What if the Benoit family tragedy never happened?

#2 Benoit’s son at least makes it to NXT

David Benoit has earned some respect in wrestling and even appeared on Chris Jericho's podcast.

David Benoit has started to build a legacy for himself across the professional wrestling world, working for smaller promotions and drawing comparisons to Chris Benoit for his look and his work ethic.

Unfortunately for David, given his connection to wrestling’s most infamous figure, there’s little to no chance he will ever get a shot at any level with WWE.

WWE doesn’t want to remind fans of The Crippler, and all the more so has no reason to take a risk on anything similar ever happening with his son. It’s a shame for David who, for his part, is an innocent in the situation. Whereas his old man may have gotten him a foot in the door to at least work with NXT were he still alive and as respected as he was, he’s now the albatross its unlikely David will ever be able to overcome.