chris Benoit going to the Hall of Fame because although he did what he did his actions in the ring, what he was able to do should never be forgotten. and so for his in-ring performance alone he should have been in the Hall of Fame but Stone Cold said because of the double murder he will never be in the Hall of Fame.
He was the guy that has that feeling in your stomach that makes you WANT him to be in the hall of fame.
But then you remembered…..
he absolutely should bve in the HOF
No one will ever deny how good he was!
He is probably in the top 10 or even top 5 of most fans 'Best Ever' list.
As a performer he certainly is near the top of my personal list and that will never change.
But as a Human?
How can you "glorify" a person who did what he did?
@@jamesbyersmusic what did he do
Cena answered this very well.
It was said that Chris Benoit's brain scans showed that he had the mental capacity of an 80 year old with advanced dementia. These were said to have been caused directly from all the hard hits he took in the ring. Not to mention all the addictions he faced with pain killers that he relied on because of the blows he took in the ring. They are definitely still his actions yes, but I think there should be a level of understanding considering there could always be the possibility that Chris wasn't in his right mind when he committed these horrible crimes.
Still doesn't excuse it.
@@Run187 No one said it did, I'm just saying there should be a level of understanding.
@@Run187 forgive the person, but not the act.
And that matters and is relevant, its a hell of a different thing then Chris being a serial killing psycho ya know, for all we know he literally was in some crazy tunnel vision that night, now again like John says that does not discount or absolve Chris of his actions- assuming the narrative is true but wont go there lets say it is- but still the fact he had that much brain damage is damn sure relevant and yeah quite literally does matter when discussing why he did it, its not like Chris was some crazy psyhco his whole life hid it and one day decided to kill his family ya know cause he wanted to and got off on it, absolutely bloody not!. And this is coming from someone who will always believe that every single convicted proven rapists' pedophile and murderer should have a zero tolerance one strike policy and be executed the hour after conviction no less.So I'm not taking what he did lightly and am trying to override my admitted bias as Benois like biggest fan ever even still but yeah those details absolutely matter and change the entire context of what happened.
Isn't it funny that if you have a "mental illness" you are a excused of horrible acts not only publicly but also in the court of law? But with cases like Chris there "is no excuse"
That was cool politician response, but if you know anything about the controversies concerning the WWE in the past then you'd understand that they only blackballed Benoit MERELY because of all the heat they got due to the brutality of the incident. Sad to say, Benoit and Guerrero's deaths had to happen for them to finally put an end to the epidemic of prescription drugs in the industry otherwise those issues would still be prevalent.
Benoits episode wasn’t caused my pills but by his severe CTE
@@jusbertmeza4424 I’ll say mixture of both steroids all that shit but end of the day only me that knows is dead
Alejandro Velazquez lol no steroids doesn’t make you kill your family. Constant head-trauma will and is proven to completely alter your mind permanently. This isn’t a debate kid you’re trying to dispute the truth to what you believe is the cause. The evidence is overwhelming that it wasn’t a freak episode of steroids but a continued change of his state of mind leading to the deaths. All he cared about was Eddie Guerrero and had severe depression after his passing. From 1st hand of people that was in his circle said he was changing leading to the deaths but just thought he was going through something with eddies passing which he was but it wasn’t to the extreme as they thought. If you haven’t watched Vices documentary on the story I recommend you check it out. It’s on YT.
@@jusbertmeza4424 lol ay kid I think you need to read my comments again. I’m not saying it was roída I to think it was more the brain injuries as well bro no need to come at me like that I said “I agree maybe a mixture of both” noting the previous comment said pills. Let me tell you bro drugs ain’t no joke neither taking shit load of pain pills and benzodiazepines hella fuck you up not said that’s what he did but it’s no secret about the crazy wrestling life and especially from his era.
@@jusbertmeza4424 also I agree with you about depression too , I know from first hand about brain injuries and severe depression, no fucking fun. Although I’m no way shape of for comparing because it is way different I had two strokes while he had tbi in the ring those fucking headbuts look brutal bro. I do believe what they say about his brain looking similar to a 80 yo Alzheimer
That’s actually the best response I’ve seen to this issue. Very well said cena, we see this all the time particularly in the ufc and mma where people like jon jones/connor are lauded for their in ring performances but don’t get any comeuppance for their actions outside the sport. Even in the nfl this is a huge issue.
