I have been captivated by the amount of media interest in the Benoit deaths. It seems that all the news channels in the United States are bringing on guest upon guest to talk about the tragedies.
There is a problem with their angle, though.
The majority of these news reports are basing the murders and suicide as being an act of 'roid rage'. Sure, it is a possibility that the usage of steroids may have been a contributing factor in the mental balance of Chris Benoit and the house did have an endless supply of the drug but there really is more to it than what the media wants it to be.
You see - the police and people investigating the crime have ruled out 'roid rage'. The deaths took place over the span of thirty or more hours. Rage attributed by steroid use is a short term thing and there is absolutely no chance it would have lasted the whole weekend the terrible acts were committed.
The media wants the 'roid rage' story because it adds more curiosity and makes it soemwhat 'sexy'.
The scary thing about this entire situation is we will never really know what truly happened on that weekend but the stigma of 'roid rage' will always be attributed to it because the media has been able to portray it as nothing but a steroid fuelled act.
Kevin Nash appeared on Fox News late last week and was asked about the anger associated with steroid users. When Nash didn't give them the answers they were looking for, the female host shot down his opinion and more or less called him a liar.
Why bring someone on to talk about a subject they know about when you don't want the answer they want?
I will look at more coverage this week. Tonight's episode of Larry King is due to feature John Cena, Bret Hart and Chris Jericho as CNN's main host deals with the coverage.
Kevin Nash on Fox News - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Nfr3KrMlM
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