10 Things We Learned From VICE's Dark Side Of The Ring: Chris Benoit

5. WWE Take Some Serious Flak

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VICE's doc doesn't shy away from shaming WWE.

The producers outright asked Nancy's sister Sandra Toffolini and Benoit's remaining son David what they think of the company. Both are scathing. Sandra says that WWE weren't there for her family after the tragedy, and David definitively says, "Screw them. They backed off, and acted like I didn't even exist".

Those comments fall in amongst footage of a visibly shaken Vince McMahon appearing on mainstream news to defend his promotion back in 2007. It's all very unsettling, especially when David is crying in front of the camera and blasting everyone but Chris Jericho and Chavo Guerrero for trying to erase Benoit from history.

Anyone who's exclusively used to wrestling documentaries that WWE produce in-house will find this eye-opening. There's no attempt to sugarcoat the truth or spin things so that McMahon, his organisation or the way he runs it get a pass.

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