Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wrestler's father slams McMahon in Conn. race

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of Chris Benoit, the professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, accused former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on Monday of running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut to fight any attempts to regulate the industry.

Michael Benoit, who lives in Canada, appeared at a Hartford news conference that was organized by McMahon's Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Benoit said he is "almost thankful" that McMahon is running for public office so he draw attention to what he argues is a need for government oversight of professional wrestling.

"The only reason that woman wants to go to …

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