R-Truth reveals length of WWE contract
After nearly departing WWE in 2025, R-Truth will be sticking around the company for years to come.
Truth’s contract saga is one of the main subjects set to be featured in the soon-to-be-released second season of “WWE: Unreal.” In June of last year, Truth was informed that his WWE contract was not being renewed. However, an outcry from fans and colleagues led to Truth being brought back under a new deal. He told TV Insider that the contract he signed in 2025 is a four-year agreement with options that could factor in.
“I signed a four-year deal with a three-year option,” Truth said before discussing the negotiations he had with WWE President Nick Khan and Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque prior to his return at Money in the Bank 2025.
“That’s one of the things with the wrestling business. You’re going to have people that speculate and insinuate and throw things out there, but don’t know the back behind the story and the truth of it. It’s the same as ‘Unreal.’ People are not going to know the exact truth of it, but you’re still going to have people on the outside going to give their truth, version, or take on it. Nick and myself had talks. I also had talks with Hunter. Everything led me to being back at Money in the Bank. When I came back to Money in the Bank, that was a show of power, a show of humanity, a show of reading the room, listening, appreciation, and gratitude. There are so many things that came out of that moment and led from the phone call with Nick. It was all like a dream to me. It was surreal. I’m going through it, going through it, going through it to where I’m at right now.”
The 53-year-old Truth told TV Insider that he wants to be a “beacon of light” for WWE and help guide the younger wrestlers on the roster. Whenever he decides to retire, Truth would like The Miz to be his final opponent given the history they have together as tag team partners and rivals.
“The Miz,” Truth responded when asked who he’d like to face in his last match. “I have a story with The Miz. I have an outside-the-ring story with The Miz. I have a relatable story with The Miz. The history. I remember when he first came here from The Real World. He is so underrated. The things I could do with him. I will have that with The Miz.”
Season two of the “WWE: Unreal” docuseries arrives on Netflix next Tuesday (January 20).
Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.
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