R-Truth's quick return to WWE involved direct negotiations with one of the company's top executives. Fightful Select (via Steve Carrier of Ringside News) reported Truth initially seemed to be a little reticent to engage with WWE in the days after his exit. However, "things opened up" when WWE president Nick Khan entered the picture.

WWE fans were electrified as Ron Killings, famously known as R-Truth, made a shocking return at Money in the Bank 2025, just weeks after his release.

However, according to a recent report from Fightful, Killings wasn't cut as part of a storyline, and those high up in WWE admitted that he was genuinely let go. Killings was approached about returning,