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No names named yet in crackdown
Associated Press ^ | August 31,2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/30/2007 10:25:30 PM PDT by Westlander

World Wrestling Entertainment has suspended 10 of its wrestlers for violations of a policy that tests for steroids and other drugs, the company said Thursday.

Stamford-based WWE says it issued suspension notices based on independent information from the prosecutor's office in Albany County, N.Y., which has been investigating illegal steroid sales.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.foxsports.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: steroids; wrestling; wwe
What a surprise.
1 posted on 08/30/2007 10:25:31 PM PDT by Westlander
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To: Westlander

Keep always in mind; Professional Wrestling / WWE is owned and ruled over by one man, Vince McMahon. If he wants to eliminate steroids from his sport it will happen like that (sound of fingers snapping). If this is just window-dressing, well, that will soon be obvious.

If the wrasslers go natural, we’ll all just have to get used to a lot less bulk in our viewing diets. I remember that Discovery Channel bodybuilding documentary that showed both varieties of competition—the overall difference was pronounced.


2 posted on 08/30/2007 10:39:53 PM PDT by sinanju
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To: sinanju

Yep, it’s not like the good old days of Dick the Bruiser and the Shiek.


3 posted on 08/30/2007 11:31:00 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Westlander

For the names go here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1889150/posts

If you want to get on the wrestling ping list, there is a link on this thread!


4 posted on 08/30/2007 11:51:53 PM PDT by The Chief
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To: The Chief

Thanks!


5 posted on 08/31/2007 12:01:57 AM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Westlander
Yep, it’s not like the good old days of Dick the Bruiser and the Shiek.

How about the famous Ron Wright Boot or Whitey Caldwell :>}

6 posted on 08/31/2007 12:19:20 AM PDT by cva66snipe (Proud Partisan Constitution Supporting Conservative to which I make no apologies for nor back down)
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To: Westlander

BS-another stunt. Ban steroids and the WWE dies a slow death.


7 posted on 08/31/2007 3:23:19 AM PDT by mozarky2 (Ya never stand so tall as when ya stoop to stomp a statist!)
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