Eva Marie initially believed that her suspension due to a Wellness Policy violation was a work.
In August of 2016, Eva Marie was suspended by WWE due to a violation of their wellness policy, which led to her being pulled from a SummerSlam match, being replaced by former Divas Champion Nikki Bella. The suspension came at a time that Eva was doing character work she would find ways to avoid wrestling matches.
While speaking to DS Shin on Ring The Belle, Eva was asked about her suspension, with the former WWE superstar noting that she questioned if it was a storyline initially.
"I mean, what was crazy about that to this day is still bizarre because, I mean, the fact that WWE allowed me to put out my statement the way that I did because it was all paperwork because they totally knew for sure everything was documented from my doctor. That's why I thought it was a gimmick. I thought I was, it was like that moment devastated me. That was a moment that I think that I will never, I would never want anyone to experience because I had come back and I remember it was like such a huge match and it was like getting promoted and it was six man and it was like almost, basically me coming back onto the scene. Then that happened and then I was like taking a flight back to the West. It was just a horrendous. Then what was crazy about that, Nikki is who replaced me. So I was like, is this a storyline? Like what is going on? Like this does not even seem like real."
Eva would exit the company in 2017, but returned in 2020 for a year long run with the promotion.
Elsewhere in the same interview, Eva spoke about working with AJ Lee. You can read more about that here.
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