R-Truth chants take over WWE SmackDown — John Cena doesn’t hold back!

WWE Universe chanted in support of R-Truth, but John Cena shut them down with five simple words.The wrestling fans were shocked to learn about the release of R-Truth from WWE recently. Yet, they have continued to be vocal about seeing his return to the company with loud chants on live shows and huge social media campaigns.

A similar attempt was made by the fans this week on SmackDown. However, they encountered the ruthless Undisputed WWE Champion, John Cena who acknowledged those chants and fired back right at them.

John Cena acknowledged R-Truth chants on WWE SmackDown

The final SmackDown before the Money in the Bank PLE took place at the Dignity Health Arena in Bakersfield, California. The main event segment saw the appearance of the competitors of the tag team match set for the Money in the Bank event.

Logan Paul launched a sneak attack on Jey Uso and John Cena went after his heated rival Cody Rhodes.Amidst the brawl, Cena delivered an AA to Rhodes and fans began to loudly chant 'We Want Truth.' Right after, he grabbed the microphone and fired back at the audience saying, "You can't handle the truth." This was a direct shot at R-Truth's release from WWE which has not been received well by the audience.

The former WWE United States Champion was last involved in a program with John Cena.

It began at the WWE Backlash PLE when Truth assisted Cena in his match against Randy Orton. However, he was not rewarded well as Cena put him through a table with an AA at the post-show media conference. This set up a non-title singles match between Truth and Cena for the May edition of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.The Unseen 17 utilized a low blow and AA to defeat R-Truth at the event. His last appearance came on the SmackDown following the SNME show after which he announced that WWE was not going to renew his contract. With Cena's remark, he would surely get a lot more heat for his heel run, while it remains to be seen if the WWE regime would listen to their audience and bring back R-Truth.Also read: WWE SmackDown Results & Highlights (6/6/25): John Cena & Logan Paul make a huge statement, Seth Rollins and his unit goes unhinger and more