The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for fans, wrestlers, and commentators of this industry. On June 25^th, we all prepared for a three hour Raw that was supposed to be a "Memorial" for the believed-dead Mr. McMahon character. What followed was nothing short of devastating.

Chris Benoit, a former WWE World Champion, apparently murdered his wife and son before taking his own life. The strange feeling I got when I wrote that sentence the day it happened still sits with me. I still feel it when I write it today. It's stunning, but it's real.

It's real in the sense that - yes - Chris Benoit did apparently murder his wife and son. That's what happened, as we understand it. That's the horrible issue. People have been killed. Fans have been shaken. An industry is left to wonder how someone that was looked to as an icon of professionalism can do something that's so heinous. How could the man who many felt was the savior of pro wrestling be responsible for hurting it worse than anyone before him? I have to believe that others, while trying to reconcile the same horrible thought, have now latched onto other theories.

Steroids killed Chris Benoit's family. Vince McMahon killed Chris Benoit's family. GHB killed Chris Benoit's family. Dr. Astin killed Chris Benoit's family. Not enough time off from wrestling killed Chris Benoit's family.

There's no shortage of fingers to point. In fact, some people seem as though they've grown additional hands in order to point even more fingers. It's amazing. I have stood by the same belief from day one and I stand by it today. It's not a popular thought process. Those who cared about Chris Benoit as a person may not want to accept it, but it is what it is.

Chris Benoit killed Chris Benoit's family.

That's it. Sew it shut. Tape it closed. No matter how many drugs, drinks, or stresses this guy had in his system, he still committed the act. That's the entire thing in a nutshell.

But, wait…if he did drugs, didn't he do them because he was in wrestling?

No. He did drugs because he did drugs. Chris Benoit (and others who shared his alleged addictions) would have taken drugs no matter what career he chose. If he had become a UPS worker, he would have done drugs. The justifications always would have been there.

- Wrestlers do drugs because they want money and fame. They can't take the stress of their jobs. They resent the time they spend away from their family.

- Non-wrestlers do drugs because they're upset over lack of money or fame. They can't take the stress of their jobs. They grow aggravated with seeing their family unable to have the things they want.

We can go through every career on the planet and find justification that addicts could use for their habit. Drugs and murder occur in all walks of life. Wrestling isn't special. We like to think it is, but it isn't. I've been bringing up the same example for the last five years and no one has responded to it. If we're going to say that it's Vince McMahon's fault for steroid usage because he wants to promote giant muscle men, then answer me this...

What about the college kid who snorts coke so he can stay up and study for his tests? While other kids in the class may be genetically gifted enough pass without pulling all-nighters, some others aren't. The kid takes drugs to advance in school. That's why he does it. At the base, this student is not cut out for college but wants to succeed at it. So he does what he has to do.

It's no different than a small wrestler who wants to succeed in a career that others who are more gifted genetically can excel at. The only difference is that no one is blaming the teacher for assigning too much homework or the Dean of Students for letting the student into the school or the school nurse for not drug testing or…well, you get the idea. It's the responsibility of the person who chooses to take the drugs. It's their choice and a bad one at that. If you need drugs to advance in your career, you're in the wrong career.

But we all know that's not the issue. Homeless people do drugs. Unemployed people do drugs. Rock stars do drugs. Cashiers do drugs. People don't just do drugs because of their jobs. Some do drugs because they "live on the edge" or…well, they like drugs.

There's also the stress question. Is wrestling too stressful of a career for some? Sure. Then again, being a barber is a too stressful of a career for some. It's more about the fragile nature of the individual than the business itself. How do we know this? Because out of all the people who get into the business, few kill their families. The stressful industry is hard, but is in no way a justification (or even a partial explanation) for murder.

There's also Debra Marshall's claim that wrestling leads to domestic abuse. That's great. Glad we could get to the bottom of that one. I'll tell that to the woman who's getting beaten up down the block by her husband the ice cream man. I'm sure she'll be surprised to know that he has a night job he hasn't mentioned.

As a way of proving their points, mainstream media has provided a list of names. It's a list of people who have passed away in the wrestling industry over the past few decades. WWE, rightfully so, has defended themselves against this by saying that some never even wrestled in their company. Their detractors don't want to hear that. They say that World Wrestling Entertainment is wrong for this stance and feel it's the company's responsibility to address all of them.

They shouldn't.

If World Wrestling Entertainment accepts this list at face value, then they're setting a dangerous precedent. Joe Blow The Cokehead could sign a contract to wrestle in his brother's gym in front of nine people. He then dies and Vince McMahon is supposed to explain why. Craziness.

WWE has also pointed out how many of the names actually passed away after leaving WWE. Again, the media thinks that's a cop-out. Firing drug addicts who won't get help is wrong too?  OK. So if WWE releases a drug addicted wrestler from his job, it's still their fault when he dies on another company's watch? How? If WWE can't release those with drug habits, hire those with drug habits, or have drug users in the industry even on a small level, how can they possibly make those who are pointing fingers happy? Shut down the company?  Other than that, I can't imagine what people are expecting here.

It makes no sense and has become nothing more than a blame game. We want to find the culprit and we want to hold someone responsible for all this. The one person we could have held responsible took his own life. I can't help but think that if Chris Benoit hadn't hung himself, we'd all be able to demonize him directly for the actions he took rather than the company that provided him with income. When it comes to drugs, I can't come down on WWE.  I've spoken to too many people who have been sent to rehab on Vince McMahon's dime to blame him for this.

Is World Wrestling Entertainment 100% right in the things they do? No. I wrote a whole book about it. Remember? They're just not responsible for murdering Nancy and Daniel Benoit. The person who is responsible is no longer here. Because of that, we're searching for someone else to put in his place. We shouldn't.

This is Chris Benoit's spot. As far as I'm concerned, it's the one spot that no one will ever be able to take from him.

That does it for me, guys. Unfortunately, I won't have a Raw Insanity up tonight, but Mallory Mahling will be by with her real time Raw results. Also, we'll have another uncut ClubWWI.com guest in the next few days.  Be well. 

JG @WorldWrestlingInsanity.com