Ring Of Hell: Chris Benoit book

[Da_Eggman]

So i finshed reading this book....must say its EXTREMELY negative of the business as a whole

after reading it you almost wonder why didn't Benoit do this shyt sooner

here is some quotes i ripped out of the book

on Dynamite Kid's Ribs:

Billinton drove wrestlers away from the territory with his cruel and merciless ribs, which went from positioning coffee with enormous dosages of laxatives, to drugging and abusing unconscious coworkers. If a wrestler bladed, Dynamite might run up and kick his hand, driving the razor directly into his skull

Benoit Steroid use:

Benoit started using Dianabol pills at 14, The side effects that he noticed on his own included testicular shrinkage, severe acne, mood swings, manic rushes of energy comparable to mild amphetamine use, and a shortened temper. Benoit started talking Valium to combat the explosive rages at 18.

However, what Benoit would have considered the most severe side effect of steroids was comparatively immediate. While attempting to bulk up in size to compensate for his short stature, may have robbed the late-bloomer Benoit of those few inches of height and reach that would have made him a viable wrestler without a lifelong addiction to poisonous pharmaceuticals.

The Rules taught to him at the Hart Dungeon:

According to these rules, a good, respectful young wrestler must:

1. Always immediately introduce himself to everyone, no matter how hostile or intimidating, in the locker room individually by name.

2. Always shake hands very softly with every wrestler he introduces himself to.

3. Always remember every wrestler he's ever met, no matter how briefly or how long ago, so as not to offend them later when introducing himself.

4. Always shut up and mind his own business after introducing himself.

5. Always kiss a veteran's ass if they decide to talk to you.

6. Always blindly obey the veterans when they call in ring business.

7. Always thank your opponent after a good match, especially if he put you over.

8. Always drink if the other Boys are drinking.

9. Always remove all contraband from the hotel room of a wrestler who overdoses and dies.

10. Never question, criticize, or make an unsolicting suggestion to a veteran.

11. Never compare himself to a veteran.

12. Never perform another wrestler's signature move.

13. Never wear a color of clothing that another wrestler feels is integral to his image.

14. Never ask a promoter for a paycheck.

15. Never call a promoter and ask a question.

16. Never complain.

17. Never make suggestions to a promotor - just wait to be told what to do.

18. Never rat out another wrestler to the promoter, regardless of what what he does to you.

19. Never break kayfabe and tell an outsider anything about the Business.

20. Never put his own best interest ahead of the best interest of the Business

 

[Bud Bundy]

damn

bret hart turned out ok.

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

link?

 

[Da_Eggman]

link?

http://www.amazon.com/Ring-Hell-Benoit-Wrestling-Industry/dp/1597775797

i'm pulling out some more quotes

 

[Miracle Violence]

Billinton drove wrestlers away from the territory with his cruel and merciless ribs, which went from positioning coffee with enormous dosages of laxatives, to drugging and abusing unconscious coworkers. If a wrestler bladed, Dynamite might run up and kick his hand, driving the razor directly into his skull

After about one chapter of Dynamite's book, I realized I was reading the memoirs of a sadistic a$$hole.

I'm honestly surprised he wasn't the one to murder his family.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

After about one chapter of Dynamite's book, I realized I was reading the memoirs of a sadistic a$$hole.

I'm honestly surprised he wasn't the one to murder his family.

If he could still walk he might have

 

[Singh]

Thanks for the insight bruh, looks like a interesting read.

 

[Jmare007]

I remember reading somewhere that Randazzo (the guy who wrote the book) is full of shyt and most of the book was BS or exaggeration

 

[Da_Eggman]

Typical Stampede rib:

A new wrestler who didn't know to always keep his thumb over his beer would have it HEAVY dosages of GHB or LSD. Afterwards, he would be stripped naked, shaved of all his body hair, spray painted with lewd phrases, have his hands super glued to his face. than dumped nude into the frigid outdoors.

Benoit suffered more than a few of these ribs in the process of "paying his dues". If he dared to complain at any point, the entire roster would have mocked him and driven him out of the territory. "What? are you a p*ssy you can't take a joke"

Bruce Hart(Head Booker of Stampede and brother of Bret and Owen) hated and was jealous of Benoit right away.

Bad News Allen says:

"Benoit was a young kid coming along, and Bruce was very jealous of him, they could see this kid was gonna be good." "Chris was a dedicated worker, I hated the way they treated him."

"Bad News hated everyone so his approval of Benoit shocked the whole Stampede locker room."

Life in the New Japan dojo:

The dojo was a sadistic boot camp that made Stu Hart's Dungeon look laid back in comparison.

a Young Boy(trainee) is assigned a Sempai "Mentor", its common for a young boy to be asked to get into the shower with their sempai to wash his back and chest.