Jon Jones has failed numerous tests for Performance Enhancers yet people willingly overlook this, in a combat sport using performance enhancers should be viewed as a form of assault and intent to commit bodily harm.
@@HPloveCraftsCat1352 indeed. But people don’t care because “it wasn’t a significant amount of peds.”
Everything was contaminated
He will never be in the hall of fame, ever.
John Cena needs to tell us why he doesn't acknowledge Taiwan as a country
WWE is lucky to have employees like Cena and CM Punk, any other "super stars" would be a sitting duck at that question.
I still can't really see this "John Cena" guy but he's spitting absolute facts
The Greatest ambassador for WWE of all A true man of class
That’s a very eloquent answer and I’m not mad at it
And THIS right here is why he was the face of the company for so long and still some what is because he is so damn professional in every aspect dude is a great guy in real life and he very well spoken and smart like him or not he nailed it with the answer here
I mean yea he’s been the face for a while( a very trash face) but there are way more superstars that deserved it over him. Just speaking facts but ok
@@treydelaney4870 The funny thing is not you or me can say for a fact who deserves anything in the WWE we don’t know the politics behind the scenes but rest assured you don’t have to like him or respect John but NO ONE I MEAN NO ONE has put in more work for WWE then him yeah he’s not the best wrestler but a lot of that has to do with how the wanted him to wrestle remember it’s predetermined so John just has to put on a show and NOT GET INJURED that the reason he has 5 moves just like Rock Austin and Hogan all of them were where they where because of their Promo skills not their wrestling you wanna see wrestling look up John “prototype “ in OVW the man showed up everywhere kissed millions of babies sign billions of autographs and wrestled ever tribute show that came his why don’t shit on John because non of the modern wrestling can live up to his hype I’m sure someone will eventually take over not Roman Reigns or Seth Rollins sorry both are trash 🗑
So chris has to take ownership of his yet snuka never did for his when he was alive and breathing after he killed his wife. Only reason yall blackball benoit is cause he got caught for it, jimmy didnt.
Well, I mean jimmy did get caught, it’s just Vince bribed the cops lol. It’s all in his book
It wasn’t his wife that Snuka was accused of killing.
@@willieholmes1483 oh really? I thought it was. Who was it then?
RkoIsLife 1738, his girlfriend.
Jimmy Snuka actions were too late for late people. Chris Benoit was a situation where people who didn’t watch wrestling knew about the murders. Where Jimmy Snuka actions are coming to light but it’s five years to late for people to care. Not to compare him to Christopher Columbus but are we really going to get rid of his holiday after all this time.
Cena spoke so well that he forgot to answer the question 😂
Are you deaf? Or you just don't listen?
Hes basically saying that Chris Benoit murdered his wife and should be remembered for those things because you cant just ignored those things and WWE shouldn't advertise a murderer.
He literally answered it😂😂😂
@@georgehernandez2156dumbass 😂
1. This event shocked the entire WWE world, the wrestlers, management, the fans, and the family, This was tragic and I can’t think of any other words than tragic. When tragic events like this happen people try and rationalize it. However, it cannot be rationalized because it was coming from the head of a very mentally, physically, and emotionally sick man. He was not evil by any means, he was sick. Drugs, severe head trauma, severe grief, mental depression, etc... caused this man to do what he did. He did something evil, but I cannot say I hate him or want him to burn in hell because he wasn’t fully or if any conscience of his actions or in the right mind to be held accountable for what he did. He is another victim in this horrible act just like his family was. I am not making any excuses for what he did because it was horrible. I feel nothing but pity for Chris Benoit. I hope him and his family are in a better place. I also hope that the WWE, close friends, and family can find some sort of closure.
2. Scenario: Your sibling (who you love) Is an amazing person who everyone loves, who gives money to the poor and helps so many different people. She lives for 25 years and everything is fine. All of a sudden she is diagnosed medically with paranoid schizophrenia and medical depression. Then she kills somebody and then herself.
Are you going to ever hate your sibling for what she did or blame her? For me, the answer is no because she was very sick and wasn’t mentally conscience or aware of what she was doing. She was a good person who brain was damaged, which led her to do something very horrible.
I do not think we should hate Chris Benoit, I think we should pity him. He was one of the best at what he did undisputed, but you cannot highlight him or put him in the hall of hame because that would be in poor taste and disrespectful for the lives that he negatively impacted or ruined.
3. The WWE is just as much a family as his family was to him. They all are together day in and day out. You cannot expect a family to speak on matters such as these. People want to hear the WWE either come out and publicly show anger and outrage, but they loved him. Or they want the WWE to highlight him, which is majorly insensitive. They rather not say anything and try to move on.
P.S. as far as a business point-of-view goes they were getting ridiculed and smashed by the media about drug use, head trauma, steroids, etc... This almost closed down the whole organization. So they had to not say anything and shut him out completely. However, they do not do this anymore. It’s been a long time since this event, and now if you go to the network you can find videos and stuff of him, but it has disclaimers and other stuff so they aren’t seen as highlighting him. The videos of him are just there because he was a big part of the company and has done a lot of things and that shouldn’t be forgotten.
Well said. Chris Benoit dont really deserve hate actually. But he still dont deserve any glory either.
@@dodykusumanto8377 Well said as well. He and his family are where they are now after this Life. Nancy wasn't a saint either. Sure, she didn't kill anyone officially (that's a rabbit hole) but as much as I enjoyed Benoit as a kid neither him nor Nancy or the truest victims here. Yes, they suffered from themselves and their own actions of pain pills and starting their affair and then marriage, but the TRUEST victim is Daniel. That boy was at the mercy of his parents. In the end one or both failed to help him too. We will probably never know 100% what happened. I don't think it's as cut and dry, black and white, etc. as the media or Vice likes to portray it to be. But, I don't think it's as extreme as someone killing them all outside of Benoit either. It was probably a little bit of both. Maybe with all the pills they had in that house they drugged or Nany drugged Daniel to keep him calm or help him sleep and/or Chris was there or came home and it went horribly wrong. Next thing you know Chris harms Nancy out of intense passionate rage and then realizes the gravity of losing both Nancy and his dear Son. He literally has nothing now to live for and feels the need to end himself. Just what I think could've happened but even I'm sure I'm missing things or it's not quite that simple maybe too. All I believe is Chris, Nancy, and Daniel are all where they are supposed to be now that they have left this world. Whatever you believe in if that's Heaven or Hell or something different. RIP Daniel. Poor kid.
I see Ted Talks in this guy's future when he fully retires.
whats the point of him doing ted talks if the audience can’t see him
@@samuelantonov9939 Audiobooks!
In fact, WWE gave Chris Benoit a tribute show. Thats the final respect from the company to the Wolverine. You cant asked for more.
Yeah BEFORE the full details came out a day later
I agree with why they don't talk about him but it is awkward when they make viedoes "every royal rumble winner", "every one who main evented Wrestlemania", or whatever. The spot that is missing sticks out like a sore thumb.
They posted a video recently of every Royal Rumble No.1 entrant and they just completely skipped 2004 lol
It’s crazy how everyone knows he is one of the best that has ever stepped in that ring but nobody will ever mention him in top 10, 20, or even 100 best wrestlers because of what he did and honestly that’s how it should be.
Paul Heyman mentioned him a few years ago after fans heckeled him about him at an interview and said that Benoit was easily one of the top 5 performers he's ever seen in his entire life but also said 'As a performer: remarkable as a human being: I don't care what the reasons are,Nancy and Daniel had no option he did. Fuck him'
Exactly. He murdered two people. He knew what he was doing. He did it. He meant it.
Well said
That’s probably the only way to respond intelligently without inviting more conversation
“People should take ownership for their actions” doesn’t say that when he was asked about Vince’s sexual assaults.
Deleted from the WWE Network? I'm not subscribed, but I know that his matches (including the Main Event of WrestleMania 20) are featured in the old weekly shows and PPVs WWE uploaded on the network with a warning message at the beginning of the videos in which they are included.
