5 Reasons why Superstars were "punished" on WWE TV

#1. WWE Superstar Roman Reigns is "punished" after violating WWE's Wellness Policy

I apologize to my family, friends and fans for my mistake in violating WWE’s wellness policy. No excuses. I own it.

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) June 21, 2016

Roman Reigns is currently one of the biggest stars on WWE TV and the current Universal Champion, but back in 2016 The Tribal Chief violated WWE's Wellness Policy for the first and only time.

At the time, Roman Reigns was World Champion and it meant that Seth Rollins was able to pin him clean for the title at Money in the Bank. It's likely that the company knew that the Superstar would be out of the picture for some time and decided that Rollins could take the title instead.

Dean Ambrose later cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and took the WWE Championship over to SmackDown.

Roman Reigns hasn't lost a lot of matches clean in WWE, so it's very possi that this was a punishment from the company for violating their Wellness Policy. It was believed that WWE had a plan for Reigns to remain as Champion for some time ahead of his suspension, but this then had to be changed when the news about the Superstar's violation was made public.