WWE suspends 10 wrestlers

Vince135792003

www.wrestlingobserver.com :

WWE today officially suspended 10 of its performers based on information received from investigators in the Albany, NY district attorneys office.

None of the names have been released but it will likely be obvious over the next week who at least some of them are.

The suspensions would likely be based on proof that performers were using Signature Pharmacy or another Internet prescription type firm after the implemenation of the Wellness policy.

The company also has informed all performers that beginning 11/1, the company will publicly release the names of anyone who is suspended under drug policy violations.

Doctor DooM

Fallout from Benoit begins...

littlejp

any guesses as to who? I've heard Mysterio's name coming up in relation to Benoit's doctor. Who else? Jeff Hardy, maybe?

Vince135792003

littlejp wrote:

any guesses as to who? I've heard Mysterio's name coming up in relation to Benoit's doctor. Who else? Jeff Hardy, maybe?

Nobody seems to know at this stage. I think making suspensions public from November is just as big a deal.

More from the observer site. Could have put it in the cogress thread but it kinda ties in hear too

--The New York Daily News reported that the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection will be holding hearings about performance enhancing drug usage in pro wrestling at the end of the month. That likely at least partially explains the rash of WWE suspensions today, because the government likely had knowledge of who was on the list and if WWE didn't discipline those people, they'd get raked over the coals publicly for it.

It is not clear who will be asked to testify. WWE spokesman Kevin Hennessy said his company would comply if asked to attend. TNA had no comment. "I am working in a bipartisan manner to determine how much the industry is trying to detect and prevent illegal drug use among wrestlers," said Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush, the committee chair. Complete story is at www.nydailynews.com/sports/

ShawnRaven

Apparent the following have been listed:

orton, anthony carelli, charlie haas, booker, shane helms, mike bucci (nova), johnny nitro, regal, ken kennedy, chavo guerrero and edge

source: nydailynews.com
VR!

littlejp

Jesus. Is that a reliable source? There's quite a lot of people there who are being pushed. I wonder how long the suspensions will be. I guess they're rewriting a lot of their stories now, especially if Kennedy was gonna be Vince's offspring.

It just seems to be one thing after another lately for WWE. What's going on backstage is a hell of a lot more interesting than the shows they're putting out these days.

<edit> just read it now. seems to be true. unbelievable.

ShawnRaven

Jesus, i love when this happens. You get questioned if you put a source in, and then get blasted if you don't put a source in.

Take it for what it is folks, unofficial until WWE.com have a statement.
VR!

Vince135792003

Full article from new york daily news:

Top WWE names emerge in doping scandal

BY T.J. QUINN


The WWE was rocked again today, after several of wrestling's top names emerged in the Albany district attorney's probe into a widespread Internet doping scandal.

The wrestling conglomerate based in Stamford announced that it will suspend 10 of its biggest stars for violation of its wellness policy.

Top wrestlers Randy Orton, Charles Haas, Jr., Adam "Edge" Copeland, Robert "Booker T" Huffman, Shane Helms, Mike Bucci, Anthony Carelli, John "Johnny Nitro" Hennigan, Darren "William Regal" Matthews, Ken "Mr. Kennedy" Anderson and Chavo Guerrero were all identified as clients of Signature Pharmacy in Orlando, the site raided by Albany County and Florida law enforcement agencies in February for distributing steroids and other prescription drugs to clients who had not been examined by doctors. The investigation is part of a probe into illegal Internet drug distribution by Albany D.A. David Soares.

The WWE said in a statement that it issued suspension notices based on independent information received from the Albany D.A.

The WWE's announcement comes as members of Congress prepare to investigate steroid use in professional wrestling, as the Daily News reported today.

Two of its recently deceased stars - Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero - also received steroids and other drugs from Signature, as prescribed by Florida physician Gary Brandwein, who has pleaded not guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal diversion of prescription drugs. Benoit murdered his wife and son before killing himself in June and Guerrero died in a Minneapolis hotel in 2005 from heart disease.

Guerrero received the steroids testosterone and nandrolone, along with the estrogen-blocker anastozole, a drug commonly taken by men on steroids to prevent developing breast tissue, Nov. 2, 2005, just 11 days before he died of heart disease.

Guerrero's nephew, Chavo Guerrero, found Guerrero unconscious in the hotel room.

Benoit received steroids from Signature, based on a Brandwein prescription, in February, 2006.

