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.