WWE didn’t want legendary name on their roster, says ex-writer

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Speaking on Behind The Turnbuckle Studios’ The Coach and Bro Show, Vince Russo reacted to the episode and questioned Triple H about whether that’s the way to handle a legendary comedic relief character that they wanted in the promotion. Later, Russo stated that the company had no intentions of having Truth on their roster and lowballed the 54-year-old star.

“Bro, if that’s the guy you really want, that’s how you’re going to handle a situation? They clearly didn’t want him. If that’s the guy you want, you’re not going to go through negotiations that way. Obviously, they no longer wanted him on the roster, and obviously, if anything, they were going to lowball him. The fact that they tried to distort, change, and lie about the truth. They’re so intertwined in this buble, they don’t realize normal people see right through this c**p. They really think they’re working us, man,” Russo said.

What did the management do with R-Truth following his return to WWE?

At Money in the Bank 2025, R-Truth returned to the Stamford-based promotion and cost John Cena his tag team match against Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso. Later, Truth targeted Cena, but The Franchise Player moved to a different feud with CM Punk heading into Night of Champions 2025.

The 54-year-old veteran received a strong gimmick change when he cut his hair on Monday Night RAW and went by Ron Killings. In the coming weeks, Truth returned to his previous gimmick when John Cena turned face on Friday Night SmackDown ahead of WWE SummerSlam 2025.

R-Truth’s last televised match for the company was against Gunther in December. After the match, Truth has competed at live events, but has no storylines or matches lined up on the weekly product. It’ll be interesting to see what WWE does next with the veteran.

If you use quotes from the article, please credit Behind The Turnbuckle Studios and provide an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.

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