9) Goldust: 3 days of hell
Like so many other wrestlers have experienced in the past, the realization that your time with the WWE is up really hits hard. For Goldust this caused a great deal of distress, ultimately leading to drug and alcohol abuse. Runnels admitted that his time out of the WWE consisted of wrestling for $1,000 a night, driving home and spending money on drugs and alcohol. Runnels admitted in his book that he had been taking drugs before matches, something that is a sin in the wrestling business. Runnels later hit rock-bottom going on a 3 day binge in his room, and it was at this point where Runnels finally realized things were getting out of control. He desperately called his late father Dusty for some help. After heading into rehab, Runnels made tremendous progress (he has officially been clean since May, 2008). In addition, Goldust made his long awaited return to the WWE, most notably joining forces with his brother Cody. Such a great turn around for this future Hall of Famer.
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