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PRO WRESTLERS TIED TO STEROID RING
By: John Pollock
Eleven pro wrestlers have been linked to a recent U.S wide drug investigation with connections to Dr. David Wilbert, who is accused of writing 3,879 prescriptions over the internet from November 2004 to April 2005.
The names listed in the Sports Illustrated article that broke story include Adam ?Edge? Copeland, Oscar Gutierrez (Rey Mysterio), Randy Orton, Shane Helms, Kurt Angle and Eddy Guerrero with another fives wrestlers attached but not named to the ring.
The story states that Orton received eight prescriptions for six different drugs (stanozolol, anastrozole, clomiphine, testosterone, oxandrolone and ciyrate) between March 2004 and August of 2004, Gutierrez allegedly received prescriptions for both stanozolol and nandrolone, Guerrero allegedly received a prescription for stanozolol and Copeland and Helms allegedly received prescriptions for Human Growth Hormone. Kurt Angle is also listed in the story and whose name was made public last week in connection with steroid pruchases he made between October of 2004 and February of 2005.
The story does link Guerrero?s steroid use to his enlarged heart that contributed to his death in November of 2005 as it was no secret within the industry that Guerrero had a long history of steroid use.
The one person in the story that had previously gone on the record admitting to using steroids was Copeland, who stated in a January 2005 interview with Michael Landsberg at ?Off the Record? that he did experiment with steroids upon his return from neck surgery (in April of 2004, so the time frame does match up) but that he felt it slowed him down in the ring and quickly got off of them. Keep in the mind the Sports Illustrated story only links Copeland and Helms to purchasing HGH and not anabolic steroids.
When contatced by Sports Illustrated, Wilbert stated that the pro wrestlers had blood work and lab work done when they came to see him.
The time frame for these purchases were from 2004 ? 2005, which predates the WWE Wellness Policy, that was implemented in February of 2006 and bars the use of steroids without prescription and bans any steroid purchases over the internet, which the WWE believes does not constitute a legitimate medical reason.
Sports Illustrated attempted to obtain comments from the wrestlers in question but the WWE would not comment on their behalf. The WWE has publicly released the following statement:
"All of the allegations set forth in a recent SI.com article mentioning WWE predate the initiation of WWE?s current Talent Wellness Program. This WWE program prohibits the use of performance enhancing drugs, as well as other prescription drugs which can be abused, if taken for other than a legitimate medical purpose pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed and treating physician. For purposes of WWE's policy, prescriptions obtained over the Internet and/or from suppliers of prescription drugs from the Internet are not considered to have been given for a legitimate medical purpose. "
By: John Pollock
Eleven pro wrestlers have been linked to a recent U.S wide drug investigation with connections to Dr. David Wilbert, who is accused of writing 3,879 prescriptions over the internet from November 2004 to April 2005.
The names listed in the Sports Illustrated article that broke story include Adam ?Edge? Copeland, Oscar Gutierrez (Rey Mysterio), Randy Orton, Shane Helms, Kurt Angle and Eddy Guerrero with another fives wrestlers attached but not named to the ring.
The story states that Orton received eight prescriptions for six different drugs (stanozolol, anastrozole, clomiphine, testosterone, oxandrolone and ciyrate) between March 2004 and August of 2004, Gutierrez allegedly received prescriptions for both stanozolol and nandrolone, Guerrero allegedly received a prescription for stanozolol and Copeland and Helms allegedly received prescriptions for Human Growth Hormone. Kurt Angle is also listed in the story and whose name was made public last week in connection with steroid pruchases he made between October of 2004 and February of 2005.
The story does link Guerrero?s steroid use to his enlarged heart that contributed to his death in November of 2005 as it was no secret within the industry that Guerrero had a long history of steroid use.
The one person in the story that had previously gone on the record admitting to using steroids was Copeland, who stated in a January 2005 interview with Michael Landsberg at ?Off the Record? that he did experiment with steroids upon his return from neck surgery (in April of 2004, so the time frame does match up) but that he felt it slowed him down in the ring and quickly got off of them. Keep in the mind the Sports Illustrated story only links Copeland and Helms to purchasing HGH and not anabolic steroids.
When contatced by Sports Illustrated, Wilbert stated that the pro wrestlers had blood work and lab work done when they came to see him.
The time frame for these purchases were from 2004 ? 2005, which predates the WWE Wellness Policy, that was implemented in February of 2006 and bars the use of steroids without prescription and bans any steroid purchases over the internet, which the WWE believes does not constitute a legitimate medical reason.
Sports Illustrated attempted to obtain comments from the wrestlers in question but the WWE would not comment on their behalf. The WWE has publicly released the following statement:
"All of the allegations set forth in a recent SI.com article mentioning WWE predate the initiation of WWE?s current Talent Wellness Program. This WWE program prohibits the use of performance enhancing drugs, as well as other prescription drugs which can be abused, if taken for other than a legitimate medical purpose pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed and treating physician. For purposes of WWE's policy, prescriptions obtained over the Internet and/or from suppliers of prescription drugs from the Internet are not considered to have been given for a legitimate medical purpose. "
