Maria Kanellis Speaks Out on Mike’s Prescription Drug Addiction, He Responds

Maria Kanellis opened up on her Instagram account about her husband Mike’s addiction to prescription drug medication, to which Mike would respond on his Twitter account.

If you’ve forgot just how much of an impact Mike & Maria had in their debut, we highly recommend you take a lesson in ‘the power of love’ and re-watch their debut from a few months ago. They had the attention of everybody in the arena and on social media, include JBL who had the infamous “he took her last name?” line.

Mike & Maria Kanellis arrive with the "power of love": WWE Money in the Bank 2017 (WWE Network)

Maria posted a lengthy message with a series of personal, emotive pictures to her Instagram account detailing how they are dealing with the experience and what it means to be addicted. Mike is now two months free of the prescription drugs.

She had this to say:

“This was the first week of my husband’s recovery from prescription drugs. This was the hardest week of my life. People try and give advice or you can read every book but the truth is there is no right way for a person to get clean. My husband was addicted to prescription drugs and I didn’t know. You blame yourself. You blame the business. You blame God. But, anyone can become addicted. No one is safe. A glamorous job doesn’t protect you from addiction. It truly makes you wonder about everyone around you. Is that person hurting? What’s that person’s story? In these photos you see Mike in the hospital, finding his appetite, trying to workout, having a match for the first time at WWE, and playing with my niece with the marks from the Clonidine patch the hospital gave him still on his arm. Addicts don’t look like the people in the movies sometimes. They are just people that took a road they shouldn’t have. Mike is doing great. He channeled all that energy into working out and being healthy. Mike wanted to quit. Now, as we move forward even though the road is hard. It’s the right road. I love you, My Friend. WE believe in you. You are a hero to so many. Keep Fighting. Keep Pushing. Be the Miracle. @therealmichaelbennett#keepingupwithkanellises #holdhandsnothate #poweroflove #45dayssober”

Here is the original Instagram post:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYVvkF2Ah2q/?taken-by=mariakanellis

In support of this, Mike had the following to say on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/902253810445426688

At this time it is unknown if his addiction played a contributing factor into his booking so far in WWE.

We at Wrestling Rumors wish the Kanellis family the best of luck and our thoughts as Mike continues to curb his addiction to prescription medication.

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