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Jack Swagger was scheduled to win the World Heavyweight Title from Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania 29. WWE's creative team has now met several times this week to discuss how to deal with Swagger's DUI and drug arrest on Tuesday.
If he is pulled from WrestleMania, he will not only lose a big payday (upwards of $250,000) but Dolph Ziggler will likely get the title shot.
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