Maven talks about his steroid usage during his time in WWE, whether or not the company was okay with it, and more.
There was a time in WWE when if a wrestler didn't look like John Cena or Batista, they wouldn't be considered for a top spot on the card. While that has since changed for the better, maven was the WWE Superstar during a time when wrestling was still a body business.
The inaugural Tough Enough winner discusses his steroid usage in his latest YouTube video. Maven broke down the different types of performance-enhancing drugs, including HGH and Anavar, which he says gave him the best results along with Winstrol.
Discussing the culture around steroids backstage in WWE during his time as a superstar, Maven reveals that WWE retained the right to get rid of anybody for illegal drug use, and he also says WWE never paid for his steroids.
"It was all out of my pocket, and at the end of the day, it was 100% my decision," he admits.
Maven also says he never saw anyone take steroids backstage and says all of his activities were done in his home.
"It's not something that most guys would freely discuss with other guys now. You could ask somebody maybe, 'Hey, what are you on?' Actually, anytime I was asked, somebody looked at me and asked, 'Hey, what are you on?' I took that as a compliment, man. That was a point of pride because that told me that I was getting the results I was looking for," he said. "Anything I did, I did in the comfort of my own home, and I just sort of find myself, and I never saw anyone backstage holding on to it or injecting themselves in any way."
Maven also said that he's happy the culture in wrestling has moved beyond performance-enhancing drugs. However, he believes he got more opportunities while he was on PEDs.
"Never was I ever led to believe that I was that my job was in jeopardy in any way. I do remember, you know, a few guys being released, you know, for performance-enhancing drugs. My understanding of it was that that was just WWE's way at the time to let them go," he said. "Me personally, I do feel like when I looked like this, I got more opportunities to be on WWE television at the time. Can I prove that? No, I wouldn't. I also know what the culture was like back then. I'm actually extremely happy to know that wrestling, not only in the WWE but wrestling as a whole, has moved in a different direction.
"I'm not saying I would have made any different decisions. I know me, I wouldn't have," he added. "There's a good chance that that that stuff like this is gonna go to harm me moving forward. Hey, that's the that's the hand I was dealt. That's the hand, more importantly, I dealt myself. I accept the repercussions of my actions."
Maven has been very candid on his YouTube account and even detailed his earnings while with WWE. Learn more here.
Maven also talked about being considered to win the WWE Intercontinental Champion at one point and why that never happened. Learn more here.
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