[psmitty]

Just cuaght this on the Wrestling Observer:

Fox 5 in Atlanta tonight had as one of its lead stories, an item about a man who moved into a home he had just purchased from a WWE wrestler (whose name was not identified in the story).

He found who shoe boxes filled with steroids and Growth Hormone in a crawl space in the wall along with a copy of the wrestlers current contract and a memo regarding changes in te dress code.

They announced they weren't releasing the name of the wrestler who just moved until they spoke with him first.

Any guesses as to who's next in the Dog house?

[Byrntrigan]

Were the dogs in the pool area with the front door unlocked?

[Mr. Dashbee]

Who else lives in Atlanta? Big Show? Boogeyman? I think some of the old WCW crew relocated here in Phoenix.

Or will we all realize that it was too stupid when find out on Tuesday that the big relevation is Ranjin Singh...

[Outback Frito Pendejo]

Why hide the contract and memo with the PED's? This sounds strange.

[Batman]

"I keep important stuff together. Including things that incriminate me AND things that identify me! And then forget that I hid them in the crawlspace of a house I sold to someone else...."

This is either an elaborate hoax, or somebody is in the early running for the Darwin Awards this year. WTF?

[bdbdbd]

You can only get a Darwin award if your actions remove you from the gene pool, either by death or making yourself sterile.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

He found who shoe boxes

What?

[Batman]

Apr 7, 2008 11:37:20 GMT -5 bdbdbd said:

You can only get a Darwin award if your actions remove you from the gene pool, either by death or making yourself sterile.

Maybe the culprit will become an hero from the shame.

Anyway, I think "hoax" is more likely.

[bdbdbd]

Apr 7, 2008 11:41:17 GMT -5 The Jewish Cunthead said:

He found who shoe boxes

What?

WHO!

[punk/core]

Apr 7, 2008 11:41:17 GMT -5 The Jewish Cunthead said:

He found who shoe boxes

What?

He found Who Shoe Boxes filled with steroids and contracts. Filled with needles and papers and numbers of contacts.

[Deadly]

Exalt to Punker.

[salmonjunkie]

Steroids? In pro wrestling? You don't say!

[jetskid48]

I hope it was Ashley. Damn I hate her.

[Mr. Dashbee]

Apr 7, 2008 12:21:16 GMT -5 jetskid48 said:

I hope it was Ashley. Damn I hate her.

Exalt!

Really though, who could it be? I saw a story in Atlanta that the person left the WWE in 2004. Any ideas?

[salmonjunkie]

dumber than shit, high candidate for steroid use, and left WWE in 2004? Here's my suspect.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Sopp

[Deadly]

Apr 7, 2008 12:59:38 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

dumber than shit, high candidate for steroid use, and left WWE in 2004? Here's my suspect.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Sopp

That would be too good...

[Lucky]

Stories I've seen don't say the wrestler left in '04. They say that there is a memo from WWE dated '04. So we know he worked there then but no idea if he still does.

Speculation seems poor since you'd presume Atlanta is a place a LOT of wrestlers once lived. Seems like anyone who worked WCW for an extended period and was in WWE in '04 might have had a home there. And of course others could live there. These wrestlers also seem like they like to commune with each other.

Odds are WWE can discount this as pre-Wellness and thus meaningless to them. "What? We test now. Didn't know they took before Eddie." And the guy probably has a prescription from Benoit's dentist for all we know. But if the law is seeking legal charges there's your problem. But my guess is its anyone from Mark Jindrak to Regal to Booker T to Jericho. Who knows? Could be nothing, could be the end of Jericho's career. I'll wait for a name or at least some evidence.

[Pun]

Here is the actual story from Fox 5 in Atlanta:

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5) -- Henry County Police are investigating what a Locust Grove man says he found inside his home.

He turned over to police several bottles that were labeled as containing human growth hormones.

The man also gave police numerous syringes and other materials that investigators say could belong to a W.W.E. wrestler.

