8. Matt Hardy Struggles with Drug Addiction
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During the Attitude Era of the 1990s, Matt Hardy was one-half of the Hardy Boyz, a duo of bad boys with high-flying moves that took them to the top of the wrestling game. Unfortunately, these bumps led to an addiction to painkillers, something many pro wrestlers have struggled with in the past. Hardy began acting erratically to those around him, including fans. After a significant weight gain that gave him nicknames like “Fatt Hardy” and “Matt Lardy,” he was cut from the roster. After leaving the industry, he was involved in multiple car accidents, threatened to commit suicide, and was arrested several times before finally going to rehab.
7. Eddie Fatu Loses His Life to Drugs
Via dopepicz.com
Eddie Fatu wrestled under the name of Umaga as part of Three Minute Warning and The Island Boyz and went head-to-head with some of the top talent in the WWE. Since at least 2007, Fatu struggled with substance abuse. After hormones were banned by the WWE, he illegally obtained some in 2007. After failing a drug test in 2009 and refusing to go to rehab to treat his drug addiction, he was released by the company. Unfortunately, in the same year, Fatu was found dead in his home. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of a variety of different drugs, including Valium and hydrocodone.
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