The WWE stars are among the first athletes to face discipline for their part in the nationwide Signature Pharmacy scandal, the Internet steroid ring that has already led to guilty pleas from nine doctors, anti-aging clinic owners and operators. Law enforcement sources have said they expect the names of numerous NFL and Major League Baseball athletes to emerge as well.

littlejp

validreasoning! wrote:

Jesus, i love when this happens. You get questioned if you put a source in, and then get blasted if you don't put a source in.

Relax buddy:rolleyes: . Just wondering how reliable the source is. I read a lot of bull**** on the internet and don't take everything as fact straight away.

nacho libre

So this explains Triple H's loss of muscle mass. it would be a pr disaster if the bosses son-in-law had to be suspended...

ShawnRaven

HHH needed to lose muscle mass, it has nothing to do with a drugs story, and everything to do with too much bodyweight on top and risking both surgically repaired knees going out on him. He lost mass and gained definition.

I seriously doubt HHH would be involved in this. He hasn't used the roids for years, he got fat in 2003 as a result of coming off them?

VR!

littlejp

validreasoning! wrote:

He hasn't used the roids for years, he got fat in 2003 as a result of coming off them?

Where did you get this from? Links please???

ShawnRaven

Now THAT, that was funny
VR!

nacho libre

Was it 2003 when Steiner said he'd take a steroid test if Triple h took one too? I knew he had to lose bulk because of his knees but i thought it was also because of the spotlight on WWE since Benoit's death. Though, as you mention he wasn't as big in the last few years as he was in 2003.

ShawnRaven

Well thats it, go back to 2002 and you see how f*cking jacked HHH is, bigtime definition, you need to develop mass before you can cut it. By the time he had his matched with Booker in 2003, he lost a lot of that definition, by the end of the year, the definition was completely gone and he had a big-ass belly.

Hell I still remember RAW in the Point in 2004 (first show) and a big banner saying HHH is FAT!

VR!

EdK

Like Scott Steiner would pass a steroid test, he is a steroid dispenser for other wrestlers just pull the chain on his goatee and steroids come out his ass

ShawnRaven

I wouldn't mind, but Steiner took roids when he didn't even need to!! He had the natural physique in WCW in 1992 without requiring em!!

VR!

fatal

with congress and the media all over WWE right now,it should come as no surprise that WWE have suspended so many wrestlers.Athough when the identities of those suspended is revealed what may come as a shock is the wrestlers that have been suspended.
It was rey mysterio and someone else that were named as being prescribed steroids by benoits doctor.I would be very surprised if rey was suspended after only making a big come back last week.WWE would have been deciding weeks ago who they were going to suspend and who was going to stay so i dont think that any of the superstars that are currently involved in storylines are on the chopping block.However i stand to be corrected when the names of those suspended is released

Fozzy

Fair play to WWE for taking some sort of action. No news on if they're just not going to pay them or if they'll actually take them off tv yet, is there?

Anthony Carelli is Santino by the way

The Sparrow

Should be an interesting few days though to see what happens. I agree with whoever said that backstage goings on are much more interesting than the television product at the moment!

Although I`m sad that Regal was one of them... he is far too entertaining to be off TV:(

Fozzy

An update from the Observer says this:

ESPN added three other names
Dave Bautista
Shoichi Funaki
Chris Mordetzky aka Chris Masters

Based on records obtained through sources by the Observer months back, Copeland's last reported prescription came several years ago, when he was recuperating from neck surgery. So many of these incidents here may have predated the Wellness policy implemented in February 2006. It is known Orton and Helms' had transactions that predated the policy, and that the timing of both Copeland and Helms' transactions at the time came during periods of injury rehabilitation. So it may not yet be the time to make Ken Anderson look like a fool, depending on the date, because he has admitted use prior to February of 2006.
It is by no means confirmed that these men are among the ten who were suspended earlier today.

WWE was aware of many of the names months ago from a Sports Illustrated investigation and chose not to suspend the wrestlers at the time because the time frame predated the Wellness policy.

If the prescriptions did predate the policy, suspensions are questionable, but perhaps due to government pressure, WWE feels it has no choice. If the prescriptions were dated after February of 2006, the company had little choice in the matter.

Three other names, now deceased, Chris Benoit, Brian Adams and Eddy Guerrero were also on the list. There are believed to be several more former WWE wrestlers on the list.

EdK

The following is an article from TJ Quinn of the NY Daily News:

WWE suspends 10 wrestlers for wellness policy violations

UPDATES with additional details (credit to NY Daily News for wrestlers names).

