R-Truth wrote on his social media today that he was released from WWE.
“Im sorry to inform you all. I just got released from WWE. I want to thank WWE for the ride, but MOSTLY I want to thank each and EVERYONE OF YOU who was along for the ride,” he said in a post on X. “Thank you for all the love, support, and appreciation you have given me over the years. Thank you.”
The 53-year-old has been working with WWE for a very long time, starting first in 1998 until 2001 and then an uninterrupted run from 2008 until now, marking a 17-year consecutive run with the company.
Loved by everyone backstage and fans for his humor, Truth has been a staple on WWE television when it comes to backstage segments and hilarious moments.
He is a 54-time WWE 24/7 champion, two-time WWE United States champion, two-time WWE Hardcore champion, and two-time WWE Raw Tag Team champion.
His last match was against none other than John Cena at last week’s Saturday Night’s Main Event.
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What the…? Why? This seems dumb like hell. Did Little Jimmy piss in someone’s cereal?
Too much character for Big Nose and the Endeavor Brass. How dare you try to make grumpy theatre kid John Cena be fun!
If this is a salary-related thing like it was with Strowman, it’s absolute bulls***. Some people’s value is determined by more than their place on the card.
What?
Couldn’t have been, can’t imagine Truth was making main event money.
At 53 years old he was one of the older, if not oldest, wrestler on the roster and according to Google he earned a little over half a million dollars a year, not including revenue from merchandise. Maybe his age and salary played a factor in the decision to let him go which as @What? so eloquently put it is absolute bulls***.
@Joseph
I keep forgetting how old he is. Still, he looks 35, he works 25, and his entertainment value is through the roof, he popped the roof as “Ron Cena” literally days ago. Plus a half a million is nothing on the WWE payroll.
Although I’d love to see what he’d do in AEW when left to his own devices. Three WWE castoffs not a lot younger than him are doing the best work of their careers there.
@Luke
Problem is that if you’re a company looking to trim the fat, you’re going to look at what someone brings to the table. Yes, he has tremendous entertainment value, and he popped the roof off, but does that equate financial gain for the company? In 2024 I don’t think he was in the top ten for merchandise sales and it looks like it’s the same for 2025 as well. So even though people are cheering him, they might not be paying to see him or buying his stuff. He earns half a million a year. Half a million dollars is nothing to a billion-dollar company but everything to bean counters.
I don’t know if it’s true and I doubt it’s true but I’ve heard hhh is a racist and that’s why he’s been releasing people of color. Again his is just a rumor that I doubt is true
I don’t get why WWE didn’t have Truth put his career on the line against Cena at SNME. Truth would be so confident that Cena was still a good guy that he’d bet his career on it. I mean, imagine the heat Cena would get.
It’s all a work.
R-Truth is one hell of an entertainer. No matter where he goes from here, he’ll continue to succeed. Doesn’t he have the record for most title reigns held across multiple belts in the WWE?
Not a work, TheSquirrbells. Have some respect.