- The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Chris Benoit spoke to his next door neighbor Holly McFague, and a pool boy on Saturday, the day after investigators
believe Benoit killed his wife Nancy.
- In a TMZ interview, former WWE Diva Terri Runnels stated, "The boys eat Somas like candy." While the Chris Benoit tragedy has everyone (including the Feds) buzzing about steroids, Runnels says wrestlers have been getting high on Soma for years.
WWE issued a statement to TMZ.com in response, reading: "WWE finds the abuse of drugs and steroids to be unacceptable, and such behavior is actively discouraged. For 20 years the WWE has been doing something to address the issue of steroid and drug use. We instituted our first drug testing program in 1987. In February 2006, we instituted our latest and most comprehensive drug testing program ever as part of our new Talent Wellness Program as a deterrent to steroid and drug abuse . We cannot account for the poor personal decisions a small minority may make outside the workplace to undermine these efforts."
- Gregory Helms: "Blaming or criticizing pro wrestling is just an easy way out to try and explain a very complicated tragedy ... failed, former stars (and I use that term loosely) like Marc Mero are only making things worse by trying to cash in and turn a tragedy into a last few minutes of fame on TV. That is just pathetic."
- Kennedy, on Fox News Channel's "On The Record," said he had been drug tested five times since he entering WWE. Kennedy said he didn’t use steroids.
- Poll results: Should WWE push Lashley in light of the media coverage of steroid use?
Yes - 46%
No - 54%
- Wrestlingfigs.com reported that The Berzerker had signed on with Jakks for a Classic Superstars action figure.
- PWInsider.com reported that the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by former wrestling star Diamond Dallas Page against rapper Jay-Z is reportedly close to a settlement according to recent court documents filed in the United States District Court of California, Central District.
- Kimberly Nielsen, the former TNA knockout Desire, started a jewelry business on the web at www.myspace.com/kimberlysjewels