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@Karl M what's the disclaimer say?
Look dont judge me but can u tell me why WWE superstars cant mention Chris Benoit name I know his story but I dont understand why wwe doesn't want to mention Chris Benoit
+Karl M Actually in today’s culture, it’s labeled as “World Heavyweight Title Triple Threat Match”.
Also, on the WWE Network, a parental advisory is shown on a program featuring Benoit before it begins as well as any pay per view posters that originally featured Benoit on them were replaced with new artwork. For example, if you scroll through the WWE Network menu and fond Backlash 2004, the replacement artwork shows Randy Orton (c) vs Mick Foley in a Hardcore Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
Cena is the perfect spokesman for a company. There’s a reason Vince made him the face of WWE
WWE needs to acknowledge what happened on live tv. I get what Benoit did was bad and all but you can’t hide from it and you can’t erase the main event of WM20. It’s life, these things happen and the world isn’t perfect and WWE shouldn’t try to be perfect. Accept the fact that life can be less than perfect. Acknowledge that the main event was a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship and Benoit and Eddie Guerrero had a moment that you can never re-do. Let people have their own opinions.
Wrestlemania 20 Ending was my favorite moments of Wrestlemania history.
@@mariosonicfan8312 absolutely mine too. Mysterio had a good moment but it didn’t close the show, Daniel Brian had a good memory also but they mishandled it in my opinion with everything going on with CM Punk but WM20’s ending was real and it was passionate and with both guys being gone and regardless of what Benoit did, in hindsight it was an amazing moment in that moment in time. It just felt like everything had just come together finally.
It's on wwe network or peacock. U can go watch it right now
There is no reason to talk about a WrestleMania 18 years ago. You don't see WWE talking about WrestleMa
nia 19's main event. They talk about their current product and promote the current roster. No reason to talk about Benoit.
@@antoniocontreras7559 I didn’t say talk about it, I said acknowledge it. It was the 20th anniversary and the last Wrestlemania in the McMahons’ backyard where Wrestlemania is famously known to take place and even before Wrestlemania. since Vince McMahon Sr was running The WWWF. That’s why.
Paul Heyman described this tragic incident the best
So did Steve Austin.
so basically the WWE isn't taking ownership of the brain damage caused.. got it
@Clutch7 but in a CONSTANT PHYSICAL CONTACT SPORT, someone who did it at the HIGHEST level.. come on, be reasonable.
@@iismellgood Antonio brown still ain’t pulled a gun on anyone. He took harder hits to the head chris ever took combined
@@sirhoopalot1125 bruh... AB is the worst possible example you could have given. He's literally done everything BUT kill someone lol
Are you gonna start defending all murders or only Chris Benoit because I’m sure a lot of murders are got a fd up brain
@@CAESAR-yj6ms uhm why not? lol df
Cena is a nice guy. But he doesn't need to explain something that the WWE audience already know and understand.
0:39 Wise words
Benoit was a top wrestler aswell man the matches between him and kurt were always 10/10 but behind the doors he had demons crazy how he went out
I agree with Cena, but who’s to say Benoit was in his right mind that weekend? He seems to ignore the fact that the man had the brain of a 80 year old with Alzheimers. Combined with other factors that greatly assisted Chrises final acts.
As humans, we can excuse many illnesses and imperfections among people, but mental illnesses doesn’t seem to be one of them. Chris sacrificed his body and his mental stability and I believe he should deserve at least some acknowledgment for his sacrifices.
You have to remember mental illness affects all of us differently. Personally I look at it as the mental illness is the reason Chris did the horrific acts. There’s no excuse what he did but he also wasn’t 100% right in the head.
Bottomline, Chris still kill his family.
Because of CTE. Chris did it, but that wasn’t *truly* Chris anymore
@@captainchris817 and Nancy and Daniel still die.
It was noted that Nancy served Benoit with divorce papers a little while before the incident.
Rest In Peace to those that passed away.
Nancy and Daniel for sure.
