New York Department of State Issues Statement on Brock Lesnar

Ever since it was reported that Brock Lesnar may have potentially violated the USADA Anti-Doping policy, there has been speculation over his participation at “SummerSlam.”

WrestlingInc.com received an official statement by the New York Department of State, which is the body that governs the New York State Athletic Commission. They address whether Lesnar would be able to compete in his scheduled match with Randy Orton at “SummerSlam” in August:

In 2002, New York State passed legislation that scaled back the regulation of “professional wrestling” in many respects based on a recognition that the activity is entertainment rather than bona-fide athletic competition. Under current New York State law, “professional wrestling” is defined as wrestling “primarily for the purpose of providing entertainment to spectators and which does not comprise a bona fide athletic contest or competition” (NY Unconsolidated Laws section 8928-b[1]). As such, the State does not license individual wrestlers, and Mr. Lesnar is not a licensee of the New York State Athletic Commission. In the context of “professional wrestling,” as defined above, the State licenses only the promoter, such as the WWE. Per New York law, among other health and safety requirements that apply to the licensing of a promoter, the event promoter is required to have a physician examine each wrestler and determine whether each wrestler is medically fit to participate.

The question of whether Mr. Lesnar is fit to participate in a “professional wrestling” event is one that will be determined by the application of the professional medical judgment of the examining physician, the policies of the WWE, and the choices made by Mr. Lesnar with regard to his own participation leading up to the event date.

According to this statement, it would appear that Lesnar’s participation will be decided by himself, the examining physician, and WWE.

You can read the entire article at this link.

Editor’s Note:

To me, this basically gives Lesnar the pass to compete at “SummerSlam.” Because he is such a monetary draw for WWE, I believe that they will overlook anything that happened during his latest MMA run, and will allow him to participate against Orton.

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