The head of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has said that professional wrestling star Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before taking his own life earlier this week, passed a random drug test in April.

“The last test that Chris Benoit took of a random nature was in April which he was totally negative,” WWE Chairman Vince McMahon said on NBC’s “Today” morning program. “That doesn’t mean that he wasn’t taking prescription medication and perhaps even steroids when this happened. We don’t know.”

From Reuters.com:

Authorities have said it could take weeks to receive the results of toxicology reports. Benoit’s wife and 7-year-old son died of asphyxiation while he hung himself, they said.

“Whether or not there were other aspects involving his life that had something to do with his behavior, hopefully we can find out in some way,” McMahon said.

Nicknamed “The Rabid Wolverine” and “The Canadian Crippler,” Benoit, 40, missed an appearance in Texas on Saturday and was last in contact with the WWE to say that his family was ill and to rearrange his travel.

Investigators found anabolic steroids among prescription drugs in Benoit’s suburban Atlanta house where the three bodies were found.

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Tests of body fluids taking during autopsy of Jan Molenaar, the gunman, will soon be revealed to the world.

It is worth noting that Molenaar, a body builder, has been linked to steroid use by reports but the same has been vehemently denied by his brother, Peter.

From NZherald.co.nz:

Anabolic steroids are related to the hormone testosterone. Steroids are used in medicine to stimulate bone growth and appetite, induce male puberty and treat chronic wasting conditions such as cancer and Aids.

They are banned by all major sports bodies because their use is considered cheating due to their potential to artificially boost strength.

Abuse of steroids has been linked to harmful physical side-effects such as raised blood pressure and cholesterol and coronary disease. The few long-term studies of psychiatric effects indicate side-effects including raised aggression and mood swings.

The deaths of Texas college gridiron player Taylor Hooton, who committed suicide, and Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit, who murdered his wife and 7-year-old son in Georgia, USA, before killing himself, have fuelled debate about the propensity of steroids to prompt violent irrational behaviour.

Outbursts of violence and temper have been associated with steroid abuse and are colloquially referred to as “roid rage“.

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Ever since Barry Bonds entered a San Francisco courthouse to testify about the use of drugs by him, baseball fans and media have been a part of anguished debate in relation to use of drugs in sports.

The baseball world is all full of speculations whether two “cheaters”, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, will be excluded by the Hall of Fame voters for making use of steroids and performance enhancing drugs.

From Cbssports.com:

But because wrestling is not taken as seriously as baseball or football, oversight of its health hazards has been relatively low profile. Congressional investigators interviewed representatives of pro wrestling after they staged the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa-Jose Canseco extravaganza. The wrestling inquiry took place behind the scenes, off camera. No one in the WWE had stolen Roger Maris’ place in history or cheapened 500 career home runs. So a public hearing was deemed unnecessary.

But while Congress criminalized steroid possession without a prescription 20 years ago, it still hasn’t made a move on corked bats or Gaylord Perry. The cheating element of PEDs wouldn’t matter so much if not for associated health risks.

In choosing their nominee, Connecticut Republicans discounted a scathing Hartford Courant editorial written by the father of the late wrestling star Chris Benoit, who killed himself, his wife and 7-year-old son in 2007. Michael Benoit attributed the murder-suicide to brain trauma detected in his son during postmortem testing. (There was also evidence of steroid use.) He blamed the McMahons for demanding excessively dangerous stunts in the ring.

Linda McMahon who has been accused of doing little to nothing to curb steroid use may find respite in the fact that users of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs such as Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been appointed as governors.

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Fans and media have engaged in an anguished debate about drugs in sports ever since Barry Bonds entered a San Francisco courthouse for testifying about the substances that had inflated his body and batting statistics.

The world of baseball is all full of speculations whether Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, two of the best hitter and pitchers of their eras, will be excluded by the Hall of Fame voters due to evidence that they made use of steroids and performance enhancing drugs.

From Cbssports.com:

The performance-enhancers have not been directly linked to early deaths of pro wrestlers; the immediate culprit in most of the recent cases has been prescription drugs, usually painkillers. But the freakish physiques crafted by steroid use could have increased the level of violence in the ring and the chronic pain that followed. The hormonal manipulations also have the potential to cause severe depression, which in turn can generate a dependency on other substances, including sleeping pills.

But because wrestling is not taken as seriously as baseball or football, oversight of its health hazards has been relatively low profile. Congressional investigators interviewed representatives of pro wrestling after they staged the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa-Jose Canseco extravaganza. The wrestling inquiry took place behind the scenes, off camera. No one in the WWE had stolen Roger Maris’ place in history or cheapened 500 career home runs. So a public hearing was deemed unnecessary.

But while Congress criminalized steroid possession without a prescription 20 years ago, it still hasn’t made a move on corked bats or Gaylord Perry. The cheating element of PEDs wouldn’t matter so much if not for associated health risks.

In choosing their nominee, Connecticut Republicans discounted a scathing Hartford Courant editorial written by the father of the late wrestling star Chris Benoit, who killed himself, his wife and 7-year-old son in 2007. Michael Benoit attributed the murder-suicide to brain trauma detected in his son during postmortem testing. (There was also evidence of steroid use.) He blamed the McMahons for demanding excessively dangerous stunts in the ring.

The fact that users of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs such as Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been considered good enough by the general public to be governors may offer respite to Linda McMahon to pursue her grand ambitions without worries.

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Autopsy results for Andrew “the Test” Martin’s death will be released two weeks from now and Vince McMahon receives advice on how to handle the possible media onslaught. Martin’s demise is the latest in the series of steroids-related deaths in the WWE. Wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son then he took his own life. Eddie Guerrero, died of a heart attack which was also attributed to his long term use of steroids. With Martin’s death happening at the height of steroid scandal in the world of professional sports, McMahon can only do so much to keep the media mayhem at bay which could probably be worse than what he had gone through with Benoit.

