After Bryan concluded his speech to the WWE Universe, RAW went off the air and the remainder of his farewell was aired on the WWE Network.
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– As PWMania.com reported, Titus O’Neil was sent home from Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings and informed that he was being suspended due to unprofessional conduct.
Vince McMahon has reportedly been very high on O’Neil in the past for all of his charity work that he has done for WWE.
During the retirement celebration for former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, O’Neil appeared to grab McMahon’s arm as the company’s chairman was exiting the stage behind Bryan.
The incident made it into the final moments of Monday’s broadcast, which a few eagle-eyed fans were able to capture (see below).
It’s being said that McMahon was angry that he was grabbed by Titus the way he was and that is what led to Titus’ suspension.
The word, according to PW Insider, is that O’Neil could be suspended for “upwards of 90 days”, meaning his status for WrestleMania 32 is in jeopardy. We likely won’t receive any more information about this unless WWE wants us to have it (which is unlikely) or if Titus breaches his contract over it (and at 38 years old and only having ever wrestled for one company, that seems even more unlikely).
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