Don't forget...

We all know what happened. Chris Benoit is dead. He murdered his family, and then took his own life. It's a tragedy, and it's stunned every wrestling fan, from small children who believe wrestling's real, to grown men who understand the complexity of "Sports Entertainment."

What we don't know is why. There are lots of explanations, but we may actually never know. Yes, it's possible that steroids were a factor. It's possible that Benoit was clinically depressed and snapped. We can only guess.

One thing that's not helping is the media attacking the wrestling industry itself. Yes, the industry is hard. Wrestlers spend days on the road, living in motels, taking a beating in the ring. But that's not the only thing we should be talking about right now. What we should also talk about coping. WWE's flagship program, RAW, gets ratings between Mid 3's to high 4's every week. Smackdown gets a broadcast rating between 2 and 4 per week. That's presumably 4-10 million people that watch WWE programming every week. That's just for the two main shows, and just on American soil.

These fans are shocked that a performer that many consider the best at what he does, and one who was perceived as a family man, could murder his family in cold blood. So if you're in the media, and you're reading this, I implore you not to forget that there are possibly millions of people that feel just like I do. They are sad not only that there hero is dead, but that he died after committing such a horrific act.