From The Associated Content:

Even before the autopsy results come back for Andrew “Test” Martin, Vince McMahon and the WWE should prepare for the worst. One suggestion of prep that I have is that they should prepare to point out that in Andrew “Test” Martin’s last stint in the WWE (2006-2007), he was suspended for a violation of the WWE’s Wellness Program. He tested positive for either steroids or pain killers in a random test and was disciplined. During the suspension, he was subsequently let go from the company. Martin later stated that he had asked for his release.

Vince McMahon and the WWE should also prepare to point out the fact that the number of Wellness Program violations have decreased in the last year in the main roster for the company. It should be pointed out that the main roster has finally gotten the clue that these violations are not tolerated. Most of the suspensions in the last year have been from development contract wrestlers, not the big names.

Vince McMahon and the WWE should also point out the current push in the company to gear their type of entertainment to a younger generation. The WWE and Vince McMahon should press the fact that there is no place for steroids, pain killers, or drugs in programming that is geared towards children. Gone are the days of the Vince McMahon suicide angle. They should point out that they are in the business of making heroes, not losers.

McMahon and WWE should start planning on some damage control especially since Martin’s death would definitely put them on the center ring. Media vs. McMahon and WWE. And this time the WWE can’t rely on their muscles to knockout the opponent. When it comes to the steroid issue, the media can be pretty vicious.

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It was just on mid-2007 when the world of professional wrestling was rocked by a shocking new about one of their colleagues. WWE star Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy and their son Daniel were found dead in their Fayetteville home. The suspect for the gruesome murder was no other than Chris himself.

Dr. Phil Astin, Chris Benoit’s personal doctor was allegedly giving the wrestler anabolic steroids. During his investigation, Astin’s lawyer, Manny Arora, claimed that the search of his clinic exceeded what was authorized by the warrant and asked the judge to throw out any evidence seized during the raid after Benoit’s death. While the medical examiner to the Benoit case couldn’t determine whether the increase in aggression caused by steroids played a role in the crime, Astin has been charged of over-prescription of medication involving 17 patients other than the wrestler. At present, Astin is planning to change his plea in the drug case.

From AJC.com:

Dr. Phil Astin pleaded not guilty in June to a 175-count indictment charging him with conspiracy and improperly dispensing drugs. His change of plea hearing is set for Jan. 29.

Reached at his home late Friday, Astin said, “I really don’t have any comment and I haven’t talked to my lawyer in a few days.”

It is still unknown why Astin opted for the change in plea and what effect this would have in court. What is sure is that even if the Benoit case investigation is still indeterminate, Astin’s involvement with other steroid cases would assure that we’ll be hearing more about the doctor and the late wrestler.

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UFC mixed martial arts fighter Justin Levens was found dead along with his wife in their Laguna Niguel condominium in California. Authorities believed it was a case of murder-suicide although investigation is still ongoing to determine exactly the nature of the crime.

“Nothing has been ruled out,” said Orange Country Sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.

The bodies of Levens, 28 and his wife Sara McLean-Levens, 25, were discovered around 2:30 pm Wednesday by the mother of McLean-Levens, saying she got worried when she had not heard from her daughter for five days. When she saw the bodies, the woman dialed 911 for help. The bodies were believed to be in the home for at least a few days.

Orange County Superior Court records indicated that Levens was convicted in 2003 of spousal injury.

His last fight was scheduled July this year, but he was banned before the fight for testing positive for oxymorphone, an opioid analgesic.

This case has spawned suspicions that the crime was caused by roid rage, a term used to refer to aggressive and violent behavior of anabolic steroid users. However, there has been no concrete indication that Levens was abusing steroids.

According to the report of LA Times, no suicide note was found but authorities recovered a handgun at the scene. Police also found huge amounts of pain killers and anti-depressants at the condo but not anabolic steroids.

It has been compared with the Chris Benoit double murder-suicide which was alleged to have been caused also by roid rage. However, people who are involved in the case, including Benoit’s father, linked the wrestler’s murderous behavior to dementia which was believed to be caused by repetitive head concussions

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There has been a lot of speculation since Chris Benoit as to why he killing himself and his family. Well, the steroid fuel roid-rage claimed by the media is not what killed Chris Benoit, not by a long short. Chris Benoit was a victim of a physical condition brought on by years of undiagnosed concussions. As a WWE wrestler he had a lot of head injuries which caused long term psychological damage. On top of brain injury, Chris Benoit was a heavy abuser of pain killers (vicodin), anti-depressants, and psychoactive drugs such as cocaine. Anabolic Steroids played a role of NOTHING in his death and the death of his family.

The truth is that after Chris Benoit died, the University of West Virginia took his brain under intense study. They discovered a huge problem with his brain due to past injuries related to his professional wrestling in WWE. It turns out that a ton of professional football players (NFL) commit suicide all the time, so University of West Virginia has been studying the phenomenon. Doctors at UofWV found that the brain tissue of pro football players had a protein usually seen in the brans of elderly people with dementia. This protein is almost NEVER seen in normal average age men. The real conclusion came to a point when it was clear that Chris Benoit went crazy because he had brain damage not because some guy (his doctor) allowed him to buy steroids. Anabolic Steroids and testosterone had nothing to do with the death of WWE superstar Chris Benoit.

[University of West Virginia] already studied the brains of professional football players who had committed suicide and discovered the physical evidence needed to reach a ground-breaking conclusion: that football players are at great risk of profound behaviour changes due to repeated head injury. By examining Chris Benoit’s brain, they believed, they could open the door to include wrestlers

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