As previously reported here on eWN, Primo Colon had recently violated WWE’s Wellness Policy and thus was suspended for 30 days.
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Per a interview with PrimeraHora, Primo denies failing WWE’s administered test. The WWE Superstar claims he was really suspended for not being present for a drug test. You can check out the translation below:
“I was not on the road (on tour with the company), I was not scheduled for any event in the near future. I am in Puerto Rico when they call me suddenly, not to use me, but to travel for a doping test. I was ready to do it, but I told them that I was in Puerto Rico and that I was willing to go to a place (laboratory) that they chose to test me without any problem, without any discomfort. I was not going to pay for a trip to just get tested for doping.”
“There I didn’t hear anything from the company about it and I thought they were going to call me when they found a place to do the test. Almost two months pass and I get the letter that I am suspended, according to them, because I refused to take the test. And that is not correct. They took it as I was out of the country, but I was available.”
“I don’t want them to say that I failed to test positive because that is totally false and incorrect. They usually do their doping test at events, someone appears to collect the urine of fighters, employees, referees … to do
their evaluation once a month. I did not say anything positive. I was in Puerto Rico. I have to clarify it because my reputation is worth more than any check.”Primo Colon’s last televised appearance for WWE was at Survivor Series 2018. In February 2019, Primo participated in a few dark matches for the company.
(Translation h/t IWNerd)