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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
Who says the concussions occurred while Benoit was working for the WWE? The majority of his career was outside of the WWE.
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I certainly didn't say he sustained them while working in the WWE. I said "if" the WWE is sweeping concussions under the rug. He did spend about a third of his career in the WWE, so it wouldn't be surprising if he suffered a concussion in those 7+ years.
As for him being willing to take a chair shot to the back of the head...I didn't know that. It doesn't release the WWE from responsibility though IF they were allowing (I wouldn't be surprised if they were encouraging) him to wrestle when he shouldn't have been
As for making excuses for Benoit, there is a significant difference between a reason (in this case, 1 of many possible reasons) for a behaviour, and an excuse for it. If I get pulled over for speeding and the officer asks me why I'm in such a hurry my response could be something along the lines of "I don't want to miss the start of the Jays game". He would likely still give me the ticket, so he is not excusing my behaviour, but I did give him a reason. This article is implying that the brain damage could be a contributing factor for Benoits behaviour, which by all accounts had changed in the time leading up to his death. It doesn't make what he did OK.