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - World Wrestling Entertainment has suspended 10 of its most popular stars for violations of a policy that tests for steroids and other drugs after receiving information from New York prosecutors, the company said Thursday.

Stamford-based WWE says it issued suspension notices based on independent information from the Albany County New York District Attorney's Office, which has been investigating illegal steroid sales.

The New York Daily News Web site said Thursday that wrestlers Randy Orton, Charles Haas, Jr., Adam "Edge" Copeland, Robert "Booker T" Huffman, Shane Helms, Mike Bucci, Anthony Carelli, John "Johnny Nitro" Hennigan, Darren "William Regal" Matthews, Ken "Mr. Kennedy" Anderson and Chavo Guerrero were suspended.

Neither the WWE nor the Albany County District Attorney's office would comment on the pro wrestlers' identities Thursday, aside from saying no criminal charges were filed.

Under the WWE wellness policy begun last year, which requires tests for steroids and other drugs, a wrestler faces a 30-day suspension without pay for a first violation, a 60-day suspension for a second violation and firing for a third violation. Performers are tested at least four times per year.

"We are very actively working to eradicate the use of steroids and performance enhancing drugs in the WWE," WWE spokesman Gary Davis said. "Today's action is part of that effort."

WWE officials met with New York prosecutors investigating illegal steroid sales earlier this month. Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares' office has said pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his family before hanging himself in June, had been a client of Signature Pharmacy of Orlando, Fla. Investigators say Benoit had a steroid and other drugs in his system at the time.

The wrestlers suspended Thursday were also Signature clients, the Daily News reported.

Nine people, including three current or former physicians, have pleaded guilty, most affiliated with Internet and phone-order companies that filled orders for anabolic steroids and growth hormones through Signature and sent drugs to customers around the country, including Albany County. Signature's owners have pleaded not guilty.

The Benoit case prompted the House Oversight and GovernmentReform Committee to ask WWE to turn over any information it has on steroid and drug abuse in pro wrestling.

WWE said the company's practice has been to not release the names of suspended wrestlers, but the company has notified performers that starting Nov. 1 the names of those suspended for violating the policy will be made public.

WWE has about 160 wrestlers. WWE shares closed Thursday at $14.80, down 21 cents.

EdK

A few of them are already out injured a couple are no loss aka Santino and Mike Bucci aka Nova/Simon Dean doesn't wrestle

But Orton Kennedy, Nitro, Booker and to a certain extent Regal will hurt them

BTW Fozzy what are they gonna do like, take no action and carry on regardless, they have to take action whether they want to or not this isn't public pressure its the Government

EdK

World Wrestling Entertainment, under fire since one of its top stars was involved in a double-murder suicide, announced the suspension of 10 of its wrestlers on Thursday.

They are being suspended for violating the WWE's "wellness policy."
The move comes as investigators from the Albany, N.Y., district attorney's office have been gathering information about steroid use by WWE wrestlers as part of a wide ranging investigation into online pharmacies and the doctors who write prescriptions for them.

WWE did not release the names of those suspended. A source close to the investigation said that WWE was told that the following wrestlers were among the clients of one of the pharmacies under investigation, Signature of Orlando: Shoichi Funaki, Dave Bautista, Adam "Edge" Copeland, Chris "Masters" Mordetsky, John "Johnny Nitro" Hennigan, and Shane Helms. Chris Benoit, the wrestler who killed his wife and son before hanging himself in June, was also a Signature client, as were two other wrestlers who recently died, Eddie Guerrero and Brian "Crush" Adams.

The Albany district attorney's office is examining online prescription mills where doctors get paid as little as $25 to issue online prescriptions, which in turn are filled by friendly pharmacies. In addition to Signature, its investigators raided pharmacies in Mobile, Ala. and Bay Ridge, N.Y.

Among those who have pleaded guilty are a Florida doctor named Claire Godfrey, who has admitted to prescribing performance-enhancing drugs at least two WWE wrestlers. In exchange for a plea that will keep her out of prison, she is cooperating with prosecutors.

The suspensions, which were accompanied by a WWE pledge to make future actions public after Nov. 1, comes at a time of mounting pressure on the WWE. A spokesman for the House Energy & Commerce Committee said Thursday that its commerce subcommittee will be holding hearings into the WWE in late September. The aide said a witness list has not been finalized.

Also looking into the company is the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In a request that parallels what was asked of Major League Baseball, the committee is seeking a list of drugs covered by the WWE's policies, the number of tests it conducts annually, the protocols followed after a positive test and the procedures for awarding exemptions.

