While the McMahons insists that steroid is not a problem in WWE, another WWE champion claimed that steroids were common during their time. He also admits that he too took anabolic steroids while his career in the professional wrestling is on its peak. In the interview of the Courier UK, Ted DiBiase Sr. or more popular as “The Million Dollar Man” talked about his life during and after his career in professional wrestling. The issue of steroids and drug abuse were just some of the topics discussed in the interview.

Who would expect that The Million Dollar Man, who is considered an evil villain and bad guy in the ring is now active in preaching in his Church. DiBiase played as mega rich wrestler who can buy anything including his own title. With first class flights, five star hotel accommodations, and extravagant spending, he was able to play the role effectively which did not only make him popular in the US but also in the UK.

At 56, Ted BiDiase Sr. is now active as an evangelical preacher. “A lot of people ask how I can be a Christian and talk about God and then go out in the ring and be the evil villain and the bad guy,” he told David Clegg of the Courier. “Well, my answer to that is that it is just showbusiness; it’s playing a role. As long as the message we send out is that good will eventually triumph over evil at the end of the day I have no problem with that.”

The Million Dollar Man came from a family of wrestlers. His mother and his stepfather were both professional wrestlers. Now his two sons are now taking the same road just like what their father did. Ted Jr. is now one of the WWE stars and Brett is also training as a wrestler. Ted Sr. said that he doesn’t want his children to be in wrestling because of the lifestyle and the nature of work of a professional wrestler which he said can destroy people. “When you walk into the wrestling business you realise you are going to live a great deal of your life away from home and it’s going to be very difficult for your family,” he said.

Dibiase also shared his views about the deaths of several wrestlers caused by steroids use. “You hear all of the sad stories about the deaths due to drink and drug addictions in wrestling, but I don’t know why wrestling gets pointed out and highlighted all the time, because it happens in Hollywood just as much as it does with us,” he said. “Now the WWE has what I believe is state-of-the-art drug testing and everybody gets tested. If you need rehab to get over addiction issues the company will put you through rehab. There are a lot of people who think you can’t have that kind of body without drugs, but you can,” he added.

He also confessed that he too used steroids during his career in the WWE. “I took steroids for a very short time. It should be obvious by looking at me that I didn’t take them regularly because I was in good shape, but I was never massive. My strength was my ability to talk and my work in the ring. I always looked like an athlete but I didn’t look like Charles Atlas,” DiBiase said.

The Hall of Famer said that he stopped using it when he realized the dangers of using steroids. “The thing about the steroids was I was always afraid of them and I finally had a doctor tell me about the effects and that warned me right off them — that was it for me with that stuff. The only other drug I took for a while was cocaine. Now this doesn’t sound like the Million Dollar Man, but I stopped doing that because I was cheap — I didn’t want to spend the money on it!”

Meanwhile, Kurt Angle was irritated when his name appeared in the list of clients of Applied Pharmacy Services. He posted on his twitter account that he had no connections with the Alabama steroid distribution ring. “Rumors by media keep coming up. I was under medical supervision for meds back in 2003-2005. I had no involvement in this Alabama case. Put it to rest and come up with new material to write about. You’re all hideous. I apologize for my stern comment, but I want to move on with my life and put the past behind me, mainly the mistakes I’ve made. That’s all,” Angle said.

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