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Do you think Andrew "Test" Martin should've gotten a mention on Raw last night? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 91/100. Marcola (1743)   ranked 1 out of 494 in wwe9 months ago

I would've loved to have seen a tribute show and get comments from his peers. I know that's unrealistic of me because he hasn't wrestled for the company in awhile, which seems to be the practice that they only do it for wrestlers that die under WWE's watch. Heck, they didn't even give an "In Memory Of" graphic at the start of the show. I know there was a brief mention of him on WWE.com, but it would've been nice to see them do more than that. Of course, I have read that steroids and painkillers were discovered in his apartment and all of this is after the Benoit Tragedy and we know how the media was all over pro wrestling following that. I also read on a message board that fans had signs confiscated that were made to pay tribute to Test. Do you think it's right for them to confiscate those signs? What would happen if Randy Orton or Batista died on WWE's watch? Their bodies don't look too natural and both are seemingly exempt from WWE's Wellness Policy possibly due to their relation to Triple H and position in the company. Heck, I've even read a rumor that Vince does/did steroids! So, what do you think? Do you think it's unfair that Andrew "Test" Martin didn't get a mention on Raw?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 94/100. renemouche (705)   ranked 408 out of 494 in wwe   9 months ago

Taking the signs away is typical WWE or really Vince trying to control everything. I know that test was not under contract with the WWE but he was in some major storylines and had many fans, while he was a wrestler for the company and your right, he should have atleast gotten a graphic and the begining of the show.


I dont know what the wwe would do if something like that happend Orton or Batista. Randy has 2 stikes against him already if I remember right and this whole I.E.D thing there going with now is a real condition associated with prolonged steroid use. Would the wwe just act like they never existed? The only reason why they never mention Benoit is because of the crime asssociated with him, if he had just died of steriod use I think the wwe would have taken a different action. Its sad that the WWE acts like Benoit never existed.

I have read that rumor about Vince too.


myLot reputation of 91/100. Marcola (1743)   ranked 1 out of 494 in wwe  9 months ago

I never knew I.E.D had any connection with steroid use. Yeah, the whole Benoit situation is sad. He provided so many great memories for us, but Vince would never come out and agree that Benoit's brain was severely damaged to the point of being reminiscent of an 85-year old man with alzheimers as has been reported. Also, their wellness policy probably wouldn't exist if Eddie Guererro and Chris Benoit hadn't passed. It all is very unfortunate.


myLot reputation of 94/100. renemouche (705)   ranked 408 out of 494 in wwe  9 months ago

24wrestling.com had an article the day after they came out with the I.E.D. angle for Orton about it beging and real condition and has been linked to steroid use. Not in all cases but in some.


myLot reputation of 91/100. Marcola (1743)   ranked 1 out of 494 in wwe  9 months ago

That makes sense, considering how I.E.D is defined and the talk about roid rage.

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2. myLot reputation of 83/100. kris182_2000 (1360)   ranked 423 out of 494 in wwe   9 months ago

It's typical of them to do things like this.

The whole corporation is going crazy. I'm almost ready to stop watching the shows because of this.

Last night's show was a flop, I thought there would be more to it than not even mentioning Test.

Given that Andrew Martin grew up near to where I live, it would have been nice to have him acknowledged.


myLot reputation of 91/100. Marcola (1743)   ranked 1 out of 494 in wwe  9 months ago

I agree. The show really wasn't a smash hit, by any means. It seemed to me that the number of professional wrestlers dying young had decreased a great deal since the end of 2007, so I was really shocked to read the news of his passing last Saturday.

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. charblaize (384)   ranked 4 out of 494 in wwe   9 months ago

WWE is going downhill from when it first came about. I fee the writers are losing things to talk about, going in strange directions, and becoming "boring." I do not feel it is right for them to take the signs, not to mention "Test" on television or put an In Memory Of at the end of the segement. I know they did have a claim of "regards" on the WWE site. This may also be due to the family, some do not want it advertised per se.
Many of these wrestlers you don't know what all they do or have done in the past. I know many look "big" and not normal but many do have personal trainers that DO NOT give out steroids. Even though many of the things on WWE are an act, there is ways to really get hurt and I have seen many get addicted to pain killers and other medications. But many do things by the book and work at what they have and how they look. Just remember because there is one bad apple don't mean they all are rotten. I really feel they need to acknowledge and treat their employees with more respect, diginity, and care.
I can understand why they didn't mention much of Benoit because of the crime, Orton with the storyline.......they need to pay more attention to the Wellness Program and I am sure if it was someone else pulling what Orton has, they would be terminated. There is more on other people also, we hear about, then others we don't hear anything that done the same thing. Just like anywhere, one can't the other can..........


myLot reputation of 91/100. Marcola (1743)   ranked 1 out of 494 in wwe  9 months ago

Yes, I am quite aware of WWE being a scripted form of entertainment. I'm not sure who said this, (possibly Kevin Nash, IIRC) but I guess painkillers and alcohol are supposed to be a lethal combination. I'm not pretending to be a fox news reporter that says steroids are the prime factor in wrestler's death. Sure, there are plenty of wrestlers that don't do steroids, but when you look at Randy Orton and Batista, do you really think they haven't experimented a bit? Is it fair that they don't give Test a mention, yet Randy Orton and Batista (when he comes back) are always in the top storylines? That was basically my point of starting this discussion and I don't consider Test a bad apple. I find the whole situation to be very depressing. Actually, he did an interview a few years back that's worth listening to or reading in which he talked about the business and wrestlers dying young.


myLot reputation of 95/100. charblaize (384)   ranked 4 out of 494 in wwe  9 months ago

Any type of drugs, alcohol or any other medications in combination can be fatal. I know that not all wrestlers have died because of this but of other reasons, whether it be self-inflicted, accidents, or normal causes. Many have may experimented while starting out and waiting to become the "star" of the show. I am sure some have turned it away and done it the hardworking way. Batista and all the other Legends, older generation, I feel they will always keep in the spotlight because that is where their money is coming from and their "famous."It is sad when we only hear about the ones who died this way.

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