- The WWE hired four of five wrestlers who tested positive for steroids in "pre-contract" testing conducted in 2007 and 2008.

- The WWE regularly approved "therapeutic use exemptions," explicitly allowing the use of steroids as part of a "testosterone replacement acceptance ptogtam" for wrestlers who abused steroids in the past.

- Test results from the 'WWE's top competitor, Total Nonstop Action' Wrestling, reveal that a large proportion of TNA wrestlers have also tested positive and that there are significant weaknesses in the TNA testing program.

The Committee obtained information relating to the death of Chris Benoit. According to WWE officials, Mr, Benoit was tested four times for steroids prior to his death. He tested positive three times, but each time he received only a warning or no penalty at all. The Committee obtained no evidence that efforts were made to discourage his steroid abuse.

World Wrestling Entertainment Policies and Practices

According to documents provided to the Committee, the WWE had a steroids testing program in the 1990s that was eliminated in 1996, On October 25, 1996, the WWE's Chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, issued a memo explaining his decision. The memo stated: "the incidence of illegal and performance enhancing drugs is so slight that group testing is no longer cost effective or necessary."

In March 2006, Mr. McMahon reinstituted the steroids testing program after press reports suggested that the death of popular WWE wrestler Eddie Guerrero four months earlier was linked to steroid abuse.' Under the new WWE policy, the first series of tests were considered "baseline tests." 'Wrestlers were informed in advance that they would be tested and that no penalties would be imposed. The documents produced to the Committee indicate that 75 of the 186 wrestlerc (40%) tested positive for steroids or other drugs.

After this initial baseline testing, the WWE began imposing penalties for wrestlers who tested positive. Despite these penalties, between March 2006 and March 2008, testing of WWE wrestlers resulted in an additional 34 positive test results for steroids. The WWE, also reported to the Committee that there were an additional 23 positive tests for other drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy, and methadone.

The drug policy was weakened when Mr. McMahon allowed wrestlers to perform even in cases where they had been suspended as a result of positive drug tests. On August 21, 2006, the WWE issued an amendment to the substance abuse policy stating that the WWE "may, at its discretion, schedule the Talent to work selected televised events without pay and pay-per-views with pay during the 30 day suspension period."