5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Money In The Bank 2025 (Results & Review)
2. Welcome Back, R-Truth
A week ago, the wrestling world was left stunned and frustrated by the news that WWE was effectively releasing R-Truth after 17 years with the company. The decision was universally panned, with no one of note stepping up to defend the decision.
Fast-forward to Saturday night, and there was Truth pulling off a hoodie to reveal he had blindsided John Cena as payback, laying the Undisputed WWE Champion out with his own title and getting a measure of revenge.
Truth’s return was a legit shocker that few – if any – saw feasibly coming, but several hoped would happen. His return caps off a week of fans chanting for Truth during WWE television programs, and superstars, fans, and critics popping off online.
Most notably, for Truth to make his return during the main event and directly cause Cena’s pinfall loss to Cody Rhodes is a bold move. It inserts someone who has almost exclusively been a comedy character into a storyline he effectively had been written out of just two weeks ago. Does this mean that Truth will be a bit more serious in this return engagement? Was this a one-off interaction with Cena, essentially getting revenge and then moving on? Or will he play a bigger role going forward?
Regardless of any of the answers to any of those questions, R-Truth’s return was a legit feel-good moment, a reminder that even the most corporate wrestling company can be prodded by fan pressure to take action.