Wrestling legend Konnan recently shared his thoughts on how WWE handled the whole Ron Killings situation. The star is currently a member of the SmackDown roster.

The star returned to WWE at Money in the Bank just days after being released. Later Triple H noted that it was all a work. However, Ron Killings and his son confirmed that the release was actually real.

On an exclusive chat with Sportskeeda Senior Editor Bill Apter, Konnan revealed that he was very close to Killings. He detailed that the star was not happy with the money at WWE and had already started negotiating elsewhere. However, the wrestling legend pointed out that the company learnt their lessions from the previous depatures of stars like Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, and listened to the fans to give Ron his due compensation and recognition.

“You don’t know how close we are, but we’re very close. And he was a little bit disappointed with the money he was making. And he was ready to negotiate with other people, and I believe he had already started. I think they listened to the people again, like they did with Cody. And unlike when they didn’t listen to the people with Brian Danielson and CM Punk, I think they learned a valuable lesson from that. And now they are listening to them.” [From 0:24 onwards]

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Ron Killings is now a prominent feature on the SmackDown roster. After working a program with WWE Undisputed Champion John Cena, the star could now be looking at a feud with Aliester Black.

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