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Top WWE names emerge in doping scandal


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.
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WWE suspends 10 wrestlers

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


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.

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Considering the push Orton is getting on TV these days I wonder how they are going to explain him suddenly being off TV....

[Dan]

Damn.

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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 because 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 Anstrozole, 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, the same number as this list, 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.

[firestarter]

a lot of these guys are still on tv, mcmahon is such a fool these days!!

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The 10 suspended wrestlers are Edge, Helms, Regal, Umaga, Morrison, King Booker, Kennedy, Funaki, Haas, & Chavo

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CENA TO SURRENDER TITLE DUE TO INJURY

10/2/2007
John Cena will surrender his title due to the injury he suffered last night on RAW in a match with Ken Kennedy. Cena was diagnosed today by Dr. James Andrews with a complete tear of his right pectoral muscle. Surgery will be required and Cena will be out of action for 6-8 months.

A title match will take place at No Mercy and a new champion will be crowned.
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Yes, I hate Cena, although he does work hard most matches.....
Who will be the next champ? HHH of course!

[Mr Badguy]

Wow, hotshotting the title three times at "No mercy".

Things are getting a bit desperate.

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Not surprising that Chris Jericho is a DLR fan....

'Wrestling for me has always been show business first, athleticism second. I took the athleticism very, very seriously. I took pride in the fact that I … whatever I was, as a worker - you want to say I was one of the best in the world or if you want to say I sucked. To me, I think I proved my point that I could actually take anybody that I was working with and have a good match with. And that’s because I had so many different ideas and thoughts and experiences from all these different countries, that by the time I got to the States I could think outside of the box, which a lot of the guys just don’t know how to do because they haven’t had that experience. Same thing goes with personality and charisma, and doing promos, and connecting with the crowd, and catchphrases, and the look, and everything - everything you do in front of the camera, people are watching. And you have to make them believe in what you’re doing, you have to make them care, and it’s like I said, this is show business. Same way that when I was fifteen years old, I loved David Lee Roth. He was my favorite. He was so cool, you know, all the stuff that he did - the entertainment, the kicks, the clothes, the costumes … I just saw Van Halen a week ago and I freaked out like I was fifteen again, because he’s still the king of all frontmen. And that’s what you want to be when you’re a wrestler, and that’s why I said I was the “party host” - this is a party, you’re the host, you want to make sure everybody has a great time and make sure everybody gets their money’s worth. I think that’s the most important thing about wrestling, and that’s why I think guys like The Rock … even Austin, he had a great comedic side to him. But when he was in the ring, that comedic side was gone. And you knew that. But you knew that you would be entertained by either side of Steve Austin, or either side of Chris Jericho, or either side of The Rock, or any of the guys that can really do that to the highest level.
And then when I do finally make my return - whenever that may be - it’ll be the wrestling version of the Van Halen/Eddie Van Halen reunion, where it’s something that people have been waiting for so long that’s going to blow the doors off the damn roof.'

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Full Bug
And then when I do finally make my return - whenever that may be - it’ll be the wrestling version of the Van Halen/Eddie Van Halen reunion, where it’s something that people have been waiting for so long that’s going to blow the doors off the damn roof.'

What, is he going to announce his return 3-4 times over more than a decade, do one last cash grab tour and THEN, FINALLY, 3 years later, return to the ring?

I hate him already.

What about the DVDs, Chris? You asshole! Open the fucking vaults!

In all seriousness, though... Jericho SHOULD return. Wrestling needs him. Bad.

Cheers1 :bottle:

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Fabulous Moolah dies.

Remembering The Fabulous Moolah

The Fabulous Moolah didn’t just dominate women’s wrestling for parts of four decades, she was women’s wrestling. Moolah (Lillian Ellison), who died at 84 on Friday night, is unquestionably the most influential and famous female wrestler in history.

Younger fans may know her only as one-half of WWE’s spirited octogenarians, as she and Mae Young were used as comic relief on WWE programming over the past decade. For those who were around when “Hulkamania” was a new phenomenon in 1984, Moolah is remembered for taking part in WWE’s first big mainstream angle, as she wrestled Wendi Richter – managed by pop star Cyndi Lauper – on MTV.

I started following wrestling when I was in elementary school in the mid-1970s, and I have vivid memories of Moolah. In those days, there were monthly house shows at the Baltimore Civic Center, and women’s matches would be on the card a few times a year. In an era when women’s wrestling was not overrun with silicon-enhanced models, Moolah was a heat magnet and really knew how to rile up a crowd. Both men and women seemed to truly despise Moolah, as they shouted words at her that my young ears had no business hearing.

I was too young to know anything about the art of being a heel, but, looking back, I recognize just how talented Moolah was as a performer. Not only did she seem to be as tough as any man, but she had me believing that she probably was mean to small animals and children. That’s proof as to how good she was at playing her character, because to those who knew Lillian Ellison well, she couldn’t have been any sweeter or friendlier. She was known to always call people “Darlin’” in her Southern drawl.

Moolah first won the women’s title in 1956 at the Baltimore Coliseum, and she supposedly held it until dropping the belt to Richter in 1984. In reality, her 28-year title reign is one of wrestling’s urban legends – like Andre The Giant’s undefeated streak – as Moolah actually lost and regained the belt several times during that span.

Officially, Moolah regained the title on three occasions. The first time, in 1985, she wrestled under a mask as The Spider Lady and was a participant in a double-cross of Richter. WWE had been having problems with Richter and wanted the belt off her, so Moolah maneuvered her into a pinning position and got the three count, which was not the finish Richter had been expecting. Moolah’s final title reign lasted eight days in 1999 when she was 76.

In addition to her exploits as a wrestler, Moolah also had a major impact on women’s wrestling in other roles. She not only booked the women’s circuit, but she also trained numerous women for the ring, including Richter and the late Sherri Martel.

My condolences go out to Moolah’s friends and family.
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[Anonymous]

Hey, Jericho's back in WWE.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Dan]

About Fucking Time.

And Scott Hall Back In TNA.

[bueno bob]

Re: Fabulous Moolah dies.

Originally posted by rustoffa
Remembering The Fabulous Moolah

I missed this. Sad news. Considering she was never officially pinned for the title, nor stripped of the title officially that I know of, Fabulous Moolah will ALWAYS be the WWE Women's Champion of the World, forever and forever.

I can think of nothing more fitting.

[ace diamond]

here is the greatest match ever.
i just love the outcome.
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