Q: Why did you start this site?
A: As a long time Chris Benoit fan I was heartbroken
after his death and even more devestated when he started receiving alot of bad publicity after all the events surrounding
his death came to light. I'm still a huge Benoit fan and you can't deny the 22 years that he gave to the wrestling world.
He put everything on the line and risked it all to entertain his fans. The least we can do is honor his legacy and keep his
memory alive. Afterall it looks like the WWE will never give him the reconition he deserves.
And I, like many fans, weren't able to leave flowers
outside his home or attend a funeral or even send flowers to the family. So this way we all get to feel like we are paying
our respects.
Q: Why should I donate here and not directly to the
Sports Legacy institute?
A: We are in no way trying to persuade you not to donate
to the SLI.org. I set up this site after talking to Tony a good friend of Chris Nowinski, president of the Sports Legacy Institute.
And Chris Nowinski himself approves of the site. My goal is to help them raise money to fund the research into brain injuries
in athletes. Here you get to publicily show your support and network with other benoit fans.
Q: On the shop section of this site, it says that only
90% of my money will go to the SLI. Where does the other 10% go?
A: I'm NOT making any money off this site. I'm actually
using my money to fund everything; the advertising, press packets, site fees and upgrades, postage, supplies to make the things
in the shop and etc.. So I plan to use the 10% off items in the store to help maintain the site and supply the store. No money
off this site goes into my pocket. it all goes to SLI.org and back into the site.
Q: Why do you care so much about the Sports legacy Institute's
research of brian injuries?
A: Because the work they do is important in preventing
more unnecessary deaths. They single handedly brought to light the impact of receiving a chair shot or being headbutted off
the top turnbuckle. If the WWE had implemented the concussion program years ago Chris Benoit could have gotten help and still
be alive today. So while it's too late to save Chris, it's not too late to save the next wrestler or even someone closer to
you like a son, brother, father etc.. that is involved in hard hitting sports.
