Dr. David Wilbirt aka the "High Performance" doctor

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WWE star Orton, others linked to steroids inquiry

Associated Press
Posted: 5 hours ago

Eleven professional wrestlers, including the WWE's Randy Orton, have joined the list of athletes linked to a nationwide steroids investigation.

SI.com reported Monday that Orton allegedly received eight prescriptions for six different drugs - including stanozolol, nandrolone and testosterone - between March 2004 and August 2004. According to the documents SI.com reviewed, two doctors whose names also appear in Gary Matthews Jr.'s file, wrote prescriptions for Orton.

Orton, through the WWE, declined comment, SI.com said.

In its review of documents, SI.com reported it found Adam Copeland, a.k.a. Edge, and Shane Helms, a.k.a. The Hurricane, received HGH from Applied Pharmacy in Mobile, Ala., one of the pharmacies raided in the investigation led by Albany, N.Y., District Attorney David Soares.

Through the WWE, Copeland and Helms didn't respond to a request for comment, SI.com said.

WWE spokesman Gary Davis told SI.com that WWE policy prohibits performance-enhancing drugs but would not say whether any wrestlers have tested positive since the policy was enacted.

A statement release Monday night by WWE said the allegations reported by SI.com occurred before the organization implemented its "Talent Wellness Program," which deems "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."

Also linked to the scandal, in various reports, are baseball's Jose Canseco, John Rocker, Jerry Hairston Jr. and David Bell, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Pittsburgh Steelers doctor Richard Rydze, 1996 Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kurt Angle and bodybuilder Victor Martinez.

Monday, SI.com also reported Arizona doctor David Wilbirt's name has come up in multiple files, including Angle, Oscar Gutierrez (stage name Rey Mysterio) and former WWE star Eddie Guerrero, who died in 2005.

Through the WWE, Gutierrez declined comment to SI.com about the report that Wilbirt had prescribed him nandrolone and stanozolol. Wilbirt told SI.com he's not practicing medicine now. "I'll tell you one thing and then this conversation is going to end," Wilbirt told SI.com when asked about the professional wrestlers. "They had done blood work and had laboratory work done and they had come to see me."

[Chris46139]

Orton comes off looking terrible in this story. You can't really say you're taking 8 different drugs to rehab an injury. Thats just drug abuse at its finest. I don't think his dad took steroids before his big boxing match with Mr. T on Saturday Night Main Event in 1986. Just another great moment in the life of a guy clouded with scandal already.

[Chris46139]

And if any of you guys heard Cowherd today he was all over anything to do with wrestling after his alleged death threats over comments about Eddie Guerrero and steroid abuse and now proof comes out. But someone please tell me if there is anyone out there that didn't think wrestlers were on roids before this. Barry Bonds and Raffy Palmeiro vs Stone Cold and The Rock at Wrestlemania next year, just a rumor I heard

[upinya83]

hard to believe these wwe rastlers are on the juice

[skippy]

Originally Posted by Chris46139

And if any of you guys heard Cowherd today he was all over anything to do with wrestling after his alleged death threats over comments about Eddie Guerrero and steroid abuse and now proof comes out. But someone please tell me if there is anyone out there that didn't think wrestlers were on roids before this. Barry Bonds and Raffy Palmeiro vs Stone Cold and The Rock at Wrestlemania next year, just a rumor I heard

How about a midget match involving Jerry Hairston Jr.???

[uva3021]

Originally Posted by Chris46139

And if any of you guys heard Cowherd today he was all over anything to do with wrestling after his alleged death threats over comments about Eddie Guerrero and steroid abuse and now proof comes out. But someone please tell me if there is anyone out there that didn't think wrestlers were on roids before this. Barry Bonds and Raffy Palmeiro vs Stone Cold and The Rock at Wrestlemania next year, just a rumor I heard

yeah i listened to cowherd today, and I remember listening to the show he did on Eddie Guerrero a while ago

[TCD619]

are we suprised?

[skippy]

Ben Johnson should've joined Vince right after Seoul.

[Chris46139]

Originally Posted by skippy

Ben Johnson should've joined Vince right after Seoul.

The thing about that is he probably would have made some nice bank off that if it happend about ten years later

[skippy]

Originally Posted by Chris46139

The thing about that is he probably would have made some nice bank off that if it happend about ten years later

Yep.....talk about missed opportunities for Ben.

Ben ended up racing against a horse and a truck.

[sesh]

Both Orton and Edge had long layoffs due to injury and when they came back they looked like they gained 30-40 lbs of muscle. It was pretty obvious they were juicing themselves back to health.