With the media circus in baseball finally cooling down after A-Rod had been pointed out A Fraud, Tejada testifying that he did take steroids, and Clemens and Bonds looking like they might be going to jail, it's a wonder how the MLB will ever get passed this black eye. The WWE themselves had their own steroid black eye incident after the Benoit murder suicide, suspending 10 of their own, the biggest names being Booker T and Edge, and Orton was among the list of people who also purchased steroids, but only Booker T was suspended, as Edge was injured and essentially received no punishment and Orton avoided a third strike because he admitted to it earlier and was suspended then for it. Other than that, it's been the occasional suspension and usually it's lower or middle card wrestlers who are suspended. It lead me to wonder...
What if it had been Cena or HHH, arguably the companies two biggest stars and most loved wrestlers, who got caught using steroids during the black summer of 2007, or were caught randomly like Regal and Ziggler were in 2008? What repercussions would they have face? How much more backlash would the WWE had faced when one of there two biggest stars had to be suspended or stripped of their world title? Would hell have frozen over or would little else than a slap on a wrist and no mention of it ever again be the likely scenario?
First, although its never been proven at all, it wouldn't surprise me if HHH and Cena have taken steroids in their careers. HHH more likely took steroids than Cena because HHH did come up in the era and has always been a hulking muscular figure, remember how huge he was in his feud with Steiner. Cena may have never taken steroids before, it would be very hypocritical to his clean cut, respect the rules gimmick he plays. Still, those shoulders of his are massively huge for a man of his size and it wouldn't surprise me if he had juiced up once before in his career.
Still, slander aside, I'm sure that very little more would've actually happened to Cena or HHH if they were among the many suspended in 2007. Yes, Cena would've had to drop the WWE title and HHH it would've ruined his return, but they are the companies two biggest stars and few of the many wrestlers that have been suspended from the 2007 group to the present few have seen any major repercussions happen to their careers. In fact, most have actually been awarded titles and pushes upon their return, so little would've happened to Cena and HHH. If they were a random suspension like one of the few we've seen in the past year and a half, there could be more of a backlash against them, because if they were suspended now it be because they were dumb because they knew what the rules were now and they did it any way. There might be a little more hubbub from the media, but nothing too much because obviously wrestling doesn't have the same media attention as baseball or other sports have. And it shouldn't be scrutinized like other sports. Also, wrestling isn't a sport on stats, accomplishments and awards, like others are. Using steroids doesn't taint what the wrestler has done before as much as it taints other pro athletes and their accomplishments. And WWE has made strong efforts to clean up their act and most wrestlers have fallen in line.
The biggest backlash at all may be from the fans. I'd lose a little more respect if HHH or Cena were suspended for violating the Wellness Policy, but I think most fans don't care to much about wrestlers using steroids as long as they don't over do it, and most would forgive and forget. If the WWE keeps doing as they are doing, they should never have any real big issues with steroids again, especially ones as big as in the MLB.
Well, my question was a thoughtful idea, but my answer seemed weak. What is everyone else's opinion? What would happen if HHH or Cena were ever caught and suspended?
What if it had been Cena or HHH, arguably the companies two biggest stars and most loved wrestlers, who got caught using steroids during the black summer of 2007, or were caught randomly like Regal and Ziggler were in 2008? What repercussions would they have face? How much more backlash would the WWE had faced when one of there two biggest stars had to be suspended or stripped of their world title? Would hell have frozen over or would little else than a slap on a wrist and no mention of it ever again be the likely scenario?
First, although its never been proven at all, it wouldn't surprise me if HHH and Cena have taken steroids in their careers. HHH more likely took steroids than Cena because HHH did come up in the era and has always been a hulking muscular figure, remember how huge he was in his feud with Steiner. Cena may have never taken steroids before, it would be very hypocritical to his clean cut, respect the rules gimmick he plays. Still, those shoulders of his are massively huge for a man of his size and it wouldn't surprise me if he had juiced up once before in his career.
Still, slander aside, I'm sure that very little more would've actually happened to Cena or HHH if they were among the many suspended in 2007. Yes, Cena would've had to drop the WWE title and HHH it would've ruined his return, but they are the companies two biggest stars and few of the many wrestlers that have been suspended from the 2007 group to the present few have seen any major repercussions happen to their careers. In fact, most have actually been awarded titles and pushes upon their return, so little would've happened to Cena and HHH. If they were a random suspension like one of the few we've seen in the past year and a half, there could be more of a backlash against them, because if they were suspended now it be because they were dumb because they knew what the rules were now and they did it any way. There might be a little more hubbub from the media, but nothing too much because obviously wrestling doesn't have the same media attention as baseball or other sports have. And it shouldn't be scrutinized like other sports. Also, wrestling isn't a sport on stats, accomplishments and awards, like others are. Using steroids doesn't taint what the wrestler has done before as much as it taints other pro athletes and their accomplishments. And WWE has made strong efforts to clean up their act and most wrestlers have fallen in line.
The biggest backlash at all may be from the fans. I'd lose a little more respect if HHH or Cena were suspended for violating the Wellness Policy, but I think most fans don't care to much about wrestlers using steroids as long as they don't over do it, and most would forgive and forget. If the WWE keeps doing as they are doing, they should never have any real big issues with steroids again, especially ones as big as in the MLB.
Well, my question was a thoughtful idea, but my answer seemed weak. What is everyone else's opinion? What would happen if HHH or Cena were ever caught and suspended?