The Results Are Back

The toxicology reports came back yesterday for Chris Benoit and according to cnn.com, they found testosterone, painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs in his system. Last night on CNN's Nancy Grace Show, WWE officials spent their time claiming that testosterone is not steroids, which according to other experts is not true. On top of that, after the WWE reps (their lawyer and the doctor who administers the drug tests) had their say, they wouldn't appear with the rest of the panel which included Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly, Konnan and Marc Mero. It may not have been their intention, but it sure appeared that they were running like dogs. Something to hide?



Here are three key points that keep sticking out in my mind:



1) As Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch said in one of his updates, WWE's main focus seems to be distancing the Benoit situation from steroids. They do it so much that it's almost to the point that it comes off like they are the lawyer for steroids.


2) As stated in last week's Wrestling Observer, when is WWE going to come out and say that they don't want steroids in their company and they welcome and embrace any kind of regulation that can help them get rid of the drugs and curtail the tragedies? Don't hold your breath for that one.

3) I don't understand the WWE wrestlers who attack guys like Mero and the wrestling journalists for "hating wrestling" and such nonsense. Hey, I like wrestling as much as anyone. But you would have to be an absolute fool not to see that there is a problem. Obviously, self-regulation is not working; it's time for Plan B. The death rate among the wrestlers that I grew up watching when I was a teenager is staggering. It's way past time to make the needed changes to stop these folks from dropping like flies. And since WWE takes up 95% of the industry, why not start there?