Randy Orton suspended by WWE for 60 days

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

I can't predict where these things will go. I am but one person.

 

Mick Foley wrote in his blog on WWE.com something about Melina being hasseled by some other wrestlers for being arrogant. Which sounds to me like Orton took a shit in her bag or something (as most things do).

 

Quote below:

 

Now, I swear that I fully expected Melina’s column No. 2 to be my last public mention of her, but unfortunately I received word that she had been through a tough time on the most recent SmackDown overseas tour. It seems that some people had mistaken her shyness for arrogance (not the first time I’ve seen someone suffer for that same mistake) and had taken it upon themselves to make her life a little harder than it needed to be.

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Poor Melina. I'll be her BFF. I'll even throw in the "with benefits" part.

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Wasn't Melina brought in front of wrestler court recently due to her treatment of other divas?

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So, has anything been released on what the hell Orton did?

[Jingus 0]

Nope, it's still under wraps, which makes everyone even more curious of course. What the HELL did Orton do that was THAT bad?!

[2GOLD 0]

Nope, it's still under wraps, which makes everyone even more curious of course. What the HELL did Orton do that was THAT bad?!

 

60 day suspension is pretty serious in most anything and usually ties to drugs. I'm not saying it IS drugs as if it was that, pretty sure we'd hear he was headed to rehab and not counseling. Perhaps he got into a fight with a fan or cursed out a major stockholder. I'd imagine that would be worth 60 days.

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He told Vince the God stuff was a bad idea.

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Damn, WWE wrestlers don't know how to treat a great lookin woman like Melina.

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Because we all know gap toothed women are HAWT~!

[CanadianChick 0]

Melina's gap toothed? It's not noticeable, if she is.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

It was a joke. She has a very minor one.

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Because we all know gap toothed women are HAWT~!

 

I honestly think Melina is one of the most beautiful diva's since Trish first came to the WWE.

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overall (looks and character), she's definently one of the best ones to come along in a long time.

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She's alright. She's not really my type but I agree she is nice on the eyes. The teeth kinda puts me off though, but that's just me.

[FroGG_NeaL 0]

Melina is my favorite WWE chick. She's got everything it takes for a female wretler/manager.

 

 

As for Orton, I'm still hoping this is all a work, and it will lead to a good angle to put Orton back in the ME.

 

Otherwise, I'm just wanna know what the fuck he did, 'cause I'm a nosey bastard.

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From the Observer thread:

 

There is no singular, standout reason as to why Randy Orton was suspended. In the past few years, he had been fined often, usually for $5,000 per offense. Despite the fines, he'd often joke about them. The fines have largely been a result of his treatment of women, both in and out of the company. Also, he's used rude, abrasive language to people who didn't deserve it, not to mention that he's displayed antisocial behavior. WWE may want Orton to undergo counseling, to get to the root of his social issues. He may even have to get medical help, if it is necessary.

 

Johnny Ace was said to be fed up with Orton's rude behavior, as it was said to be getting out of hand. Orton's always displayed erratic behavior, however, it started to really get out of control at the start of the year. Also, the fines weren't sending a message to him. The decision to suspend him was based on an incident that took place at the 3/28 Smackdown tapings in Kansas City, at the Kemper Arena. Orton flagrantly violated a very public company policy. It was a lot more serious than your typical dress code issue, and it had nothing to do with either creative or economic issues. Apparently, whatever he did, was the final straw. Whatever he did, has been done before in the past as a form of protest, however, nobody was so brazen to do it inside of a building with plenty of people potentially witnessing it, including people not employed by the company who happened to be in the building at the time. Orton was informed of the WWE's decision to suspend him after Wrestlemania.

 

Nobody was defending Johnny Ace's decision to suspend him, including friends of Orton, who would normally not side with Johnny Ace. Although, these same people were surprised that WWE made the news of his suspension so public.

 

Orton's future in World Wrestling Entertainment will be decided upon in the next few weeks. It is likely that Johnny Ace and Vince McMahon will be discussing Orton's future in the WWE this week, and they may make some sort of decision. It should be noted that the day after Orton was informed of the WWE's decision to suspend him (the 4/4 Smackdown tapings), he seemed very interested in keeping his job.

