This is not meant to be solely wrestling related, it's meant to send a message.
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“Drugs take you to Hell, disguised as Heaven.” - Donald Lyn Frost
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All Time Low - Wrestlers whose lives fell apart because of Drugs.
•Umaga - The Samoan Bulldozer, as many know him as, was a beast in the WWE in about late 2007’s to 2009. Many intercontinental title reigns are in his name, many great moments and great matches also present themselves when on the topic of Umaga, the man was at a high in his career. Unfortunately, drugs and substance abuse formed a massive roadblock in Umaga’s path to success, when he was found dead at age 38. What this man’s career could have been, well, we will never really know.
•Lance Cade - Lance Cade didn’t do much in his short career, which is very unlucky. He did however have a few reigns as tag team champions with Trevor Murdoch, and was involved in the Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho storyline in 2008. Lance was found dead at the age of 29, his death was ruled as Substance abuse.
•Scott Hall - Scott Hall was one of the main attractions in the WWE/F in the early 90’s. He was a bad guy who people treated as a good guy. He put on classics with the likes of Shawn Michaels. The Intercontinental Title ladder match at Wrestlemania was one of his best and remains a frequently watched match even to this day. After a transition from the WWF to WCW and then back to WWF (Now the WWE), Scott was in bad shape. Scott is one of the more lucky on this list, abuse of drugs did not kill this man, but ended his career, and put a permanent stop to his super stardom.
•Test - Test’s WWE career was not very memorable. Of course he had his fair share of notable storylines including one with Stephanie McMahon in which they were going to get married but because Triple H had drugged her and already married her, yeah, it was confusing. It seemed as if Test was on the way to being something huge. He had the right look, could talk, and was everything Vince wanted, but could he have really ever been something? Countless suspensions because of WWE’s wellness policy tarnished Test’s record. Neighbors of Test became suspicious when they saw Test sitting in one position for multiple hours, after a phone call, police arrived to Test’s house to find him dead. His death was ruled as Drug and Substance Abuse.
•Curt Hennig - Curt Hennig, Mr. Perfect, was just that, perfect. The perfect build, the perfect promo skills, he had everything a WWF/E champion needed, but yet he was went unrealized his entire career. Although he is looked at today as one of the best Intercontinental champions ever, he never captured the brass ring. In the early 80’s Hennig made his mark on the wrestling world as he entered the WWF as Mr. Perfect. He went back to his roots in AWA before returning again to the WWF in the late 80’s, which is when his infamous undefeated streak took place. Years later in 2003, after on and off relations with the WWE, Hennig was found dead in his home in Tampa, Florida. His death was ruled as Cocaine Intoxication.
•Kerry Von Erich - The Von Erich name is one of tragedy. Death seemed to greet the family name quite frequently. Upon the death of Jack Adkisson, five of the Von Erich sons preceded him in death, three of these deaths were by suicide. Most notable of these were Kerry. Putting on classics with the likes of Ric Flair, Kerry was at a high in his wrestling career. Unfortunately, drug and substance abuse after the amputation of his foot, led to Kerry’s suicide and cast a dark shadow over the world of wrestling in the early 90’s.
•The British Bull Dog - The British Bulldog was a major draw in the early 90’s when he’d fight the likes of Bret Hart. He won the European championship but didn’t see much more after that. Bulldog was a known user of Growth Hormones and Steroids. Eventually after using them too much, Bulldog had a heart attack that led to his death.
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Credit to Whatculture for some of the information
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