Real Reason Ron Simmons Was Fired From WWE; Drug Related Issue

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The WWE has fired Ron Simmons

The reason Ron Simmons was released from WWE was actually because of a drug related issue that he refused to seek help for or even acknowledge. Some are even going as far as to say that may have been the reason for him standing up to The Big Show last week.

Simmons was also said to be very unpleasant when it came to last weekends WMXX PPV. He was ticked off that WWE would not get him a personal limo from the hotel to MSG the night of the show. He was asked to take the private bus rented by WWE for all of the superstars to ride on. Apparently that wasn't good enough for his standards though.

Source: PWN

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Ron Simmons had been considering retiring for sometime. His plan was to retire, this time for good, and become a road agent with WWE.

Simmons really started to tick people off backstage in WWE though in recent weeks. He recently stood up at the pre-SmackDown! meeting and told The Big Show to 'sit down and shut up' which led to a brief altercation.

The nail in the coffin for Simmons was the WrestleMania XX festivities. Simmons had a known alcohol problem that he was not addressing. He was said to be a mess all weekend at WMXX which management was aware of. The decision was then made to release him.

He was not notified of his release until Thursday afternoon, just hours before an angle that was taped at the SmackDown! tapings where he was 'fired' was set to air on national television.

Source: PWN