Thursday, February 11, 2010

WRESTLER WHO KILLED HIS FAMILY

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.Investigators found anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man nicknamed “The Canadian Crippler” was unhinged by the bodybuilding drugs, which can cause paranoia, depression and explosive outbursts known as “roid rage.”McDevitt said the wrestling organization learned from the couple's friends and relatives that the Benoits were trying to determine where to send the boy to school since he had recently finished kindergarten. He also said Benoit's wife didn't want him to quit wrestling, but she "wanted him to be at home more to care for Daniel." She would say she could not take care of him by herself when Benoit was on the road.Benoit's 43-year-old wife was killed Friday in an upstairs family room, her feet and wrists were bound and there was blood under her head, indicating a possible struggle, Ballard said. Daniel was probably killed late Saturday or early Sunday, the body found in his bed, the district attorney said.Benoit, 40, apparently hanged himself several hours and as long as a day later, Ballard said. His body was found in a downstairs weight room, his body found hanging from the pulley of a piece of exercise equipment.

WRESTLER'S HEART ATTACK

The amount of activity you can do after a heart attack will be based on the condition of your heart. Your doctor will work with you to develop a recovery plan. Most people can return to work and the activities they enjoy within a few months of having a heart attack. Others may have to limit their activity if the heart muscle is very weak.
A heart attack usually causes severe pain in the centre of the chest. The pain lasts for more than 15 minutes, and may last for many hours. The pain usually feels like a heaviness or tightness which may also spread to the arms, neck, jaw, face, back or stomach. In some cases the pain may be mistaken for indigestion. There may also be sweating, light-headedness, nausea or shortness of breath. A heart attack may cause the rhythm of the heart to become disturbed.
Fatu had just returned home after being part of the “Hulkamania Tour” in Australia.
He was let go by the WWE last June.Fatu's death came as a shock to industry observers like James Caldwell, who writes for Pro Wrestling Torch, a Web site that covers the pro-wrestling business. In Australia, people had said Fatu was looking healthy and strong, Caldwell said.“One of the biggest factors is everybody liked him. Everybody from top to bottom said he was a good guy,” Caldwell said.Pro wrestling has been plagued by the premature deaths of stars in recent years. Dozens have died before the age of 60.