Episode 32, Season 2 - The Tragedy of Chris and Nancy Benoit - Part 2

Previously on The Dark Side of Love: Wrestling superstar, Chris Benoit is at the top of his game. Until he’s rocked by the stunning and untimely death of his best friend, fellow wrestler, Eddie Guerrero.

Chris can’t cope with the loss and he spirals into deep and unrelenting grief.

And he would take it out on the two people he loved the most.

Listen to the episode HERE.

Photo caption (L-R): By all accounts, Chris and Nancy were madly in love and seen as a power couple in professional wrestling circles (credit: Facebook/Fans of Chris Benoit); Chris, Nancy and their son, Daniel (credit: YouTube/Wrestlemania); The sudden death of Eddie's best friend, fellow wrestler, Eddie Guerro, sent Chris into a deep spiral (credit: IMDB); Nancy was considered a pioneering presence in pro wrestling, both as a manager and on-air valet (credit: Wikipedia); Nancy and WWE Legend, Mick Foley (credit: Facebook); Chris and Nancy's house in Fayetville, Georgia (credit: The Gadsden Times); Inside Chris and Nancy's house, featuring an abundance of wrestling memorabilia (credit: YouTube/Watchman); Investigators at Chris and Nancy's house (credit: The Atlanta Journal Constitution); More photos and memorabilia from inside Chris and Nancy's house (credit: YouTube/Watchman)

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Extras:

• Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & The Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry

  
  

• Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling’s Cocktail of Death, The Ultimate Historical Edition