The issue of steroids and WWE largely faded until late June, when Benoit killed his wife and son in their suburban Atlanta home before hanging himself. His body was found to have 10 times the normal level of testosterone, as well as the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone, authorities said.

The WWE instituted its current drug testing policy after the November 2005 death of Benoit's best friend, Guerrero, 38, who was found dead in a hotel room in Minneapolis. On Aug. 15, a day before WWE officials met with the Albany prosecutors, Adams, 44, was found dead of undetermined causes in his Florida home. Toxicology tests are pending.

The WWE has insisted that it randomly tests its 180 athletes at least four times a year. But its program has been criticized by a number of people, including David Black, the president of Aegis Sciences, a laboratory in Nashville that runs the WWE's testing program. "The intention is not to punish, but to get them [the wrestlers] to engage in a different lifestyle," Black said in a July story in the New York Times.

Fozzy

EdK wrote:

BTW Fozzy what are they gonna do like, take no action and carry on regardless, they have to take action whether they want to or not this isn't public pressure its the Government

I seriously wouldn't be surprised if they did nothing, not after the way they've acted in the last 2 months

EdK

They could ignore it upto now, they can't anymore

Whats the tv gonna be like if all these guys are gone at once

I think its fair to assume every wrestler is on steroids or some sort of drugs now (I mean Funaki come on like!!!)

TheGreatOne

Holy crap, there's some serious names mentioned that could be taken out of active duty! Will be very interesting to se how the WWE works this one out. Will they actually take Orton, Batista, Kennedy, Booker and the ECW Champ Nitro off the air? Very unlikely IMO!!

Fozzy

EdK wrote:

But its program has been criticized by a number of people, including David Black, the president of Aegis Sciences, a laboratory in Nashville that runs the WWE's testing program. "The intention is not to punish, but to get them [the wrestlers] to engage in a different lifestyle," Black said in a July story in the New York Times.

Was Dr Black criticising the Wellness Policy there? Because WWE have passed the buck to him in their replies to congress

EdK

Does seem like criticism but I didn't write it so i'm not sure.


Could be a serious threat to the future of the WWE

It's had all the scandals before but there is no messing this time

In an article by T.J. Quinn of the New York Daily News, the newspaper received a list of wrestlers who were clients of Signature Pharmacy. The names listed were:

Randy Orton
Charlie Haas
Adam Copeland aka Edge
Robert Huffman aka King Booker
Shane Helms aka Gregory Helms
Mike Bucci aka Simon Dean
Anthony Carelli aka Santino Marella
John Hennigan aka John Morrison
Darren Matthews aka William Regal
Ken Anderson aka Mr. Kennedy
Chavo Guerrero

ESPN added three other names
Dave Bautista
Shoichi Funaki
Chris Mordetzky aka Chris Masters

Fozzy

EdK wrote:

I think its fair to assume every wrestler is on steroids or some sort of drugs now (I mean Funaki come on like!!!)

I'm sure you've heard plenty of stories about how punishing the wrestling life is, Funaki could have been taking painkillers or steroids to rehab an injury. Unlikely that he was using them for physique purposes, but pain is a way of life for them

Punk is the man to look up to

fatal

The problems with all those networks that are naming the 10 suspended wrestlers is that I dont think that even they know for sure.It may just be that those 10 have been known to visit the doctor/s in question at some stage.If the wrestlers had visited the doctors before the wellness policy or during it and the test results were what WWEs interpretation of clean is,they should be ok.That is unless WWE have suddenly changed what a fail on wellness policy is recently and a load of wrestlers have suddenly failed

EdK

You don't need any testing to see the likes of Batista and Chris Masters are steroided up to the gills.

The biggest most muscular guys are always the worst wrestlers too.

EdK

fatal wrote:

The problems with all those networks that are naming the 10 suspended wrestlers is that I dont think that even they know for sure.It may just be that those 10 have been known to visit the doctor/s in question at some stage.If the wrestlers had visited the doctors before the wellness policy or during it and the test results were what WWEs interpretation of clean is,they should be ok.That is unless WWE have suddenly changed what a fail on wellness policy is recently and a load of wrestlers have suddenly failed

I'm sure they have some sort of credible information and have their research done, these days most of what comes out tends to be spot on unless its people with nothing to do making stuff up.

