5 times Vince McMahon helped Superstars battle addiction

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#3 Maven

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Maven was the first-ever Tough Enough winner, who went on to have some good feuds in WWE television, and also became the Hardcore Champion thrice, but his run with WWE ended in 2005.

Back in 2012, Maven enrolled in WWE's Former Talent Rehab Program to battle drug addiction. He was arrested in 2012 for buying prescription drugs from various doctors, and faced jail time.

Maven sought to use WWE's rehab program and his lawyer said that the former Tough Enough winner wanted to use his experience to help others battle drug addiction:

"It is Maven's sincere hope to use his experience to aid in the prevention of substance abuse and serve as an example to his fellow wrestlers and community at large."

WWE and Vince McMahon helped Maven with their drug rehab program despite the former Tough Enough winner not working and wrestling for the company for nearly 7 years. Maven returned to pro wrestling in 2015, after a decade away from the ring, wrestling a few matches in the indie circuit, including some with WWE's Curt Hawkins, who wasn't with WWE during that time period.

Maven currently works as an executive with basketball team Brooklyn Nets, and was most recently seen with Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder at an event earlier this year.

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