Yes, there's a lot of blame that falls on the WWE for this kind of shit
Hilarious people keep saying it's WWE's fault. You're saying the WWE should have stopped Benoit from wrestling? Kind of like how they stopped Daniel Bryan to wrestle and yet all the fans wanted him to still keep wrestling?
When I say "this kind of shit" I'm not referring only to Chris Benoit.
They gave Steve Austin steroids, he went on to beat his wife in roid rage, and they covered the whole thing up because they were concerned about Steve's star power and their profits.
Steve Austin could have refused the steroids--he didn't, so that decision falls on him, but WWE peddled in illegal drugs and then covered up both their illegal drug dealings as well as the fact that it caused Steve Austin to beat his wife.
Steve Austin's only other choice however was to get fired and go get a new job.
In Chris Benoit's case, the WWE knew about brain trauma but actively covered it up, encouraged Chris to accrue more and more brain damage, and then fight tooth and nail to absolve themselves of all legal responsibility for injuring their own employees.
Imagine this. I'm a forklift operator for a huge warehouse. Something falls from on high and hits me in the head. I get a concussion despite wearing a hardhat. The boss tells me to get back into the forklift and keep working so I do. I pass out while driving and run over 2 people killing them. Who is at fault?
My point is now WWE forbids Bryan from wrestling for the same reasons but the fans want him to wrestle regardless. So it's like WWE's fault when they don't know any better and then it's still their fault when they want to be safe now. Can't win it with the fans at all. ---
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