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"WWE(R) Statement On Performer Suspensions Thursday August 30, 3:26 pm ET STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Based on independent information received from investigators from the Albany County, NY D.A.'s office, WWE has today, under the penalty provisions of its wellness policy, issued suspension notices to 10 of its performers for violations. It has been WWE's practice not to release the names of those who have been suspended, but notice has been sent to all WWE performers that names of anyone who is suspended under the Wellness Policy as of November 1 will be made public."

so basically, when people disappear on TV this week, we'll know... Who do you think it is? 10 people is quite alot, and there has to be at least a few top names among the list...

It was just a matter of time before "the other foot dropped" after the Benoit affair and ensuing congressional investigation. Should be interesting to see how the business responds...

8/30/2007 4:39:20 PM

I remember Randy Orton was on the steroid list

8/30/2007 5:15:01 PM

I don't watch wrestling anymore but I know if Batista is still wrestling that he's a lock to be on that list.

8/30/2007 5:17:20 PM

probably a bunch of training territory guys or hell, 4 of them could be Foley aliases

8/30/2007 5:17:44 PM

Randy Orton,
Charles Haas, Jr.,
Adam "Edge" Copeland,
Robert "Booker T" Huffman,
Shane Helms,
Anthony "Santino Marelli" Carelli,
John "John Morrison" Hennigan,
Darren "William Regal" Matthews,
Ken "Mr. Kennedy" Anderson
Chavo Guerrero

8/30/2007 6:16:10 PM

^where's that from?

8/30/2007 6:21:06 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/2007/08/30/2007-08-30_top_wwe_names_emerge_in_doping_scandal.html

8/30/2007 6:24:08 PM

haha. william regal?

8/30/2007 6:26:37 PM

1. WOW, that would fuck up their plans for RAW.

2. Cena, Lashley, and Batista must have gotten word to get their roids from elsewhere.

8/30/2007 6:26:54 PM

not just roids, but painkillers

8/30/2007 6:27:48 PM

per espn.com:

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"WWE did not release the names of those suspended. A source close to the investigation said that WWE was told that the following wrestlers were among the clients of one of the pharmacies under investigation, Signature of Orlando: Shoichi Funaki, Dave Bautista, Adam "Edge" Copeland, Chris "Masters" Mordetsky, John "Johnny Nitro" Hennigan, and Shane Helms."

8/30/2007 6:28:41 PM

so it looks like at this point, everyone's speculating... but edge, nitro, and shane helms keep coming up... edge and helms are both sidelined with injuries right now...

8/30/2007 6:32:31 PM

Masters has to be on there, esp. since he was suspended before, came back 50 lbs lighter, then somehow put that weight back on...

8/30/2007 6:34:37 PM

this isn't so much failure of the drug test, but obtaining drugs without a doctor's prescription, from an internet pharmacy... which violates the wellness policy. So, if they get their drugs from somewhere else, they're good...

8/30/2007 6:37:20 PM

people still watch wrestling

8/30/2007 6:43:23 PM

why the fuck do they even care? It's not a competitive sport

8/30/2007 6:44:02 PM

because people are dying left and right

8/30/2007 7:30:02 PM

sounds like natural selection

8/30/2007 7:55:07 PM

sounds like stupidity

8/30/2007 8:40:04 PM

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"why the fuck do they even care? It's not a competitive sport"

fo real

8/30/2007 8:43:04 PM

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"Darren "William Regal" Matthews"

haha wtf...hes not even big...booker t is surprising cause he was like the main event the other day i think

8/30/2007 10:54:03 PM

Eddie "Umaga" Fatu ?

8/30/2007 11:10:07 PM

Regal's getting old, stuff like that can help him deal with recovery between daily matches.

No matter what happens, the fact that Cena and Lashley aren't on this list is proof that Vince is just throwing others to the wolves while he continues to not give a shit.

8/31/2007 3:17:55 AM

i dont think cena takes steriods

8/31/2007 7:44:48 AM

john cena is fucking cool

8/31/2007 8:22:34 AM

Randy Orton (Main eventer for RAW)
Charles Haas, Jr. (Mired in obscurity w/ TWGTT)
Adam "Edge" Copeland (Injured, torn pectoral, but was recently World Champ on SD!)
Robert "Booker T" Huffman (Main eventer for RAW)
Shane Helms (Injured, neck surgery)
Anthony "Santino Marelli" Carelli (Former IC Champ)
John "John Morrison" Hennigan (Current ECW Champ)
Darren "William Regal" Matthews (GM of RAW)
Ken "Mr. Kennedy" Anderson (RAW's best mid-card talent)
Chavo Guerrero (Was Cruiserweight Champ just a month ago)

RAW is seriously screwed if this is true, IMO.

