R.Truth got released??

[tinnyskillz]

I saw some of you post about TKO. It got me thinking Is it possible they want less comedic relief based people on the roster (people like Truth, Carlito, possibly Chelsie Greene)? To be taken more seriously as a sport, and story based show?

Even if that’s not the case. Truth is entertaining af at the end of the day. Letting him go is like straying away from “Entertainment”. Fans, staff, and Truth’s colleagues all love him and have nothing but nice things to say about him, and his work (far as we know). That alone should be enough to want to keep him around If you’re the one running things.

 

[TheAlbionist]

I thought he'd be there until he retired and went straight into the HoF. Mad.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

I saw some of you post about TKO. It got me thinking Is it possible they want less comedic relief based people on the roster? To be taken more seriously as a sport, and story based show?

Even if that’s not the case. Truth is entertaining af at the end of the day. Letting him go is like straying away from “Entertainment”. Fans, staff, and Truth’s colleagues all love him and have nothing but nice things to say about him, and his work (far as we know). That alone should be enough to want to keep him around If you’re the one running things.

TKO cares about nothing but cutting costs, adding as many corporate sponsors as possible, and appealing to the same audience that UFC has.

 

[Diunx]

Too bad he is not white, or he would get a backstage role

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

LMAOOOLLLOOOLOOKOLIOOOL

Ray Loving

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

TKO cares about nothing but cutting costs, adding as many corporate sponsors as possible, and appealing to the same audience that UFC has.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

A crowd that hates pro wrestling no less. UFC fan hates wrestling and I can’t emphasize that enough. It’s just bad business to try marketing a pro wrestling promotion to appeal to them

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

True no doubt, but I think that he could have been used backstage as an agent of sorts.

shyt, SRS already saying that morale is down after this report.

Despite the fact that R-Truth is 53, he was looked at as a "WWE lifer" my many, but doesn't appear to be the case. Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has confirmed that Truth was contacted by a talent relations employee this weekend and informed that his contract would not be extended as it is expiring. Based on those we spoke to, he was told that he hadn't been in trouble and did nothing wrong. A number of talent spoke with him following the news to check on him, and that everyone seemed confused by the news, including Truth himself.

The reaction from the roster was unlike anything we've covered -- despite covering hundreds of releases and departures. The departure was met with complete shock and disbelief, with one top talent calling it "total nonsense." Another called this regime "ruthless." It's by far the most criticized and universally disliked departure we've covered. Throughout Fightful's 9 years of existence, we've never had a backstage source speak ill, or anything less than glowingly of Truth.

R-Truth also had one of the top selling WWE shirts in recent weeks with the "Ron Cena" shirt.

While the "R-Truth" name has been one used within WWE, he's used Ron "The Truth" Killings outside of WWE when working in NWA and TNA in previous years. An interesting element is that there's a very good chance that Ron Killings owns the rights to his theme song, which was self produced and he actually used for a couple of years in TNA.

There was immediate interest from top indies regarding booking him and when his contract was up. We're still working to find out exactly when that is.

 

[jadillac]

Whoever made this call is an irredeemably soulless husk of a human being

Vince wouldn't have done this. Say what y'all want.

He had a sense of loyalty at least to long time employees who did what was asked.

But we are in a corporate environment now.

 

[FooFighters]

 

[OneDeep]

Ageism

 

[K.Y.R.I.E]

He was so legit as a main eventer when he got the opportunity as well. This shyt here had the boards on fire

The craziest part about this is he did this during the height of the pg era

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Vince wouldn't have done this. Say what y'all want.

He had a sense of loyalty at least to long time employees who did what was asked.

But we are in a corporate environment now.

In barely a year they’ve burned so much good will that people want Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn back. Takes a special grade of incompetence and soullessness to do that.

 

[Easy-E]

I'm speechless

I thought this was a work

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]