WWF Drug and Sex Scandal That Rocked The Tabloids in 1992

Where Wrestling Was Before the 1992 WWE Scandal

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The WWF was tipped off that the Justice Department was investigating the company and mainly Dr. George Zahorian for illegal drug trafficking.

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But wrestling’s troubles weren’t even nearly over and would soon be presented to the world in the form of a top-rated Tabloid T.V. show, Donahue, on March 16, 1992.

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The WWF Exposé on the Donahue Show in 1992

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Murry Hodgson, Former WWF Commentator

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"The audience clapped enthusiastically when it appeared McMahon was feeling uneasy." 2022 wasn’t the only year WWE and Vince McMahon were involved in an unsavory scandal. In 1992, the then WWF and Vince McMahon were under fire due to a drug and sex scandal, and it was on T.V. for the world to see.

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