The duo of Matt Riddle and Jeff Hardy scored a victory over John Morrison and The Miz on the WWE Draft edition of SmackDown. As Hardy and Riddle were celebrating their victory, Lars Sullivan made his return to WWE and attacked Riddle, Hardy and The Miz. Sullivan executed his “Freak Accident” finishing maneuver on all three men.
😮 😮 😮 😮 😮 😮 😮@LarsSWWE is HERE!! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/NNJCryF7YC
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2020
He’s baaack! #SmackDown @LarsSWWE pic.twitter.com/RA90nTiBN8
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2020
Lars’ last match took place in June of 2019 and he defeated Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado of The Lucha House Party. Lars debuted on Monday Night RAW the night after WrestleMania 35 and laid out Kurt Angle.
In May of 2019, Lars was fined by the WWE and had to undergone sensitivity training for his past racist, homophobic and offensive message board posts. WWE issued the following statement in response to Sullivan’s past messages resurfacing:
“WWE supports a culture of inclusion regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation, and we are committed to embracing all individuals as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide,” WWE’s statement said.
“Dylan Miley (aka Lars Sullivan) will be fined $100,000 and required to complete sensitivity training for offensive commentary uncovered from his past. WWE will also facilitate meetings for Dylan with community organizations to foster further discussion around the power of social media and the impact of your words.”
John Pollock and Wai Ting will be discussing Sullivan’s return as well as the entire night one of the WWE Draft on Rewind-A-SmackDown.
