WWE is Having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Today, while watching CNN, the report of Chris Benoit's autopsy finally came out and they believe he suffered from severe brain damage.

The tests, conducted by Julian Bailes of the Sports Legacy Institute, show that Benoit's brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient.

Bailes and his research team say that this damage was the result of a lifetime of chronic concussions and head trauma suffered while Benoit was in the wrestling ring.
-ABC News

This could extinguish the idea that the murder/suicide was actually a result of "roid rage" if it turns out to be correct. In case you didn't already know, Benoit murdered his wife and son before hanging himself in his home.

Speaking of "roid rage" and the WWE, it has come to light in the last week or so that 10, maybe more, wrestlers have been suspended for steroid use but they haven't released just who it is yet. However, if you're a wrestling fan, you just might be able to put some of the story line clues together and figure it out.

Over the weekend, WWE taped its Monday Night Raw, ECW and Smackdown television shows in preparation for a tour of South Africa this week. Following the earlier reports, there were some curious happenings.

On Monday Night Raw, Umaga lost the intercontinental title to Jeff Hardy. He later was beaten and bloodied by Triple H and taken out on a stretcher.

On that same show, John Cena attacked William Regal, who was later checked out by paramedics and replaced as Raw commissioner by Jonathan Coachman.

In the final segment of the show, it was revealed that Mr. Kennedy is not the illegitimate son of WWE boss Vince McMahon. For weeks, the plan had been that Kennedy would fill that role and be involved in the biggest story line of his career.

On ECW, champion John Morrison lost his title to CM Punk.

During the taping of WWE Smackdown, Chavo Guerrero lost an "I Quit'' match to Rey Mysterio after having his knee smashed with a steel chair. Mysterio had the same thing done to him by Guerrero in a match last year to explain a long absence, during which he had knee surgery.

In other news, the company also cut ties to Bucci, who formerly wrestled in the WWE under the name Simon Dean before taking a management position.

Smackdown wrestler Eugene (Nick Dinsmore) was given his release from the company over the weekend. His name did not come up as part of the federal investigation.

Members of the tag-team Cryme Tyme, which consisted of Shad Gaspard and JTG (Jayson Paul), also were given their release -- because of behavioral issues.
-Orlando Sentinel