I get what Cena is saying but CTE ruined Benoit’s mind
That isn’t an excuse. He murdered two
innocent people
He also had a long history of violence and on Jericho’s podcast, Nancy’s sister said it wasn’t a heat of the moment crime. He really beat the shit out of her, but also had the wherewithal to put a towel around the steel cable that he hung himself with to make it less painful on himself
@@stonecold7113 Not using it as an excuse, what happened DID HAPPEN but that man wasn’t in good state of mind
@@StuUngar Not making excuses at all for the Evil committed but just look up CTE
@@richardthekingransom Im very familiar with it. That 80 year old brain thing has been around for 15 years.
Chris Jericho Dean Malenko and his son David are probably the ones who were affected the most
if Eddie Guerrero was alive today he wouldn't be less affected than they are
why is that stage empty..why is that mic floating!!!
Yes, you should be held accountable for your action, but WWE wasn't completely innoncent, because they actually knew about Benoits multiple concussions and CTE's and continued to book him in matches and chose to ignore it. So, it's not entirely on Benoit alone.
Benoit still kill his family.
@@dodykusumanto8377WE still knew about his condition, so they ain't all innocent either
@@FilmFan217 and Benoit still kill his family.
@@FilmFan217It's not their fault that benoit made a decision to kill his own family. The guy made a decision
Say what you want about Benoits accomplishments in the ring but his murdering of his family is why he'll never make the Hall. As for the CTE issue, is Vince & WWE to blame for Benoit ending up with an 80 year old Alzheimer's brain? Partially.
Benoit DID also make the choice to go out there & wrestle every week & use the wrestling style he used.
Doesn't change the fact that WWE completely making things difficult for David Benoit. He wasn't responsible for his father's misdeeds but apparently he "deserved to be hated" just because he is a Benoit.
I think in hindsight there were signs WWE missed but at the same time CTE wasn’t understood at the time of Chris’s death.
John cena is like lebron when answering questions 😂
I hear his voice but where the hell is cena?
Cena: "you can't see me"
Literally the corniest joke. Shits old now
@@treydelaney4870 the world disagrees
@@skeleton599 that’s cool. I mean I don’t really care what you let alone the world thinks. In my opinion everything that has to do with the character of John cena sucks. Cena sucks. His wrestling moves suck. Hustle loyalty respect....which by the way he stands for none of it. His self awareness sucks. He can’t wrestle. He’s fucking garbage. In my opinion.....fuck John cena 😐
@@treydelaney4870 you sound hurt
So, WWE believes in taking ownership for it's actions? Then why does it still admit no fault with Owen Hart's death?
Why does Vince still refuse to admit that he enabled and encouraged use of steroids for so many years to so many wrestlers and that this directly relates to the early deaths of so many of it's superstars like Eddie Guerrero? What a complete line of shit.
I can’t answer the rest but I can answer the reason for Owen Hart even though I’m only 20 and was born two years after he died, the reason why they never even acknowledge him anymore and won’t put him in the Hall of Fame is because his wife feels like they were negligent about the way he died in forcing him to do a study that he didn’t even want to do so she ban them from ever mentioning him or putting him in the Hall of Fame even though they wanted to a long time ago
Agree with Cenas view however WWE as a company is hardly leading the way with this sort of thing.
I’m shocked they allow him to talk about it
Agree to that but they have a murderer in their HOF
Who? Is it Scott Hall?
@@yaboycoconuthead7012 jimmy snuka
It's so funny when the fans start chanting chris benoit when the writers do something stupid
John makes a fair argument yet doesn’t acknowledge that it was his ability and performance that Chris maintained over a decade that harmed him so much, which I understand because Cena was still with the WWE at the time. I still remember watching Chris in a match and I do not remember who he was facing, maybe Albert because I recall it was a tall big guy and he had Benoit in a lifted position. Whoever it was accidentally dropped Chris behind him and Chris landed straight onto his head on some chairs I guess that were planned to have him fall on them in a safer way but instead it was completely botched. That’s just one of the many instances that I’ve seen with Benoit getting severely hurt in the business. I’m not saying he should be forgiven but I do not believe 100% of the blame should be pinned on Chris. I truly believe, we watched the fall of a man whom turned into a ticking time bomb.
