Guide Note

Professional wrestling organization World Wrestling Entertainment monitors the wellbeing of its performers with its "Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy."¹ It is also known as the WWE Talent Wellness Program.

Fast Facts

1. Implemented: February 27, 2006
2. Tests are administered randomly
3. Tests for illegal and prohibited substances
4. Tests cardiovascular health
5. Established after Eddie Guerrero's premature death
6. Potentially saved wrestler MVP's life²

• Performance enhancing drugs
• Stimulants
• Narcotic Analgesics
• Benzodiazepines
• Barbiturates
• Diuretics
• Prescription drugs
• Illegal drugs
• Muscle Relaxers
• Sleep Aids
• Anti-Estrogens

If a performer tests positive for any "non-medical use" drugs, he/she will be suspended without pay for 30 days.¹ The wrestler could also be fined for an amount equal to 30 days of pay.

If the wrestler commits a second offense, they will either be suspended for 60 days without pay, or be sent to rehab for an indeterminable time. The wrestler could also be fined for an amount equal to 60 days of pay.

Wrestlers suspended for their first or second offense may be used on televised events as the WWE sees fit. Each event pays $200.

A third offense results in termination from World Wrestling Entertainment.

The WWE reserves the right to release any talent at its discretion, regardless of how many offenses a wrestler has committed.¹