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Lance Storm On Small Wrestlers and Steriod Use
Topic Started: Jun 13 2008, 07:23 PM (118 Views)
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-- Lance Storm has posted his latest Q & A on his website, which you can read at this link. In one of the questions, a reader asks him if WWE will start pushing "smaller" talent like TNA does. The question upsets Storm because the reader also called them natural, assuming that smaller wrestlers must not be on anything because they're small ("Do you think that WWE will ever focus more on the "smaller" more natural talent like TNA has done?"). "I don't like naming names but there are a TON of smaller guys in this business who are on as much if not more gas than the larger guys in this business," Storm explains. "Fans used to complain about WWE and WCW pushing jacked up monsters rather than smaller more talented guys like Benoit and Eddie, yet we now know that both of those guys were big steroid users. I know guys in this business under 175 pounds who are on steroids, so you can't just push smaller guys and lay claim to pushing more natural talent." Here is Storm's response in its entirety:

A: Questions like this frustrate me. People need to understand that "smaller" and "more natural" can be two completely different things. The steroid issue is far more complicated than you think. I don't like naming names but there are a TON of smaller guys in this business who are on as much if not more gas than the larger guys in this business. Fans used to complain about WWE and WCW pushing jacked up monsters rather than smaller more talented guys like Benoit and Eddie, yet we now know that both of those guys were big steroid users. I know guys in this business under 175 pounds who are on steroids, so you can't just push smaller guys and lay claim to pushing more natural talent. Look at the signature pharmacy list, again not to bury anyone but there were a ton of small guys on that list. On the other hand, I firmly believe Mark Henry is actually clean and anyone I’ve ever heard from that knows him or has discussed the subject believes this too. Mark is a 400lbs monster who could actually be "natural" yet Funaki (of all people) was on the customer list of signature pharmacies so at least at one point in his career may not have been. The term "Small" and "Natural" do not necessarily go hand in hand.
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I can't believe I forgot to comment about this, but I totally agree. If anyone, I would rather believe the smaller guys would be doing it. Obviously, if the perception is that WWE signs and pushes the bigger guys, the smaller guys would be at a disadvantage. They would see that, and take steroids to try and get bigger. When you compare Guerrero from the mid-90's to 2002 when he came back, there is a HUGE difference. Same thing with someone like Mysterio. The change is more subtle, but you can clearly see a difference that he's maxing out his smaller frame. Like even though the bigger guys look like they can be on steroids, I think there is a greater chance a lot of them do not take them, because of their bodies. It's easier to gain muscle when you're 6'5 than if you're 5'6, no doubt about that. So I'm not surprised smaller guys like Mysterio or Wang Yang are on the list, even though it's kind of crazy to think about at first.
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