Jordynne Grace Apologises For Chris Benoit Tweet, Announces CTE Fundraiser

IMPACT Wrestling star turns negative response to Chris Benoit tweet into something positive.

by Andy H Murray
Jordynne Grace
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Jordynne Grace has announced a fundraiser for the Concussion Legacy Foundation in the wake of the negative response to her tweets on Chris Benoit last week.

The reigning IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion posted the following in a since-deleted tweet:-

"This is gonna be the coldest take I ever tweet on this app. I already know y’all gonna be mad. I don’t think Benoit could 100% hang with most of the present day best wrestlers. He would not be able to remember matches. Also may he burn in hell, amen."

This drew a divided response from Twitter users, wrestling fans and people within the business, leading to Grace issuing an apology for what she has described as "an irresponsible and unnecessary tweet."

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On Monday, Jordynne stated that amongst the people she reached out to privately were Benoit's son, David, as well as Chris Jericho and Chavo Guerrero, who have shown support for her CTE fundraiser. Grace has pledged $5,000 of her own money, helping toward a $20,000 target:-

Those who wish to contribute to Grace's fundraiser can do so via Classy.

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Guerrero, who was amongst the group that criticised Grace's initial tweet, has now shown public support:-

Chris Benoit died by suicide on 24 June 2007, having murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son Daniel in their family home. Nancy's sister, Sandra Toffoloni, has claimed that she wasn't contacted about the fundraiser:-

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.