Wrestling podcaster Trevor Dame crossed a line this week that many fans say shouldn’t even exist — and then treated the fallout like a joke.
On February 4, Dame posted a tweet that referenced the 2007 murders of Nancy and Daniel Benoit, using the real-life tragedy as a setup to mock YouTube thumbnails and exaggerated reaction faces. The tweet read:
“I wish the Benoit murders happened today so we could get a thumbnail of Bryan making a YouTube face over the caption ‘He did WHAT?!’”
The remark immediately sparked outrage across wrestling social media. The June 2007 killings — in which Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and their 7‑year‑old son Daniel before taking his own life — remain one of the darkest moments in wrestling history, later linked to Benoit’s severe brain damage from years of trauma in the ring.
Many fans called Dame out for trivializing the deaths of a woman and a child for shock value. Screenshots of the tweet spread rapidly before Dame eventually deleted it — but not before the backlash fully took hold.
Instead of showing remorse, Dame appeared to revel in the attention. Responding to criticism that his post had landed him in X’s news tab, Dame bragged about the exposure, posting:
“OH COME ON IT MADE THE NEWS TAB”
He then went a step further, responding to his own controversy by joking about the headlines he was grouped alongside that day:
“This might be the funniest pickle barrel I’ve ever fallen into. Top stories of the day: Epstein Files Reveal More Celebrities, Ricochet Says He Wasted Career, Man Says He Hopes to See Benoit Kill Again”
Rather than distancing himself from the comment, Dame leaned into it — publicly acknowledging how the tweet was being framed while continuing to treat it as entertainment.
As of now, Dame has not issued an apology or addressed the victims referenced in his post. Bryan Alvarez, who was named in the original tweet, has also not publicly responded. For many in the wrestling community, this wasn’t a case of a joke landing wrong — it was a deliberate decision to invoke a real family’s deaths for attention, followed by self‑congratulation once the outrage arrived. Deleting the tweet didn’t undo the impact, especially when the aftermath was treated like a victory lap.
Do you think deleting the tweet is enough, or did Trevor Dame permanently cross a line by joking about a real-life tragedy? Leave your thoughts in the comments and let us know.
