By Ryan Gray on September 7, 2007 at 10:07 AM EST

Source - Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Steve Austin is now charging $25,000 to do three-hour autograph sessions. In comparison, Hulk Hogan charges $75,000. Last year Austin was charging $30,000.

William Regal recently sat down with the Sunshine Coast Daily in Australia. He discussed several things about his professional wrestling career saying that his family in the United Kingdom is proud of him, but they don't watch it and that's why they can be proud of him. During the interview Regal admitted to using steroids in his twenties, but defended the WWE Wellness policy. He did however; say that people in his line of work do get around it as well as athletes in other sports. Regal then said he didn't like it that everyone perceives wrestlers as monsters ever since the Benoit Family tragedy. He said that when he had drug problems in the late 90's, Benoit was one of the people who helped him get the treatment he needed.

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