-Cena and Jericho were in studio, while Bret joined the show via satellite.
– Owen Hart’s death was discussed
– John Cena, Chris Jericho and Bret Hart talked about how they found out about the Benoit tragedy and their reactions
– Each of them described how demanding of a lifestyle it is to be a professional wrestler at the highest level.
– A clip of Hulk Hogan from 2000 aired. Hogan talked about steroids in wrestling and how they became a big issue in the 80s when they were made illegal.
– John Cena spoke to Larry King at length and came off very well as the top star of WWE
– A video package said USA Today determined pro wrestlers are 20 times more likely to die before age 45 than professional football players.
– Ted DiBiase and Steve Blackman joined the show and gave their colorful input on the whole situation.
– Marc Mero was originally scheduled to be on the show but was bumped for some unknown reason. Mero has been very outspoken on Nancy Grace about the need to capitalize on this opportunity to make the industry less destructive.
– The entire 5 man panel addressed the issue that steroids were to blame for the tragedy. They all strongly defended the point that most of the countless wrestling deaths have been tied much more to pain pills and alcohol than steroids. This was a very heated segment.
– The Dr. Astin situation was discussed. Everybody agreed that it has the potential to be a huge story.
– Larry King interviewed the D.A. in charge of the Benoit case, Scott Ballard. Ballard said “only when toxicology reports come back will they be able to know for sure what contributed to the tragedies”
– WWE lawyer Jerry McDevitt joined the program and answered questions from callers.
Overall it was an excellent program with a lot of key issues being discussed passionately.
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