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Wrestling Stars Smacked Down for Steroid Use

10 suspended after they're named in doping investigation

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2007 3:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – Some top stars of World Wrestling Entertainment are being taken to the mat after a New York district attorney uncovered steroid use by over a dozen wrestlers. The list of athletes, obtained by the New York Daily News, includes big names like Randy Orton, Robert... Read full story »

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