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WWE: ‘Paige tested positive for an illegal substance’

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WWE is attempting to set the record straight on Paige’s suspension.

In a statement to the New York Post, WWE publicly pushed back against claims Paige and her family had made that she failed a wellness test for prescription painkillers.

“Saraya-Jade Bevis tested positive for an illegal substance, not a prescription drug,” WWE said in a statement to The Post. “In addition, WWE is providing world-class medical care for her in-ring injury.”

Almost immediately after her suspension was announced on Monday, Paige spoke out on Twitter. “Same sh*t different day. Kids..Please don’t get prescriptions or doctors notes. Not acceptable.” Paige tweeted. “Rules apply depending on your status.”

Her comments were then followed up on by her family, with her father posting on Facebook that Paige has had a long-term neck injury that he didn’t feel was being dealt with. He claimed that she had been prescribed painkillers that were apparently against the wellness program.

That assertion was backed up Paige’s brother, Zak Bevis, in a post on his Facebook page.

The suspension was the second time in recent months that Paige had been suspended for violating the wellness policy. She was originally suspended for 30 days in August for her first violation.

Paige suspended 60 days for a second WWE wellness policy violation

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Paige has once again been suspended by WWE for violating the company’s wellness policy.

WWE’s statement: WWE has suspended Saraya-Jade Bevis (Paige) for 60 days effective immediately, for her second violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.

The suspension is standard for a second violation of the policy. No indication was given as to what caused it.

Paige addressed the suspension over the course of two tweets shortly after the news broke: “Same sh*t different day. Kids. Please don’t get prescriptions or doctors notes. Not acceptable. Rules apply depending on your status.”

The suspension comes nearly two months after Paige’s first violation of the policy. She was originally suspended on August 17th, the same day as her boyfriend Alberto Del Rio was also suspended for violating the policy. Del Rio has since left the company after being granted a mutual release.

Del Rio echoed Paige’s words when speaking about her suspension to ESPN: “It’s just like she said in her statement this afternoon,” Del Rio said. “It’s just the same sh*t, different day my friend.”

He also addressed rumors that WWE was trying to break the couple up in the WWE Draft: “To be honest, I don’t care what they say or what they try to do,” Del Rio said. “We are together and we are happy. I know a lot of people are not happy but regardless of whatever people say, we can be happy. We can be together. And we are going to stay together because we are happy.”

“If someone is not comfortable or happy about it, we just don’t care. We are going to continue our life. Our families are happy and we’re happy. That’s all that matters.”

Shortly before the original suspension was set to expire, Paige took to Twitter to offer an explanation for the violation and claimed that she was suspended due to a procedural issue after not being home when the test was to be administered.

Paige also claimed that she would return to the ring when her health allowed. She recently tweeted that she would be undergoing neck surgery and had two surgery options she had to decide between.

Eva Marie’s wellness policy violation reportedly caused by Adderall

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According to a report by TMZ on Friday night, Eva Marie’s wellness policy violation that was announced earlier this week was triggered after failing a test for Adderall.

WWE announced on Thursday that Marie had been suspended for 30 days after violating the policy but, as is custom, did not provide any further details.

TMZ also reported that Marie has a prescription for the medication and will be appealing her suspension, but a WWE source told them that she didn’t properly disclose the prescription as all talent are required to do.

Marie’s husband Jonathan Coyle tweeted and subsequently deleted a message on Thursday calling the suspension unjust and claiming that facts would be provided soon.

“I am disappointed that this suspension has occurred, yet understand and respect that WWE upholds their wellness policy to the letter and won’t compromise on its integrity.” Marie told TMZ. “I violated (the) policy by not turning in portions of required paperwork in the time frame WWE medical deemed timely. I look forward to my return!”

Before the suspension was announced, Marie had been scheduled to wrestle this Sunday at SummerSlam.

Now that she is ineligible to compete, the six-woman tag she was originally supposed to participate in is currently listed as a three-on-two handicap match pitting Becky Lynch, Naomi, and Carmella against Natalya and Alexa Bliss. But WWE.com is teasing that the heels may be able to find a replacement partner in time to even the odds.

Eva Marie suspended by WWE for wellness policy violation

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Following Wednesday’s wellness policy suspension announcements for Alberto Del Rio and Paige, WWE announced another on Thursday afternoon as Eva Marie was suspended for violating the policy.

The company’s statement:“WWE has suspended Natalie Coyle (Eva Marie) for 30 days effective immediately for her first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.”

Eva Marie received the same 30-day suspension that Del Rio and Paige received for a first violation, and like them, there was no further indication given about what caused it.

She had been scheduled to compete at SummerSlam, teaming with Natalya and Alexa Bliss against Becky Lynch, Naomi, and Carmella but she now won’t be able to participate in that match.

Eva Marie had been involved in weekly angles since being drafted to SmackDown where she invented increasingly outlandish reasons to keep her from wrestling. She originally couldn’t compete after an injury, then suffered a wardrobe malfunction, and then couldn’t make it in time for this week’s match because she got stuck in traffic.

Alberto Del Rio suspended by WWE for wellness policy violation

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WWE announced Wednesday that Alberto Del Rio has been suspended for 30 days due to a wellness policy violation, effective Thursday.

The company’s statement: “WWE has suspended Jose Rodriguez (Alberto Del Rio) for 30 days effective tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 18, for his first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.”

The suspension is standard for a first-time violation, but what caused the violation it is not currently known. It is also not known when WWE was informed of the failure, but Del Rio worked on SmackDown last night in a losing effort against John Cena in the show’s main event.

Del Rio returned to the company in 2015 after spending a year outside of the promotion. He was released in 2014 for “unprofessional conduct” after getting into a backstage altercation with a company employee who allegedly made a racist joke.

Del Rio was drafted to Smackdown during the WWE Draft. At this time, it isn’t clear if the violation will have any affect on his immediate future.