I mean hes the poster boy so why ask him when you know hes gonna give a diplomatic response
Cena is full of it Jimmy Snuka killed his damn wife and WWE and Vince swept it under the rug
The difference is Snuka was already in the HoF when he went to trial for that. Chris Benoit wasn't inducted already.
@@MrKingpin1205 Vince knew about it decades ago watch the documentary
I’m saying lmao
Had he just killed his wife and himself I don’t think WWE would treat it the same way it cuz he killed a kid his own kid at that
It's not Cena's fault for what happened in wrestling 20 yesrs before his time.
It’s easy to blame Chris but you have to remember it’s also the companies that put them in those situations. Do you think work environment could’ve been better? Pay? Mental health could’ve been checked ? Don’t you think a company that turns a blind eye when it comes to athletes taking steroids, pain killers, and drugs is also part of the problem? It’s easy to blame a dead man that can’t defend himself then owning up as a company !
Wrestlers have something like a 2.9x higher mortality rate than the average American male, mainly due to the lack of an off-season, being classed as “contractors” ineligible for company health insurance and some of the dangerous stuff we saw back in the day such as chairshots.
A safe, healthy culture that encourages protecting yourself and knowing your limits will definitely set athletes a long way in not dying before they even turn 60.
Dude literally had the brain of an 80 year old man, errrr why can’t WWE take ownership for what happened
Then he should have retired. Daniel Bryan retired after realizing the potential consequences of his neck and only returned after being approved by professional doctors. Does WWE have a fault relating to the Benoit incident? Yes. But no matter what state of mind you are in, it DOES NOT excuse you of murdering your child and wife
The doctor said he had the brain of an 80 year old man with alzeimers.
@@bettyblue1465 80 year old men with Alzheimer's don't go around killing their families.
@@ryanl784 Most 80 year old men with alzheimers aren't jacked up with testosterone & capable of violence either. The WWE should have taken more responsibility for this, they are lucky they only aided in creating one incident like this. Chronic brain injury & steroids are an awful mixture.
@@blackmadamada2259 Don't compare Daniel to Benoit, WWE didn't have the policies and doctors like they do now or even back when Daniel had to retire. That's short sighted.
Benoit killed his wife his son then committed suicide. Why would wwe even mentioned him in there programming.
I’m a Benoit fan. And it hurts to know they will never ever mention him ever again.
Gee I don't know perhaps because they played a Part in his Brain being Screwed up
@@robertrodriguez787mick Foley had just as much head trauma possibly close to Benoit.
And he hasn't killed anyone
When 2021 arrives, I do NOT want anything about 2020 to be acknowledged in any shape or form.
+Enderson Here’s why:
1. COVID-19
2. Riots in Minneapolis, Minnesota plus those riots spreading EVERYWHERE
3. Death of Kobe Bryant
@@AustinDickerson2001Tiger and Kobe's daughter
+Jeremy MCcullar That’s part of my third bullet point.
Kobe Bryant’s death was nobody’s fault , celebrities and athletes die every year. Muhammad Ali died back in 2016, Stan lee in 2018, Paul walker in 2013 and so on , don’t get me wrong r.i.p Kobe and his daughter but that was nobody’s fault
+Ricardo Rivas Regardless, the entire year of 2020 is getting erased from the history books and I don’t want it ever mentioned ever again. On 1/1/2021, I am going to release a statement saying that there will be absolutely ZERO mentions of the year of 2020 in general.
Dammit John, that’s such a good answer.
Benoit not being mentioned or brought into the Hall of Fame by WWE is completely justified. Owen Hart on the other hand should be a 2 time Hall of Famer right now. Idk why his widow is not allowing them to induct him
I don’t think it’s hard to believe at all.
Martha feels they were responsible for Owen’s death. So why would she allow the company to make money off of his name?
TheAverageTrainer it’s not just WWE. Sure he died under the company’s watch but she never liked wrestling in general and is actively trying to purge his name from all of wrestling. She basically brainwashed her kids to be just as bitter as her towards wrestling. I can understand why you didn’t want WWE specifically to make money off his name but why keep his name from being recognized by the profession HE loved and took part in for basically all his life?
