| KylieDog said: WWE is to blame for encouraging drug use though, aside from overworking the big shots if a wrestler isn't a flyer they'll never be given the biggest spotlight unless they get themselves to a size that isn't practical to maintain without drug use. I don't know if they eased up on it in recent years but when I stopped watching sometime in mid 2000s it was constant hulks being pushed for the big events with a few flyers here and there, middle sized were few and far between. |
Historically, sure. The wellness program started as a way for them to act like they were doing something after the steroid scandals. But between the work load and the "come big or go home" mentality, all the real incentives were to use drugs. I think Vince always had such a hard-on for big guys because he was himself a frustrated wannabe wrestler, but his father forbade it. And when he finally got to wrestle during his feud with Austin and we saw him in a sleeveless shirt for the first time, he looked like Bob Backlund's head had been slapped on Hulk Hogan's body. So I think he probably was disinclined to push guys who were smaller than himself.
But as Vince has aged and watch all these guys die one after the other, I'd like to think it's become more of a legitimate concern. That's bound to affect a person. Especially after Benoit.
Then again: John Cena.
