Alberto El Patron could always return to ROH!
On Wednesday, August 17th, WWE announced that they have suspended Jose Rodriguez, better known to fans as Alberto Del Rio, for violating the
company's Wellness Policy.
Rodriguez will be serving a mandatory 30-day suspension effective tomorrow, Thursday, August 18th, for his first violation of the WWE Wellness Policy.
He joins Roman Reigns as another well-known, top active WWE Superstar to violate the Wellness Policy.
[Edited on 8-18-2016 by Matte]
Talent may not be sexually transmitted, but apparently, Wellness violations are:
http://www.wwe.com/article/paige-suspended?sf33655246=1
This might be his first strike, but it's not hard to imagine that this is the final nail in the coffin for his current WWE run. Right? Taking
into consideration his lack of motivation (I won't put all of that on him), which probably stems from his tenuous relationship with creative and
management I don't think either party will have any compunctions about parting ways when his contract is up. I think the real question here,
moving forward, is whether or not he decides to ask for his release BEFORE his contract is up.
He's got plenty of options out there in the world. Work in Mexico is only a phone call away, and I'm sure LU wouldn't mind having him
back.
edit: Just now saw Anglefan's post. Goddamnit Paige.
[Edited on 8/17/2016 by CM Crunk]
Yeah, I have no doubts whatsoever that he's gone after his contract is up in a few months, if not sooner than that. I'm sure that Lucha
Underground would pick him back up in an instant.
As for Paige, I might be a fan of hers, but in this instance, I've got no sympathy. She made her bed and now has to lie in it. I was thinking at
first that this was another AJ/Punk scenario, but AJ left of her own accord, she didn't get Wellnessed alongside Punk, although if Punk did get
Wellnessed, that'd be a whole different issue in and of itself.
[Edited on 8-17-2016 by anglefan85]
It's unfortunate, but hopefully this is the boot to the ass that gets Paige's act back together. I'm fearing this might be the continuation of a downward spiral.
So they got busted for coke and/or something like that right? I know Paige has been trying to get in shape, but peds would seem out of place.
Add in nobody knowing what Roman was dinged for...and 80's HBK is smiling while modern HBK...not so much.
Unfortunately, I'm thinking its more of the latter rather than the former. Paige just made history with this as well, since she's now the
first woman to get a Wellness violation in the WWE.
Also, if things get really out of hand, Del Rio's gonna be in some shit since Paige's family does not seem like the kind of people that
I'd wanna get on the bad side of.
[Edited on 8-17-2016 by anglefan85]
quote:
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
So they got busted for coke and/or something like that right? I know Paige has been trying to get in shape, but peds would seem out of place.
Add in nobody knowing what Roman was dinged for...and 80's HBK is smiling while modern HBK...not so much.
quote:
Originally posted by anglefan85
Unfortunately, I'm thinking its more of the latter rather than the former. Paige just made history with this as well, since she's now the first woman to get a Wellness violation in the WWE.
Also, if things get really out of hand, Del Rio's gonna be in some shit since Paige's family does not seem like the kind of people that I'd wanna get on the bad side of.
[Edited on 8-17-2016 by anglefan85]
After listening to Saraya Knight's Colt Cabana podcast, I would be inclined to agree.
Alberto El Patron could always return to ROH!
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
As far as I know, and this comes from living in a community that gets a lot of Marines from the 29 Palms base in town partying it up on weekends and NOT from personally trial & error, cocaine has a really short half-life in your blood and urine and is supposed to be undetectable after 24-48 hours. Whether that's an old (hard partying 80's) wives tale or not, I don't know. I suppose I could Google it, but I do so enjoy the natural ebb and flow of civilized discussion.
Christ, I didn't even think about that. If I was ADR I'd DEFINITELY avoid taking bookings in the UK for the foreseeable future. I imagine Saraya and/or Ricky Knight has it within themselves to pull a Brick Top and feed him to some hungry pigs.
