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TWO WWE STARS SUSPENDED FOR WELLNESS VIOLATIONS

By Mike Johnson on 2019-12-10 13:22:00

WWE announced this afternoon that Robert Roode and Primo (Eddie Colon, who has not wrestled for the company since February 2019) have been suspended for violating the company's Wellness Policy.   These were the first announced Wellness Policy violations in well over a year.

The official release reads:

WWE® SUSPENDS EDDIE COLÓN AND ROBERT ROODE

STAMFORD, CONN., December 10, 2019 – WWE has suspended Eddie Colón (Primo) and Robert Roode each for 30 days effective immediately, for a first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.

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