ECW was known for its extreme characters, but like in the case of Sandman, many other stars on the roster struggled with their own demons in their private lives. Raven’s portrayal of a Grunge Rock-inspired cult leader got him over with fans, but like Sandman, he struggled with addictions, and naturally, the two ended up partying together.
“I meet Raven at a hotel in Cleveland, and I go in there, and he opens up a pill bottle, and he pours all these brightly colored pills out of his hand,” Sandman recalled, clarifying that he was offered ecstasy for the first time by Raven. “Raven and drugs – I guess there’s a common denominator there – so me and new drugs.” Sandman then claimed that he took the wrong amount of drugs from Raven and was so high he had to be looked after by an acquaintance of Raven’s who gave him acid the next day.
“The next day, apparently, freaking I hit New Jack with some acid, I think Tracy Smothers might have got a little bit, and somebody else,” he further recalled, warning people not to mess with acid or mushrooms as it isn’t for just anyone. Sandman then recalled stepping into his match, claiming that he can’t remember anything but the end of the match.
“Paulie had no problem with it,” he noted.
Sandman then added that Paul Heyman was so okay with his drug use, recalling another day when he was high on ecstasy.
“[Heyman] goes: ‘Go find New Jack and get some f**king cocaine in yourself right now.’ That was exactly what Paul Heyman said,” he claimed.
Sandman retired earlier this year during WrestleMania Weekend.
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