Titus O’Neil Suspended to Send a Message to WWE Roster

– Titus O’Neil’s suspension issued last night was reportedly done in order to send a message to the WWE talent roster. According to Wrestling Observer Live, Vince McMahon suspended O’Neil for ninety days because the message needed to be sent that WWE stars needed to stop “messing around” and be professionals.

According to the site, there have been several people on the roster who have been walking a line in terms of following company rules and McMahon wants WWE to be a professional organization. While O’Neil was just messing around with McMahon, it was considered “one messing around too many” and O’Neil became the fall guy for everyone else who has been going too far.

O’Neil is liked by WWE officials, particularly since he’s their go-to guy for charity with John Cena out. The Prime Time Players were broken up in order to help push O’Neil as a singles guy and while it hasn’t been acknowledged on TV, he went undefeated for nearly three months before he lost to Adam Rose on Raw.

O’Neil also posted his first social media comment since being suspended on Instagram:

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled (ranked below others who are honored or rewarded), and he who humbles himself (keeps a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly) will be exalted (elevated in rank).” ??Luke? ?14:11? ?#Blessed #ContentOfCharacter #Faith #Family #Community

A photo posted by Titus Oneil (@titusoneilwwe) on Feb 10, 2016 at 12:37pm PST