Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Where is Congress now?
Have you ever wondered what the people who make up the United States Congress actually do everyday? Are they actually working to make this country a better place or are they just trying to get re-elected? I remember when Congress called Major League Baseball to Washington to discuss the issue of steroids in baseball I was sceptical. I was of the belief that there were better things for Congress to worry about than why has Barry Bonds' head become the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. After the dog and pony show that was the Congressional Hearings and when every major professional sports league went through that same show, I changed my tune because I felt like that if the threat of congressional intervention would clean up professional sports then so be it. The problem was that they missed the boat completely. They talked to MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and Olympic leaders whose athletes are amazing but for the most part normal looking human beings and looked right past the WWE and the freakish humans that they call sports entertainers. Now with the murder/suicide of Chris Benoit we are faced with yet another example of just how steroids can destroy a human being. The WWE would have you believe that the horrific incident with Chris Benoit was not a result of steroid use because under their testing system he had tested negative on April 10 yet the investigators found prescription steroids all throughout Benoit's home. The leaders of WWE have gone on the defensive just days after a three hour tribute to Benoit which ironically ended with Benoit and deceased WWE superstar Eddie Guerrerro embracing in the ring. Guerrerro death has been linked to steroid and other drug use and just this year his name was one of many WWE entertainers on a list of a pharmaceutical company busted for steroids. We can talk and speculate about all wrestlers and whether or not they are juiced but why is Congress not doing the same thing. They were big and tough against Bud Selig and Don Fehr but have stayed away from Vince McMahon and the WWE. It is time for Congress to step in and lay the smack down on the overflowing "juice bar" that is the steroid filled WWE.
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Great points, Tim. It's an epidemic. Just check out this list (below) of wrestlers who have died before the age of 50 in the past 20 years. Not all can be blamed on steroids, but it's impossible not to draw some conclusions here. I think it's possible that the Benoit situation could be the end of pro wrestling as we know it. What's worse, however, is that Vince McMahon and crew are simply trying to use it as another promotional tool.
Chris Von Erich - 21
Mike Von Erich - 23
Louie Spiccoli - 27
Art Barr - 28
Gino Hernandez - 29
Jay Youngblood - 30
Rick McGraw - 30
Joey Marella - 30
Ed Gatner - 31
Buzz Sawyer - 32
Crash Holly - 32
Kerry Von Erich - 33
D.J. Peterson - 33
Eddie Gilbert - 33
The Renegade - 33
Owen Hart - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 38
Davey Boy Smith - 39
Johnny Grunge - 39
Vivian Vachon - 40
Jeep Swenson - 40
Brady Boone - 40
Terry Gordy - 40
Bertha Faye - 40
Billy Joe Travis - 40
Chris Benoit - 40
Larry Cameron - 41
Rick Rude - 41
Randy Anderson - 41
Bruiser Brody - 42
Miss Elizabeth - 42
Big Boss Man - 42
Earthquake - 42
Mike Awesome - 42
Biff Wellington - 42
Ray Candy - 43
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43
Dino Bravo - 44
Curt Hennig - 44
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45
Jerry Blackwell - 45
Junkyard Dog - 45
Hercules - 45
Andre the Giant - 46
Big John Studd - 46
Chris Adams - 46
Mike Davis - 46
Hawk - 46
Dick Murdoch - 49
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49
Rocco Rock - 49
Sherri Martel - 49
When we ever get back to the love of the sport? We need to have heroes again. If I want to see actors I go to a movie. Sports have turned to ratings and show. You almost have to go back to the little league to see honest sports.
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