 The WWF was investigated by the Federal Government in 1991 for a steroid scandal where, reputedly, steroid use was rampant among wrestlers and in McMahon's World Bodybuilding Federation.Large names, including Hulk Hogan, gained infamy when news of their long-time steroid use was revealed.In addition, a civil lawsuit involving sexual misconduct on the part of Pat Patterson in 1992 further weakened the company.