On the “Rulebreakers with Saraya” podcast, former WWE star Jake Hager shared his reaction to the recent, albeit brief, release of his good friend R-Truth. Hager described the news as “shocking” and spoke about the universal love and respect that R-Truth commands in the professional wrestling industry.

“It Was Shocking”

Hager recalled the moment he heard that R-Truth’s contract had not been renewed by WWE. “It was shocking. I was with my kids, and Mike Chioda called me, and it’s like, ‘hey, Swags, they cut Ronnie.’ I was like, ‘what?'” he said. “We were both shocked. We couldn’t believe it, like, why? And we didn’t want to message Ronnie or anything like that… you know, he’s dealing with it.”

Universal Love for R-Truth

He expressed his happiness that the fan and locker room outcry was s

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