It sucks to be WWE today

Rather than link to each of the bad news items one by one, dave has a roundup

and press conference notes

At this point, I don't think the question is whether WWE is fucked. I think the question is, how fucked is WWE going to be?

This may seem harsh, but you know what I think? I think that any thing bad that happens to the WWE or the industry as a whole as a result of all this is richly deserved. How long did the industry go unnoticed and unchecked...and make no or minimal and fony efforts to fix itself? The industry has taken advantage of going under the radar for so long, and they used that fact to allow for lots of bad things to occur and now its time to pay the bill.

I don't know what the fallout is going to be, but I do strongly believe fallout is coming.

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WWE hints changes may need to be made to wellness policy

The admission comes in this
Newsday article

My editorial comments are behind the cut:



No Shit!

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PTI and Around the Horn discuss WWE Steroid allegations

You can read a recap Here

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WWE responds to SI story

You can read their response by Clicking here

It is a weak response that basically says: "This happened before our wellness policy. Under our wellness policy this is a very bad thing."

Actually, upon further review, I've decided to post the entire text to save you the strength required to click your mouse just because it is so weak.

All of the allegations set forth in a recent SI.com article mentioning WWE predate the initiation of WWE’s current Talent Wellness Program. This WWE program
prohibits the use of performance enhancing drugs, as well as other prescription drugs which can be abused, if taken for other than a legitimate medical
purpose pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed and treating physician. For purposes of WWE's policy, prescriptions obtained over the Internet
and/or from suppliers of prescription drugs from the Internet are not considered to have been given for a legitimate medical purpose."

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More on SI Story, location of WrestleMania 24

Meltzer weighs in
and also reports that Orlando will be named on Wednesday as the Host city for WrestleMania 24.

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Pro Wrestler's Allegedly tied to Illegal Steroid Ring

This is part of an on-going Sports Illustrated investigation. Some prominent WWE stars are named in the article including: Edge, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Shane Helms, and Randy Orton. You can read the piece for yourself by clicking Here

This story is still developing.

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