Thursday, December 3, 2009

WRESTLERS DRUGS

it's funny:
While many people think of wrestling as a big joke, there is one thing about wrestling that isn't funny.The first time this story was covered by the national media was in 2003 on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumble.The death rate among wrestlers is alarmingly high. That segment featured Vince McMahon mocking the interviewer and slapping the notes from his hands. In addition, the only wrestler to speak up for the wrestlers, Roddy Piper, was fired after the piece aired. The number of wrestlers who die early is surprisingly high. Even though most wrestling matches are choreographed and the results are pre-determined, the work involved preparing and performing those matches is colossal. Professional wrestlers spend most of their time on the road, there is no off season, accidents are common, as are drugs. Wrestlers are notoriously addicted to painkillers to numb the pain that comes with the job. The problem with painkillers is that they make the wrestler slow and lethargic, so he has to take another drug to pep him up. In order to look super-human they take more drugs and hormones.
Not all the wrestlers die due to the reasons stated above. Some die due to travel related incidents because of all the time on the road. Some have even died as a result of injuries suffered in the ring. Unfortunately, the least common way that wrestlers seem to be dying is due to old age.The troubled relationship between pro-wrestling and drug addiction has been no secret in the past and has recently come to a head with critics and the Sports Commission. After the death of Eddie Guerrero, one of pro-wrestling’s biggest stars, World Wrestling Entertainment, the company announced the introduction of the Wellness Policy, which would require employees to submit to random drugs testing. While this has proved to be unpopular with some of the performers themselves, it is a necessary step to protect the reputation of a multi-million dollar enterprise that pulls in millions viewers each week to their flagship show, WWE Raw, worldwide. The WWE has broadcasting rights in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia and even had genuine appearances by Presidential candidate John McCaine and now-Presidential Electorate Barack Obama.