Former wrestler and anti-head-trauma advocate Chris Nowinski said some very critical things about Senate candidate Linda McMahon and the WWE in a recent interview with NECN, alleging that the WWE encourages steroid use and provides an unsafe environment for its wrestlers. While the McMahon campaign has not responded, to my knowledge, the WWE has.
The WWE emailed this response to Nowinski's criticisms today:
WWE RAISES CREDIBILITY ISSUES FOR CHRIS NOWINSKI
• Chris Nowinski did not reveal, as required, that he suffered previous concussions before signing his contract with WWE.
• He states WWE suggested that its performers take steroids. However, at no time does he ever state that it was suggested that he do so.
• His comments that WWE talent perform in matches 200 days a year is not factual. In 2009, the average active roster talent performed 135 days.
• A sheer fabrication --- that he went through tables four days a week.
• Mr. Nowinski states, "They have an environment where it's absolutely unsafe to work in that ring." "They have no oversight into what actually happens in the ring." If so, then why would Mr. Nowinski have ever wanted to be a part of such an environment?
• It is very dubious that he ever had a conversation with Lance Cade much less Lance Cade confiding to a total stranger that he used painkillers and steroids.
• Although renowned in the field of CTE, we are unaware of any specific qualifications or medical degrees that he possesses which would qualify him as an expert on steroids and pain killers.
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source: theatlantic.com
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August 20, 2010
WWE Hits Back at Nowinski
Maryland's Own Pat Brink Re-Signs With WWE
This will be Brink’s second stint with WWE developmental and Florida Championship Wrestling. Brink, an Atholton High graduate who grew up in Laurel, MD, wrestled as Kaleb O’Neal in FCW in 2008 and 2009 before being released because of disciplinary issues.
Brink went through a difficult time when he was in FCW (he had to deal with the deaths of his younger sister, grandmother and several close friends) and I’m glad that he is getting another opportunity to make it on a national level.
“I couldn't be more humble, proud and thankful that the WWE is giving me a second chance,” Brink, 29, wrote on his Facebook page.
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This Day in Wrestling History
Bret Hart returns to the ring for the first time after the untimely death of his brother Owen. Bret defeated Hulk Hogan by DQ at a WCW house show.
August 20, 1999
August 19, 2010
WWE Superstars Results: Locked and Loaded
It was the Ankle Lock vs. The Master Lock in this heated battle between the conceited Jack Swagger and the powerful Chris Masters. With The Masterpiece having the strength advantage going into this confrontation, the big man attempted to destroy Swagger with some serious power maneuvers. But the former World Heavyweight Champion was able to use his submission expertise to take away Masters’ arm strength and cinch in a painful Ankle Lock for a hard-fought victory. Full results.
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Triple H Candid - Primary Night
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Homicide on his Release from TNA Wrestling
Former TNA star Homicide commented on his release via his Twitter page:
"my tna days is over, thank u for the staff members and the boys and girls in the locker room, had a great run, bbllaattt187 for life"
Roger Clemens Charged with Lying to Congress
Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids and growth hormone. The criminal case writes a new chapter in one of Major League Baseball's worst scandals, the rampant use of the banned substances.
A six-count indictment alleges that Clemens obstructed a congressional inquiry with 15 different statements that he made under oath in 2008, including denials that he had ever used steroids or human growth hormone. The indictment says that he lied and committed perjury regarding the same matters...More?
source: fox sports
Cody Rhodes on Warehouse 13
WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes guest stars as Joanne Kelly’s (Myka Bering) unrequited high school love interest in the Tuesday, August 24 episode of the hit series Warehouse 13, airing at 9PM (ET/PT)...More?
source: monstersandcritics.com
Roller Derby That's More Sport Than Show
The Charm City Roller Girls have a message for all those old-time roller derby fans out there: this isn't your grandma's roller derby.
"All that stuff is actually completely gone right now," says Hilary Rosensteel, a roller girl almost since the team was founded in 2005. And by "stuff," she means the elbows, extravagant cheating and over-the-top showmanship that, back in the '60s and '70s, made roller derby the female equivalent of professional wrestling.
These days, she insists, roller derby is more about competition than show. Not, she hastens to add, that derby has turned sedate, or completely respectable...More?
source: baltimoresun.com
