Former WWE star Ryback recently took to his podcast, “Shooting Blanks,” to talk about several professional wrestling topics.
Here are the highlights:
WWE not immediately announcing Samoa Joe’s violation:
That seems really shady in itself. This goes back to a lot of the things they do. This is where there’s holes in the drug testing [with WWE]. When a guy tests positive, the guy should be suspended and it’s announced immediately. That shows that the drug testing company is a bulls*** thing. That should be enforced immediately. Those part-timers who come in – these guys aren’t getting drug tested and it’s not fair to the full-time talent.
How often he was tested in WWE:
It was 5, 6, 7, 8 times [a year] – somewhere in that range. It was quarterly. I think there was a period where I went 4-5 months without getting tested and that was the longest ever. Right after I got tested every time. They knew I was clean and I wasn’t doing marijuana or anything like that at the time. When you’re constantly getting clean tests, they’re not as concerned. But the guys who get popped for weed get tested all the time. If you do fail for PEDs, you’re probably gonna be tested a lot more.
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H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions
