Who would have thought? Professional wrestlers on steriods. Please dont tell me Jake the Snake was involved.
I especially love the comment from someone on Espn "Are they going to put an asterisk in the record books next to WWE title holders who have been linked to steroids?"
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2805155
Orton, other wrestlers linked to probe of pharmacy
Associated Press
Eleven professional wrestlers, including the WWE's Randy Orton, have joined the list of athletes linked to a nationwide steroids investigation.
Notable names linked to scandal
MLB
Gary Matthews Jr.
Jose Canseco
John Rocker
Jerry Hairston Jr.
David Bell
Boxing
Evander Holyfield
NFL
Richard Rydze (Steelers doctor)
Bodybuilding
Victor Martinez
Pro wrestling
Kurt Angle
Randy Orton
Adam Copeland (Edge)
Shane Helms (The Hurricane)
Oscar Gutierrez (Rey Mysterio)
Eddie Guerrero*
*Died in 2005
SI.com reported Monday that Orton allegedly received eight prescriptions for six different drugs -- including stanozolol, nandrolone and testosterone -- between March 2004 and August 2004. According to the documents SI.com reviewed, two doctors whose names also appear in Gary Matthews Jr.'s file wrote prescriptions for Orton.
Orton, through the WWE, declined comment, SI.com said.
In its review of documents, SI.com reported it found Adam Copeland, a.k.a. "Edge," and Shane Helms, a.k.a. "The Hurricane," received HGH from Applied Pharmacy in Mobile, Ala., one of the pharmacies raided in the investigation led by Albany, N.Y., District Attorney David Soares.
Through the WWE, Copeland and Helms didn't respond to a request for comment, SI.com said.
03-20-2007, 08:24 PM
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