WWE has responded to allegations that their suspension of Titus O’Neil, which has been reduced to 60 days, was racially motivated. WWE issued the following statement to The New York Post this week:
“The suspension of Titus O’Neil had nothing to do with race and everything to do with unprofessional conduct.”
WWE also sent The Post a copy of a text message they claim O’Neil sent someone high up in the company. The text from O’Neil read:
“I feel like sh** now so if you have to let me go, I understand. Stupid mistake.”
O’Neil is reportedly well-liked by his peers backstage and does lots of charity work with WWE. If his 60-day suspension is upheld he will miss WrestleMania, which is typically a WWE wrestler’s biggest pay bonus of the year.
