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  • Collection: Scandal and the Complications of Niche Reporting

Accounts of the final day of the trial and an announcement of the verdict as Vince McMahon is found not guilty on all charges. Articles are included again examining the mainstream media's reaction.

An incredibly detailed account of the entire Vince McMahon federal steroid trial. Notes on the entire trial and called witness testimony. Also included is an editorial addressing the coverage of the mainstream news media and its lack of interest in…

A large issue titled "TitanGate." This issue provides a chronology of the issues concerning steroids and sexual impropriety plaguing the WWF starting with the Zahorian trial in 1991.

Amid allegations of sexual impropriety, two higher up members of the WWF staff resign.

In this particular issue, Hulk Hogan's appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show was reviewed, an appearance where he denied taking steroids recreationally. The issue also contains the transcript of a press conference given by Vince McMahon with regards to…

The World Wrestling Federation announces they are implementing steroid testing as part of their overall drug testing policy.

Dr. George Zahorian is found guilty on 12 counts of selling steroids without just medical reasons. Zahorian had been the Pennsylvania Commission doctor assigned to WWF wrestling events. The investigation and conviction of Zahorian led directly to…

A review of the testimony of one former WWF wrestler who claimed he was instructed to use steroids

A brief overview of the start of the Vince McMahon trial.
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