Dawn
Marie Damatta, who performed for World Wrestling Entertainment from
2002 to 2005, admitted to the Connecticut Post that she used steroids
during the course of her tenure in the organization.
"I chose to
take that shortcut," the former WWE Diva said. "Did Vince (McMahon) tell
me to take that shortcut? No. Did WWE? No. Why did I do it? Because I
thought that's what I needed to do in order to keep up ... There was no
testing policy."
Damatta feels one only needs to take a look at
the physiques of present day WWE talent to know that steroid use is not
as prevalent as it was in the past. She also believes the company's drug
testing policy has reduced the abuse of drugs such as painkillers,
therefore saving lives. However, she feels Linda and Vince McMahon could
do more to assist former talent.
"Wrestlers are taken as
children, thrown into this industry and then we're dumped back out as
adults. There's no learning in the world. We're on the road, traveling,
hustling, getting beat up," Damatta said. "Where do I go? What do I put
on a resume?"
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