10 Most Inspirational Rehab Comebacks In Wrestling

7. Marc Mero

Like many others in the business, Marc Mero had issues with drink and drugs, including steroids. The difference is that Mero had had problems in his life long before entering the wrestling business: since he was a teenager, in fact. Living on painkillers for years while an active wrestler, Mero would overdose and nearly die on three separate occasions. He blamed the life of a professional wrestler for his addiction, something that caused no little controversy amongst his peers in the business who€™d never used performance enhancement drugs or become hooked on prescription drugs, despite working the loop hurt and injured just like he had. He would also anger a fair few people with his comments after the Chris Benoit tragedy, speaking candidly about steroid use in the industry at a time when WWE€™s publicity machine was working overtime trying to play down stories of rampant drug abuse and failure to look after the wrestling talent. WWE talent giving interviews on the subject were instructed to bury and discredit Mero wherever possible. Today, Mero works as a high profile motivational speaker in schools and colleges, warning young people on the dangers of drug abuse and bullying. One of his videos went viral in January this year, spreading around the Internet on the mainstream media as well as wrestling sites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0Twlt1aek