While appearing on talk shows in Mexico today, Alberto Del Rio noted that he cannot wrestle in the United States for a year. He admitted there was a confrontation with a WWE employee but did not go into any great detail.

That would likely mean he was found to be in breach of his WWE contract. When a WWE talent is found in breach, they are informed that they will no longer be paid additional revenue due to them past the day of the breach (including royalties due for PPV, licensing, etc.) and that as a penalty of the breach, they cannot compete in pro wrestling or MMA for a period of one year.

PWInsider.com has reached out to WWE regarding the circumstances of Del Rio's departure and his advertised appearance for AAA in Mexico this weekend, but given that it's Summerslam weekend, it's not likely we will hear back immediately.

That's very harsh. And at the same time they let Punk just walk out not giving a flying fuck about his contract.

Ummm....they didnt "just let Punk walk out"....they couldnt do anything about his contract situation because he wasnt speaking to the company. Pretty hard to conduct business when you're ignoring someone.

So does that mean that anyone can just 'ignore' the company to get their own way

^ It's likely that Punk is also unable to wrestle or compete in MMA for a year. The difference is Punk doesn't want to do those things right now.

I forgot the time Punk OR Del Rio got their way. I must have been asleep.

Punk got his way in 2011.

When was that?

When he didn't main event anything?

When he got that SWEET main event feud with Kevin Nash?

When, DURING his feud with "the authority" John Cena became champion again?

When the majority of his "huge title reign" was overshadowed by The Rock who announced one year ahead of time he was going to win the championship?

When he got less money than Randy Orton? (And John Cena, Triple H, The Undertaker, and The Rock?)

Yeah, sounds like EXACTLY what he wanted.

That's bullshit. That Twitter fuck got what he deserved. WWE is really screwing Del Rio here.

I agree with Ian.