Eva Marie is finally shedding light on one of the wildest career curveballs she ever faced in WWEand she says she didnt even realize it was real at first.
On a recent episode of Ring The Belle, the former WWE star opened up about her 2016 suspension under the companys Wellness Policy, revealing that she genuinely believed the entire thing was part of a storyline.
Marie was pulled from what would have been the biggest match of her career at SummerSlam 2016, just three days before the event. The suspension stemmed from a failed drug testbut not for anything shady. She tested positive for Adderall, which she had a prescription for, but missed the deadline to turn in her paperwork.
WWE allowed me to put out my statement the way that I did because it was all paperwork, Eva explained. They totally knew for sure everything was documented from my doctor. Thats why I thought it was a gimmick.
She added that the whole situation felt off from the beginningespecially when Nikki Bella was chosen to replace her in the match. It was just horrendous, and then what was crazy about that, Nikki is the one who replaced me. So, I was like, Is this a storyline? Like, What is going on? Like this does not even seem like real.
WWEs Wellness Policy, which launched in 2006 following the tragic death of Eddie Guerrero, has caught several top stars in the pastincluding Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio. But Evas case was one of the more unusual ones, showing just how tricky the system can beeven when youre technically in the clear.
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