**congress Wants Wwe's Drug-testing Documents**

[ProWrestleFan]

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has been asked by Congress to provide records detailing World Wrestling Entertainment?s drug testing policies in a three page letter dated today.

According to a published report by ESPN.com, Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Tom Davis, its ranking minority member, asked McMahon in the letter to ?provide a series of documents intended to give the committee and its investigation a detailed look at WWE's drug-testing policy, including information about the results of performance-enhancing drug tests on pro wrestlers.?

Below are some excerpts of the letter that was sent to Vince McMahon:

"The tragic deaths of World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit and his family have raised questions about reports of widespread use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by professional wrestlers,"

"These allegations -- which include first-hand reports of steroid use by prominent former wrestlers -- have swirled around the WWE for over a decade. Investigations by journalists have described a culture of performance-enhancing drug use in professional wrestling, high fatality rates among young professional wrestlers, and an inability or unwillingness of WWE to address these problems."

"WWE has a responsibility to do everything possible to eliminate the use of performance-enhancing drugs -- or the perception of such use -- by its wrestlers."

The requests in the letter are very similar to what Major League Baseball was asked to provide according to ESPN.com. Requests in the letter include:

- A list of drugs covered by WWE polices
- The entity that conducts WWE?s drugs tests and how many tests they conduct annually.
- The protocols followed by WWE following a positive test as well as their procedures on exemptions to a positive test.
- In addition to the number of tests that WWE does annually, the letter requested information on the number of wrestlers that were tested during that time period

According to ESPN.com, WWE has also been asked to provide "the results of any investigations prepared [by the company] regarding the deaths, injuries, or illnesses of current or former professional wrestlers that may have been related to the use of steroids." and "all communications between [the company] and outside entities including communications with health care professionals or law enforcement authorities, regarding allegations of drug use by wrestlers."

Source- rajah.com

[B.A.B.]

Although I think the drug testing thing needs to be 100% legit......

This is dumb. Let WWE moniter it, congress has no business getting involved. WWE is not a sport, f*ck what next? Steroid testing A list movie stars?

Comparing WWE and Baseball is like comparing Spike Dudley and Jay Cutler.

[PaHulkster]

Congress has no business involving themselves in a company like the WWE, and hopefully Vince lawyers up and tells them that. Small government people!!!! This is the absolute last thing Congress should be concerning themselves with right now, but any way to get on tv more to look like they actually do anything is what they're after.

[britishbulld0g]

The Wellness Policy has been nothing more than a propaganda tool so far in my opinion

It's amazing that wrestlers are allowed to test positive for steroids as long as they have prescriptions for them.

Benoit got his prescription because he had low testosterone which was most likely caused by his many years of steroid use.

[PaHulkster]

Originally Posted by britishbulld0g

The Wellness Policy has been nothing more than a propaganda tool so far in my opinion

It's amazing that wrestlers are allowed to test positive for steroids as long as they have prescriptions for them.

Benoit got his prescription because he had low testosterone which was most likely caused by his many years of steroid use.

Still doesn't warrant government involvement in a company like WWE.

Besides, some people need HRT despite what Congress thinks.

[animal2b]

Congress has no business doing this, but then again, WWE doesn't seem to be actively trying to keep their stars drug free. The schedule comes into question here.

Also, Vince's big man fetish. The next words out of Lashley's mouth are gonna be, "Welcome to Burger King, how many I take your order?"

Paul London will be the WWE Champ!

[jimbob007]

My guess is Vince will not respond and they will lose interest.

[alicairo]

Congress is full of people who act like they're working for anyone but Americans.

Seriously, they have such a song & dance fake show going on & nothing gets done.
They have another one month break coming up SOON. Where absolutely NOTHING will be done.
The Minimum wage increase was a no brainer & they have very little interest in national security as they're jockeying for our ultimate demise.

They're next bright idea is to release to the World what our port defense & intelligence budgets are in their entirety. I hope Bush veto's the bill based soley on that.

Another thing they're trying to do is point fingers, place blame, destroy what the foundation of our Government is & recreate it in their 'new' image while all the time using all our money. Bush has set many limits many times & they're always going BILLIONS of dollars OVER his set limits. Also, many of them are trying to act like Congress has the power of the President or that individuals in Congress have his authorities & based on our system of Government, they do not.

It's more than party agenda or an individual agenda, although thats part of it.
Those in Congress are the masters of changing suits.

Example: Hillary Clinton voted for the War now she says she would not if she could vote again. It's like when she said she didn't remember receiving tainted money or when she didn't know Monica was sloppin the Presidential dong.

Obama, he wants to change America too... At least his opinions are FINALLY coming out, when he started it was like a blank slab with a puzzled look he stared at the camera as if to say, 'What do you want me to say?' At least if he's a puppet, he's America's puppet.


The Conservatives are lost too, they need to study definition.
One of the top Conservatives, Rush, claims what he claims but at the end of the day he's still saying 'more'. More energy, more cars, more food, I mean how conservative is that?
By definition Rush is actually a Liberal Socialist.
Duh, he's on a radio show every day liberally spreading his propaganda whilst the whole time socializing with the public.
Although I respect Rush, he sticks to his guns & if anything, THAT is what America is about.

...
As far as Congress wanting anything from Mr. McMahon..

I GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!!!

S U C K I T ! (any forthcoming subpoena)
... that & do your ****ing job Congress quit ****ing around we're tired of your ****
that's all I really gotta say.. Bush he does his job & that's to guard the American people. ABC, CNN, New York Times, Congress, Democrats, quit blaming Bush for the lunatics in the World.
The United States originally thought that Americans would be fighting on American soil for hundreds of years.. This ended up not being the case & I'll be God Damned before I let some God Damned Liberal Democrats bring us back to the 1700s where we'd actually have to pick up arms & defend our backyard. If you think we have problems now, that'll be the day you think back to these years.

[ElMariachi]

Originally Posted by PaHulkster

Congress has no business involving themselves in a company like the WWE, and hopefully Vince lawyers up and tells them that. Small government people!!!! This is the absolute last thing Congress should be concerning themselves with right now, but any way to get on tv more to look like they actually do anything is what they're after.

LOL..........Democrats ALWAYS have business involving themselves in private companies. Waxman is one of the most powerful Democrats out there and has a raging hard-on for headline-snagging stunts such as this.


I laughed when people were irate with Bush about some of the steroid law issues, like he really pushed for that all by himself.......but time will tell and if this country winds up with a Democratic President and Congress, you will see the most ridiculous, unbelievable "Nanny State" BS going on, more than you thought possible.

[-RiK-]

Originally Posted by Big Ass Bulker

Although I think the drug testing thing needs to be 100% legit......

This is dumb. Let WWE moniter it, congress has no business getting involved. WWE is not a sport, f*ck what next? Steroid testing A list movie stars?

Comparing WWE and Baseball is like comparing Spike Dudley and Jay Cutler.

i also think it should be legit, but done at WWE's own expense, with consequences. i have no idea why congress should take it upon themselves to get involved... it's simply none of their business. it's like WWE writing to the IFBB saying they want drug testing because some of their previous athletes have died at young ages

[alicairo]

Originally Posted by ElMariachi

LOL..........Democrats ALWAYS have has business involving themselves in private companies. Waxman is one of the most powerful Democrats out there and has a raging hard-on for headline-snagging stunts such as this.


I laughed when people were irate with Bush about some of the steroid law issues, like he really pushed for that all by himself.......but time will tell and if this country winds up with a Democratic President and Congress, you will see the most ridiculous, unbelievable "Nanny State" BS going on, more than you thought possible.

this is what scares me.. then they'll take our guns.. then we get invaded..

[moodymikey]

WWE has responded to congress...

WWE Statement On Congressional Letter
The media has provided us with a copy of a letter from the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. We are reviewing this letter and will respond accordingly.


Can anyone explain to me what exactly Congress is? As a UK citizen im not too sure so i wont say whether i think congress should get involved or not. But..it is about time something was done about the state of professional wrestling. The drugs policy is a joke, you can take steroids as long as it is prescribed? Steroids are illegal, and its obvious that a large number of wrestlers will take with the help of a dodgy doctor.

So I think that someone from higher power getting involved is a good thing/ The people that we look up to and idolise would be a lot better off with a real drugs policy to uphold. I also think that if the WWE doesnt go along with this and hand over the documents, everyone is going to know that they have something to hide.

But what is congress?

[NKWulf]

Originally Posted by moodymikey

WWE has responded to congress...

WWE Statement On Congressional Letter
The media has provided us with a copy of a letter from the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. We are reviewing this letter and will respond accordingly.


Can anyone explain to me what exactly Congress is?
But what is congress?

Parliment.

[SuperAmmo]

I applaud this movie.

Steroids in sports AND sports entertainment need to be eliminated.

Sets a bad example for the tons upon tons of children AND adults with bigorexia who watch wrestling.

[alicairo]

if you were performing 5 nights a week you'd be on something too..

not saying roids but, something

booze, pain killers, weed, something

if you don't understand that than I'm not sure you've been involved in a sport
.. that or you have regeneration similar to that of Wolverine

[jimbob007]

Read that as we have the letter, we passed it round the office for a good laugh and Johnny Ace has just shredded it into a hundred pieces after he wiped his ass on it.

Originally Posted by moodymikey

WWE has responded to congress...

WWE Statement On Congressional Letter
The media has provided us with a copy of a letter from the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. We are reviewing this letter and will respond accordingly.

[moodymikey]

I dont understand why its such a bad thing then? The WWE allows its workers to use illegal drugs, any other company that did that would be shut down. I love the WWE, and I also love the workers who put their live and souls into what they do in the ring. However, as I have that much respect for them, i'd like to see them not end up dead somewhere as an effect of drugs and/or booze.

If there was a real drugs policy in place, wrestlers would take the drugs. This might mean the WWE would need to work less shows, and so be it. Its worth it for the safety of the wrestlers involved. The WWE needs to start caring more about its employees, fact.

[alicairo]

someone said to Bonds 'you're being tested in two weeks'

baseball isn't shutdown

___
I wanted to comment again about Congress

I said,

'Also, many of them are trying to act like Congress has the power of the President or that individuals in Congress have his authorities & based on our system of Government, they do not.'

I am a U.S. Mailman
& the way some in Congress act
would be like me showing up to work one day & acting like I was the Postmaster
enough said