Fozzy

EdK wrote:

Could be a serious threat to the future of the WWE

It's had all the scandals before but there is no messing this time

I'm not actually too up to date on what went on with baseball and congress, but as far as I know nothing was done after their investigation. Baseball is a much bigger deal to the American public, so if they did nothing with them, they might end up doing nothing with wrestling

fatal wrote:

That is unless WWE have suddenly changed what a fail on wellness policy is recently and a load of wrestlers have suddenly failed

All internet prescribed medications are considered a fail under the Wellness Policy. The wrestlers wouldn't have actually visited the doctors who "prescribed" them the medication

EdK

True Fozzy but name a major baseball player who has died or who has killed themselves and their family?

Hate to bring it down to that but you'll get the point.

The Sparrow

EdK wrote:

True Fozzy but name a major baseball player who has died or who has killed themselves and their family?

Hate to bring it down to that but you'll get the point.

Yeah but Barry Bonds is the poster child for steroids in baseball and he has got a tonne more coverage than the Benoit murder. It doesn`t work like that, if Congress made no real changes to baseball it was because for the most part baseball cleaned up their act. I predict that the same will happen with the WWE and this is the first step in that process.

I wouldn`t say that WWE is in any danger of going out of business or anything though. The big question is whether wrestling will be allowed to clean itself up or Athletic Commissions will be charged with doing that. As mentioned before, the suspensions under the wellness programme range from 30-60 days so expect those guys to be gone for a long time! Any ideas on who Vince's son is now? Jebus this angle is cursed!

Fozzy

Just something to think about, if Orton is one of the guys suspended now, it'll be a 60-day suspension for him as he was suspended last year. Another strike after this and he'd be out. Maybe WWE won't take guys off tv though, they went through a stage where they'd suspend guys but keep them on tv, they did that with Test

EdK

Don't think they can do that either, and get away with it they have to been seen to take strong action and keeping suspended guys on tv will be seen as a joke.

Plus you cant take the likes of Masters and Funaki off tv and leave Booker and Batista on double standards will be seen through aswell

The Sparrow

Fozzy wrote:

Just something to think about, if Orton is one of the guys suspended now, it'll be a 60-day suspension for him as he was suspended last year. Another strike after this and he'd be out. Maybe WWE won't take guys off tv though, they went through a stage where they'd suspend guys but keep them on tv, they did that with Test

Yeah but that was when nobody cared! I`d love to see Vince trying to explain to a congressional committee how a suspension could possibly include working his television shows! They would be complete morons to suspend these guys and leave them on TV! Not saying that they won`t of course!

Fozzy

I've got to wonder about the fairness of this now though. Let's just say that Kennedy was telling the truth last week when he said that he took steroids years ago but then stopped and that the Wellness Policy has been successful in keeping him away from steroids. That would mean that whatever Kennedy got from the internet pharmacy was before the Wellness Policy was ever around and he had no way of knowing that he'd be punished for it years later

Maybe he's not one of the wrestlers who's been suspended, but if he is then it's something to consider. If he's complied 100% with the Wellness Policy should he be punished for something he did before it was there? I would tend to think not. When new laws are made they're not usually made retroactive, meaning you can't be charged with something you did which is now illegal but was legal when you did it

EDIT: Ah, I just read on FigureFourOnline.com that "It appears at this point that the ten wrestlers suspended were clients of Signature Pharmacy after the Wellness policy was created". That makes sense to me now, cos there's more names than suspensions. Bryan Alvarez suspects that more wrestlers are yet to be revealed as clients

EdK

Wrestlers and the truth don't mix

In the form of a simple mathematical equation

Wrestlers + Truth = Lies

Mysterio said he never took steroids either, I think thats a lie, for his size he was big enough especially compared to his early days

dlofnep

It's a total contradiction and irony in it's favourite form.. If Vince (wankstain) stops promoting visual appeal opposed to technical talent, then this won't happen.

EdK

Around 7PM this evening, The New York Daily News updated its article adding Eddie "Umaga" Fatu to the list of clients for Signature Pharmacy. SI.com also issued a detailed list of WWE superstars receiving shipments of drugs which you can read here on the site.

- So far, the WWE is refusing to list of suspended names but they have confirmed they issued the suspensions based on independent information received by the Albany DA. WWE is the first organization to reprimand its employees in the Signature Pharmacy scandal. Investigators say they expect numerous stars from Major League Baseball and The NFL to emerge soon as well.

It's obvious that this has rocked WWE to the core at a very bad time for the company as they prepare for the Congressional hearings. We will keep you up to date on any breaking information as soon as it becomes available.



