Former Star Credits WWE For Saving His Life After 6 Years Of Sobriety

Former WWE, WCW and TNA star Shannon Moore has credited WWE for saving her life after six years of sobriety.

Shannon Moore is a former WWE, WCW and TNA star with a career that has spanned over three decades now. However, Moore found himself going down a dark path unfortunately and became an addict.

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Shannon Moore spoke about his addictions and how he fought through them. He said:

“I thought, in order to keep going at the caliber of an athlete that I am, I’m going to take this stuff… That’s all that mattered. Wrestling came first. Everything else was second. The first thing an addict does is start blaming people,”

“So, for me, there was a lot of resentment and blame, putting everything on my ex-wife. It was all my fault. I just wasn’t taking ownership [of the situation and my addiction].”

Moore went on to admit that one day, he packed a bag with guns and drugs before deciding to plan on driving to Florida to kill his ex-wife, and then killing himself.

Revealing that he called WWE’s “Road Dogg” Brian James who ultimately got into a WWE-sponsored rehab, Moore said:

“I said, ‘Hey, dude, you’re probably going to hear about me on the news. Something bad is going to happen. He reached back out, and the rest is history,”

Crediting the company for his recovery, Shannon said:

“Then I had one last desperate cry for help. The WWE saved my life,”

Explaining his hiatus from wrestling from his run with IMPACT ending, Moore said:

“That was the worst thing I ever did. I was sitting at home, I had time. I had money. And what do you do? You just party.”

“I think that’s the point where physical addiction set in. I was 13, 14, 15, 16, pretty much partying with these pro wrestlers… It was sex, drugs, and rock and roll for me.”

Revealing that he is now a counselor for other addicts in Tampa, Florida, Moore stated:

“I never had any interest in working in this industry. When I went in treatment, I’m like, ‘Man, this is pretty amazing. People are getting a second chance.’”

“A lot of wrestlers are scared to ask for help. They think it will label them as black sheep. I’m proof it won’t.”

WrestleTalk would like to congratulate Shannon Moore on his continued journey for sobriety.

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