Anyone have any guesses as to who might be gone?

Here's my prime suspects: (spoilers due to taping this weeks broadcast.)

Batitsta, Edge, Kennedy, Funaki (WTF), Orton.... to name a few.

That list ESPN/SI puts out every time drugs and wrestling is mentioned is just plain silly. They should be a bit more intelligent with their listings, as Funaki I believe left the WWE what? Two years ago?

According to ObsessedWithWrestling.com, Funaki is still on the Smackdown roster.

Also, it seems that Cryme Tyme was released.

I can see the possibility of steroids/HGH in the taller of the two in CT, but Sho Funaki? I doubt it, especially if its HGH usage.

Hey, it's always the small, quiet ones that no one expects.

they were let go for a telling Cade and Murdoch that they werent responsible for what happens in the ring. Hinting that they were going to work them stiff. C and M convinced the ref to fast count them and CT was pissed so they took the belt off of the refs pants and auctioned it off, this of course wasnt in the script. They were let go for their threats and the actions with the ref.

Yeah, I read that Mike. To me, that illustrates what's wrong with pro wrestling.

The whole damn lot of 'em are childish.

lol besides the fact that they have given up on making it seem "real", and gone for a bit more entertainment.... I know i they cant hide the fact thats its fake, but damn atleast make it seem like they hate each other.

I believe Regal was one suspended as well, hence the Cena injuring him angle.

From the NY Daily News:

- The WWE was rocked again today, after several of wrestling's top names emerged in the Albany district attorney's probe into a widespread Internet doping scandal.

The wrestling congomerate based in Stamford announced that it will suspend 10 of its biggest stars for violation of its wellness policy.

Top wrestlers Randy Orton, Charles Haas, Adam "Edge" Copeland, Robert "Booker T" Huffman, Shane Helms, Mike Bucci, Anthony Carelli, John "Johnny Nitro" Hennigan, Darren "William Regal" Matthews, Ken "Mr. Kennedy" Anderson and Chavo Guerrero were all identified as clients of Signature Pharmacy in Orlando, the site raided by Albany County and Florida law enforcement agencies in February for distributing steroids and other prescription drugs to clients who had not been examined by doctors. The investigation is part of a probe into illegal Internet drug distribution by Albany D.A. David Soares.






For those who don't know, Mike Bucci is Simon Dean and Anthony Carelli is Santino Marella.

They already released Simon Dean over the weekend. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

I believe Orton was suspended for sixty due to this infraction and that he was already suspended once this year behavioral problems (read as: getting high in a hotel room in Europe, and then trashing it).

The rest of the superstars were suspended for thirty days. Except, obviously, for Bucci who has already been released, as Front just said. With Edge already out with an injury, it doesn't matter as much for him. The name on the list that surpised me the most was Chavo Guerrero. Steroids had a lot to do with Eddie's death, so I'm surprised to see that Chavo had anything to do with with them.

However, we really don't know the whole story here. Edge may have only used steroids when he had a perscription for them after his neck surgery. Maybe Ken Kennedy needed to have steroids in order to properly rehab his shoulder injury. The things is that we just don't know. And we probably never will...

There's probably a lot going on with all of this. Some of it may be legit (bad) steroid use, some of it may be actual medical reasons, but the WWE isn't taking chances. You know how the media is; one guy takes a prescribed steroid for an actual medical reason, and the headlines will be all about how steroids are being handed out like candy.

That said, I don't think anyone should be surprised that anyone in the wrestling industry is involved in this stuff. The WWE especially has been known to seek out and push large wrestlers - regardless of talent - over smaller guys. They want comic book characters, not athletes. I think it was Lex Luger who said that while no one ever told him outright to take steroids, they would strongly imply that you'd go farther if you had certain measurements...measurements that you couldn't get by just working out.