Fire ADR now and get him out of the company. Sit Paige down and scare the shit out of her to get her head back on straight. Fuck, when she gets back from rehab make her room-mate with Death Ray (who's being called up soon to the main shows as a producer) or even hire her incredibly scary-looking mom to keep her contained. This is fucked and she has too much potential to waste by becoming this generation's Sunny.
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Also something that could have played a factor is ALCOHOL. My understanding of the wellness policy is that performers aren't allowed to be under the effects of alcohol while performing, or conducting business under the WWE banner. Is it possible that maybe they partied it up a little too much on the recent overseas tour? Had a hangover bad enough to trip a drug test?
What's Jose Escobar doing in the Impact Zone, Josh???
Does hashtag activism work? We gotta get together to #SavePaige, mostly because of things like this.
Come back to us, baby girl, before it's too late. 
I think we know who all red everything Eva Marie will be pushed at the expense of down the road!!
Thought I saw Del Rio wearing tights that said "El Patron" on them on Smackdown this week. Never noticed them before. Was wondering if that might have made management enforce said wellness policy so quickly.
quote:
Originally posted by Slick
I think we know who all red everything Eva Marie will be pushed at the expense of down the road!!
quote:
Originally posted by anglefan85
quote:
Originally posted by Slick
I think we know who all red everything Eva Marie will be pushed at the expense of down the road!!
Yeah....um, about that....
http://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-suspends-eva-marie?sf33737506=1
More like all PED everything
I had to doublecheck and make sure that wasn't a Kayfabe News article.
[Edited on 8/18/2016 by CM Crunk]
Add Eva Marie to the list for 30 days in this round of testing according to TMZ.
Seems like we need a wellness violation thread.
Guys, guys. Eva Marie didn't do anything wrong. How was she supposed to know whatever she tested positive for could be absorbed Vicks Vapor-Rub
style from her chest. The REAL culprit could still be at large. 
quote:There may be foulness afoot: The last 3 wellness violations are:
Originally posted by cardscott5
More like all PED everything
quote:
Originally posted by royberto
quote:There may be foulness afoot: The last 3 wellness violations are:
Originally posted by cardscott5
More like all PED everything
Paige
Eva Marie
Del Rio
Their intials spell PED. It's a conspiracy! C-O-N-Spiracy!
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Guys, guys. Eva Marie didn't do anything wrong. How was she supposed to know whatever she tested positive for could be absorbed Vicks Vapor-Rub style from her chest. The REAL culprit could still be at large.
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Guys, guys. Eva Marie didn't do anything wrong. How was she supposed to know whatever she tested positive for could be absorbed Vicks Vapor-Rub style from her chest. The REAL culprit could still be at large.
Team PED needs to have the same voiceover guy for Eva Marie introduce all of them, with him doing the Albertoooooooooooooooo Del Riiiiiioooooooo that Robert Rodriguez did.
quote:It's going to be almost impossible to ever be a story line anymore now that ESPN reports every single one that WWE announces:
Originally posted by anglefan85
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Guys, guys. Eva Marie didn't do anything wrong. How was she supposed to know whatever she tested positive for could be absorbed Vicks Vapor-Rub style from her chest. The REAL culprit could still be at large.
I know its legit, but part of me was hoping that this is part of a storyline and that Heath Slater is shown to be behind all these suspensions, showing he's willing to do just about anything to get a spot on the roster.
quote:Roman was dinged for Adderall.
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
So they got busted for coke and/or something like that right? I know Paige has been trying to get in shape, but peds would seem out of place.
Add in nobody knowing what Roman was dinged for...and 80's HBK is smiling while modern HBK...not so much.
What I want to know is what all of this has to do with Becky Lynch being buried.
In all seriousness, though, I don't understand what they are thinking sometimes. The wrestlers, I mean. Oh well. See you three in 30 days. Or
never again. I used to have high hopes for Paige, and that part does touch my sads a bit.
[Edited on 8-19-2016 by Quentil]
And coincidentally, in a decision not made at all in a state of panic and double suspended-diva embarrassment, Nikki Bella just got cleared by WWE to
return to the ring.
hhttp://www.diva-dirt.com/126184/wwe-officially-clears-nikki-bella-wrestle/
I wish I could take credit for this joke, but I can't.
