During Netflix’s Mr. McMahon docuseries (via Fightful), Vince McMahon spoke about telling Hulk Hogan to be honest about his steroid use in the early 90s. WWE was famously on trial for steroids after news broke in 1992 that Dr. George Zahorian sold steroids to wrestlers.
Bruce Prichard: “Dr. George Zahorian would come and he would have steroids, pain killers, sleeping pills, and different things that he would then prescribe to the talent.”
Vince McMahon: “It wasn’t illegal to buy steroids from a physician. I bought some from him. It was illegal to prescribe them just to sell them.”
Bruce Prichard: “Steroids, early on, were legal. However, when they became illegal, that’s when they became an issue.”
Vince McMahon: “I held a press conference and said, ‘I took steroids. Not anymore. We’re going to establish protocols and procedures to make certain none of our performers do either.’ The same day, Hulk Hogan went on the Arsenio Hall Show.”
Hulk Hogan: “I remember talking to Vince about going on Arsenio Hall. He thought it was a really bad idea.”
Vince McMahon: “My suggestion to him is to come clean. That’s not what happened. It was like, ‘Oh God, please. Just tell the truth. It’s so much easier.'”
Hulk Hogan: “I self destructed my own self. That was one of the worst decisions I ever made, not listening to Vince.”
Vince McMahon: “When you do stuff like that and don’t tell the truth then it’s an open door for people to come get you. Unfortunately, we were caught in the crosshairs as well.”