 

From the wording, it sounds like Orton violated the drug policy. If that's the case, then he probably smoked or snorted something out on the open.

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I'd bet on cocaine.

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He probably got caught snorting coke on Melina's ass while shitting in her bag.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

I don't think it is the drug policy because their own rules say that no one gets punished early-on. It's an attitude-issue, and Orton has a history of being an immature asshole. From WWE's corporate website.

 

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WWE is committed to maintaining a work environment that furthers the development of all its employees, encourages cooperation and teamwork, provides a pleasant work environment and provides fair and ethical treatment of all employment issues.

 

As part of this commitment, WWE is dedicated to providing a work environment that is free from harassment, whether that harassment is premised on sex, race, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin or any other legally protected basis. Harassment creates working conditions that are wholly inconsistent with WWE’s commitment to its personnel.

 

Examples of prohibited conduct include, without limitation:

 

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* Inappropriate physical touching.

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Maybe he got into with Taker over the whole Hepatitis deal with his dad.

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I don't think it is the drug policy because their own rules say that no one gets punished early-on. It's an attitude-issue, and Orton has a history of being an immature asshole.

When it says:

 

Orton flagrantly violated a very public company policy. It was a lot more serious than your typical dress code issue, and it had nothing to do with either creative or economic issues.

 

and that it:

 

has been done before in the past as a form of protest, however, nobody was so brazen to do it inside of a building with plenty of people potentially witnessing it

 

It seems like it has to be the drug policy.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Employee Harassment is a public policy. What Meltzer (or whomever gave Meltzer the info) defines as "very public" is left for interpretation. Something that is posted on their corporate website is something I consider to be very public. I would also say that Harassment of a fellow employee, especially a woman (given the lawsuits in the past that have dealt with the matter) is also "serious". It has nothing to do with creative or economic issues either, and isn't a dress code violation.

 

If it were a drug problem, historically, the WWE has sent the wrestler to rehab. They haven't sent Orton to rehab. When Meltzer says something like:

 

The fines have largely been a result of his treatment of women, both in and out of the company. Also, he's used rude, abrasive language to people who didn't deserve it, not to mention that he's displayed antisocial behavior. WWE may want Orton to undergo counseling, to get to the root of his social issues. He may even have to get medical help, if it is necessary.

 

Then it points more to attitude issues than drug issues. The majority of that article is essentially in line with this as well, you just picked two sentences and interpreted them as "Drug Policy!" as a knee jerk reaction because that's the most widely known policy the WWE has.

 

The "form of protest" and "inside the building with plenty of people potentially witnessing it" could also fall in-line with Harassing another diva.

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Medical help=rehab.

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My guess is that the root of Randy's issues is that Orton is a closet homo who continually lashes out at women to seem like one of the guys. I only say that because this guy I knew who was pledging did the exact same thing repeatedly when I was in a frat and this is what came to mind as he finally admitted why he was such a dick after he got kicked out.

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Judging from Meltz's cryptic comments and what people have posted elsewhere, I think Randy either

 

A) Harassed either another Diva or perhaps a female outside the company but did it in public, or

 

B) He used drugs openly in front of people in the company

 

While I can't totally dismiss B, I am more inclined to think it was something like A.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Medical Help can also = Psychiatric help/Prescription Drugs. Especially when it follows "may have to undergo counselling to get to the root of his social issues"

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Right, why mention counseling and medical help as two separate options? Clearly medical help in this case would imply rehab and counseling for his mental issues/psychiatry. I'm not saying you're wrong, Rudo, but that's the impression I'm getting from it.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

They aren't really separate in that paragraph (especially since one followed the other - it was the same train of thought). They were along the same line of treatment. From counselling to medical, with medical being the more extreme option of the two. It was written as "(if counselling doesn't work), he may even have to get medical help." I am not an expert, but if someone has an attitude problem, you don't immediately give them pills to get over it. Pills tend to be a later option, first there is therapy and whatnot.

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It's still all speculation. I'm not trying to pass my judgment off as fact. I think it's a drug issue. It might be, it might not. Really I don't want to debate the issue until we know what it is, and that it is concrete evidence than some vague comments by Meltz.