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Dark Side of the Ring: Chris Benoit stopped 2 Cold Scorpio from murdering Hawk during infamous North Korea trip
Former WCW wrestler 2 Cold Scorpio has revealed Chris Benoit stopped him from killing Hawk during the company’s infamous trip to North Korea.
Back in 1995, a group of wrestlers went to the country to put on the two-night Collision In Korea event, and Scorpio has opened up about how a lingering rivalry almost took a fatal turn.
As detailed in this week’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring, it was Benoit – who killed his wife Nancy and seven-year-old son Daniel and took his own life in double murder suicide in 2007 – who convinced him not to do something he’d regret.
Scorpio revealed how the row was sparked after he called Hawk – who died from a heart attack aged 46 in 2003 – a ‘p***y’ on the bus, which led to fists being thrown with the wrestlers stepping in to separate them.
Things didn’t simmer down during the trip, as the pair again had a fight which led Scorpio deciding to make a ‘shiv’ to put an end to their issues.
Speaking in the documentary, he said: ‘Now, I’m thinking, street smarts. I’ma get him, I’ma hurt him.
‘So, we had to go to that special state dinner, that’s where they had the stainless steal chopsticks.
‘So I take one of the stainless steel chopsticks, eat with it, drop one, pick it up, slip it into my pocket. Grab another one, did the same thing, dropped it, slid it into my pocket.
‘Me and Chris had to share a room, Chris Benoit. We’re back in the room and Chris is sitting there looking at me, he’s watching me.
‘All of a sudden, I open up the windowsill and I pull out the chopsticks, the windowsill is all rough concrete, and I’m sharpening the stainless steel chopsticks on the window pane in to more of a point.
‘Chris is like, “What are you doing?” I said, “I’m making a shiv”. He goes, “What?” I say, “Yeah I’m gonna stab that motherfer.” ‘
However, Benoit convinced him not to as he pointed out the trouble he would be in if he went through with his plan.
Scorpio added: ‘Chris says, “Don’t do it man. You don’t wanna do that man. If you kill Hawk here, you’ll just be here for the rest of your life.” ‘
In the end, the pair did meet in an elevator after the final dinner, and Hawk apologised – an apology which was accepted – for being ‘cranky’.
*Dark Side of the Ring airs on VICE TV. The first two series are available to stream on All4.
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