anyone heard about WWE steroid abuse ?

Question

apparently yesterday on sportscenter there was a clip on the WWE and how 11 wrestlers were were under investigation for buying steroid (or HGH) from a private doctor. three wrestlers were named Randy Orton, edge, & the hurricane( don't know i beleive that one) and Vince was shown but not mentioned. anyone know what's up?

Answer 1

I think everyone into wrestling has heard about it. The thing is, most of the people involved were taking steroids to speed up recovery of an injury (and Orton, Gutierrez (Rey), Copeland and Angle all would have had an injury at the time of suspected use). Not to mention, with the exception of Kurt and Orton, no one else on this list looks like they abuse steroids. I mean, Rey's barely pounds!

Answer 2

I figured this would happen sooner or later since steroids have been a major story in sports that last two years. If you look at the the heart failure related deaths in the WWE, there is no doubt this is a major issue.

If you looke at the majority of the WWE stars, they all appear to have used roids at some point. I've watched it for years, and noticed people like Edge and Test put on some bulk and they entire back would be covered in acnie. This is a common sign of steroid use.

Let's understand something else. Just because the guy is 250-300 pounds, doesn't mean he is on roids. I was a natural body builder for years, and was 265 at 7% bodyfat. I had to eat 5-6k calories a day to build and maintain that amount of muscle, which is the hardest part, but it can be done. So please, let's not make it out, that everyone in the WWE is juicing.

In that line of work, your body is beaten to hell every week...so using roids to increase the healing process makes sense depending on the amounts and how you cycle the drugs. If you look at the pro-bodybuilders, you will notice that they look like they have a beer gut, which is caused by the growth of internal organs due to steroids. If you look at Orton, Angle, Edge and so on, none of them look like this. So I would guess that they aren't abusing the drug as badly as people might think. Other wrestlers like Batista and HHH show some signs of steroid abuse, like the enlarged stomach area.

HHH is probably the smoking gun for the WWE steroid investigation. He was always a big guy, but in a years time, he went from average build, to a gigantic in a very short time. Not to long after that, he seemed to become injured a lot, with joint related injuries. This too is a sign of steroid abuse, since they weaken the tendones, leading to injury.

The largest smoking gun is Eddie Guerrero's death due to heart failure. If you research steroid related deaths, heart failure is probably the number one killer of abusers. Here is a list of wrestlers who have died at a young age. If you google them, a large majority died from heart failure or pain killers.

Famous Wrestlers That Have Died Since 1985 Before the Age of 65
Chris Von Erich - 21
Mike Von Erich - 23
Louie Spiccoli - 27
Art Barr - 28
Gino Hernandez - 29
Jay Youngblood - 30
Rick McGraw - 30
Joey Marella - 30
Ed Gatner - 31
Buzz Sawyer - 32
Crash Holly - 32
Kerry Von Erich - 33
D.J. Peterson - 33
Eddie Gilbert - 33
The Renegade - 33
Owen Hart - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 38
Davey Boy Smith - 39
Johnny Grunge - 39
Vivian Vachon - 40
Jeep Swenson - 40
Brady Boone - 40
Terry Gordy - 40
Bertha Faye - 40
Billy Joe Travis - 40
Larry Cameron - 41
Rick Rude - 41
Randy Anderson - 41
Bruiser Brody - 42
Miss Elizabeth - 42
Big Boss Man - 42
Earthquake - 42
Mike Awesome - 42
Ray Candy - 43
Dino Bravo - 44
Curt Hennig - 44
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45
Jerry Blackwell - 45
Junkyard Dog - 45
Hercules - 45
Andre the Giant - 46
Big John Studd - 46
Chris Adams - 46
Mike Davis - 46
Hawk - 46
Dick Murdoch - 49
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49
Rocco Rock - 49
Moondog Spot - 51
Ken Timbs - 53
Uncle Elmer - 54
Pez Whatley - 54
Eddie Graham - 55
Tarzan Tyler - 55
Haystacks Calhoun- 55
Giant Haystacks - 55
The Spoiler - 56
Kurt Von Hess - 56
Moondog King - 56
Gene Anderson - 58
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58
Bulldog Brown - 58
Tony Parisi - 58
Rufus R. Jones - 60
Ray Stevens - 60
Stan Stasiak - 60
Terry Garvin - 60
Boris Malenko - 61
Little Beaver - 61
Sapphire - 61
Shohei Baba - 61
Dick the Bruiser - 62
Wilbur Snyder - 62
George Cannon - 62
Karl Krupp - 62
Dale Lewis - 62
Gorilla Monsoon - 62
Hiro Matsuda - 62
Bad News Brown - 63
Bulldog Brower - 63
Wahoo McDaniel - 63




It is a little known fact that pro-bodybuilders spend in the rage of $100k on drugs to get ready for competitions. If the US Government wants to really make a statement, they will start there.

Answer 3

Years ago this was the topic of controversy, with Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon and the whole bunch, but nothing ever came out of it.

Answer 4

I havent heard of this but it does not suprise me at all. These wrestling guys are huge!!!!!!! Just as big as some of these baseball players that have had controversy.

Answer 5

Yes... We have all heard about it now. And while I wouldn't doubt it one bit, you just can't believe everything you hear on ESPN.... They make up a lot of their stories based on how they think sports should be.

Answer 6

thats old news
ever since there was the first days of wrestling there has been steroid users

Answer 7

this can't be all that surprising to anyone, can it. I know he's no longer wwe, but ever take a look at scott steiner?

Answer 8

Just so you know, Wrestling is fake.

So they were probably buying fake steroids.

Answer 9

Lets be clear. There is a difference between abuse, and just using it.... and i dunno much about whats up. Lolzorz.

Answer 10

no i have not heard of