"It's going to be awesome if they play Eva Marie's music next week on SmackDown anyway."
Also, "All suspended everything!!!"
Well this should certainly help her standing in the company...
Eva Marie's husband tweets:
quote:So what are the facts? That WWE supplied her with tainted hair dye?
When the public finds out why my wife was unjustly suspended they will be absolutely outraged! Official statement and facts coming soon.
quote:
Originally posted by royberto
quote:There may be foulness afoot: The last 3 wellness violations are:
Originally posted by cardscott5
More like all PED everything
Paige
Eva Marie
Del Rio
Their intials spell PED. It's a conspiracy! C-O-N-Spiracy!
quote:
Originally posted by Cherokee Jack
Well this should certainly help her standing in the company...
Eva Marie's husband tweets:quote:So what are the facts? That WWE supplied her with tainted hair dye?
When the public finds out why my wife was unjustly suspended they will be absolutely outraged! Official statement and facts coming soon.
quote:Umm, Nikki got cleared weeks ago. July 20th in fact:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
And coincidentally, in a decision not made at all in a state of panic and double suspended-diva embarrassment, Nikki Bella just got cleared by WWE to return to the ring.
hhttp://www.diva-dirt.com/126184/wwe-officially-clears-nikki-bella-wrestle/
She was medically cleared by the doctors that did the surgery on her. She wasn't cleared until yesterday by WWE itself for return to in-ring work.
quote:He deleted the tweet. The rumor going around is that the culprit for Eva Marie's welness violation is that it was an ingredient in the supplement Shredz. Eva Marie's husband apparently has a financial stake in, and is sponsored by, Shredz. So, his "outage" is over the fact that she got a suspension for supplements he makes money off of and gave to her. Apparently, he also gave free samples to other WWE talent. Here is the supplement in question:
Originally posted by Cherokee Jack
Well this should certainly help her standing in the company...
Eva Marie's husband tweets:quote:So what are the facts? That WWE supplied her with tainted hair dye?
When the public finds out why my wife was unjustly suspended they will be absolutely outraged! Official statement and facts coming soon.
quote:But she has been down at the Performance Center training in the ring with Bayley for the past month. That means she was probably close to being ready for TV to begin with.
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
She was medically cleared by the doctors that did the surgery on her. She wasn't cleared until yesterday by WWE itself for return to in-ring work.
I seem to remember hearing that Daniel Bryan was regularly training down at the PC In anticipation of a potential return before getting the news that he had to retire. I would imagine there is a difference between being medically cleared by a doctor to resume training at the PC (or any other facility) and OFFICIALLY being cleared by WWE's doctors to resume WORKING. That's my take, at least.
quote:Oh, I agree, but I was just debunking this clearance being a panic move. It's pretty clear she has been taking bumps and training for a month already. It wouldn't take her long to get into TV ready form.
Originally posted by CM Crunk
I seem to remember hearing that Daniel Bryan was regularly training down at the PC In anticipation of a potential return before getting the news that he had to retire. I would imagine there is a difference between being medically cleared by a doctor to resume training at the PC (or any other facility) and OFFICIALLY being cleared by WWE's doctors to resume WORKING. That's my take, at least.
The 8-pack on the dude in the main page of Shredz's website is just fucking ridiculous (and likely enhanced by photoshop)
Honestly, I know a lot of people are down on her, but I'll be very glad to have Nikki back on the shows. She can keep up just fine in the ring
and is plenty over, heel or face. It'll be an interesting dynamic to have her be full solo, with Bri retired.
I also wonder what her new finisher is going to be, since she can't do the Rack Attack anymore.
Her Alabama Slam is pretty damn impressive. I hope that it gets upgraded to finisher.
Personally, I think she should use the elbow strike:
EM says it was Adderall, that she has a prescription for, and that the error occurred because she didn't submit some kind of forms to WWE to
approve her being on it. Odds are she's on it to lose weight as one of it's side-effects is to stifle hunger. It would be ironic though if
she ended up on it because all the relentless booing from the smarks in the NXT crowd ended up giving her a legit anxiety disorder. Words hurt tOO,
you bullying OO Universe fucks!
