After we posted a photo of a new look Adam Rose on Wednesday night, he took to Instagram to address the pic. He revealed that he’s gotten clean and sober since leaving WWE and credits them for helping him with rehab. He also said that he’s now 258 pounds. He was 201 in WWE. He said,
“My weight gain has caused some interest so let me explain. Before coming to the #WWE, I weighed 236 lbs. When I performed as #LeoKrugar, my weight was around 225 lbs.. When I made the transition to #Adamrose, I was asked to refrain from weight training so the character would not look like a #prowrestler at all, and also to get as far away from the Krugar character as possible. My weight as Adam was around 201 lbs.. unfortunately, as everyone now knows, while in the WWE, I developed a drug addiction which lead to me losing considerable weight and getting sick. At my worst I weighed in at 176 lbs in the WWE.. I was living on a smoothie a day and barely ate.. After a long stint in rehab, thanks to the WWE, I was able to clean up and get my life back together. Currently I weigh 258 lbs and feel good. I weight train religiously and eat food again.. probably too much food.. but I enjoy it so not gonna stop. I’m happy and on a much better track.. thank you.”
Rose, whose real name is Raymond John Leppan, left WWE in 2016.