September 5, 2007 Observer Newsletter: WWE suspends wrestlers following Sports Illustrated investigation, the end of Pride
There are a lot of questions that need to be asked right now as WWE got the worst news possible this week with a government investigation uncovering the names of numerous wrestlers who were getting steroids and other drugs through the Internet in the ongoing investigation of the Jupiter, FL, based Signature Pharmacy.
Sports Illustrated listed ten current WWE wrestlers who received Signature Pharmacy packages after February 2006 as Chavo Guerrero, Gregory Shane Helms, Randy Orton, John Hennigan (John Morrison), Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy), Shoichi Funaki, Charlie Haas, Edward Fatu (Umaga), Darren Matthews (William Regal) and Adam Copeland (Edge).
Worse, probably the most outspoken wrestler of late in the company on the subject, Ken Holmes aka Anderson aka Kennedy was found to be receiving shipments as late as February. Anderson did numerous media interviews, including claiming the company no longer had a steroid problem.
Subscribers can read the issue here.
Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.