David Benoit wants to wrestle as Chris Benoit Jr
Jan 23, 2020 1:06:45 GMT -5
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jan 23, 2020 1:06:45 GMT -5
He seems like a nice guy. In a perfect world I'd love for him to be able to wrestle wherever he wants as Chris Benoit Jr. In a perfect world he'd be able to do so, and to use that amazing OLP song as his theme.
Sadly this isn't a perfect world. I'd love for him to be able to do it and kind of clean the Benoit name a little. If he wants to....he should be allowed to try. It'll be an EXTREMELY uphill battle though. Most (if not all) companies would find that tantamount to presenting Adolf Hitler Jr., Bill Cosby Jr., or Aaron Hernandez Jr. Name issue aside, the expectations of being the son of one of the top 2 or 3 technical professional wrestlers of all time would probably drown him as well. I'd say it's nearly impossible that something like this would get off the ground other than at some outlaw period blood show held at the No Holds Barred bar in front of a handful of lowlifes.
But let's play devil's advocate for a second. If he were to be allowed to do this, how would it play out? Forget sponsors and TV execs, we've somehow gotten past them. How would this work? There's a slim chance that it could. If there are enough people who at least aren't going to form a lynch mob at the very thought of it then there's a chance. There is a contingent of fans who still want Benoit in the Hall of Fame. There's a much larger contingent that agree that he should be wiped forever. I feel like there are a lot of people who are more towards the middle. They have less extreme feelings, and would sort of settle one way or the other when faced with this scenario. If enough people land on the 'eh, I...guess' to positive side, it could work.
I figure he has to come in as a heel, and he better be a damn good wrestler. I'm talking strong style, tight, submission heavy. Promo-wise he'd have to not comment on his father and react extremely violently any time someone did. He'd have to be a total psycho until the initial shock and fever dream novelty wore off. And it would. People would become desensitized to it just like we've all collectively become desensitized to violence in the media. He would eventually win people over to the point that he could turn face. In a perfect world it would be an incredible story of redemption, one that would only work in professional wrestling. Fallen hero turned public enemy number one destroys legacy, son uses the same grit and determination that father used to become a legend to restore the name Benoit in wrestling.
This is of course completely hypothetical. Dude will have enough trouble trying to be David Benoit, let alone Chris Benoit Jr. It'll never get passed the networks, the media would have a field day. Regardless of your opinion however it's a very intriguing idea.
Sadly this isn't a perfect world. I'd love for him to be able to do it and kind of clean the Benoit name a little. If he wants to....he should be allowed to try. It'll be an EXTREMELY uphill battle though. Most (if not all) companies would find that tantamount to presenting Adolf Hitler Jr., Bill Cosby Jr., or Aaron Hernandez Jr. Name issue aside, the expectations of being the son of one of the top 2 or 3 technical professional wrestlers of all time would probably drown him as well. I'd say it's nearly impossible that something like this would get off the ground other than at some outlaw period blood show held at the No Holds Barred bar in front of a handful of lowlifes.
But let's play devil's advocate for a second. If he were to be allowed to do this, how would it play out? Forget sponsors and TV execs, we've somehow gotten past them. How would this work? There's a slim chance that it could. If there are enough people who at least aren't going to form a lynch mob at the very thought of it then there's a chance. There is a contingent of fans who still want Benoit in the Hall of Fame. There's a much larger contingent that agree that he should be wiped forever. I feel like there are a lot of people who are more towards the middle. They have less extreme feelings, and would sort of settle one way or the other when faced with this scenario. If enough people land on the 'eh, I...guess' to positive side, it could work.
I figure he has to come in as a heel, and he better be a damn good wrestler. I'm talking strong style, tight, submission heavy. Promo-wise he'd have to not comment on his father and react extremely violently any time someone did. He'd have to be a total psycho until the initial shock and fever dream novelty wore off. And it would. People would become desensitized to it just like we've all collectively become desensitized to violence in the media. He would eventually win people over to the point that he could turn face. In a perfect world it would be an incredible story of redemption, one that would only work in professional wrestling. Fallen hero turned public enemy number one destroys legacy, son uses the same grit and determination that father used to become a legend to restore the name Benoit in wrestling.
This is of course completely hypothetical. Dude will have enough trouble trying to be David Benoit, let alone Chris Benoit Jr. It'll never get passed the networks, the media would have a field day. Regardless of your opinion however it's a very intriguing idea.
