Eva Marie is lastly shedding gentle on one of many wildest profession curveballs she ever confronted in WWE—and he or she says she didn’t even understand it was actual at first.
On a latest episode of Ring The Belle, the previous WWE star opened up about her 2016 suspension beneath the corporate’s Wellness Coverage, revealing that she genuinely believed the complete factor was a part of a storyline.
Marie was pulled from what would have been the largest match of her profession at SummerSlam 2016, simply three days earlier than the occasion. The suspension stemmed from a failed drug check—however not for something shady. She examined constructive for Adderall, which she had a prescription for, however missed the deadline to show in her paperwork.
“WWE allowed me to place out my assertion the best way that I did as a result of it was all paperwork,” Eva defined. “They completely knew for certain all the things was documented from my physician. That’s why I believed it was a gimmick.”
She added that the entire scenario felt off from the start—particularly when Nikki Bella was chosen to interchange her within the match. “It was simply horrendous, after which what was loopy about that, Nikki is the one who changed me. So, I used to be like, ‘Is that this a storyline?’ Like, ‘What’s going on?’ Like this doesn’t even look like actual.”
WWE’s Wellness Coverage, which launched in 2006 following the tragic loss of life of Eddie Guerrero, has caught a number of high stars previously—together with Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio. However Eva’s case was one of many extra uncommon ones, exhibiting simply how difficult the system may be—even once you’re technically within the clear.
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