ESPN claims to have acquired over 1,400 pages of unredacted federal investigative documents into the probe of BioGenesis in 2013.
BioGenesis was investigated by the DEA in “Operation Strikeout” for steroids, which ultimately resulted in the conviction of clinic owner and biochemist Tony Bosch and seven associates. 21 MLB players, including Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, and Ryan Braun, were also suspended.
The obtained pages reveal that AEW broadcaster (and then-WWE wrestler) Paul Wight used to be one of Bosch’s clients.
In a 2014 interview, Bosch claimed that he treated Wight in 2009-10 and that his partner, Jorge “Ugi” Velazquez, gave the wrestler performance-enhancing drugs behind his back and Wight “advised him that wrestlers wanted stronger substances, such as Winstrol and Deca-Durabolin — which didn’t mesh with Bosch’s doping protocols.”
Velazquez called Bosch a “snitch” and added,
“What I believe it is, when you are doing a deal with the government, you need to bring stuff to the table to make yourself bigger so you can have more value. [Bosch] is trying to make himself bigger than he is, like always. He is a nobody.”
However, Wight and his lawyer Edward Brennan, have denied ever using steroids or availing Bosch’s services.
Wight claimed that Bosch was at his home for a “Thanksgiving open house” with other wrestlers and that the two met each other after the event.
Brennan declared that Wight never failed a drug test and that taking steroids would have endangered his life due to an endocrine system disorder.
Brennan said the following in a statement,
“Paul never treated with Bosch. Paul never took any PEDs from Ugi or anyone else. He is as clean as you can be. More importantly, he would never take any PEDs because of his underlying medical condition.”
