D-Von Dudley Admits He Used Steroids During First Three Years Of TNA Run

D-Von Dudley admits to steroid use.

Steroids in wrestling have always been a topic and prevalent, so much so that Vince McMahon was taken to trial in the early 90’s over the use of the performance-enhancing drugs.

Steroid use has been blamed for the early deaths of wrestlers.

Speaking to Vlad TV, D-Von Dudley admitted he took steroids during his career, but not with WWE.

“No, I actually took it during my TNA run. It wasn’t long-term. I did indulge in it, probably for about three years. I spent ten years in TNA. Three, three and a half years of using it. The only bad thing about it was, when I stopped using it, my body fell. I wasn’t looking all jacked. I was looking flabby. Now, I had to train all over again the way I used to train when I was a young boy. I had to get a trainer to help get my body right. Yes, I did use it when I left WWE and went to TNA for the first few years. After that, I stopped. I think that’s where the knee problems came in effect because I got to be almost 315 pounds. I was solid. Carrying all that weight around hurt my knees. I wore knee pads and braces my whole career. I kept saying to myself, ‘How the hell am I having knee problems?’ Carrying all that weight and bouncing around, you can’t do that and expect nothing to happen. I don’t blame TNA. I blame myself. I indulged in that stuff. Nobody put a gun to my head and forced me. I did it. I’m not ashamed. I did what I did in terms of the enhancements. Did it become a problem? No. Was I addicted to it? No,” he said.

D-Von said that he stopped using when he thought about his sons and wanting to be there for them as they continued to grow.

D-Von joined TNA in 2005 and remained with the company until 2014.

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