Swagger’s post-Wrestlemania detour

Swagger’s post-Wrestlemania position would not be an issue worth much consideration if it had not been for a recent DUI. It was widely thought that Del Rio was scheduled to drop the strap to the new Swagger at Mania, but prior history suggests that the E doesn’t allow top stars to escape a DUI charge unscathed. In 2006, when Rob Van Dam and Sabu were charged with DUI, the E repaid them by destroying Sabu’s character— turning him into a talker and a jobber to the stars—and shortening Van Dam’s title reign—he lost the title the night after he was arrested. Jeff Hardy was said to have lost a pot...