No Problem with Steroids in WWE Said Vince McMahon; Former WWE Diva Admits Steroids Use

In the interview with Brian Lockhart of the Connecticut Post, Vince McMahon has again denied that steroid use is still a problem in professional wrestling. He even argued that the increasing number of deaths of pro wrestlers should not be blamed on his company. The death of Chris Benoit who murdered his family was again asked to the WWE CEO. “People look for excuses as to why someone would do that. I don’t think you can point to his profession as to why he did that,” said McMahon. For McMahon it is unfair to pinpoint them as major contributor on the health condition and fate of the wrestler.

Everybody knows that steroid use became rampant in WWE. Professional wrestlers and the company were even implicated in a federal investigation several years ago. People are now curious if the WWE was able to stop the rampant use of these drugs when they implemented their own version of an anti-doping policy. McMahon said that the current Wellness Policy is effective in curtailing the use of anabolic steroids in the sports. “Without telling you too much about it because we have some confidentiality. I think we’re ranking pretty good. We just don’t have any problems at all. None,” McMahon told Lockhart.

With the nature of the sports, it is still hard to believe that the company was able to halt all wrestlers in using steroids. We can still see wrestlers with bulging muscles and physique typical of a steroid user. If they could not find any wrestler who is involved in doping, maybe there is a problem in the steroid testing policy or their athletes are way ahead in beating their wellness program.

In the interview, McMahon also commented on the previous statement of his wife Senatoriable Linda McMahon. Linda told the Businessweek that there was no enough evidence that long term steroids use can have adverse effects to the user. “There’s not much information that you guys know about steroids other than the media is writing hysterically about them, and maybe they should,” said McMahon.

He emphasized that there is no extensive research on the subject even by the government. “I don’t know there’s really been any great research you can point to that definitely says this is deleterious to your health or in some cases it helps you or whatever. So I don’t think there’s enough empirical research done, certainly not by the government.” McMahon added.

Meanwhile, former WWE Diva Dawn Marie admitted in an interview with the Connecticut Post that she also took anabolic steroids. She said that steroids are needed for her to stay in the sport. “Did Vince tell me to take that shortcut? No. Did WWE? No. Why did I do it? Because I thought that’s what I needed to do in order to keep up… There was not testing policy,” she said. Marie is now involved in the Wrestler’s Rescue charity.