Hello and welcome to the WrestleTalk News
- I’m Oli Davis.
Drew Gulak, Wrestling Hero
When you’re as into professional wrestling
as I assume you all are - because you’re
watching a video on professional wrestling
news right now - it’s easy to lose sight
of just how crazy and bizarre the business
and medium are.
But, occasionally, something punctures the
wrestling bubble where you step back with
a big grin on your face and observe, ‘that’s
awesomely stupid’.
For Raw viewers this week, it was when Kurt
said “Oh god those trucks are worth $12
million.”
But for Kevin Owens, it was when he saw Drew
Gulak boarding a plane.
“I just saw @MojoRawleyWWE walking towards
the gate at the airport next to someone whom
I assumed must have been some sort of big
time Texas oil tycoon...
As they got closer, I realized it was @DrewGulak
wearing a giant cowboy hat.
Good morning!”
Owens followed up the tweet with a picture
of a Drew in the wild!
It turns out the Cruiserweight Division’s
unsung hero had actually gone full Texas,
as Ariya Daivari revealed more of Gulak’s
look:
“To back up @FightOwensFight tweet...this
is what I had to look at for 2 hours at dinner
last night.”
And Drew himself hinted at a future cattle
ranch owner career on Instagram.
Gulak’s promos and character work on Raw
and 205 Live is amongst the best in WWE, but
because audiences have been conditioned not
to react to Cruiserweights, he rarely gets
the reaction he deserves.
So let’s take a moment to savour the Master
of the Powerpoint Presentation.
But while Drew’s been shooting like a Cowboy,
a top WWE star has been accused of shooting
something else…
Roman Reigns Steroid Accusation
In a YouTube interview posted last Thursday
11th January, filmmaker Jon Bravo spoke to
Richard Rodriguez, a Miami gym owner arrested
last February and charged “of heading a
$10 million international steroid production
and distribution ring.”
Of the 50 alleged customers the United States
Attorney’s Office has in their case against
him, Rodriguez has named three: actors Josh
Duhamel and Mark Wahlberg...and WWE superstar
Roman Reigns.
“I’m just trying to clear my name and
just make people well aware that there’s
a lot more people out there that were involved…
One of them in particular is a very famous
wrestler by the name of Roman Reigns.”
While Rodriguez’s accusations are made without
corroboration, and as such should be taken
with skepticism, his interview has received
so much mainstream attention since its release,
Joe Anoa’i (Roman’s real name) has issued
a statement in reply:
“I have never heard of Richard Rodriguez
or Wellness Fitness Nutrition.
I learned from the mistake I made nearly two
years ago and paid the penalty for it.
Since then, I’ve passed 11 tests as part
of WWE’s independent drug testing program.”
The mistake Reigns references is his Wellness
Policy violation in June 2016, for which he
was suspended by WWE for 30 days.
But according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter,
that violation was for the athletic performance
enhancer Adderall - not steroids.
Although WWE never confirmed what the substance
was.
A representative for Mark Wahlberg has also
denied Rodriguez’s claims, issuing the statement,
“These accusations are completely false.”
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