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Backstage details on R-Truth's WWE return

  • R-Truth, a 53-year-old WWE icon, returned on June 8, 2025, at Money in the Bank by attacking John Cena and aiding Cody Rhodes in a main event win.
  • His return followed an announcement less than a week earlier that his 17-year WWE contract was ending on June 1, which sparked significant fan and wrestler outrage.
  • Multiple reports confirm that R-Truth’s return was legitimate, with WWE finalizing a new contract with him just days before Money in the Bank and temporarily updating his ring name to Ron Killings.
  • Cody Rhodes credited fans for demanding R-Truth’s return saying, "You guys wanted R-Truth, and it’s always our job... To give you what you want, so thank you," underscoring fan influence on WWE decisions.
  • The return ended a turbulent week, reaffirmed R-Truth’s status as a valuable WWE asset, and left future storylines involving him and John Cena open for development.
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The most surprising moment of the Money In The Bank event came to an end, when R-Truth in the midst of the struggle between John Cena and Logan Paul vs Cody Rhodes. That made many wonder whether the 53-year-old wrestler's dismissal was real or only part of the story. YOU WANT THE TRUTH?! YOU GOT THE TRUTH!!!#MITB pic.twitter.com/KwWq4ToNZa — WWE (@WWE) June 8, 2025 In fact, the WWE's own Chief of Content, Triple H, alluded to the fact that every…

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Wrestlezone broke the news in on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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