 

[Cole Cash]

I remember reading somewhere that Randazzo (the guy who wrote the book) is full of shyt and most of the book was BS or exaggeration

lance storm said it was complete BS and the book was garbage.

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

moar shyt sounds too real

 

[Da_Eggman]

There are stories of Trainees in the NJPW dojo being subjected to anal rape if they complained about the food and Jusin Liger would punching rookies. There are stories of people being forced to do pushups while veteran wrestlers urinated on their backs, being sexually molested in the showers, and being made to drink their own semen.

concerning Nash and Hall:

In addition to being WWE stars, Nash and Hall, along with their buddy Shawn Michaels, had been genius backstage politicians. Pooling their professional leverage and considerable charisma, they concentrated like no one since Hogan on obtaining maximum power, maximum pay, and maximum privileges from McMahon--for which they should be commended. Their calculated mind games against their colleagues were less worthy of plaudits: they would shyt in the food and bags of the women who rejected their advances, berate workers who did not use speed and pain pills, and use their near hypnotic pull on McMahon (who was commonly rumored within the industry to have a psychosexual fixation on Michaels) to get away with power trips that shattered the confidence and morale of their competition. To Nash and Hall, the wrestling business was a cutthroat team sport in which ruthless self-gratification was their only goal, and they played this sport with skill and killer instinct. They were good enough to play Vince 'Emperor of Carnies' McMahon like a hapless mark, and in 1996 they were again facing authentic hapless marks in WCW."

concerning Arn Anderson:

Chad Damiani (fornmer WWE and WCW website writer), recalls Anderson's pet term for oral sex, which he used around the workplace.
"Arn Anderson had a well-known reputation for allegedly tricking naïve young female talent like model Tylene Buck into sleeping with him by pretending that he was the booker in control of their career. Chad Damiani remembers speaking with a female office employee when Arn casually intruded on their conversation to ask her, "Would you like a cat bath?" Apparently a "cat bath" was Arn Anderson's pet term for his oral sex services."

Billy Gunn on HHH:

"Paul is a cocksucking, piece of fukking shyt....a bad person, who will stab anybody in the back"

Former WWE writer on Angle:

"Angle was off his rocker, Angle was an extremely intense guy to be around, more so than even Benoit. He didn't care at all about his own physical well being he had this mentality that he literally was the world's strongest man, You got the impression he literally was willing to die in the ring"

Dave Madigana (former WWE writer, and writer of the movie "See No Evil" starring Kane) On former WWE writer Dave Lagana(eventual Smackdown Head writer):

"Dave Lagana was without a doubt one of the biggest pieces of shyt i have ever come upon" says Dan "He would buy Stephanie flowers and gifts and told her any idea she came up with was great"

on Lagana firing in 2008;

"Dave was also a fukking pervert who leveraged his power for sexual favors - guys or girls" 'it finally blew up in his face when he came on to a male wrestler(according to sources Kevin "thorn" Fertig) and reportedly proposition Fertig with "how bout you fukk my face and flicked his nipples" Fertig went to the Undertaker and informed him of this, who marched into Talent Relations and got something done"

 

[Singh]

on Lagana firing in 2008;

I remember Kendrick and London co-signing the whole Lagana/Thorn thing in their HighSpots shoot.......

 

[Thebadguy]

Didn't Kevin Thorn rape Jason Sensation?

 

[Singh]

Didn't Kevin Thorn rape Jason Sensation?

According to Jason's appearance on a radio show called "The Shoot" he mentioned

He talked about having a rib pulled on him by Kevin Fertig (ECW's Kevin Thorn). He said that he pulled a rib on Fertig and was choked and thrown through a wall for his efforts. He called to file a complaint and Bruce Pritchard told him that "You were lucky that it wasn't Steve Blackman or The Undertaker, because they might have not stopped" He also brought up an instance of Fertig sexually assaulting him in a hotel. "He ripped my clothes off, he ripped my underwear off, and I was like what's this guy doing to me?" He then plugs the book that he's putting out titled "Raped in Wrestling". He mentioned that wasn't the only occurrence of sexual assault. He tells the story of his first weekend in Boston. He was invited up to a Road Agent's (whom he left nameless) hotel room with another wrestler to smoke Marijuana. After finishing the Marijuana, the agent began to grab him and pull him closer to molest him. He said the wrestler in the room was almost like he was standing there as a guard. He mentioned that he tried to squirm and get away and the agent said "Buddy if you don't this, you'll never gonna get into this business if you don't fu*k somebody". Jason said "It was the sickest moment in my life", he went on to say that another wrestler came to the door and it was his out and he left. He made a complaint to management and said that telling just worked against him. He said he wouldn't be surprised if things like that were still going on to this day.