Posted on 07/03/2006 6:43:01 PM PDT by HitmanLV
HANGING ROCK — Two wrestling superstars from Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment may be tough in the ring, but they didn’t have enough muscle to escape drug charges after being stopped Sunday night by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Robert Alex Szatowski, aka WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam, and Terry Michael Brunk, aka Sabu, also a former ECW champion, were pulled over on U.S. 52, near Patrick Street in Hanging Rock at about 10:15 p.m. The two were apparently driving from their performances at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena earlier in the evening.
According to the OSHP, Szatowski was initially stopped for speeding. When troopers approached his vehicle, they smelled marijuana and performed a search. Troopers found the wrestler in possession of 18 grams of marijuana and five Vicodin, prescription pain pills. Brunk was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and also had nine pills that were not immediately identifiable, but were known to be controlled substances, according to the OSHP. Both were cited and posted bond at the scene.
Szatowski, of Battle Creek, Mich., has had a long, successful career with both the WWE and ECW. In addition to being the current champion of both, he has been intercontinental champion six times, hardcore champion four times and has been a part of several championship tag team duos.
He is scheduled to wrestle tonight on WWE Raw and is also wrestling Tuesday night to retain his WWE and ECW titles during the “Extreme Rules Match” on the Sci-Fi channel.
Brunk, who lists his hometown as Bombay, India, on the WWE Web site, has also had a successful career with the ECW, earning world heavyweight championship titles two times and tag team championship honors three times.
Both Brunk and Szatowski are scheduled to appear at 10 a.m. Thursday in Ironton Municipal Court. Both wrestlers won their matches last night in Huntington, W.Va. Van Dam defeated the Big Show and Sabu defeated Justin Credible.
That was my first thought, but one would think if he had a prescription it would have been mentioned in the story. Of course I've seen other media alter stories by leaving out such important facts.
It only makes sense. I mean, only drug addled people could possibly enjoy "professional" wrestling so it only stands to reason that the actual wrestlers would have to be doped up as well.
Storm had a good run in ECW but I heard he turned down WWe's offer to be part of the revival. He isn't exactly ECW champ material, I agree, but they are in a bad spot.
Cena as ECW champ would be instant superheat, but probematic in its own ways. It really should be a bona fide ECW guy, not a WWE guy. I just don't know who, given the limitations of the ECW roster right now.
Wait and see.
I have loved wrestling for years and I have never done drugs.
Got to get one of them thar' contraptions one of these days.
You are the exception that proves the rule.
WWE= World Wrestling Entertainment. It's a soap opera for men. I don't do drugs and I bet you like socker. ;0)
Can't blame him for getting out.
Wait a minute. I just described rugby.
soccer- jeesh!
Sandman?
Probably the best choice, along with Dreamer.
Manly yes, but women like it too.
Didn't Big Show squash Dreamer on the last ECW show? They could make him champ and then have Dreamer the underdog against Show, but that might be too much like what they're doing with Rey Mysterio.
Woo!
Like I said, I don't know anything about the behind the scene going on's. I just watch it for light harted entertainment. :0)
Yes, no idea where that Big Show/Dreamer thing is going.
Edge got it!!
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