Jonathan Coachman Exposes WWE’s Real Reason for Bringing R-Truth Back

Ron Killings’ shocking return at WWE Money in the Bank had fans talking, but according to former WWE commentator Jonathan Coachman, the company’s “it was all part of the show” explanation doesn’t hold up. A day after the pay-per-view, Coachman took to social media to drop what he called an “emergency truth take,” and he didn’t hold back.

In a post on June 8, 2025, Coachman tweeted: “Emergency ‘Truth’ wrestling take on the return of Ron Killings. Tell me I am wrong.” He then followed up with a lengthy video calling out WWE, TKO, and specifically Triple H for trying to rewrite the story behind Truth’s release and comeback.

Coachman started by saying fans—and WWE itself—need to be honest about what really happened.

“OK, emergency truth take on R-Truth. I’ve given all you guys more than 12 hours to digest, but you come here for the real deal now. It’s OK to admit that you made a mistake.”

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“For some reason, in wrestling or sports, there’s always got to be a thousand different reasons why something was done. In this instance, TKO just made a mistake. You don’t let go one of your most popular superstars and just say, ‘No, we didn’t need him anymore,’ when there are several different ways that you can use this guy.”

Coachman then addressed conflicting reports about how the return came together, pushing back on stories that Nick Khan was responsible for bringing Truth back.

“Clearly, over the course of the week—and I don’t believe all the different reports that ‘Oh, Nick Khan called’—I don’t care about that. The bottom line is he was back last night. The bottom line is they’re selling Ron Killings merch because it’s the right thing to do.”

What really rubbed Coach the wrong way was Triple H’s post-show presser, where he shrugged off the whole situation with a smug grin and a vague deflection.

“Now what I do have an issue with is Triple H, with a little smirk on his face in the post-event press conference. ‘Do you like the show? It’s all part of the show.’ No it wasn’t. No it wasn’t. And that’s OK. But what he doesn’t want to admit is they are booking by the week. It’s not long-term storytelling.”

“If it was long-term storytelling, I doubt that R-Truth getting released, coming back in a hoodie costume, John Cena, a tag team match at Money in the Bank—was part of their long-term storytelling. I seriously doubt that.”

Coachman went on to dismantle rumors that WWE dropped Truth because he was making too much money and refused to return at a lower rate.

“All these reports that he’s making so much money, so it made sense for TKO to let him go—Coach, you know this, it’s business. It’s all about the almighty bottom dollar.”

“I worked with two different people at ESPN. They were making over a million dollars a year. They were offered around $700K to re-sign. They were offended. Oh my God, to 99% of the world, $700,000 is a fortune. But they decided to leave because they couldn’t be offended by taking a pay cut.”

“Guess what? Every single talent—every single talent—at some point is going to be released and/or fired, however you want to look at it. If they decide to bring somebody back at a lesser price, we’re supposed to fault them? We’re supposed to say, ‘Don’t do that?’”

Coachman then brought it all back to Killings’ situation and defended the decision to accept a reduced deal.

“Let’s say R-Truth is making $500K and they offered him $300K. Is he really not supposed to take that? Is he really supposed to say, ‘No, I’m going to stand on my principles?’”

“This is a business, ladies and gentlemen, that there are two, maybe three places you can make a six-figure, really healthy income to work there. So when you’re in that business and you’re in your 50s—I don’t give a damn if it was a 50% pay cut—I give a tip of the cap to Ron Killings and I give a tip of the cap to TKO for making it right.”

Coachman wrapped his statement with a reality check for everyone caught up in the drama.

“It’s not that complicated. It’s really not. So let’s stop with all the nonsense that I’m seeing everywhere and just say—they made a mistake, they made it right, they’re going to capitalize by selling merch, and R-Truth can come back and be a part of a storyline because they desperately need stars that are popular. Popular.”

Coach’s words didn’t just offer a hot take—they laid out a more grounded explanation of how WWE reacted under pressure. While Triple H tried to play it off like everything went according to plan, Coachman made it clear that wasn’t the case—and he’s not alone in thinking that.

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