D'Amore inquired about Killings' availability.
A week after being informed that his WWE contract was not being renewed, Ron 'R-Truth' Killings was brought back to the company in the main event of Money in the Bank.
For that week, crowds across WWE programming chanted for Truth and his colleagues publicly showed support for him.
Killings' return was written about by former TNA President Scott D'Amore in his latest column for Uncrowned. D'Amore shared that he exchanged messages with Killings before he came back to WWE. He inquired about his availability for the Maple Leaf Pro show in July. Here's what D'Amore wrote:
I exchanged texts with Ronnie shortly before the show. No, he didn’t mention that he was going back to WWE — he’s a pro and he also knows that I hate spoilers. (Why would anyone WANT to know spoilers? Wrestling is at its best when there are surprises.)
Obviously I wanted to check if there was a chance that he could be legally cleared to appear at Maple Leaf Pro'ss next big pay-per-view on July 5, but mainly we had a great talk about the outpouring of love from not just fans, but also Ronnie’s peers when news broke that he was done with WWE.
I experienced something similar when I was let go from TNA in February 2024. Like I said to Ronnie, it is like attending your own funeral, and by that I mean you get to hear the things people usually only say when it’s too late.
I don’t know for a fact if Ronnie asked WWE to be known as “Ron Killings” — his real name — as part of this new deal, but it is very smart. Because it is his legal name, he can use it for future projects, television shows, other wrestling gigs, signings, whatever. “R-Truth” is WWE IP.
Killings showed up on the June 9th WWE Raw and to read a recap of his appearance, head over to this Fightful article.
