Ron Killings was surprisingly released from WWE on the first of June 2025, before returning to the promotion six days later at Money within the Bank, to assist Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso defeat John Cena and Logan Paul. Since then, Killings has shifted his gimmick barely in what many fans are anticipating to be the run that finally marks him as one in all the larger names of his generation. Nevertheless, the veteran’s profession was almost over before his 2024 return, as he faced a gruesome injury that almost cost him one in all his legs.
In November 2022, Killings suffered a torn quad tendon injury during a match against Grayson Waller on “NXT” that required surgery. Nevertheless, Killings developed an infection that become an MRSA and staph infection, leaving a hole in his knee and stopping him from bending it for 3 months. During this time, Killings legitimately had to think about amputating his leg, which might have swiftly ended his profession before he’d get into his storyline with the Judgment Day and his eventual feud with John Cena. Killings also recalled that when the infection was under control, rehabbing from the injury was easy, but he never shook the fear of never with the ability to wrestle again.
Despite not being in any major feuds since his return clash against Cena and his match against Aleister Black, Killings remains to be grateful for this chapter of his profession. In an interview with the “Toronto Sun,” he expressed how vital the outreach and love meant to him throughout the time he was released, adding that he saw all of the love on social media. The veteran moreover identified that his case shows how people can unify over a singular cause and make a difference.