@@maineventmafia1633 not true, shr has allowed owen to be other hall of fame. But considering WWE contersued her as well, why would she benefit them?
philwill0123 those are either museums or Canadian Indy feds. And of course they’d counter sue. She sued them for using their footage of him that they themselves took used his image and likeness which they have the right to use. But because they were making a buck off it and she wasn’t she sued.
They don’t even have a hallway of fame in wwe.
Extreme Chris Benoit backers: "Aight. We'll give him a pass."
I don’t like his wwe character but as a person he seems cool
But he's on stage answering these questions
Totally agree. As far as his CHARACTER. he fucking sucks and is corny and is a bad wrestler, and ain’t in the top 80 as far as I’m concerned. But as a man, i think he’s a great person with a wonderful personality.
@Crazy Eights thank you you have preached the fuckin word. I’ve been saying that since 2011 when I stopped watching
The face that runs the place summed it up best
Alberto Del Rio could be next
@Master Devoe He was charged with sexual assaulting and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. If convicted he could serve life in prison.
The whole incident is shady to me. Wouldn’t be too surprised if the whole thing was a hit job on Chris to frame him and get rid of him.
R I P Chris Benoit
Rot in Piss you mean.
Chris Benoit might not deserve to be in Hall of Fame
But Woman deserves to be in HOF
What’s with the empty stage and floating microphone?
Idk, i saw John cena in the title but he never appeared, like always...
Joke is old and trash
All the memes and movies and shit aside John Cena is probably one of the most respectable athletes/entertainers around.
Ironically, WWE refused to admit any fault in all the brain damage it caused to Benoit while quietly changing the way it does business. How is that taking ownership?
Not really their fault
@@lightyagami8645 It's not their fault for requiring wrestlers to hit each other in the head with chairs?
@@y2kblackout They stopped hitting wrestlers in the head with chairs but now fans are complaining that wwe is too pg. You can't blame wwe for Benoit'ts actions. Mick Foley took as much beating yet his family are still alive and well.
@@TheSHN61 Fans may be complaining but WWE's profitability had never been higher (pre-pandemic). WWE needs to take responsibility for putting him in an unsafe work environment, which put undue pressure on its athletes to perform in extreme conditions and turning a blind eye to the use of drugs in order to make a profit.
Many wrestlers die prematurely. Many athletes with head injuries become aggressive and violent. Just look at what happened to Benoit's idol, the Dynamite Kid.
@@y2kblackout You can't put the blame on wwe for Benoit's actions. Like I said many people took as much beating a Chris Benoit yet dint do what Benoit did.
WWE knew while taping the “memorial edition” of RAW that Chris Benoit was a leading suspect in Nancy and Daniels deaths and that police believed it to be a murder suicide.
There were also several wrestlers that thought it may have been possible that Benoit killed Nancy and Daniel. By the time RAW aired the cat was out of the bag.
What happens on Meadow Lane Drive was in part due to the culture WWF/E fostered. No Ifs, Ands or Buts.
Why does the WWE censor Chris, ask why they also censor Nancy and you get your answer as to why they censor Chris Benoit, One word: GUILT
What Benoit did was inexcusable. But at the same time in my eyes it wasn't truly him that did it if that makes any sense. Had he not gotten so severely brain damaged through his long run in wrestling for his diving headbutts and chair shots to the head. I strongly believe that he and his family would still be here today and would be without any question a hall of famer.
CTE is one thing but if people knew his condition and addressed it properly that double murder suicide could have been avoided.
@Xiuym He would've made the Hall of Fame that way.
People like you always say “what he did was inexcusable” but then proceed to throw in so many excuses about what he did. Make up your mind man.
@@BenjaLezo I’m not excusing him at all if you read the comment more clearly… I’m just saying I believe he would still be here today if it weren’t for CTE. I bet you’re one of those people who like to reach for issues that don’t exist to fit your agenda or try to feel righteous.
@@BenjaLezo Also look up the causes and effects of CTE. If you had CTE, No matter how much of a moral person you are, You’ll eventually do something just like Benoit or anyone with a severe case.
You cant erase the memory of chris benoit
Nobody erase the memory of it. RIP Nancy and Daniel.
