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| Why are so many pro wrestlers dying young? Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and Andre the Giant are just some of the stars to pass away prematurely |
| 2023-08-06 |
| BLUF: [MAIL] 'The mental and physical pain of those years scar hard and deep but the men that I shared my life with were such a special breed and many life long friends.' Such is the scale of premature death from those eras that 17 of the 36 wrestlers who performed in WrestleMania VI (1990) have since passed. The EMU study in 2014 also linked analgesic abuse - using drugs repeatedly to alleviate pain - and anabolic steroid abuse to cardiovascular disease. All three of which have been prominent in the wrestling industry for decades - particularly in the 1980s and 90s. 'You self-medicate,' former WWE wrestler Marc Mero told the Washington Post in 2007 following the death of Chris Benoit. 'You suck it up and perform. If it leads to an addiction, that's part of [the job]. Because, if you can't [perform], there are a hundred guys willing to take your place.' |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 Come on, Andre the Giant was a bit of a physical freak. Sad to see him go, but his passing could not have been much of a surprise. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-08-06 19:23 |