R-Truth's quick return to WWE involved direct negotiations with one of the company's top executives. Fightful Select (via Steve Carrier of Ringside News) reported Truth initially seemed to be a little reticent to engage with WWE in the days after his exit. However, "things opened up" when WWE president Nick Khan entered the picture.

R-Truth may have built his modern day reputation on being a comic relief act on the WWE roster, but it would appear that Truth's days of slapstick are behind him as he readies himself for one final run.

When word broke that R-Truth was being let go by WWE, fans — with even many stars in the company expressing displeasure as well — damn near revolted. They expressed their disgust on social media and then took it to the arenas, chanting “we want Truth” as loud and as often as they possibly could.