The recent WWE departure of beloved veteran R-Truth was reportedly a financial decision made by the company. According to Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, R-Truth's contract was so high that for the level they were using him they felt it made no sense to renew it.

Truth‘s contract? Earlier this week, the WWE Universe was left in a state of shock when R-Truth revealed that he had been informed that the company was releasing him. Despite his wording, the company isn’t actually releasing Truth and has chosen just to let his current

WWE'sdecision to release R-Truth has been one of the most surprising in the company's history, given how beloved he is and the fact that he was seen as a WWE lifer. While he might be slowing down and coming toward the end of his career,