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Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling

The dark side, beyond the wrestling ring. A shocking murder suicide, pro wrestlers dying young and allegations of drug abuse. In the fall of 2005 following the year he wore the championship belt, professional wrestler Chris Benoit was at the top of his game. In the ring with a body of an Adonis, he was slamming opponents, being slammed and putting on a show. Outside the ring the former WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment champion was quietly spinning into depression and in a sense documenting his own mental breakdown.

This CNN documentary is about the deaths in professional wrestling and the use of drugs throughout the industry. It Includes discussions with Vince McMahon, Dynamite Kid, CM Punk, Chris Jericho, John Cena, Chris Kanyon, and others.

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