WWE attorney responds to Muchnick's mush

WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt sent a lengthy email to author Irvin Muchnick on Monday regarding a list of the author's top nine "unanswered questions" regarding the Benoit family tragedy. Muchnick posted the email and you can read it here.

I think that McDevitt's most important statement came at the end of his email:

"In closing, try as you might, Chris Benoit, and only Chris Benoit, is factually, legally, and morally responsible for the murders of his wife and child and his decision to commit suicide rather than face the legal consequences for committing two first degree murders. Notwithstanding your desire to shift blame to WWE by your ill-conceived conspiracy theories in order to promote yourself or a book, please try to get your facts correct in the future."

I am a die hard fan of wrestling and have been since I was a kid. I love to watch the guys in the ring, but I wouldn't want to do it myself. I think at this stage of the game, the guys know what they are getting into. I don't understand placing the blame for concussions and/or head injuries on an employer, when you spent years trying to get into an industry that by definition is a physical job. As JR would say, "it ain't ballet". True, the WWE should have instituted their "wellness policy" long before Eddie Guerrero's death, but smoking something, snorting something, and/or shooting something is an individual choice. As with any job, if you choose to do those things you may suffer consequences that aren't pleasant. Chris killed his family and then committed suicide for reasons that we will never know. The only good that has come of the situation is an increased awareness as to the steroid/ concussion problem and the WWE has taken the necessary steps to keep their organization clean.

As the anniversary of the Benoit murder/suicide draws closer, expect more on this subject. There will be more books and a lawsuit against the WWE. Where were all these "concerned" people before Chris snapped?....