Former WWE Diva, Dawn Marie has admitted that she took steroids during her WWE career in a new profile piece on WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon. Read the excerpt below:
Dawn Marie Damatta, who performed with WWE from 2002 to 2005 and whose profile is still on the company website, said she has used steroids during the course of her wrestling career, which began in the late-1990s.
“I chose to take that shortcut,” Damatta said. “Did Vince 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.”
She said it is clear just from looking at the physiques of today’s WWE talent that steroid use is not as prevalent as it used to be. And she believes the drug-testing policy is also reducing the abuse of drugs such as painkillers and saving lives.
Damatta said she likes and respects Linda and Vince but believes they 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?”
Since being released while pregnant in 2005, Dawn has gone onto found Wrestler’s Rescue, a charity aimed at supporting retired professional wrestlers.
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Wow. Shocking. Never saw her as the type. But she did admit she couldn’t keep weight off easily, so I guess this was her choice.
Glad she owned up and showed respect for the program Vince and Linda put together.
Wow. Dawn’s been very open and honest about her career, and this just further solidifies it. Oh God, what I’d do to get my hands on her shoot interview.
Whoa. I’m surprised. Of all people I didn’t think she would. Kudos for honesty. I wonder how many other female wrestlers took steroids. I’ve always assumed it was just the guys.
Wasn’t she also under investigation for embezzling money from her own charity?
yeah cyndi she was but diva dirt hasnt said anything about that
dawn marie never seemed the type to but oh well
what do they do to woman?
Why would a female wrestler take steroids? They don’t need a bodybuilder look, and you can develop basic muscles with normal training. Or do steroids have other functions for a wrestler as well? It would make more sense to take drugs to increase endurance, painkillers or substances to help you loose weight.
“Wasn’t she also under investigation for embezzling money from her own charity?”
Yes, but the investigation isnt finished yet. But her lawyer admitted that “Wrestler’s Rescue” is not a registered charity. So there is no transparency of what happens to all the money.
“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?” ”
mickie james had time to study for a degree and i’m sure plenty others have.. it disappoints me when these semi-retired wrestlers act as if being a pro-wrestler wasn’t their choice. dawn has always been a favourite of mine, though, and i wish her luck with her recent problems.
I never knew that but at least she is honest and openly admitting it
When she were in WWE I didn’t
like her now I see why.
i love that diva dirt has gone out of their way to report on womens wrestling, but i’m irritated that they pick and choose what to ‘report’…why has there been no mention of the embezzlement claims against dawn marie?
Wasn’t she also under investigation for embezzling money from her own charity?
Diva Dirt seems to be very selective when it comes to news.
Melanie Reply:
July 28th, 2010 at 1:45 am
The_Eric & vonVile — If you’ve already read the ‘news’ elsewhere, why do you care whether we report it or not? You’ve already gotten the information.
“Or do steroids have other functions for a wrestler as well?”
Yes, they do. Looking at some of the wrestlers who have admitted to using steroids or were caught with them, they clearly weren’t using them to put on tons of muscle to look good on TV. One purpose in particular for some people’s steroid use is to speed up the healing process when injured.
“Diva Dirt seems to be very selective when it comes to news.”
DD always said they dont write about a wrestler’s personal life. They only make exceptions for positive (confirmed) news (wedding, engagement, births etc). That’s their choice and personally i like it like that. I don’t have to read about rumors concerning Traci/Kaz’ marriage etc, there are plenty of other sites where you can find that gossip.
Mikas: Exactly. We report what’s confirmed openly and in public. Confirmed being the key point. If a wrestler chooses to keep something private, then we respect their right to privacy. God knows they don’t have very much.
As far as Dawn goes, kudos to her for being open and honest. She’s a strong woman to admit something like this. Hopefully her physical wellbeing isn’t/wasn’t damaged too badly by her usage.
Seconded on kudos for being honest etc. though I she had how many actual matches during her tenure on SD? I mean what was she keeping up with exactly? I didn’t realise you needed steroids for endless bikini/lingerie/fashion/thankgiving fancy dress contests.
Looking Glass: The physique of the other women. Hard to keep it when you’re getting older.
To add on to what Jennifer said about reporting certain things, there is no sense in reporting rumors about the personal lives of these women just so people can judge them personally without even knowing the truth.
Divas and steroids are a moo point in WWE as it doesn’t enhance a diva look.
why would she take steroids thats just stupid.
1-she barely wrestled
2- she took steroids and still sucked(yeah I said it)
3- she wasn’t even there long enough to do anything really
and why would linda and vince assist former stars, hence the word former.
Steroids aren’t just for gaining muscle, there are different types that do different things. She most likely took Clenbuterol (or similar) which is a slimming/cutting steroid that sheds weight like crazy and gives a really toned hard look.
layglamacool:
1-She wrestled a lot. She even beated the crap out of Michelle once. And in the segment they both had on st patricks, the crowd was into Dawn Marie.
2- It’s an opinion based on your personal taste.
3- She was actually involved in a few storylines that actually got the crowd into it.
Research before being negative. Just because you’re still too young doesn’t mean she wasn’t a good diva when she was still active.
Steroids aren’t just for people to bulk up. There are fat burning steroids, and it’s rumoured many divas use them to keep in shape. It’s incredibly difficult to look like many of the women naturally, especially with a bust schedule.
Dave Meltzer was talking about this on WOL, and mentioned at least one male wrestler who was turned onto signature pharmacy by a diva.
Tammy Sytch has also openly admitted to using steroids in the 90s.
Im amazed how naive some people are when it comes to diva’s use of steriods or other drugs. Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble but a female’s body cant look the same 24:7:365. Why do you think so few active divas get pregnant for example?
But what is the point in pretending it didnt happen so to speak, Melanie?
i dont believe it fat burners are roids?? i didnt know that since she always put on weight & had curves i know torrie said shes never taken roids & i dont think she did…
fat burners aint really roids thou even thou weight loss is bad on the heaRT..