WWE Hall Of Famer Admits Steroid Use, How Body Felt After

A WWE Hall of Famer revealed that he used steroids as a wrestler outside of WWE.

The use of steroids in professional wrestling is something that has been well documented for decades.

While decades like the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s were full of scandals involving steroids and stories of steroids, it has become less of an issue in recent years. Even former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was on trial for steroids in the early 1990s, but didn’t face jail time for it.

In today’s WWE, there is drug testing, and it’s rare to hear about a wrestler failing a wellness test. Other promotions like AEW, TNA, and NJPW don’t seem to report on those sorts of things, so it’s not known how often people are tested, or if they are tested at all.

D-Von Dudley is a WWE Hall of Famer who wrestled at a high level for over 30 years as part of the legendary Dudley Boyz/Team 3D team with Bubba Ray Dudley, aka Bully Ray.

Speaking to Vlad TV, D-Von Dudley confirmed that he used steroids for at least three years while working for TNA in the late 2000s into the early 2010s.

“No, I actually took it during my TNA run. It wasn’t long-term. I did indulge in it, probably for about three years. I spent ten years in TNA. Three, three and a half years of using it.”

WWE Legend D-Von Dudley Experienced A Body Change After Steroid Usage

Regarding how his belt felt after using steroids, D-Von revealed there were changes.

“The only bad thing about it was, when I stopped using it, my body fell. I wasn’t looking all jacked. I was looking flabby. Now, I had to train all over again the way I used to train when I was a young boy. I had to get a trainer to help get my body right.

Yes, I did use it when I left WWE and went to TNA for the first few years. After that, I stopped. I think that’s where the knee problems came in effect because I got to be almost 315 pounds.

I was solid. Carrying all that weight around hurt my knees. I wore knee pads and braces my whole career. I kept saying to myself, ‘How the hell am I having knee problems?’ Carrying all that weight and bouncing around, you can’t do that and expect nothing to happen.

I don’t blame TNA. I blame myself. I indulged in that stuff. Nobody put a gun to my head and forced me. I did it. I’m not ashamed. I did what I did in terms of the enhancements. Did it become a problem? No. Was I addicted to it? No.”

H/T Fightful

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