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#7 Subject of CNN scrutiny and editing
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In 2007, cable news network CNN ran a special entitled Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling.
Far from a fluff piece, the network was trying for a harangue of the industry, focusing on the steroid abuse that had been a part of wrestling subculture for some time. It was around this era that the WWE began its wellness program, and superstars were subject to random drug screening.
When CNN asked John Cena if he'd ever done steroids he replied: "Absolutely not." Later, when pressed, he also said: "I can't say that I haven't, but you'll never prove that I have."
CNN edited the footage and took out the phrase "Absolutely Not," making it seem that John was admitting to prior steroid abuse. CNN did not apologize but did replace the "absolutely not' phrase back into later airings of the special.
Cena managed to weather a storm that brought down such luminaries as Mark McGuire and Barry Bonds and did so in style with the full backing of the WWE.
