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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 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 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 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 Four wrestling journalists pen essays about . . . Chris Benoit. Irvin Muchnick closes the book with a gem. -- Quill & Quire 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

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

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

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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.

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