“Amateur,” “Stupid” – Legend sides with WWE, not R-Truth

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The Game said they were waiting for Truth to come to the negotiation table and made it clear that he was never fired, as he claimed in a social media post back then. While Truth contradicted this claim in an interview later, former RAW GM Eric Bischoff has shared his take.

Speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff said that R-Truth jumped the gun in this situation and it was an amateur move.

“They were negotiating. Ron jumped the gun, was an amateur move. I like Ron, but it is what it is. Things are going to get effed up when you get your agents involved. It’s unfortunate. I believe Paul in this case. I have no dog in the hunt, its not like Paul and I are friends. But I absolutely believe him. And I believe him because similar things have happened to me in the past,” he said.

The Hall of Famer said with Truth’s agent handling the negotiations for him, things were not straightforward. He said that they tried to play hardball, which wasn’t a good idea given WWE’s stature.

“I’m sure because there’s an agent involved, we’re going to play hard ball. They played hardball. He’s Ron’s agent, I’m guessing, and they’re playing hardball with a guy from Hollywood that negotiates deals, massive deals. That was stupid as an agent for overshooting, and they probably called their bluff, and that’s where things fell apart,” he added.

R-Truth disputed Triple H’s claim that he was not fired

In an interview on Breakfast Club, R-Truth disputed Triple H’s claim that he was not fired from the company last summer.

He said that he stayed out of negotiations since his agent was handling the talks with WWE. The former U.S. champion mentioned he received a call from the company telling him that his contract was not being renewed and he didn’t need to come to work.

R-Truth said it “felt like a firing” to him, and he couldn’t figure out what happened in that moment.

If you use quotes from this article, please credit the 83 Weeks podcast and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.