In the notoriously crooked and exploitative world of professional wrestling, WWE legend Chris Benoit was supposed to be the exception. Chris was universally recognized as the best pro wrestling had to offer: a decent, humble, and devoted family man loved and admired by all who knew him. Nobody could have predicted the horrific events of June 22-24, 2007 when Chris strangled his wife and seven-year old son before committing suicide. RING OF HELL is the true story of Benoit's journey through the destructive, dysfunctional, and bizarre pro wrestling industry and the catastrophic physical and mental breakdown that led to his grisly end.
Born to one of New Orleans' oldest and most colorful Sicilian families, Matthew Randazzo V is a novelist and true-crime writer with expertise in American organized crime and political corruption. He works professionally as the Senior Legal Consultant for a New Orleans commercial law firm, where he manages Hurricane Katrina rehabilitation projects.