Information from old Biogenesis probe is uncovered.
A decade ago, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents did a federal investigation of the Biogenesis clinic, looking into the steroid use in baseball. Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz and Ryan Braun were among 21 players who ended up suspended. Tony Bosch and seven others were convicted.
ESPN obtained 1,400 pages of unredacted federal investigative documents naming other athletes linked to biogenesis, including AEW's Paul Wight.
In a 2014 interview, Bosch said he treated Wight in 2009-10. Bosch said his partner, Jorge "Ugi" Velazquez, was giving Wight performance enhancing drugs behind Bosch's back and that Wight "advised him that wrestlers wanted stronger substances, such as Winstrol and Deca-Durabolin -- which didn't mesh with Bosch's doping protocols."
Through his attorney, Edward Brennan, Wight said that Bosch was at his home for a "Thanksgiving open house" that included other wrestlers, but that Wight only met with Bosch one other time.
Brennan said Wight had never failed a drug test and stressed that any involvement with performance-enhancing drugs would pose a serious risk because of his having suffered from an endocrine system disorder.
"Paul never treated with Bosch," Brennan said. "Paul never took any PEDs from Ugi or anyone else. He is as clean as you can be. More importantly, he would never take any PEDs because of his underlying medical condition."
Velazquez has referred to Bosch as a "snitch," and said, "What I believe it is, when you are doing a deal with the government, you need to bring stuff to the table to make yourself bigger so you can have more value. [Bosch] is trying to make himself bigger than he is, like always. He is a nobody."
In the Biogenesis probe, federal authorities did not target athletes or hangers-on in their investigation, only the suppliers of the drugs.
Wight has not issued a public comment on the matter.
