Steriods and wrestling - from USA Today by Jon Swart, Tony Bennett

**BigDaddyCool** · 03-13-2004, 02:22 PM

...........the rest from above

In most states, oversight of pro wrestling is left to local athletic commissions. They usually have lenient prematch requirements. In New York, for example, performers are subject to little more than a blood-pressure test.

"No one is standing up. Either they don't know what's going on or they're terrified of being blacklisted," says wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, echoing the sentiment of others.

For now the only one standing up seems to be Piper. He says he forfeited hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential earnings because his outspokenness about rampant steroid and drug use got him fired from the WWE in June.

The WWE denies Piper's allegations. It says the two were unable to negotiate a contract.

Piper doesn't allow any of his four children to watch wrestling � or harbor dreams of being a wrestler. He is sober, living on a 12 1/2-acre spread near Portland, Ore. He is hardly down on his luck. He's been in 26 movies, such as They Live, and TV's The Love Boat and The Mullets since 1978. He has agreed to appear in the movie Fish in a Barrel with Burt Reynolds.

Yet he clings to hopes of another big payday in wrestling. He suggests he and McMahon take their feud over Piper's dismissal to the airwaves.

"It would be great reality TV: two strong personalities going at it over a topical issue," he says, wistfully. "Maybe we could save lives in the process."

From USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-...restling_x.htm

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Just wanted to say Crash Holly didn't have bulging muscles, and pain killers and steriods aren't the same thing, it is unfair to group him in with steriod users. It is mostly unfair to Crash.

Also, isn't it wierd how the 3 deaths they mention all invole someone named Mike?

I'm not trying to say that steriods are good (or any other drug). I just wish that if they wanted to do something on steriods, they stick to steriods and not bring in other drugs.

**Nowhere Man** · 03-13-2004, 04:42 PM

Interesting read. I don't remember Crash Holly ever having "bulging muscles on a sculpted body," though. Other than that, yeah, I think it's a very good article.

"adds McMahon, noting that only two of the 65 deceased wrestlers died while working for his company."

What about all the others that used to work for the company during its big 'roid days? Like Hawk, Curt Hennig, and Davey Boy? I know he's just trying to cover his own ass, but you can't completely dismiss that fact.

03-13-2004, 04:42 PM	#2
Nowhere Man Now. Here. Man. Posts: 8,370	Interesting read. I don't remember Crash Holly ever having "bulging muscles on a sculpted body," though. Other than that, yeah, I think it's a very good article. "adds McMahon, noting that only two of the 65 deceased wrestlers died while working for his company." What about all the others that used to work for the company during its big 'roid days? Like Hawk, Curt Hennig, and Davey Boy? I know he's just trying to cover his own ass, but you can't completely dismiss that fact. Last edited by Nowhere Man; 03-13-2004 at 04:54 PM.

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BigDaddyCool Pelvic Sorcerer Posts: 64,762	...........the rest from above In most states, oversight of pro wrestling is left to local athletic commissions. They usually have lenient prematch requirements. In New York, for example, performers are subject to little more than a blood-pressure test. "No one is standing up. Either they don't know what's going on or they're terrified of being blacklisted," says wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, echoing the sentiment of others. For now the only one standing up seems to be Piper. He says he forfeited hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential earnings because his outspokenness about rampant steroid and drug use got him fired from the WWE in June. The WWE denies Piper's allegations. It says the two were unable to negotiate a contract. Piper doesn't allow any of his four children to watch wrestling � or harbor dreams of being a wrestler. He is sober, living on a 12 1/2-acre spread near Portland, Ore. He is hardly down on his luck. He's been in 26 movies, such as They Live, and TV's The Love Boat and The Mullets since 1978. He has agreed to appear in the movie Fish in a Barrel with Burt Reynolds. Yet he clings to hopes of another big payday in wrestling. He suggests he and McMahon take their feud over Piper's dismissal to the airwaves. "It would be great reality TV: two strong personalities going at it over a topical issue," he says, wistfully. "Maybe we could save lives in the process." From USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-...restling_x.htm ------------------------------------------ Just wanted to say Crash Holly didn't have bulging muscles, and pain killers and steriods aren't the same thing, it is unfair to group him in with steriod users. It is mostly unfair to Crash. Also, isn't it wierd how the 3 deaths they mention all invole someone named Mike? I'm not trying to say that steriods are good (or any other drug). I just wish that if they wanted to do something on steriods, they stick to steriods and not bring in other drugs.