In a shocking turn of events, WWE has announced that Monday Night RAW superstar Samoa Joe has been suspended for a total of 30 days due to violating the company’s wellness policy, effective Monday, February 24th.
As confirmed by WWE on Twitter, this is Joe’s first violation in the company and the news of his suspension initially broke days after it was revealed that the former United States Champion had suffered a bizarre injury while filming a commercial.
WWE has suspended Nuufolau Seanoa (Samoa Joe) for 30 days effective Monday, February 24, for his first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy.https://t.co/3PiiutkI32
— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2020
The former NXT Champion had been sidelined with a thumb injury for a sustainable period of time and had only made his return to WWE TV recently. Having joined forces with the likes of Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders, Joe found himself engaged in a feud against Seth Rollins and his disciples.
However, Joe’s absence from WWE TV has been significant, as he missed out on this week’s edition of RAW which saw Owens align himself with The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders once again.
With Joe being suspended by WWE, the former US Champion now joins reigning champion, Andrade and becomes the second superstar to have violated WWE’s wellness policy within the span of a month.
