What's the Real Reason for Matt Riddle being absent from WWE?

[{"selector":"#anim-bf1bd63c-5c84-45ca-a534-a2d7bc890af8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.50927725097161%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Matt Riddle recently had a really difficult couple of weeks in WWE.

[{"selector":"#anim-866c1c3b-efd3-47ae-8781-1736e632fd31 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.79956889517968%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Following an attack from the Bloodline's Solo Sikoa, Riddle departed from the ring on a stretcher.

[{"selector":"#anim-76c8704d-b3b6-4dc4-95d4-d4c29efeac76 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-11.602782886650385%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The company later announced that the Biggest Bro will be out of action for 6 weeks.

[{"selector":"#anim-22801813-be23-4dc7-8c7c-62ada006f773 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(41.430664056812674%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] But it wasn't the real reason for Matt Riddle's absence from WWE for more than a month.

[{"selector":"#anim-9f8cc8bb-6001-4278-b84a-33b8a58849aa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(38.29956049111109%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The real reason behind the hassle is that Matt Riddle had failed the drug test for the second time.

[{"selector":"#anim-ba1a73bc-9fb9-4987-9d9f-15b5ecfd9a3a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The first violation came when the Original Bro was about to face Seth 'Freakin' Rollins at the SummerSlam. At the time, the company postponed the contest.

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