Victoria Responds To Rumors Of An Affair With Chris Benoit

Victoria Responds To Rumors Of An Affair With Chris Benoit

Diva and current TNA Knockout Lisa Maria Varon (aka Victoria, aka Tara)

Response to a Vicious Lie

I try not to respond to rumors. It’s a lose-lose situation. If you don’t respond, it seems like you may be avoiding the rumor because it is true. If you deny it, you are bringing more attention to a lie. Well, in this case I’m gonna respond. A MySpace friend emailed me yesterday to let me know that a wrestling gossip website is claiming that they have an anonymous source or sources that say I was Chris Benoit’s secret mistress at the time of his murder-suicide. First let me say, this is absolutely false. I invite the “reporter” from that website to come to my home city, and I will submit myself to a polygraph. If this website is at all concerned with the truth, they should jump at the opportunity. But frankly, I think they are just concerned about sensational headlines, and couldn’t care less about the facts behind it.

And the timing sure is conspicuous.Years after the event, but hours before my TNA wrestling debut. Could it be that a certain wrestling organization is concerned about what kind of impact that I will make in TNA? And what kind of coward would make such a powerful claim, and hide in the shadows of anonymity. Come forward. Legitimize your claim.

I have made every effort to move on and take the high road. The worst thing that I have said is that I wanted a different role. Believe me, in nine years with that organization, I have been aware of behavior so deviant that it would shock the devil himself. But as the old saying goes, the only thing certain about a mudslinging contest is that everyone gets dirty.

And finally, let me say this. To spread a lie like this hurts the survivors of a tragedy that already have gone through immeasurable suffering. Although it doesn’t excuse his behavior, studies on Chris Benoit’s brain after his death showed severe damage from years of wrestling-related injuries. That, mixed with mood and hormone altering drugs led to a horrible outcome. Before that, as we all have heard, he was very dedicated to his family. Don’t drag these victims and their families through vicious lies for the sake of attempting to take the wind out of my sails.

Again, I think the website that first posted this should feel obligated to come out here and polygraph me. Stand by your story.

But in the end, all you’ve done is hurt some innocent people with lies, and frankly, pissed me off, and motivated me to make TNA as good a product as I can.

Lisa Marie Varon
TARA is RIZING

Had no idea this was even a rumor. Even if it were true, which I don't think it is, she's completely right about it being wrong to bring up at this time. Let the families try to heal and move on the best they can without bringing up irrelevant nonsense to get attention.

"And what kind of coward would make such a powerful claim, and hide in the shadows of anonymity. Come forward. Legitimize your claim."

That pretty much sums up 80-90% of rumours out there. Everyone remains anonymous because nothing can be backed up.

Wow, I wasn't aware of this, as I pretty much don't go to wrestling news websites now, but this was just pure tasteless. I don't blame her at all for being pissed off. Such gossip, as she said can hurt people. Chris Benoit's dead, what happened has already happened. No one can change that now. People should just move on.

As for Victoria.. she's with TNA?!?!?

^ Yeah she is. TNALDF posted about it last week but there was no discussion of it.

https://chaingangsoldier.forumotion.com/tna-f1/lisa-marie-varon-talks-about-leaving-wwe-joining-tna-t8947.htm

Damn, I thought it was so hot when I read the title. I was hoping it was true. I'm really disappointed. Feel like crying.

ladymahogany wrote:

^ Yeah she is. TNALDF posted about it last week but there was no discussion of it.

Unsuprisingly...

Eurgh, people should really get their facts right before posting stuff, especially ones as serious as this. I'd be extremely pissed off too if I were her.

This truly is my "WTF" moment of the week. Talk about a rumor coming out of the blue.