dumb shit got himself suspended for 60 days for substance abuse. nice work on throwing away what could have been a great career.
Although WWE spokesperson Gary Davis would not specify to the Associated Press which drug Hardy tested positive for, multiple sources tell Prowrestling.net that the suspension is related to recreational drug use and is not attributable to performance enhancing drugs.
That's not an excuse. And it doesn't even look like he was busted for steroids/HGH/whatever anyway:
I haven't noticed him looking any bigger than usual.
As for using him as a "scapegoat", please. Look at all the time they've invested in the guy. They gave him big wins, they made him look like a star, he was obviously being primed to win the Money in the Bank ladder match, and now - through his own idiocy - he's thrown it all away. It's not like the guy doesn't have form.
The idea of WWE protecting people is unfounded. They suspended Kennedy, who they were very hot on. They also suspended Orton for smoking weed, and he's the company's darling. Now Triple H, that would be another story...