Benoit strangled wife, smothered son

[Bond]

I was watching CNN and a lot of the talking heads were speculating it may have been roid rage. I suppose in a few weeks the tests will come back and we'll know for sure if he was or wasn't on steroids.

The problem I view with wrestling is that the WWE has a monopoly. So really, it's in the company's best interest to ignore steroid use. Now, of course, steroid use was ignored in baseball and football for the longest time, but, it was eventually handled because of the advantage players get from being on steroids. That is, there are competing teams within the MLB and NFL. The problem I see with wrestling is that there is no real competition, since all of the matches are staged.

[Typhoid]

Didn't Yokozuna die because he was fat?

Well by this logic a professional that works onskyscrapers or high voltage lines shouldn;t be afforded any protection or regulations for their health and safety? After all, their career is their choice right? Who cares if they get hurt or worse, die?

And again, you took what I said too literally.

If you work on a skyscraper, you know what you have to do day in and day out to succeed. You know you cant be afraid of heights. You know there is a chance you can die. You know you can get electrocuted and fall to your death. You know you should wear protective gear, or you'll get hurt.

Wrestlers need steroids to get bigger faster. They want to get bigger faster so they make it onto WWE in their prime. They know the sacrifices. They know steroids are bad. They choose to do them. They don't have to do them. They want to. They know the risks involved with the business, they know they have to give up family time, and pretty much a personal life for it.

The point is, they know full well what the business offers - in every aspect. They know what they need to do to get there. Regardless of the fact they shouldn't have to do steroids to get to the top - they pretty much have to - to be competative, and not be just a jobber.