8/31/2007 8:37:46 AM

How long are these suspensions supposed to last?

8/31/2007 9:14:07 AM

wtf is going on here?

Are we 12?

8/31/2007 9:20:15 AM

^^I think it's 90 days. Not sure though.

[Edited on August 31, 2007 at 9:22 AM. Reason : MISTER..............KENNEDY!!!!! (Long Dramatic Pause...wait for it.) KENNEDY!!!]

8/31/2007 9:21:32 AM

30 day suspensions for first-time offenders

60 day for second time offenders

8/31/2007 10:42:21 AM

8/31/2007 11:16:00 AM

^^Thanks man. I think three times, then they get released. Not sure.

8/31/2007 11:26:38 AM

im really interested to see where theyre going to go with these storylines. i guess its good that they just had a ppv

8/31/2007 11:27:13 AM

"OMG, 10 WRESTLERS GOT IN A LIMO, AND IT BLEW UP!!!! THEY ARE ALL DEAD!!!!!"

::30 days later::

"THE UNDERTAKER BROUGHT THEM ALL BACK FROM THE DEAD, DEAR GOD KING"

8/31/2007 11:44:30 AM

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"Shane Helms"

haha my brothers ex-wifes husband

good to see she picked a good one


and regal wtf does regal need them for

8/31/2007 2:19:21 PM

^Man, I want to say something about that Helms comment, but I'll leave it well enough alone. None of my business.

8/31/2007 2:40:17 PM

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"DEAR GOD KING"

hahahaha

8/31/2007 2:44:01 PM

say it...she's crazy anyways i dont care lol trash her and him all u wish

gregory/shane helms
smithfield nc

8/31/2007 2:47:13 PM

^OK, it's just that Gregory Helms dates a girl by the name of Jamie Szantyr, whose wrestling name is "Talia Madison." Was that your brother's ex-wife?

8/31/2007 2:49:24 PM

I think they should be able to do whatever they want to themselves. But I do hope the orginazation at least TRIES to lessen the amount of pressure these guys feel to use.
we should either attempt to become a populace that doesn't feel the need to "be like mike", or become a populace that doesn't blame the people it envies for being worthy of envy

[Edited on September 1, 2007 at 5:29 AM. Reason : e]

9/1/2007 5:28:46 AM

Title holders on the list are losing their belts now. First, John Morrison lost the ECW title to C.M. Punk, and tomorrow night on Raw, Umaga is going to lose to Jeff Hardy for the IC strap. Plus, wrestlers are getting released, but not b/c of the list issue. I think the WWE is cutting back on some wrestlers.

9/3/2007 2:30:30 AM

now if only the nfl, nba and mlb would do the same

9/3/2007 12:04:45 PM

ITS STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT

9/3/2007 8:23:58 PM

WWE : NBA :: Vince McMahon : refs w/ mob debts

it's all fake, some of it is just more transparently fake than others

9/3/2007 8:28:12 PM

http://www.lordsofpain.net

http://www.wrestlingheadlines.com



(cheap plug for the website i write for)


anyways, ric flair quit the company today - unhappy with his lack of push at the end of his career... so basically we get to see a bunch of scrubs wrestle for the next 30 days

9/5/2007 12:34:42 AM

^I love Lords of Pain. I've been going to that site for years. I kind of slowed down in my visiting when the "Wrath of Tito" column was retired.

Anyway, that's a shame that Ric Flair went out like that. I mean, you would think that a 16-time world champion would get more respect than jobbing to the Great Khali on Smackdown. Sad day in pro wrestling b/c it might be the final time we see the legend of Flair. (Flair, retire instead of going to TNA, please?)

9/5/2007 8:44:33 AM

I have always fucking hated Ric Flair.

9/5/2007 2:57:03 PM

King Booker has quit now too


I don't want to say the sky is falling...

but damn, something's got to give.

9/10/2007 10:37:59 AM

Booker has wanted out for a while. he's 42, has his own wrestling school, and music store that he's trying to run.

9/10/2007 11:20:17 AM

very true, and with the industry slumping in cross-over appeal, it's the right time for him to get out.

The only bright spot here is that Hogan is starting his own Fed here in the next year or so. With his connections, it could rival WWE and at least give the talent an alternative that is somewhat better run than TNA.

we'll see.

9/10/2007 11:25:41 AM