Benoit: Wrestling With the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport

Description

In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit. The writers are all respected investigative journalists committed to looking at this terrible tragedy with integrity and passion. Benoit will approach the subject from distinctive perspectives including the media's coverage of the story, the examination of the bare facts of the case and Benoit's wrestling roots, pop cultural relevance to the case and the context of the events within the pro wrestling industry.

Steven Johnson is coauthor of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series. He lives in Springfield, Virginia. Heath McCoy is a pop-culture reporter for the Calgary Herald. He lives in Calgary, Alberta. Irv Muchnick's work has been published in The New York Times and the Village Voice and he is the author of Wrestling Babylon. He lives in Berkeley, California. Greg Oliver has been a professional wrestling reporter for 20 years and is coauthor of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

"Benoit looks at this terrible event in its greater cultural context, and it does so with the integrity and passion that each of its contributors has shown in years of experience in the world of pro wrestling." --"PWInsider" "Four wrestling journalists pen essays about . . . Chris Benoit. Irvin Muchnick closes the book with a gem." --"Quill & Quire" "One of the best wrestling biographies ever. . . . A direct and honest account of Brody's career." --"Miami Herald" "Will give the average person . . . some insight into the world of a professional wrestler." --Online World of Wrestling "Benoit is from a team of experts who get it right. . . . It's a quick, intense read-- but well worth it. The bonus for me was that I trust the work of these writers. They know what they're talking about." --Professor Wrestling "For a book of essays rushed to print, it's remarkably cohesive...reads as though it were penned by one hand. Good chunks of the book grapple with a subject that wrestling fans are still debating today." --"SLAM! Sports" "Highest recommendation." --"Georgia Wrestling History" "This book contains a series of essays written by four of the best wrestling journalists in the world, presenting a very informative version of the life and death of Chris Benoit and his family." --"Wrestling Observer"