5 Months Ago, Wrestling says (in Extensive Update On Umaga's WWE Firing Inside Here) Last week, World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Edward Fatu (a/k/a Umaga) was released because he refused to enter a drug rehabilitation facility after violating the company's Wellness Program a second time.

And Impact Wrestling says (in Jim Ross: Umaga's WWE Release, Mitsuharu Misawa's Death and More) The crew will arrive back in the States on Sunday and then have to gear up for a 3 hour Raw on Monday. Whew. - I haven't commented much on the Umaga situation here but I have addressed that matter and many similar issues in the Q&A section. ...

And PWNewsNow.com says (in WWE Going Commercial Free for June 22 Edition of Raw)  DC
WWE Tried To Make Him Go To Rehab... But he said no, no, no. It came to light on Thursday that WWE released Umaga from his contract due to a second failure of the Talent Wellness Policy and subsequent refusal to seek treatment.

And Wrestling says (in Umaga's WWE Firing Similar To Another Past Firing Years Ago) World Wrestling Entertainment's announcement today saying Eddie Fatu (a/k/a Umaga) had been released from his contract for his second violation of the company's Wellness Program and his subsequent refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility is quite similar to a past termination t...

And Lords of Pain says (in Umaga Was Released For Wellness Violation & Refusing Rehab) Find out exactly why WWE fired Umaga

And Wrestling says (in Breaking News: Umaga Fired From WWE) World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of SmackDown Superstar Umaga as of today, June 8, 2009. WWE wishes Umaga the best in all future endeavors.

And Pro Wrestling Torch says (in "Have you ever felt like there was more) What it should have said was that WWE would take every last chance for ratings. Tommy Dreamer as your new ECW champ. Batista as your new Raw Champ. And CM Punk as your new Smackdown Champ. All three of these things could have a very short, ...
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