Guys With Roids.

Sports Illustrated recently put out an article about several big name WWE wrestlers found on the ledger of an illegal steroid distribution system that has been investigated since late February. Eddie Guerrero, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and Shane Helms have been prescribed everything from HGH to Testosterone from this company. Check out the article. it's a good read.

Now, a few moments ago, WWE put out a statement regarding the article:

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.

So what they're saying is "That happened before the Wellness Plan. We're not liable for anyone juicing." And, in a way, I agree with them.

But they're liable for the environment that makes one juice.

Sure, these guys can leave whenever they want. If they do though, they'll not be paid the kind of money the WWE puts out. And sure, they can stay within the company, but they won't be making money that the headliners are making. They won't get a cut in merchandising, if they get merchandising that is. The reason for it is that in this business nowadays, wrestlers are conditioned to believe that you won't get everything and the girl if you're not built like Fort Knox and have the sex drive of a passive aggressive rapist. The person who perpetuated this nonsense was Vincent K. MacMahon, owner of the WWE. In fact, it's how he became number one. It's why he's still number one.

If you want further proof, look at Chris Masters. Dude was pushed like a chiseled god. That's the reason he was on TV. That was it. Other then looking ripped, the guy wrestled like a bag of hammers. Then Eddie dies. The WWE institutes the "wellness policy" to y'know...kill the media heat. One of the first victims of the "wellness policy" is Masters. Even though he cycles out badly, he gets back to his normal shape and size and is starting to do well in the farm leagues. They want to bring him back, but guess what? Vince wonders why he got so small and doesn't put him back in his main event position. Guess what's next?

Matter of fact, why did they even mention the "wellness policy". We all know it doesn't exist. And when it does, it's mostly to punish or suspend people who are mid to lower card or those who are heading to be headlining material, but aren't there yet. I wouldn't be surprised if they used the "wellness plan" to punish people they hate. If the "wellness plan" did exist, we wouldn't be seeing guys the size of Masters, Bautista or even Triple H in the main event position. I there was any kind of "plan" involved, we'd see more going into wrestling then promoting bodybuilding. And if there was a "plan", a lot of people wouldn't be laid up with muscle tears.

Then again, I'm using common sense on an industry that's ruled by a despot in lala land who can't even surround himself with competent help.