Friday 24 June 2016

Roman Reigns suspended for violating WWE’s drug policy


WWE has suspended Roman Reigns for 30 days for violating drug rules in its "talent wellness program". Roman Reigns, whose real name is Joseph Anoa'I, lost his World Heavyweight title a couple of days ago to Seth Rollins, who eventually lost it to Dean Ambrose at the Money in the Bank mega event. Rollins, moments after winning the championship, lost it to Ambrose, who cashed in his Money
in the Bank briefcase. The former WWE champion has since apologized to his fans from his Twitter account. According to BBC’s report, Reigns’ next brawl is likely to be at Battleground on 24 July in Washington DC, where he's due to face Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose in a "triple threat" match. However, many think he will be pulled from the line-up and could return at SummerSlam instead on 21 August in New York. Until this suspension, the 31-year old had never been in trouble in the wrestling world and had only suffered one minor injury. His violation's happened less than a month before WWE's draft on 19 July. WWE introduced its drug testing programme in 2006. The organisation says: "The WWE Talent Wellness Program is unique in the entertainment industry and is considered to be as good as or better than the testing programs initiated by major sports leagues, government agencies and corporations." Wrestlers are suspended for 30 days for a first infringement, 60 days for a second and are fired for a third.

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