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This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2022 in WWE, whether it be a kayfabe suspension, Wellness Policy violation, disciplinary action or anything else ruled a "suspension" in some fashion. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• May 20 - Sasha Banks and Naomi were suspended indefinitely for walking out on Monday Night Raw.
• (KAYFABE) July 31 - Ronda Rousey was suspended for her actions at SummerSlam.
• (KAYFABE) September 27 - Gallus was suspended indefinitely for attacking officials on NXT after their Pub Rules Match.
  

This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2021 in WWE. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• April 19, 2021 — KAYFABE SUSPENSION — Charlotte Flair was indefinitely suspended and fined $100,000 for attacking a referee on Monday Night Raw.
• September 9, 2021 — KAYFABE SUSPENSION — Blair Davenport was suspended for attacking Sid Scala on NXT UK.
• October 22, 2021 — KAYFABE SUSPENSION — Brock Lesnar was indefinitely suspended by Adam Pearce for attacking officials, referees, a cameraman and others on SmackDown.

This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2020 in WWE. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• At the start of the year, Robert Roode and Primo Colon were undergoing 30-day suspensions from December 10, 2019.
• January 27, 2020 — WELLNESS POLICY VIOLATION — Andrade was suspended for 30 days. 
• February 25, 2020 — WELLNESS POLICY VIOLATION — Samoa Joe was suspended for 30 days. 
• June 30, 2020 — Joe Coffey was suspended for an indeterminate time due to allegations from the #SpeakingOut movement.
• TBD

This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2019 in WWE. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• January 29, 2019 — STORYLINE SUSPENSION — Tony Nese was "indefinitely suspended" for attacking Noam Dar
• February 4, 2019 — STORYLINE SUSPENSION — Becky Lynch was "suspended" by Stephanie McMahon for not seeing a doctor to get cleared to compete
• December 10, 2019 — WELLNESS POLICY VIOLATION — Robert Roode was suspended for 30 days.
• December 10, 2019 — WELLNESS POLICY VIOLATION — Primo Colon was suspended for 30 days.

As of January 22, 2018, Enzo Amore (Eric Arndt) has been suspended, seemingly indefinitely, after being accused of rape by Twitter user @MissGucciWitch.

Their official statement WWE has given out to news sources reads as follows:

"WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving sexual harassment or sexual assault. Until this matter is resolved, Eric Arndt (aka Enzo Amore) has been suspended."

My reaction: My idea on this is exactly the same as it always is, where if someone is guilty of any kind of legitimate sexual abuse, they're a horrible person and they deserve whatever punishment they get, but with the way things happen nowadays, there is always a chance that this is a fabrication and the accuser is making things up. Enzo does seem like the type of person that could have done something like this, just based off his mannerisms and everything that keeps coming out about him, but that doesn't mean he's 100% obviously guilty. If he isn't guilty, hopefully this gets cleared up as soon as possible and doesn't tarnish his reputation. If he is guilty, by all means, let him go. WWE did the right thing here suspending him until an investigation takes place because releasing him would be jumping the gun and doing nothing would be sending the wrong message. However, I'm suspicious. If you start looking at her Twitter account, you'll see lots of reasons why it's easy not to believe her story, but it's not my place to say one way or the other. We'll find out more in time.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2018 in WWE. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• December 10, 2017 — LEGITIMATE SUSPENSION — At the start of the year, Rich Swann was already serving an indefinite suspension carried over from 2017.
• January 22, 2018 — LEGITIMATE SUSPENSION — Enzo Amore was suspended indefinitely for allegations of sexual abuse
• March 12, 2018 — STORYLINE SUSPENSION — Roman Reigns was "temporarily suspended" for disrespecting Vince McMahon.
• June 18, 2018 — STORYLINE SUSPENSION — Ronda Rousey was "suspended for 30 days" after attacking Kurt Angle and several referees. This is just a means to keep her off the Extreme Rules card and not a legitimate suspension.

As of 12/10/2017, Rich Swann has been suspended indefinitely. He was arrested earlier this morning and is being charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment (punishable with up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if he is convicted) along with battery ($1,000 fine and one year in prison).

The report from Gainesville police states that Swann got into an argument with his wife, indie wrestler Su Yung (Vannarah Riggs), after criticizing her performance at a show, which escalated into her jumping out of the car, Swann stopping in traffic, yelling for her to return, putting her in a headlock and dragging her back into the car, with other details saying she was possibly yelling for help and the car may have also hit a telephone pole in the process.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Rich Swann has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.

My reaction: Well, this is our first true suspension of the year, and it unfortunately had to be a crappy one that seems to be completely justified. If Swann was acting this way, there's no argument that he shouldn't be suspended, in my mind. He picked a terrible time, too, and we can all assume his title opportunity is long gone, too, as well as a good chance he will be fired.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2017 in WWE. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• April 25, 2017 — KAYFABE SUSPENSION — As part of a storyline, Baron Corbin was suspended for one week due to pushing a referee on Talking Smack.
• July 4, 2017 — KAYFABE SUSPENSION — As part of a storyline, James Ellsworth was fined $10,000 and suspended for 30 days by Daniel Bryan for interfering in the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match twice.
• September 5, 2017 — KAYFABE SUSPENSION — As part of a storyline, Shane McMahon was indefinitely suspended after attacking Kevin Owens on SmackDown.
• December 10, 2017 — LEGITIMATE SUSPENSION — Rich Swann was suspended indefinitely following his arrest.

