The 53-year-old announced on June 1 that WWE was letting him go with his contract expiring. By Saturday, he was back, interfering in the main event of Money in the Bank to help Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso beat John Cena and Logan Paul.

Triple H handled the situation the way he felt he needed to by saying “it’s all part of he show” in the media scrum after Killings made a surprise appearance at Money in the Bank to beat up John Cena and cost him the main event match on Saturday night, six days after announcing his WWE contract would not be renewed .

Any WWE storyline that blends fiction with reality inevitability results in the same question being asked: is this a work or a shoot? But while all indications appear to be that the pro wrestling giant was really on the verge of parting ways with R-Truth before bringing him back amid a sea of fan support,