Just days after R-Truth’s WWE exit, a Hall of Famer has opened up on his fate.
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.
Now, within just one month of it, WWE decided not to renew the contracts of R-Truth, Carlito, and Sarah Rowe, aka Valhalla. The promotion decided to release two of its biggest stars and most popular names, choosing to let their contracts expire.
Now, within just a couple of days of the news coming out, Hall of Famer and NXT announcer Booker T opened up on the situation, and claimed that he believes that he might be next in the list of releases. Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, he said,
“It is what it is, it is what it is, it is what it is and like I say, everybody’s time comes. Trust me. Trust me. I’m waiting (he laughed). My time is gonna come. It’s either I’m gonna walk away or they’re gonna tell you it’s time to walk away sooner or later. Am I right or wrong?… So I’m just a realist, man. Just a realist.”
A current color commentator on NXT, he was recently present on the 3rd June episode alongside Vic Joseph and Corey Graves.
Booker T Addresses R-Truth’s WWE Exit
The five-time World Heavyweight Champion, in the same podcast episode, addressed the ex-United States Champion’s departure, stating that he was not worried about Truth’s future based on his professional history and experience.
“I did not see the thing with R-Truth coming, especially, you know, just coming off the match with John Cena. But this business, it’s fluid. Very, very fluid. Anything could happen at any time… Am I worried about R-Truth? No, I’m not (he smiled). R-Truth is a guy that still got a lot left in the tank… A lot of endeavors… It’s so much work out there for a guy like R-Truth so, paying his bills is the last thing I’m thinking about so, I know it’s a lot of people out there right now that are shocked, outpouring support as far as coming out for R-Truth. Just because R-Truth has been that soldier.
He’s been in the zone. ‘99, you know what I mean? Since 1999, this guy has been a part of WWE outside of the TNA stint that he had, and so I give R-Truth major, major props for being able to parlay his success this far and this long in this business. A career like R-Truth’s, I don’t know if we’ll ever see another career like that as far the longevity he had in the business, being able to sustain in a dog-eat-dog world that it is.
Being able to be that character and knowing exactly what the landscape of this business is all about. That’s why I always gave R-Truth so much props because so many guys do not understand the business. That dude, he stuck around. He stuck around for a reason. Big-ups to R-Truth.”
H/t Fightful
In other news: Another Hall of Famer has called R-Truth’s exit “bizarre”.