The Aftermath: The Chris Benoit Double Murder/Suicide
The Alarmist
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🗓️ 4 April 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the tragic murder/suicide of Chris Benoit with author Irv Muchnick. Having written numerous books about the dark side of the sports industry, Irv thoughtfully depicts the historical culture of pro wrestling and contemplates the idea of bigger risk equaling bigger reward, but at what cost? Afterward, Patreon subscribers can hear the post-interview breakdown with Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Will the verdict stand? If you haven’t already, click the link below and join the Alarmeon Family!
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| 0:00.0 | Before we get going with this episode check out what's going on over at Patreon |
| 0:04.1 | here's a preview of guest alarmist where I step aside and let a guest walk us through a |
| 0:09.6 | personal tragedy and together we figure out who's to blame. |
| 0:14.9 | Truly I think I even remember as I walked back to my car being like come on man like |
| 0:19.2 | fuck like just like and he didn't he didn't care I was even questioning like how much do I tell him |
| 0:27.6 | I hope that he had seen it in my eyes when I said even for an emergency. And that's a good plea. |
| 0:35.0 | If you're watching the video, I feel like that's really good. |
| 0:38.0 | If you had done that to me, I would have been like, yeah, all right. |
| 0:41.0 | Sympathy, empathy for you, yeah. Yeah. Like, I just couldn't believe there was no rule bending in that moment. |
| 0:48.0 | Go to Patreon.com slash The Alarmist and subscribe today. |
| 0:52.3 | Now on to our episode. |
| 0:54.0 | Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
| 0:58.0 | And each week you tell us if we got it right. |
| 1:02.0 | My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith and this is the aftermath. |
| 1:07.0 | Hey everyone, thanks to tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. Today we're speaking with guest expert Irv Muchnick. |
| 1:16.3 | Irv is the author of multiple books about the Dark Side of Sports including Chris and Nancy the true story of the Benoit Murder Suicide and Pro Wrestling's |
| 1:26.8 | cocktail of death. |
| 1:28.6 | Let's hear what he has to say about the Chris Benoit double murder suicide. |
| 1:33.0 | Hi Erv, thank you so much for joining us today. |
| 1:36.0 | Thank you, Rebecca. |
| 1:38.0 | It's great to be on the alarmist. |
| 1:40.0 | If you can make it on the alarmist, you can make it anywhere, right? |
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