No the S H I T is that Benoit was in so much important moments in too many careers of WWE Wrestlers
This is for all the Chris Benoit fanboys who defend him
Cena is one of the best ever but it’s hilarious to me that he talks about taking ownership when the wwe has such a long history of not taking ownership for shit
He’s not top 80 fam. So sick of people actually believing that he’s one of the greatest no he’s not😂😂anybody with real wrestling knowledge knows and agrees with that
@@treydelaney4870 lol what the fuck is real wrestling knowledge?? Explain your take
great seats, I feel like I was watching it from the comfort of my own office chair
Chris Benoit can be erase in wwe but not in the wrestling world 🌎
Then, say that again when he's inducted into TNA or AEW Hall of Fame.
Just funny to me that WWE refuses to acknowledge Benoit. Like we aren't stupid and neither is the media. We know what he did , we know he worked for wwe and we know he had a finisher that probably caused his CTE symptoms. A finisher that he would do for almost 365 days of the year. Like we all know this. His own son forgives him. WWE acting like the victims here
Then why his opinion about Vince is kinda different?
The WWE was a horribly insensitive and controversial product that had a lot of fucked up behind the scenes shit. The only reason they pretend to care about Benoit’s final actions is because you people care. If the fans didn’t acknowledge it, they would honor his name for his service to their pocketbooks and leave it at that.
Well said👍👏👏👏👏👏
Wonder if cena had an idea of what Vince was doing the entire time he's worked for him
obviously he did
remember cena and edge were against lita and edge bed segment
both insisted vince not to do it but vince being vince, forced lita for that
but what vince did for cena was something he owed vince for his life!
all this star power cena(and even dwayne) has today,vince is a major reason for that
that is why cena understandably supports vince to this day!
He's just repaying his owners
but ngl vince doesn't deserve any support for what he's done
R.i.p chris benoit
Fuck him
@@edwardiputo3224 fuck you
Mad Man 1 CTE? Look at Football also
@Mad Man 1 he also was suffering from roid rage which includes paranoia anxiety depression anger issues, etc no wonder he did what he did
@Mad Man 1 it does though, you can see why he did what he did and how it wasnt his fault, if your dealing with of them issues you would do the same
I definitely agree but there’s a difference between not acknowledging him and outright erasing him. You don’t want to bring him up that’s fine but don’t erase his matches , don’t blur him out on video packages, don’t shun his son for sharing the same last name as his dad.
The fact that people treat Benoit as anything other than a victim of carelessness on WWE's part and CTE, is telling that people seem to only want to support people who act like victims who weren't truly wronged, but turn a blind convenient eye to those that were. Not saying what Chris did was right, but I can say that it wasn't really "Chris Benoit" who did it. Not really.
Cena is awesome on the mic in wwe and spokesperson he is a treasure
NOT AS GREAT AS BENOIT
And WWE wonders why we thought Cena was a polarizing figure
Lmfao
Say what you want, he wasn't the face of the company for nothing. The man can talk
Perfect Corporate answer to the T.
If you were in his position you would say the same thing and he is right he is not supposed to endorse a murderer
It is, but it's also the truth. No matter how much you like what someone did on a show, if they were despicable people they don't deserve to be celebrated. Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Cesaro, and Kenny Omega never killed anyone -- why should they be subordinate to someone who did? If we forgive someone for heinous actions just because they were famous, that means Charles Manson belongs on the pop charts.
@@michaela.c.2097 Yet Jimmy Snuka was сovered by Vince at the time.
@@DnR_2018 what's your point? Vince is not in the video, Cena is.
I think there’s a chance WWE actually intentionally just offed Chris and his family and then concocted some story to blame it on Chris
dumb and over asked question, it should be plainly obvious why they don’t actively discuss him.
Why
@@jimmysupra5881 They’re responsible for making him go insane.
No concussion protocols, lack of medical benefits, gruelling work schedule.
responded really well. It sucks that people stiil after knowing the Benoit situation go and ask that same question. Just let it go, he will NEVER get in the HOF. He will never be recognized for what he did in ring. look at the Paul Heyman response. its the best one
Because he murdered himself and family
Thing is, WWE isnt taking ANY responsibility at all... they are just burying their heads in the sand and pretending he never existed