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Recently former WWE champion John Cena was interviewed by CNN for a documentary they were doing called "Death Grip.....Inside Pro Wrestling." One of the topics covered in this interview was the use of steroids by the superstars. This is a very touchy subject with the WWE ever since the tragic murder suicide of Chris Benoit and his family earlier this year. There are two versions of the interview on the link provided. The first version is the unedited version of his interview in which he was asked, "Do you do steroids?" Cena's answer to that was simple, "Absolutely not!" The second version of that interview that aired on the documentary had Cena saying, "I can't tell you I've never done steroids, and you can't prove that I have."

I find this a terrible statement taken completely out of context by the editing staff of CNN. You have to watch both versions of the interview to get the full context of what John Cena was trying to say. I know that sports entertainment especially wrestling has been under the microscope in recent years because more and more athletes are dying due to complications from steroid use or doing something that is completely out of character, as in the case of Chris Benoit. I don't think it's fair to label these athletes are abusers or addicts because while some may make the choice to enhance their bodies in a non natural way, not every single person in the locker room is doing it. I feel that those who are should be punished for going against sports contracts, but for those who are clean why should they be punished and labeled for other's mistakes?

This is reality, there are going to be some superstars who cannot resist the ease of taking enhancements to remain on top of their game and that's a sad reality. I'm sure that the industry as far as wrestling goes is doing it's best to get help for these folks and to make sure that their health is taken into consideration first and foremost. I just feel it was wrong for CNN to shed such a negative light on what John Cena said, because that is not the context in which he made the statement.