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#2 Speculation on future plans for Bobby Roode

Bobby Roode was brutally attacked by Roman Reigns a few weeks back and stretchered out of the arena, and the former NXT Champion hasn't been seen since. Now, while he may be out due to an injury on television, the reality is that Roode was suspended by WWE for violating the wellness policy.

Though there were rumours stating that Roode may be in trouble and could lose his spot, Tom Colohue has stated that it probably won't have much of an impact on Roode's career.

"Bobby Roode could not get involved, he is of course, suspended due to a violation of the wellness policy. It’s been a while since we’ve had a violation of the wellness policy, the last one I can remember is Roman Reigns himself, so it shouldn’t have too much of an impact on Bobby Roode’s career."

(H/t: Sportskeeda)

There were also reports that WWE was originally planning a match between Ziggler & Roode against The SmackDown Tag Team Champions the new day but the plans were stalled because of Roode's suspension. So it is possible that there might be some altercation between The New Day and Dolph Ziggler on SmackDown leading to the planned match taking place once The Glorious One returns.