The WWE has been very strict on their wellness policy. A couple of Superstars have been suspended, and/or let go, due to failing the random tests.

In this case the WWE is trying to protect themselves as steroids have become a hot topic lately in the media. And, if the media can link wrestlers' deaths to steroid use, then the WWE will be hit hard by alot of negitive press. They are merely taking initative in pointing out that the media is trying to make this death about steroid abuse, even though, the police department and coroner have not made any such statements in their public reports.

The WWE is a public company, and has to answer to its shareholders. So, they are taking a proactive stance to protect the company's name and standings.

There have also been quite a few wrestler deaths in the last few years, that have also made the Wrestling industry a target of negitive attention:

Louie Spicoli
Louie Spicoli had taken a large quantity of the drug Soma and large quantities of alcohol. It was rumored he died of a heart attack but the actual cause of death was suffocation on his own vomit.

Brian Pillman
Brian Pillman died of a heart attack. Even though it's rumored to be caused by use of drugs and alcohol Pillman's death was actually caused by a heart condition that was not detected. He died peacefully in his sleep in his hotel room the day of WWE's Badd Blood PPV.

Ravishing Rick Rude
Rick Rude died of a heart attack on April 20, 1999. A bottle of prescription pills(for his bad back) was found by his side and it's rumored that he had overdosed on them. He was 40 years old.

The Renegade
The Renegade whose real name is Rick Williams committed suicide by shooting himself in 1999. Williams had been recently released from WCW. When Williams first went to WCW he was given a huge push but soon after he dropped off a WCW television and Williams never could handle it.

Owen Hart
Owen Hart died from falling from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City on May 23, 1999. It is believed while Owen was about to make his entrance from the roof his Blue Blazer costume got caught in the rigging wires which were being used to lower him. Owen fell over fifty feet and landed in the ring. He died of critical shock trauma caused by the impact of the fall.

Miss Elizabeth
On May 1, 2003, Elizabeth Huelette was at Lex Luger's home when she passed away. Huelette had some alcohol to drink after she had taken pills. The official cause of death was a drug overdose. Elizabeth was 42 years old.

Yokozuna
October 22, 2000 marks the day "Yokozuna" (Real Name: Rodney Anoia) passed away due to a heart attack. Anoia weighed in at almost 600 pounds at the time of his death. He was 34 years old.

The British Bulldog
Davey Boy Smith, better known to many as "The British Bulldog" passed away on May 17, 2002. Smith suffered a heart attack and was only 39 years old at the time of his death.

Road Warrior Hawk
On October 19, 2003, at the age of 46, Micheal Hegstrand died of a heart attack. Hegstrand was moving into a new house with his wife, and went to rest after complaining about chest pains. Hegstrand never woke up.

Crash Holly
On November 6, 2003, at the age of 34, Michael Lockwood (known to wrestling fans as Crash Holly in WWE & Mad Mikey in TNA) was found dead in the home of former ECW & current WWE star Steven Richards' house. Lockwood was found face down in a pool of his own vomit and blood, with choking ruled as the possible cause of death. It is believed Lockwood overdosed on over 90 pills of Carisoprodol after an empty bottle was discovered by police authorties.

The Wall/Malice
On December 5, 2003, at the age of 36, Jerry Tuite (known to wrestling fans as The Wall in WCW & Malice in TNA) was found dead in his hotel by wrestlers Nosawa and La Parka while on an overseas tour with All Japan. The cause of death was ruled a sudden heart attack.

Hercules Hernandez
On March 6, 2004, at the age of 47, Raymond Fernandez (known to wrestling fans as Hercules Hernandez in the then WWF) was found dead at his home in Tampa, Florida as a result of a heart attack.

Big Bossman
On September 22, 2004, at the age of 42, Ray Traylor (known to wrestling fans as Big Bossman in the WWF/WWE) was found dead at his home as a result of a massive heart attack.

Eddie Guerrero
On November 13, 2005, at the age of 38, Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was scheduled to take part in WWE's big SuperShow TV taping for both RAW and SmackDown. Eddie was found with a toothbrush in his mouth near the bathroom area of the hotel room. Cause of death was ruled as a heart failure.

Almost all of the above death were heart attacks, which can be directly attributed to steroid and/or drug abuse. No other sport has had as many deaths in recent years, and so it has become a huge target in the media.

Tishwitch wrote:

They're not competitive wrestlers, so their contract is not dependent on being clean. .

Um... Yes it is:

WWE Wellness Policy wrote:

Under the Policy, WWE Talent may be tested on a random and/or reasonable suspicion basis. The initial test of all Talent will be considered "baseline" testing. No discipline will be imposed for a positive test on the baseline test. The results of the baseline test, if positive for any prohibited substance, will be utilized thereafter by Dr. Black to determine if use has continued. After the baseline test, subsequent positive tests for non-medical use of a prohibited substance will result in disciplinary action. For testing positive the first time, a Talent will be suspended for 30 days without pay. A second positive test results in a 60-day suspension without pay or, if Dr. Black so determines, in-patient care at a substance abuse facility, during which the Talent also will be suspended without pay. A third positive test results in termination.

Read the full policy here:
http://corporate.wwe.com/documents/TalentWellnessProgramOutline2-27-06CORPweb.pdf

Also, under Section 9.2, sub-section "B" of a standard WWE Talent Contract it states:

WWE TALENT CONTRACT wrote:

(b) TALENT shall establish his own method of physical conditioning, shall select time for conditioning, duration of conditioning and form of conditioning. TALENT shall select time for sleep, time for eating, and time for other activities. TALENT shall select his own foods, vitamins and other ingested items, excepting illegal and/or controlled substances and drugs, which are prohibited by COMPANY's Drug Policy.

So, if they do illegal drugs or steroids they are in breach of policy, as well as breach of contract. And, subject to termination.

They did not even release what type of steroids were found. Oral, injection, or topical?

I use to be prescribed a topical steroid for a skin condition I had as a kid.

There's a big difference between that kind and Anabolic-androgenic steroids, but the media doesn't seem to care when they just get to say, "OMG!!! A wrestler died!!! And there were steroids found in his house!!!!! AGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Syd Lexia wrote:

Didn't Brian Pillman commit suicide? Also, you forgot the Von Erichs. They were like 80 of them and they're all dead except for Kevin. Curt Hennig is dead as well. Terry Gordy too.

Gordy died of a heart attack on July 16, 2001 due to a blood clot.

I was just pointing out the "Drugs/Steroids" related ones. Though Hennig's does fit the bill.

Curt Hennig was found dead in a Florida hotel room, just before a scheduled wrestling match. The Tampa Coroner's office and the Tampa Medical Examiner's office declared acute cocaine intoxication the official cause of his death. His father said a lethal combination of steroids and painkillers contributed to his death.

And, The Von Erich family was just cursed:
Fritz Von Erich (The Father) - died of Lung Cancer in 1997.
Jack Adkisson (Fritz's 1st son.) - died of Electricution & Drowning at age 7.
David Von Erich - died in 1984 of acute enteritis.
Kerry Von Erich - committed suicide by a shot to the heart in 1993.
Mike Von Erich - suicide in 1987 by intentional overdose of a tranquilizer.
Chris Von Erich - suicide in 1991.
Kevin Von Erich - The last one of the Von Erichs, still alive... for now.

Also, forgot Bam Bam Bigelow, he was found dead in his home Jan 19, 2007. Bigelow had been suffering from a persistent infection and diabetes.