5 WWE Superstars who love Chris Benoit and 5 who disliked him

#3 Don’t Like Benoit: Jim Ross

Jim Ross hasn't defended Benoit.

Jim Ross was not only the lead play by play man for much of the 1990s and 2000s, but also worked backstage as the Vice President for Talent Relations. Chris Benoit would have been an especially good fit for Ross’s old school, gritty aesthetic. The Rabid Wolverine was a legitimate athlete who was more steak than sizzle.

Moreover, he’d earned his stripes in wrestling through hard work and experience, unlike WCW alumni Ross rejected on account of ego problems, like Buff Bagwell.

Ross hasn’t had much good to say about Benoit since the family tragedy. There’s reason to believe that he, like so many in WWE management, resented how badly Benoit let them down. When he killed his family, he was not only a talent contracted to WWE, but a bona fide star who had even been celebrated as a WrestleMania main event winner and World Heavyweight Champion.

Though Ross has publicly commented that he doesn’t have any specific grievance against Benoit relative to anyone else, he also seems to have said as little as possible on the late star.