WWE Suspensions

WWE announced beginning on November 1, 2007 that all Wellness Policy violations would be made public. On this page we are covering all of the suspensions that were confirmed by the company from that date forward. Any previous suspensions that were from Wellness Policy violations can only be labeled as speculation because the company did not confirm these suspensions publicly before that date. WWE's Wellness Policy works like this - one failed test, suspended 30 days – two failed tests, suspended 60 days - three failed tests, the superstar is terminated.

Below are the violators of the WWE Wellness Policy since November 1, 2007:

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.

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