In breaking news from the WWE, women’s wrestler Paige has been suspended by the company for 30 days following a violation of the Wellness Policy.
On Wednesday, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) issued a statement on their official website to indicate Paige, real name Sarya-Jade Bevis, will serve a 30-day suspension beginning on Thursday, August 18.
The news comes several hours after Paige’s off-television romantic interest, Alberto Del Rio, received his first-ever 30-day suspension from the company. While Del Rio had been featured on last night’s episode of Smackdown Live, Paige has not been featured on recent television programming. She was drafted to the WWE Raw show, which takes place on Mondays, during July’s 2016 WWE Draft.
Paige had been out of the wrestling ring and off the TV shows for some time now due to an ongoing injury. A report from WrestleZone a few days ago indicated that despite the injury, Paige had been traveling on the road with WWE and filming for their E! reality TV series, Total Divas.
The fact that both Del Rio and Paige were suspended at the exact same time leads to the quick question of what were the two of them using. Many people might wonder if the suspensions could have been due to the use of marijuana.
Marijuana is among the drugs that the WWE currently considers a violation of their Wellness Policy, as it has yet to be legalized across the United States. The WWE most recently held its Smackdown Live show on which Del Rio appeared in Texas where the drug is illegal.
Paige and Del Rio are the most recent wrestlers to be suspended by WWE following a suspension by one of WWE’s other high profile stars, Roman Reigns. There had been word backstage that Reigns tested positive for Adderall which is a legal drug used for treating ADHD. However, the drug is banned by NFL, MLB, NCAA and the WWE as it can mask fatigue and pain.
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Paige coincidentally celebrated her 24th birthday today as the news hit. With Paige and Alberto Del Rio now both suspended for 30 days, it gives the romantic couple a bit more time to enjoy each other’s company and contemplate their future moves in professional wrestling.