Jimmy Wang Yang: I Don’t Give A Shit What Wrestling Matches Chris Benoit Did, The Last Thing He Did Sticks With Me

In June 2007, Chris Benoit killed himself after murdering his wife Nancy and their son Daniel. After the news broke of Benoit’s death, but before full details came out, WWE held a tribute show for Benoit.

Fans noticed that some superstars, including Jimmy Wang Yang, looked a little more uncomfortable on screen during the event.

Speaking on Cheap Heat, Yang was asked about his expressions during the Benoit tribute show.

“That meeting we had in Corpus Christi, Texas, the week before, Vince got blown up in the limo and we had the memorial service in Corpus Christi. They bring us into the arena, and I sit down. I’m looking around, and I look behind me, and Bruce Campbell is right behind me. Army of Darkness. I was like, ‘Oh my God, Bruce Campbell, I fucking love you. I’m going to talk to you right after this.’ I turn around, Vince is there and I hear Vickie Guerrero screech, ‘Oh my god! Noooo!’ ‘What the fuck?’ Vince announced what happened. They found Chris dead, his wife, and his kid.

“I looked directly to Brian Kendrick, ‘He finally did it, huh?’ He finally snapped and did that horrible act. We both thought the same thing from our previous experience with him. I didn’t want to think that. He had this mansion in Atlanta. Maybe somebody robbed him and killed him and his family. It was a crazy mix of emotions. The next day they said, ‘We’re going to do a tribute show to Chris.’ My gut felt weird. I don’t know if I want to do a tribute match to Chris Benoit. I need to see some more facts about what happened. During the day, all the stuff started to leak out. I no-showed SmackDown because I didn’t want to be part of anything associated with what happened. I didn’t feel comfortable and I had a bad feeling with what happened. I kind of got in trouble, but it got cleared after everything came out. Personally, I don’t give a shit what wrestling match he did. I don’t care. The last thing he did, that sticks with me.”

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