Its been document that there was a lawsuit against Big Show and WWE from former WWE road producer Andrew Green, who alleges that Show roughed him up during the filming of a backstage segment.
WWE officials felt that having another incident like that, with Alberto Del Rio and WWE.com social media worker Cody Barbierri, would strengthen the Big Show case and would also strengthen a potential case by Barbierri against WWE. This was reportedly another factor in Del Rio's departure.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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