Her meathead of a husband has also backed off from his bullshit threats to "blow the lid off" of whatever the hell it was he was ranting about which
would indicate that someone told him to knock it off before he ended up Adam Rose-ing his wife's career. Way to go, genius. 
Adderall is the least damning and embarassing substance to be caught on, coincedentally it's the most common substance that people get caught on
across all sports.WWE and the wrestlers don't have a legal obligation to reveal what they got caught on, and could just throw something out there
to stop people from assuming and digging.
Not saying this is the case with absolute certainty but we shouldn't take them on face value when they say why somebody was suspended.
All I know about Adderall is what Billy Bob Thornton said to a drug dealer in the first season of Fargo, as he was poisoning Oliver Platt's
character with it to drive him nuts. "I want him bouncing off the walls like a 300-lb twelve-year-old on Adderall", or words to that effect. Where
can I get some?
quote:She does have the forearm smash. One of the last ones she delivered to Paige looked stiff as all hell.
Originally posted by GodEatGod
Honestly, I know a lot of people are down on her, but I'll be very glad to have Nikki back on the shows. She can keep up just fine in the ring and is plenty over, heel or face. It'll be an interesting dynamic to have her be full solo, with Bri retired.
I also wonder what her new finisher is going to be, since she can't do the Rack Attack anymore.
quote:Probably Eva Marie herself.
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Her meathead of a husband has also backed off from his bullshit threats to "blow the lid off" of whatever the hell it was he was ranting about which would indicate that someone told him to knock it off before he ended up Adam Rose-ing his wife's career. Way to go, genius.
quote:
Originally posted by GodEatGod
Honestly, I know a lot of people are down on her, but I'll be very glad to have Nikki back on the shows. She can keep up just fine in the ring and is plenty over, heel or face. It'll be an interesting dynamic to have her be full solo, with Bri retired.
I also wonder what her new finisher is going to be, since she can't do the Rack Attack anymore.
quote:
Originally posted by DevilSoprano
quote:
Originally posted by GodEatGod
Honestly, I know a lot of people are down on her, but I'll be very glad to have Nikki back on the shows. She can keep up just fine in the ring and is plenty over, heel or face. It'll be an interesting dynamic to have her be full solo, with Bri retired.
I also wonder what her new finisher is going to be, since she can't do the Rack Attack anymore.
Keep up in the ring??? With who? I hope you don't think she's even in the same ballpark as Sasha, Bayley, Becky, or Paige or even has anywhere near the potential of Charlotte who I still think has the chance to get better. If you wanna say she's on par with Jax, Bliss, Carmella, Nattie...that's fair but she can not keep up with the upper echelon.
Paige is at best only behind Sasha and Becky in terms of actual ability in the ring. To even put Nikki in that atmosphere hurts.
Maybe prime indy/NXT Paige, but there's nothing to prove she's on the elite level right now. Maybe she hasn't fully recovered from an
injury, maybe she's been lazy, maybe she can't keep a high quality of work with the WWE schedule, but just slightly below Becky/Banks she
ain't.
Becky/Charlotte at the Rumble, the WM Triple Threat, and the big Charlotte vs Sasha match from a few weeks ago are a league above Paige's Main
Roster work. The only thing I remember about Charlotte vs Paige was the controversial Reid promo and Paige vs AJ feud was decent and definently a
highlight for it's time but nowhere near as good as what the new batch have served up.
She ain't that far from Nikki.
quote:IF you said "TKO" step up and collect your internet cookie.
Originally posted by GodEatGod
Honestly, I know a lot of people are down on her, but I'll be very glad to have Nikki back on the shows. She can keep up just fine in the ring and is plenty over, heel or face. It'll be an interesting dynamic to have her be full solo, with Bri retired.
I also wonder what her new finisher is going to be, since she can't do the Rack Attack anymore.