Jeff Hardy arrested on multiple felony drug charges

Ex-WWE pro wrestler Jeff Hardy was arrested this week on multiple felony drug charges including "charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills and possession of anabolic steroids."

The Southern Pines Pilot newspaper reports word from the Moore County, N.C. sheriff's office that Hardy was arrested after "262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and items of drug paraphernalia" were uncovered.

Hardy has been formally charged with five felony counts including "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, & felony possession of cocaine." He was additionally charged with one misdemeanor charge of possessing drug paraphernalia.

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UPDATE: The ex-WWE/World champion was reported by the Pines Pilot to be in jail Friday but Jeff Hardy has since tweeted the following this Friday afternoon.... "Alot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern."

TMZ.com and PWInsider.com both report that Jeff Hardy was bailed out "by his brother," presumably Matt, though Jeff later tweeted that Matt didn't even know about the situation.

TNA champion Kurt Angle arrested on multiple charges

TNA champion Kurt Angle was arrested early Saturday morning on stalking and drug charges, reports PWInsider.com.

Angle was picked up in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania for allegedly violating a protection order placed against him on behalf of an unidentified female TNA performer. Angle also had two vials of HGH with him at the time of his arrest to which he claimed to have a valid medical prescription.

Four charges were lodged against Angle including illegal drug possession, violating a protection order, harassment and driving with a suspended license dating back from his previous arrest. The most recent arrest comes one day before Angle was slotted to defend the TNA title and two days before he could have been named to the "Dancing with the Stars" cast.

It would just be madness for ABC to let Angle on its top reality show at this point so the more debatable issue is with TNA. The company has placed Angle as its flagship and needs him to propel what's left of its already low PPV buyrates, That said, the second that this arrested stalker comes back into a TNA ring, he reflects badly back on TNA.

Whatever the short term cost, TNA should demonstrate that it respects the dignity of both its female fans and female performers by stripping Kurt Angle of the title and suspending him immediately, before the pay-per-view. Let Sting and Matt Morgan wrestle the main event on their own, they are both fully capable of it.