Veteran wrestler Ron "R-Truth" Killings was released by the World Wrestling Entertainment. The 53-year-old announced his departure from WWE on X, writing "I'm sorry to inform you all. I just got released from WWE. I want to thank WWE for the ride, but MOSTLY I want to thank each and EVERYONE OF YOU who was along for the ride, Thank you for all the love, support, and appreciation you have given me over the years. Thank you."
R Truth last wrestled on the May 30 episode of "WWE SmackDown" where he was defeated by fresh face JC Mateo.