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AEW's Brian Cage Defends PED Use
Wrestling Inc. • • technology
Key Points:
- Brian Cage openly admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), including testosterone replacement therapy, during an interview on "The Smoothvega Podcast," emphasizing that steroids are not a magical shortcut but require hard work.
- Cage highlighted that many athletes use peptides and PEDs responsibly, distinguishing between use and abuse, and noted recent changes in federal classifications and research challenging links between steroids and cardiac arrest.
- Addressing the controversial topic of steroids in pro wrestling, Cage disputed the notion that steroid use caused Chris Benoit's 2007 double murder-suicide, arguing that the event was premeditated and involved other factors.
- Cage revealed he did not use steroids during his early indie wrestling career and initially avoided them due to fears of "roid rage," which he now considers largely a myth used to explain pre-existing anger issues.
- Quotes are sourced from "The Smoothvega Podcast," with transcription credited to Wrestling Inc.
