WWE WELLNESS VIOLATION
D.H. Smith (real name Harry Smith) - WWE announced on
November 2, 2007 that Smith had been suspended for 30 days for his
first Wellness Policy violation. Smith served his suspension and
returned at the December 17, 2007 RAW taping.
Chris Masters (real name Chris Mordetzky) - WWE
announced on November 2, 2007 that Masters had been suspended from the
company for 60 days following his second Wellness Policy violation.
Before his suspension ended he was released from World Wrestling
Entertainment.
Derrick Linkin (real name Derrick Neikirk) - WWE
announced on January 16, 2008 that developmental worker Neikirk had
been suspended for violating the WWE Wellness Policy. Neikirk has since
been released from his WWE developmental contract.
Chett the Jet (real name Neil Bzibziak) - WWE announced
on January 16, 2008 that developmental worker Bzibziak had been
suspended for violating the WWE Wellness Policy. Bzibziak returned from
his suspension at an FCW show on 2/19. He was later released from his
WWE developmental contract.
Jeff Hardy - WWE announced on March 11, 2008 that Hardy had been
suspended for 60 days following his second WWE Wellness Policy
violation. Hardy dropped the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Raw
the night before (March 10th) to Chris Jericho and was replaced in the
main event of weekend Raw house shows by Jericho. Hardy was scheduled
to compete in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV
but was removed from the card following his suspension. Hardy made his
return to WWE on the May 12th edition of Raw in a match where he
defeated Umaga with a three count.
Manu (real name Afa Anoa'i, Jr.) - WWE announced on
March 20, 2008 that developmental worker Afa Jr. had been suspended for
30 days for violating the WWE Wellness Policy. Afa was believed to have
been suspended not because he failed an actual Wellness Test but for
trying to manipulate the test by not actually giving a real sample from
his body.
William Regal (real name Darren Matthews) - WWE
announced on May 20, 2008 that Regal had been suspended for 60 days for
his second WWE Wellness Policy violation. The night before on Raw (May
19th), Regal lost a "win or be fired" match against Ken Kennedy. Regal
made his return on the July 28th edition of Raw from Washington, D.C.
as he lost a match against the reigning World Heavyweight Champion CM
Punk.
Jimmy Wang Yang (real name James Carson Yun) - WWE
announced on June 9, 2008 that Wang Yang had been suspended for 30 days
for his first WWE Wellness Policy violation. The last time that he
worked for WWE before the suspension was in a dark match at the
SmackDown/ECW tapings on June 7th in Fresno, California. Yang returned
to WWE at the June 15th SmackDown taping in Charlotte, North Carolina
in a match where he lost to Brian Kendrick.
Dolph Ziggler (real name Nick Nemeth) - WWE announced on
October 10, 2008 that Dolph Ziggler had been suspended for 30 days for
his first WWE Wellness Policy violation. He was last seen on WWE
television on the 10/6 edition of Raw where he tried to introduce
himself to Mark Henry, Kane, & Tony Atlas in a backstage segment.
Umaga (real name Eddie Fatu) - Umaga was abruptly
released from his WWE contract on June 8, 2009. WWE later revealed it
was Wellness-related and while it was his second violation, he was
terminated for refusing to enter a rehabilitation program.
Rey Mysterio (real name Oscar Gutiérrez) - WWE
announced on Thursday, August 27, 2009 that effective Wednesday,
September 2, 2009 that Rey Mysterio will be suspended for 30 days for
his first WWE Wellness Policy violation. Mysterio's suspension was
delayed because at the time of the suspension he was the current WWE
Intercontinental Champion and they had to get the belt off of him.
Carlito (real name Carlos Colon) - WWE announced on
Friday, May 21, 2010 that Carlito had been released from his WWE
contract because of his first violation of the WWE Wellness Policy and
his refusal to enter a rehabilitation facility. We were told Carlito showed up "unfit" to perform at the at the 5/17
WWE Raw taping from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
