Rob Van Dam speaks on Sabu wrestling his final match with Game Changer Wrestling on kratom.
On the latest episode of the 1 Of A Kind Podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke about the misconceptions of kratom and called out Dutch Mantell for stating that it’s worse than heroin.
“I’ve read comments saying, ‘GCW should be arrested on manslaughter.’ Wait, regardless of the cause of death three weeks later? Thank God these people aren’t in control and making relevant decisions,” Rob Van Dam said. “Dutch, you know nothing about kratom. It helps so many people.
“As my regular listeners know, I’m an advocate for kratom. It says in there Sabu got some kratom so he could make it through the match. The way Joey puts it, he said, ‘He was on another f*cking planet.’ I don’t like that he put that, I really doubt that’s true, but I’ve had people say that about me. In fact, I’m going to administer some kratom. Woooo! [Show Wooo! Energy Drink] Did you know Ric Flair has his own kratom? You didn’t know that. That shows you how dangerous this is.
“Joey is getting a bunch of heat. GCW is getting (a bunch of heat). People saying, ‘I can’t believe I supported them. They killed Sabu.’ First off, they didn’t give him the kratom. It was his own people. For sure, Sabu had some kratom. He eats it every day. I usually eat it every day. It’s good for blocking pain, sleeping, and anxiety. It’s a plant that comes from the coffee plant family. They dry the leaves, grind them into a powder, and you can put the powder into a capsule, a drink, gummies, or eat the powder. It tastes horrible.” [H/T: Fightful]
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