On October 10, 2016, Paige was suspended for 60 days after her second violation of the Wellness Policy.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

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

My reaction: Paige has been tweeting things like "Rules apply depending on your status" and "Please don't get prescriptions or doctors notes. Not acceptable." Her father is claiming that this all a result of painkillers she was prescribed to deal with a long-term neck injury. Basically, they're treating this like a situation where she's being punished for no reason and should just quit. Giving her the benefit of the doubt, that might be true, but then again, Paige has had so many issues in the past, I have to side more on WWE's favor as what I believe. In any case, Paige seems to be causing too many problems and her release should be inevitable.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

On August 18, 2016, Eva Marie was suspended for 30 days after a violation of the Wellness Policy.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE has suspended Natalie Coyle (Eva Marie) for 30 days effective immediately for her first violation of the company's talent wellness policy.

My reaction: What is going on right now with all these suspensions?? I guess this is an actual legitimate reason for her to not be wrestling at SummerSlam, which is crazy considering her gimmick as of late.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

On August 17, 2016, Paige was suspended for 30 days after a violation of the Wellness Policy.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

WWE has suspended Saraya-Jade Bevis (Paige) for 30 days effective tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 18, for her first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.

My reaction: Wow....so Alberto Del Rio gets suspended on the same day as Paige, they were split up during the draft, they've been barely used in any positive sense....I guess this is just another thing to chalk up to the idea that there are problems backstage.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

On August 17, 2016, Alberto Del Rio was suspended for 30 days after a violation of the Wellness Policy.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

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.

My reaction: Dude's been rumored to be pissed for a long time. Maybe he's acting out? Maybe the company pegged him for a drug test to screw him over so they have a reason to release him and save face by painting him as the bad guy? Either way, if he's guilty, he deserves to be suspended, and if he isn't, no matter what you think of him as a performer, he should be exonerated.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Roman Reigns was suspended for 30 days after a violation of the Wellness Policy.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE has suspended Joe Anoa`i (Roman Reigns) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.

My reaction: Woooooooooow....I guess this changes the Battleground main event, right? Holy shit. We'll be talking about this on the Hot Tags of Smack Talk, so stay tuned.

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

On Friday, June 17, 2016, WWE suspended Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler indefinitely after he was arrested for domestic violence.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jerry Lawler was arrested at his home Friday morning by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Memphis, Tenn.

According to a police report, Lawler and his girlfriend, Lauryn McBride, were taken into custody and booked on alleged charges of domestic assault—bodily harm, a misdemeanor.

WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.

My reaction: Just as I had said for Adam Rose in a similar situation, I'm on WWE's side 100% with this. They don't need the bad publicity and it's not something to mess around with. I wouldn't be shocked to hear that he gets released soon, just as Adam Rose did. (Update: The more information that comes out with this, the more I tend to believe that Lawler didn't necessarily do anything wrong. It seems like his girlfriend has a drinking problem and he was arrested just because it was the safest call to make on behalf of the police, as they wouldn't know the full scope of the situation. If that ends up being the case, then Lawler will be fine. If it comes out that he started the fight or anything like that, he'll end up suffering consequences.)

UPDATE: As of July 1st, his suspension has been lifted.

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On Saturday, April 14, 2016, WWE suspended Adam Rose (real name Raymond Leppan) and one half of The Ascension, Konnor (real name Ryan Parmeter) for 60 days as part of the usual Wellness Policy rules and regulations.

Their official statement on WWE.com simply reads as follows:

STAMFORD, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Raymond Leppan (Adam Rose) and Ryan Parmeter (Konnor) each for 60 days effective immediately for a second violation of the company’s policy.

My reaction: Hey, if you do the crime, you do the time. If we find out that there was some sort of glitch in the testing, then I'm sure these guys will be off the hook and no harm, no foul, but this is the second time both men have been suspended (Konnor having been suspended in September 2006 and Adam Rose back during his developmental days as well). Obviously, this isn't good for them. Both weren't in exactly fantastic spots in the company as it were, with The Ascension having a horrible run on the main roster and Adam Rose floundering in the same regard and only now hitting somewhat of a stride as the bottom of the totem pole on a stable of jobbers. I wouldn't be shocked at all to hear that either of these two, if not both, are released very soon.

UPDATE: Adam Rose has been suspended indefinitely on May 11th after being arrested for a domestic violence charge

Click here for the full list of people who have been suspended from WWE this year.

This list will keep track of all the suspensions that take place in 2016 in WWE. Keep checking back throughout the year for new updates on the latest superstars to be suspended this year.

• February 10th - Titus O'Neil was suspended for unprofessional conduct
• April 16th - Adam Rose was suspended (60 days) for his second Wellness Policy violation
• April 16th - Konnor was suspended (60 days) for his second Wellness Policy violation
• Adam Rose was subsequently suspended indefinitely after being arrested for a domestic violence situation
• June 17 - Jerry "The King" Lawler was suspended (indefinitely) after being arrested for a domestic violence dispute
• June 21 - Roman Reigns was suspended (30 days) for his first Wellness Policy violation
• August 17 - Alberto Del Rio was suspended (30 days) for his first Wellness Policy violation
• August 17 - Paige was suspended (30 days) for her first Wellness Policy violation
• August 18 - Eva Marie was suspended (30 days) for her first Wellness Policy violation
• October 10 - Paige was suspended (60 days) for her second Wellness Policy violation