"I had never looked in here and so she was gonna put her stuff in here and just looked back in here and the boxes were just sitting there," said the homeowner.

The Locust Grove man showed FOX 5 News where his daughter stumbled upon the disturbing find in the attic of their home.

"It was actually pushed over closer to this wall," said the homeowner as he pointed to a nearby wall.

The homeowner was referring to two shoe boxes that contained several small bottles labeled as testosterone, neomasteron -- which is also an anabolic steroid -- some bottles with no markings at all and there were numerous unopened syringes.

Asked what his thoughts were upon discovering the drugs, the homeowner said "well being the fact that I have children I was horrified because my kids actually play up in that room and so the first thing I thought is what if there were to open that and they would have gotten a hold of the stuff and the syringes."

The shoeboxes also contained personal documents with the name of a man who used to live in the house.

Among those documents was a contract from the W.W.E. and a memorandum to W.W.E. superstars in 2004 about the new dress code.

Henry County Police have asked FOX 5 News not to name that wrestler at this time because they want to talk with him first.

Futhermore, no charges have been filed.

Police are still investigating what the substance was in those bottles.

While it is not illegal for W.W.E. wrestlers to take steroids the W.W.E. Director of Publicity Kevin Hennesy told FOX 5 News "wrestlers can only be prescribed steroids by a physician which is rare and only for a specific medical condition and it is usually taken orally."

Hennesy added, "If a wrestler is injecting steroids for performance enhancement purposes that would be a matter for local law enforcement."

Investigators say they believe the wrestler is staying with relatives in another state.

Police want to question him and test the bottles of substances that were found in the Locust Grove home.

I used to travel to Locust Grove, GA every other quarter for my old job. There is an Ingles grocery store there that I used to have to conduct compliance audits at. Locust Grove is a small town south of Atlanta. I really cannot recall there being any really nice houses there, however, that a WWE wrestler would live in. That being said, though, Locust Grove is about 10-15 minutes from McDonough, where the WWE's southern developmental territory was based. My guess is this was some minor leaguer who was never even on the main roster. And if he was, he was not on there long enough for us to care. In fact, I'm not sure any of the guys from their southern developmental territory ever made the main roster.

[bdbdbd]

Let the mystery end! It's little Mikey Knox according to WSBTV.

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. -- A Henry County man claims he found a stash of steroids hidden in the attic of a house where a professional wrestler once lived.

Paperwork in the boxes could link them to wrestler Mike Knox, according to police.

The Locust Grove resident said the boxes he turned over to police contained bottles labeled as steroids, testosterone and human growth hormones. The boxes also contained syringes.

Investigators told WSB-TV Channel 2 reporter Jodie Fleischer that Knox once lived in the house. Knox's real name is Michael Hettinga. He is under contract to the WWE, but wrestles on their ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) circuit.

Fleischer will have more on the next step in the investigation on WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News at 5.

The article has pictures of the (a*hem, alleged) stuff

[Pun]

I guess that would make sense. Now that I think about it, he was in their southern developmental, wasn't he?

[Lucky]

Man, that's boring. I expected him to be fired soon anyway.

[salmonjunkie]

I agree with Lucky. That was no fun. Mike Knox sucks.

[jetskid48]

oh well...disappointed it wasn't Ashley...sucks too since they actually gave Knox a few wins the past few weeks.

I'm guessing suspension so they can look like they're doing their jobs, then firing after 30 or 60 days...whatever offense this is.

[Andy]

Apr 7, 2008 11:48:17 GMT -5 punk/core said:

He found Who Shoe Boxes filled with steroids and contracts. Filled with needles and papers and numbers of contacts.

PUNKERHARDCORE IN '08!!!

[Andy]

Mike Knox wasn't his real name? That name is fucking horrible and they made it up? That's the most shocking thing about this whole deal.

Also, should we be prepared to see Mike "The Punisher" Hettinga in TNA soon?