Edge has posted a message on his MySpace Blog responding to the
Sports Illustrated article that links him to HGH. The blog entry is
below.

Dear Blogees (did I just create a word?)

If you are reading this blog and it sees the light of day, than that
means that an article has been written by a Sports Illustrated
writer that states I received HGH from a pharmacy in 2003. So, I'll
cut right to the chase like I always do. It's true. However, it's
not exactly breaking, earth shattering news. It's actually old news.
I admitted to this on national television in Canada in 2004 on Off
The Record. When host Michael Lansberg asked me if I'd ever taken
steroids, without consulting me before the show, I was perturbed,
but answered without hesitation, "Yes, I have."

In hindsight, I'm glad he asked the question. It got it out in the
open and anyone who follows my career or supports me already knows
this information about me. I won't try to defend my actions. I took
them when coming back from my spinal fusion neck surgery when I was
told by doctors that it would help the bones grow back around the
screws and plate that were now inserted in my neck. I'm not
glorifying. I'm not condoning. Just telling you why I decided to
take them. I took blood tests, consulted doctors, read up, studied
them, got prescriptions, and decided to do it. That's pretty much it
folks, but I wanted you to get my response straight from me and not
through the words of another write. Now as I'm sure most you can
tell, I don't take steroids and haven't in a very long time, long
before the WWE drug testing wellness policy was implemented. Hell, I
barely see the inside of a gym anymore, let alone take performance
enhancing substances!

So, in closing, to the columnist (not the Sports Illustrated
columnist, but actually another one) who said a "roided up thing
called Edge" was at the NHL ALL Star Game a few weeks ago, in 2003,
this may have been true. Now, not in the least, as my random urine
tests, which have always been negative will attest. I guess I'll
take the fact that he thought I was as somewhat of a compliment. To
the fact that I've been lucky enough to have been gifted with a 6
foot 5, 240lb body naturally. And finally made it to the top of my
industry last year on my own, clean as a whistle. To those, like
that columnist and any other naysayers that will hold my past
against me? I've made mistakes. Will do so again in the future I'm
sure. But I won't hide from them. If you're reading this, you know
that's not my style.

Until next time, from everybody's favorite, clean urine,
Edgemiester!