Evan Bourne suspended for 60 days after second WWE Wellness policy violation

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 11:21 AM EST in WWE

Well, this explains a lot.

When Air Boom, Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston, were made to lose the tag team championships at a house show in Oakland this past Sunday night (Jan. 15, 2012), we originally thought it was simply WWE punishing Bourne for his reaction to his 30 day suspension for smoking Spice.

Then rumors were swirling that Kingston was blabbing to the dirt sheets and the tag team looked dead in the water. As soon as they lost their titles at the house show it looked set in stone. Then on Raw last night they were made to job in the rematch to Epico and Primo in a two minute match that looked like a glorified squash.

Now we know why.

Bourne has failed another Wellness policy test and has been suspended for 60 days, per the WWE Corporate website:

In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE (NYSE:WWE) has suspended Matthew Korklan (Evan Bourne®) for 60 days effective Tuesday, January 17 for his second violation of the company's policy.

There were rumblings that something was going to happen today regarding Bourne's future with WWE, be it his outright release or something that would get him off TV for a while.

60 days is a while, right?

It should be most interesting to see the reaction to all this from Bourne, Kingston and everyone else involved here. Especially if we find out he was smoking Spice again with another wrestler higher on the card and that wrestler doesn't get suspended for another three weeks.

So much for rebuilding the tag team division, huh? If Epico and Primo are heel tag champs, who is the babyface team to oppose them? The Usos?

UPDATE -- Bourne reacts to the news on his Twitter account:

"Sorry y'all. Sometimes we become our own worst enemy."

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Just dumb

I don’t know how long Spice stays in someone’s system, but he should have been aware if it’s longer than other drugs. And if it was a fresh hit, then he really doesn’t want to be in the WWE.

As for babyfaces, Kofi is still hanging around. I’m sure they can move someone up from the undercard to pair with him. You could even keep the name Air Boom if they wanted. But it’s a name shame that Bourne had to do this.

So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out

by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 11:44 AM EST reply actions

Unless they checked the levels of spice (or w/e) in his system

then its possible this is just the WWE hitting him with a 2nd failed drug test as punishment. Of course, like you said, its possible he just doesn’t care about being in the WWE right now.

The Uso’s would be my guess as the babyface team. You still need someone else to have any decent tag division and it sucks this happened with Bourne/Kingston because you really need someone with some legitimacy as a WWE wrestler. Kofi and Bourne weren’t huge draws, but they’ve been around for a while and Kofi at least has had some higher profile matches and have had their fair share of memorable spots in their WWE career.

by hfl2013 on Jan 17, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

I would be really surprised if this was a case of double jeopardy, given that has never happened before in the history of WWE drug testing. I think a more likely scenario was that he let his hair down while suspended and smoked lots of Spice, came back to work, a few weeks later he’s asked to take a drug test and it’s still in his system, not realising that since he tested positive they were likely to ramp up his testing and keep a closer eye on him.

by Keith Harris on Jan 17, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

I am guessing this is the end of his career in the WWE

Which is a shame, because he was an awesome seller, and acrobatic high-fliers don’t necessarily grow on trees.

As to who becomes the foils to Epico and Primo, the Usos should be- they’re not exactly the best, but the WWE almost ignoring them for two years or so has always pissed me off. I would assume they form a new tag team with someone or other, too.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 17, 2012 12:02 PM EST reply actions

Sugar and Spice and everything nice : )

I see why he takes it.

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by Luke Thomas on Jan 5, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

by dandeman on Jan 17, 2012 12:13 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Snips, snails and puppy dog tails

So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out

by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

Damnit one of these days I'll get it right

So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out

by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions

Ah, the Rowdy Rought Boys...

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 17, 2012 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

So Ryder and Cena are forming a trios team?

by mariobatalivsmarkhenry on Jan 17, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

K2...

It stays in your system only 3 days.

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by Rawuncutnxrated on Jan 17, 2012 12:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

After reading more..

you don’t actually test for K2… they are testing for a compound in the drug. There are 40+ different versions & they are constantly reformulating the drug.. so the compounds being tested will be useless. Evan is getting the old stuff, plus.. if he is a habitual user of the same K2, then it will build up in his system & be around more than 3 days.. but not too much longer.. much shorter than weed.

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by Rawuncutnxrated on Jan 17, 2012 12:43 PM EST reply actions

In your body fluids is one thing but if k2 is like weed, it can stay in your hair for a couple weeks and if you are a habitual user its in your hair much longer than you would think.

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by Major on Jan 17, 2012 12:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

he should just smoke the real thing

It’s cheaper, and you only get a fine. the fact that he continues to use the fake stuff that gets him in more trouble than the genuine article just tells me that he doesn’t need to be a “superstar” anymore

by rice rice baby on Jan 17, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

drugs

such as weed and k2 can stay in the hair up to 3 or 4 months. or dependd on the length my wife just had a hair test that went back 6 month approximately 3in of it

He knows the guy with the bandage on his ass is going no were. Were you going fucking no were

by Elstriko on Jan 18, 2012 2:54 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

They don’t test hair.. urine & blood.

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by Rawuncutnxrated on Jan 17, 2012 12:57 PM EST reply actions

well i was trying to give Evan the benefit of the doubt

that just means he either smoked again to see if hed get caught or he did it to spite wwe. Either way, its a stupid decision.

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by Major on Jan 17, 2012 1:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Evan...you are not Muad'dib....

..lay off that Spice, boy.

by TheAngryApe on Jan 17, 2012 3:15 PM EST reply actions

checks his watch

Yep, clock’s still ticking.

Place ya bets, folks! How long before he’s Future Endeavored, and where will he go?

Time to spread a little chaos...

by Shadowbird on Jan 17, 2012 3:24 PM EST reply actions

I wonder if John Laurinaitis will now send his t-shirt along with the paperwork when guys get Future Endeavored.

by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Jan 17, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions

It seems like this was done purposely. Crazy to say but....

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by CharactersAnalysis on Jan 17, 2012 3:52 PM EST reply actions

Now its his own fault, ha guess he doesn't want to get Future Endeavoured

by dandeman on Jan 17, 2012 4:05 PM EST reply actions

If Bourne does get fired

I hope John Laurinaitis fires him on Raw over something silly. Big Johnny has the slogan “Future Endeavored” but he hasn’t really fired anybody on TV yet. I was hoping he would go on a firing rampage over silly things. Then the guys who were fake fired could just go over to Smackdown.

by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Jan 17, 2012 4:36 PM EST reply actions

He looks high in the picture

Just saying he does…lol

by jwbrooksjr on Jan 17, 2012 4:43 PM EST reply actions

I was thinking the same thing.

What a fucking dumbass. If he doesn’t want to be in WWE anymore, he should simply ask for his walking papers. Also, what would look less bad on the ol’ wrestling resume – he asked for his release (quit), or, he was fired for failing drug tests multiple times? Hmm, gee, I wonder.

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by GunShark on Jan 17, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions