The real reason behind R-Truth’s WWE exit is now allegedly out.
Last year, before the November 1, 2024, episode of SmackDown, Fightful Select and PWInsider shared the news that talents Baron Corbin, Indi Hartwell, and Tegan Nox were parting ways with the promotion. A few months later, in February, ahead of the 7th February episode of SmackDown, the promotion again released multiple other talents. Later, again on May 2nd, the promotion released an additional 17 top names. Last week, the WWE opted not to renew the contracts of R-Truth, Carlito, and Sarah Rowe, resulting in their departure from the promotion.
Now, almost a week later, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter shared a new update on the former 24/7 Champion’s exit. Calling it a financial decision, he said,
“Essentially in his case it was a financial decision by the company, in the sense his last contract was so high that for the level they were using him they felt it made no sense.”
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Soon after his departure, several stars have reacted to it both on screen and online. Earlier this week, on the June 2nd and 3rd editions of Raw and NXT, fans even proceeded to hijack the shows with “We want Truth” chants.
Triple H Revealed As The Reason Behind R-Truth And Carlito’s WWE Exit
Earlier in an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer shared his reaction to Carlito and R-Truth’s recent exits. However, he also noted how the picks were Triple H’s decision.
“There’s numbers. They’re looking at the numbers, and they’re looking at how many do we have to cut, or how much money do we have to cut. And those were the picks. Those were the [Paul “Triple H”] Levesque picks, and that’s what it is.”
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