The state of wrestling now

[Joe King]

I haven't watched wrestling for quite a bit now and I decided to go to a 'insider' like website to catch the latest. I find that the WWE and Vince McMahon are going to Congress and there is a lot of backlash about drugs in the 'sport'.

Can anyone shed some light?

[DeeGame]

Company lawyer says 10 WWE performers ordered prohibited drugs
Associated Press

Updated: August 31, 2007, 9:35 PM ET

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Ten performers suspended by World Wrestling Entertainment were punished for ordering drugs, mostly human growth hormones, that violate the company's drug policy, a WWE lawyer said Friday.

WWE said it issued suspension notices based on independent information from the Albany County, N.Y., district attorney's office, which has been investigating sales of steroids and growth hormones through Internet and phone-order firms.

The wrestlers had ordered drugs prohibited by WWE policy, company attorney Jerry McDevitt said.

The company did not release the names of those suspended. No criminal charges had been filed.

Human growth hormone occurs naturally in the body, and synthetic versions have been prescribed for children with growth issues and adults with pituitary gland problems. The synthetic version has become popular with athletes because it is believed to help build muscle mass.

WWE policy begun requires 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.

Stamford-based WWE has about 160 wrestlers. WWE shares closed Friday at $15.14, up 34 cents.


Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

ESPN

[DeeGame]

WWE suspends 10 for violating policy that requires drug tests
By Shaun Assael

Updated: August 31, 2007, 11:31 AM ET


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.

ESPN

[zimbo]

Company lawyer says 10 WWE performers ordered prohibited drugs
Associated Press

Updated: August 31, 2007, 9:35 PM ET

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Ten performers suspended by World Wrestling Entertainment were punished for ordering drugs, mostly human growth hormones, that violate the company's drug policy, a WWE lawyer said Friday.

ESPN

I assume Hornswoggle is in the clear then?

[cobain]

Wrestling is a circus nowadays. More talking ****e and less actual wrestling. Typical WWE :whatever:

There's also no talent in wrestling anymore, just big muscular guys who have absolutely no technique at all. And the worst thing is that everyone are masturbating on John Cena who is nothing but a typical "I wanna be black" white dude that talks through his arse and can't wrestle for ****. If Chris Jericho returned, then maybe I would watch an episode or two, otherwise, no thank you

You give me wrestling from 1994 to 1999 any day

[paulcooper4]

Can anyone shed some light?

My pleasure

Wrestling is a ****in joke of a spectacle (NOT A SPORT!) which is enjoyed by nerdy children that get bullied at school, nerdy adults that used to get bullied at school and absolute gob****es.

Which one are you ben?

[Parm]

Wrestling is a circus nowadays. More talking ****e and less actual wrestling. Typical WWE :whatever:

There's also no talent in wrestling anymore, just big muscular guys who have absolutely no technique at all. And the worst thing is that everyone are masturbating on John Cena who is nothing but a typical "I wanna be black" white dude that talks through his arse and can't wrestle for ****. If Chris Jericho returned, then maybe I would watch an episode or two, otherwise, no thank you

You give me wrestling from 1994 to 1999 any day

man, i got back into for a bit from 98-00. It was good laugh, all the **** with the Rock/Austin/The Undertaker/Mcmahon, pure spectacle but great enetertainment.

[cobain]

man, i got back into for a bit from 98-00. It was good laugh, all the **** with the Rock/Austin/The Undertaker/Mcmahon, pure spectacle but great enetertainment.

That was great ... And old-school Undertaker was

But they destroyed his character in the new millenium and from this mysterious dude, he became a wank with Limp Bizkit as his entrance music

[johnp]

My pleasure

Wrestling is a ****in joke of a spectacle (NOT A SPORT!) which is enjoyed by nerdy children that get bullied at school, nerdy adults that used to get bullied at school and absolute gob****es.

Which one are you ben?

[cobain]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDg08VgSaXQ

Mourinho seen after 1:12

[Gray]

The State of Wresling now

When was it ever any good?, bunch of meatheads trying to pull each other shorts down and have a sniff. Toilet

[bazza76]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDg08VgSaXQ

Mourinho seen after 1:12

He will have plenty of time on his hands to go to that sort of thing now anyway

[CJ]

wrestling is not a sport

simple end of please move this thread

[Joe King]

wrestling is not a sport

simple end of please move this thread

How did I not expect you to be on here?

[bazza76]

wrestling is not a sport

simple end of please move this thread

It should be, the state of wrestling anyway.
It is a show, or an act, not a sport.