Haha Umaga deffo didnt get steroids and if he did they didnt help

Fozzy

EdK wrote:

Haha Umaga deffo didnt get steroids and if he did they didnt help

Steroids aren't just for building physiques

EdK

Fozzy wrote:

Steroids aren't just for building physiques

Joke dude

Mr.Nice Guy

This is from Meltzer...

WWE wrestlers are so screwed this time

Sports Illustrated has received information on the drugs and dates received by various WWE wrestlers, all of whom fall after the institution of the Wellness policy.

Based on these dates, the entire policy's credibility is shot in the sense there were detectable drugs purchased by talent through Internet doctors, a practice banned by the company's Wellness policy.

In addition, Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) comes across like a complete fool becasue his last package was sent in February, one full year after he claimed to have gotten clean due to the Policy. Between October 2006 and February 2007, Anderson received Anastrozole (which is not a steroid, but used to counter affects of steroids such as development of female breast tissue), Somatropin (a Growth Hormone) and testosterone (an anabolic steroid).

Others listed in the article were:

Chris Benoit receiving Nandrolone and Anastrozole in February 2006.

Eddy Guerrero receiving Nandrolone, Testosterone and Anastrozole two weeks before his death.

Chavo Guerrero receiving many drugs, including Somatropin, Nandrolone and Anastrozole as late as May 2006.

Shane Helms receiveing testosterone, Genotropin (Growth Hormone) and Nandralone as late as February 2007.

Randy Orton receiving Somatropin, Nandrolone and Stanazolol as late as February 2007.

John Hennigan aka John Morrison getting Somatropin, Anastrozole, Testosterone, Stanazolol and HCG as late as February 2007.

Shoichi Funaki receiving Somatropin in March 2006.

Brian Adams received Nandrolone, Testosterone and Somatropin in December.

Charlie Haas received Aanstrozole, Somatropin, Stanazolol, Nandrolone and HCG as late as January

Edward Fatu (Umaga) received Somatropin as late as December.

Darren Matthews (William Regal) recieved Stanozolol, Somatropin, Genotropin and Anastrozole as late as November.

Adam Copeland received Somatropin, Genotropin and Stanazolol as late as February. This must have included new evidence because government evidence on Copeland received by the Observer in May listed Copeland as not having received anything doctors were under investigation for in several years.

Sylvan Grenier received Somatropin, Nandrolone, Genotropin and Stanazolol as late as July 2006. Grenier has was fired by the company two weeks ago for unrelated reasons.

The company by the wording of its policy would be forced to suspend these wrestlers, aside from Benoit and Guerrero, because this would indicate flagrant violations of the policy after implementation.

The company suspended ten wrestlers, but this list only includes nine active wrestlers, two of whom, Helms and Copeland, are out indefinitely due to injuries.

Orton, Morrison, Matthews and Fatu were all key characters on television. Given the nature of the television as late as Tuesday, WWE could not have made the decision to suspend until Wednesday at the earliest, and most likely the decision was made this morning.

Yikes.

Fozzy

Sports Illustrated has a breakdown of who was "prescribed" what here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/08/30/wrestlers/index.html

And what do ya know, it looks like Kennedy has lied again. Funaki got human growth hormone. Sylvan Grenier was named as well, he was released recently. I'd like to hear what Regal has to say about this. I'm a bit disappointed with him

WWE are in trouble, all of them are after the Wellness Policy

EdK

I always knew the wrestling business was shady, but all this stuff makes me sick you can't trust anybody or a word they say.

Am going to Wrestlemania 24 after that I think I am going to leave the whole wrestling business behind.

It's hard to be a fan of these days

littlejp

yeah, surprised to see Regal there myself. How will they go forward on TV missing so many key players?
They will look like they aren't taking it seriously if they suspend them and keep them on TV.
It's quite the crisis they've got on their hands.

Mr.Nice Guy

A lot of these guys come across very shady and Kennedy comes across like a complete hypocrite and a moron. One thing's for sure, Marc Mero is probably jumping for joy at this news! How long before he appears on a TV show like Nancy Grace to lay into Kennedy?

Morrisson is a shock and we can pretty much expect a new ECW champion. Maybe finally give it to the guy who stays off drugs completely?

Sad day to be a wrestling fan though. The whole culture of the industry is f*cked up and they're just burying their heads in the sand. Vince is too interested in taking shots at his government. I hope they come down on him hard. It's the only way there can be change.

littlejp

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

Vince is too interested in taking shots at his government. I hope they come down on him hard. It's the only way there can be change.

I thought this was a really stupid move. who was he trying to impress?