Wrestling Is What Plagues The U.S. Not Poverty And Gang Violence

Posted on January 3, 2009
Filed Under Anabolic Steroids

Congressman: Steroids still plague pro wrestling

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A key congressman says the “apparently widespread use” of steroids in pro wrestling is sending a bad message to youngsters, and he wants the government to do something about it.

In a letter released Friday, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., requested that John Walters, director of the president’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, “examine the systemic deficiencies in the testing policies and practices of professional wrestling.”

Waxman, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has led a congressional investigation into steroid use in professional wrestling for more than a year, spurred in part by the murder-suicide deaths of wrestler Chris Benoit and his family in Georgia in June 2007.

Waxman is leaving the oversight committee to become chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and his letter offered a final look at the findings that focused on top pro wresting bodies World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action.

“Since the committee began its investigation last year, both the WWE and the TNA have made efforts to improve their steroid testing programs,” Waxman wrote. “But these efforts suffer from a lack of independence and transparency. As a result of these weaknesses, the organizations appear unable to effectively prevent the use of steroids and other illegal drugs by professional wrestlers.”

Waxman wrote that one former wrestler who agreed to talk to the committee on condition of anonymity said that, in the wrestling business, “steroids are like white socks and tape, they’re just part of your gear.”

“Over three million children and teenagers watch professional wrestling each week,” Waxman’s letter said. “The apparently widespread use of steroids in professional wrestling sends the wrong message to youth.”

I have to say Congress never lets me down, they always have something that pisses me off. Growing up in a very poor neighborhood, I realize that as a child WWF (ohhh I said WWF not WWE, I’m a rebel) was the least of my worries. Gangs, lack of money, shitty education system were actual issues, but how can you ask an over privileged, silver spooned, former rich kid to understand. If you want things done right you need someone with personal experience, a rich white guy from Greenwich, CT can’t propose a intelligent plan for reform on poverty stricken populations. What this gentleman is saying that it may give rich white kids the wrong idea and God forbid that. Why can’t we leave this up to the rich parents to explain steroids, I’m not sure because I have no experience in being rich so it would be stupid of me to suggest reasoning.

Wrestling only became very popular when they became bigger and more athletic then ever imagined, so blame the viewers for such practices, if it was entertaining to watch fat slow guys walk around the ring steroids would not be needed. So lets start fining the viewers for their opinions or we could blame the real WWF for stealing their name, but instead I think it best if Congress starts finding solutions to REAL issues that ruin our country daily. The War On Drugs sounds good maybe Poverty, or even AIDS, but not this bullshit…. Wrestlers do your thing but be safe, I’ve got your back. If you have any comments or questions please contact me at drs@steroidslive.com, or add me on Facebook Thomas Zidane.

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