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In Ring of Hell: The
Story of Chris Benoit & the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry,
author Matthew Randazzo V explores the events leading up to the grisly
demise of World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Chris Benoit. In an
unexpected, although not altogether surprising, fit of madness in June
of 2007, Benoit strangled his wife, choked his seven-year-old son to
death, and then hung himself from his own weight machine.
Beyond Benoit's twisted story, Randazzo's shocking exposé delves
deep into the scandals and cover-ups of the global wrestling industry
-- where drug addictions, sociopathic superstars, and broken families
are the norm and situations like Benoit's are all-too-often ignored.
Bringing to light previously unpublished stories of racism, drug abuse,
sexual misconduct, and organized crime ties, at long last Matthew
Randazzo V reveals the dysfunctional, sadistic, underbelly of the
multi-billion-dollar wrestling business; the Ring of Hell that ultimately
engulfed Christ Benoit.
Providing a detailed look at one of the most compelling stories of
2007, Matthew Randazzo V investigates Chris Benoit's drug-fueled double
murder-suicide, which put the deadly world of wrestling in the global
spotlight. Ring of Hell: The Story
of Chris Benoit & the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry
uncovers heretofore unpublished crimes and scandals, including:
- Chris Benoit's previously unknown record of barbaric,
psychopathic behavior; foresight that may have prevented his brutal
killings.
- An in-depth look at the causes of Benoit's gruesome psychological
meltdown, including the catastrophic brain injuries he sustained in the
ring and years of amphetamine, steroid, alcohol, painkiller, and psychiatric
drug abuse.
- The appalling reasons why pro wrestling superstars suffer from an
occupational mortality rate more befitting of inner-city drug dealers
than international TV celebrities.
- An insider's view of the Japanese wrestling industry, the
second-largest in the world, whose operations are secretly run by the
blood-soaked Yakuza Mafia.
- A behind-the-scenes exposé of the outlandish McMahon
family, the billionaire dynasty whose business practices have
perpetuated the destructive meat grinder that is the wrestling industry.
Finally, Randazzo asks:
Can the exploitative pro wrestling industry ever be reformed?
pub date: 2008-05-01 | hardcover | 9781597775793 |
