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TadChower:
Chad ::
If I remember reading correctly , somewhere on BYOAC , some time ago you were actually in the business. Either that , or you have contacts, friends , or whatever that in are in the know.
My point is , and I'm reading all of yours(post) with interest , is that many of the members here just have no idea the lifestyle a wrestler has , or the daily obstacles they face. And unlike other sports where off seasons come and go , wrestlers subject themselves to abuse ALL YEAR LONG!
ChadTower:
Yes, very tangentially, and my participation was years back. But I have known a lot of guys that live that life. The demands at the WWE level are off the charts and most people could never handle it. It makes pretty much anything else look like cake in comparison.
Personally, I don't really care, though, as it is a chosen lifestyle with the demands and toll known beforehand. That's the mindset most of these guys have... sure, it's beyond comprehension for most people, but it's a choice to do this and a guy can leave at any point. Wrestlers are big on personal accountability because their ethic and their rep is everything in their profession.
TadChower:
From the WWE homepage, there's currently a link with McMahon on this morning's TODAY show.
I love how the media is so persistent on harping the steroid abuse. They pick one little speck from the tragedy, and try building a mountain from it. Gotta love the news.
:cheers: To McMahon for keeping his composure during the bashing. I was hoping he would turn it around and do a Bob Costas on her.
ChadTower:
It wouldn't be very smart to respond to "so did steroids make him kill" with being aggressive and in her face. That would just prove her point to most people.
What I'm not surprised by is the complete lack of peers coming out and making excuses for him the way the fans are... no wrestlers are saying "it's the schedule, it's the stress, it's the lifestyle". That right there should tell you how they feel about it. He did it and they hold him accountable, not the lifestyle.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 28, 2007, 12:09:35 pm ---Steroids certainly can have all sorts of negative effects on the mind. I've known a lot of guys on them over the years. I wouldn't say the mental effects are any more severe than any other drug, just more immediately hard to deal with, because they make someone stronger and in your face.
I will say, as to roid rage, I've never seen an episode of roid rage from a guy who wasn't already an ---uvula--- prone to temper problems. Steroids don't create rage, they magnify it. Regular even keeled guys don't go around putting fists through walls on steroids.
sharidan - alcohol seriously inhibits judgment - that can be a form of altered perception. Drunk people think they can drive, right?
I can almost guarantee you Benoit didn't drink. Guys with long term 4% bodyfat don't drink. Ever. They can't be both.
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When your body is overloaded with testosterone, you BECOME a temperamental ---uvula---. If you haven't seen an even keeled guy have a roid rage, then he isn't far enough into it.
People who drink and drive think they can drive drunk whether they are lit, or chatting at the lunch table. Their decision has NOTHING to do with being drunk - it comes from trying it one time scared crapless, then realizing "it wasn't that bad-I can handle it" You can handle anything...until something goes wrong.
As to Benoit, I thought he was one of the good guys in wrestling. For a long time, I honestly believed him when he described his workout and diet regimin that he was not a steroid user. Guess that was wrong. And WTF about not drinking because he has "long term 4% body fat". I know lots of skinny people who put 'em back with the best of them. I know girls who are 100lbs that can drink men under the table.
Just after the comment about pulling theories from asses, you go and pull several.
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