WWE suspends Alberto Del Rio for violating wellness policy

WWE suspends Alberto Del Rio for violating wellness policy

Published Aug. 17, 2016 2:08 p.m. ET

WWE announced Wednesday that four-time WWE champion Alberto Del Rio has been suspended 30 days for violating the company's Talent Wellness Program. 

Via WWE.com:

Del Rio had just appeared in the main event of SmackDown on Tuesday, and lost a match against John Cena. 

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Del Rio was left off the SummerSlam card and was not scheduled to appear Sunday. His 30-day suspension means Del Rio will also miss SmackDown's first solo pay-per-view, Backlash, on September 11th. 

Del Rio joins an elite group of stars to violate the wellness policy in 2016, which includes Roman Reigns, Konnor and Adam Rose (who was later released). 

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