Alberto Del Rio made news a couple of week ago when he was suspended 30 days for violating WWE’s wellness policy. This came on the same day that his real-life girlfriend Paige was also suspended for violating the policy. It was rumored that Del Rio had an opt out to his contract and we have some more details on his current WWE status.
According to both F4WOnline and Wrestling Inc, Del Rio is leaving the company. He has been removed from all WWE live events after his 30 day suspension is up. The reports also say that he will be free to work wherever he wants in the next couple weeks.
The reports state that he is unhappy with his current status within the company. He was promised a main event push when he re-signed with the WWE back in 2015. He beat John Cena clean on his first night back with the company to win the WWE United States Championship. After that it was all down hill, from the ‘MexAmerica’ gimmick to the League of Nations. He received a lot of empty promises that he would be further up the card but it never came to be.
These factors played a large part in him leaving.
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The WWE will likely make the announcement official in the near future (maybe when his suspension runs out)..