David Benoit Reveals Whether or Not He Thinks His Dad Belongs in the HOF, Training for a Wrestling Career and More

April 2, 2014

David Benoit, son of the late Chris Benoit, recently sat down for his first interview related to his father, conducted by The Wrestling Gurus, and David spoke on a number of topics. You can check out the interview in the video below, and below are some recaps:

-David believes his father should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He stressed fans should consider the pros more than the cons.

-David revealed he's training for a pro wrestling career, but says he does not want to go to TNA as people have told him it's a bad place to work.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.