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The WWE has announced that Rey Mysterio has been suspended due to a violation in their Wellness Policy.
<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>Full Report on WWE.com</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>
STAMFORD, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Oscar Gutierrez (Rey Mysterio) for 60 days effective Thursday, April 26 for his second violation of the company's policy.
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Mysterio has been out of action since July of last year. He had been working with a knee injury for two months before finally taking time off to get surgery. He has had four operations on his leg since disappearing from television, having re-injured his limb at one point.
Contrary to this report, this is actually Mysterio's THIRD violation. The rules of the Policy declare that anyone who fails a drug test without reasonable explanation (and supporting evidence) would receive a Wellness Policy violation, and would be announced on WWE.com, using their real name. The first violation comes with a 30 day suspension without pay. A second violation results in a 60-day suspension. The third violation results in termination of the employee's contract.
Mysterio was one of 12 WWE employees named in an investigation by Sports Illustrated. The publication learnt that a number of superstars had been ordering prescription-only steroids from an off-shore pharmaceutical company. All performers who were under contract (excluding Randy Orton) were given 1 violation of the Wellness Policy, and suspended accordingly.
On the 22nd of August, 2009, Mysterio earned his second suspension. He had been taking medical painkillers which he had not had a prescription for. However, he was only suspended for 30 days on this occasion. He was forced to drop the Intercontinental Championship before he left.
The Wellness Policy has received a lot of criticism from current and former WWE employees as it appeared to favor certain stars over others. They claimed that specific people are tested much less frequently than the rest of the roster, and even received advanced notice about upcoming tests. Some more seriously violations were met with fines instead of suspensions, and were not reported publicly.
Mysterio is not the first person to keep his job after 3 violations of the Wellness Policy, as Randy Orton has reportedly earned more than 4 violations so far. And there have allegedly been other employees that have also scored 3 violations.
<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>Full Report on WWE.com</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>
STAMFORD, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Oscar Gutierrez (Rey Mysterio) for 60 days effective Thursday, April 26 for his second violation of the company's policy.
[/quote].
Mysterio has been out of action since July of last year. He had been working with a knee injury for two months before finally taking time off to get surgery. He has had four operations on his leg since disappearing from television, having re-injured his limb at one point.
Contrary to this report, this is actually Mysterio's THIRD violation. The rules of the Policy declare that anyone who fails a drug test without reasonable explanation (and supporting evidence) would receive a Wellness Policy violation, and would be announced on WWE.com, using their real name. The first violation comes with a 30 day suspension without pay. A second violation results in a 60-day suspension. The third violation results in termination of the employee's contract.
Mysterio was one of 12 WWE employees named in an investigation by Sports Illustrated. The publication learnt that a number of superstars had been ordering prescription-only steroids from an off-shore pharmaceutical company. All performers who were under contract (excluding Randy Orton) were given 1 violation of the Wellness Policy, and suspended accordingly.
On the 22nd of August, 2009, Mysterio earned his second suspension. He had been taking medical painkillers which he had not had a prescription for. However, he was only suspended for 30 days on this occasion. He was forced to drop the Intercontinental Championship before he left.
The Wellness Policy has received a lot of criticism from current and former WWE employees as it appeared to favor certain stars over others. They claimed that specific people are tested much less frequently than the rest of the roster, and even received advanced notice about upcoming tests. Some more seriously violations were met with fines instead of suspensions, and were not reported publicly.
Mysterio is not the first person to keep his job after 3 violations of the Wellness Policy, as Randy Orton has reportedly earned more than 4 violations so far. And there have allegedly been other employees that have also scored 3 violations.
