Heath Slater, who made a surprise appearance during the opening segment of last night’s WWE RAW broadcast on the USA Network, spoke with WWE’s digital team in regards to the appearance, as he was one of a number of names released by the company back in April as part of cutbacks related to COVID-19.

“It’s just something that had to be done, me and Drew go way back, he is a brother of mine. He promised me something and I wanted it, so I confronted him and thank God it happened. He’s the man, the Champ, my best friend and a brother inside and outside of the ring. I’m pretty sure he still loves me after he helped me up, this was a nice closing of a chapter, so let’s see what the future holds for me.”