R-Truth
The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth.
Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name R-Truth.
Quick Facts
- Real name
- Ron Killings
- Affiliation
- WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)
- Debut era
- 2006
- In-ring style
- Comedic
- Entertainer
- Power
- Notable achievement
- WWE Championship
- Status
- Active (multiple roster runs)
Lore & Background
Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as K-Kwik from 2000 to 2001, forming a team with 'Road Dogg' Jesse James, and winning the WWF Hardcore Championship twice. After his release in 2002, he joined Jeff Jarrett's new promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). As Ron 'The Truth' Killings, he headlined numerous pay-per-view (PPV) events and won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice, being the first African-American titleholder. He also formed 3 Live Kru with BG James (formerly Road Dogg) and Konnan and the trio held the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice. Killings established Team Pacman with football player Adam Jones and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship before leaving TNA in late 2007. Killings returned to WWE in 2008 and was renamed R-Truth, winning the WWE United States Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston) over the next several years. He headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events during the early 2010s, including matches for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. He was thereafter used in comedic roles and primarily wrestled on the undercard until 2018, when he teamed with Carmella to win the second edition of Mixed Match Challenge. He then captured the United States Championship for a second time in 2019. Later that year, he won the newly instated WWE 24/7 Championship, and holds the record for the most reigns at 54. At WrestleMania XL, in the six-pack ladder match he ultimately won the Raw Tag Team Championship with The Miz.
Reader's Guide
Ronnie Aaron Killings was born on January 19, 1972, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Harry P. Harding High School, where he competed in football and track and field. He graduated high school in 1991. He debuted in the Pro Wrestling Federation in 1997 as a manager, then trained with Manny Fernandez. In 1999, he debuted in NWA Wildside as K-Krush, winning the NWA Wildside Television Championship on November 6, 1999, after defeating AJ Styles. He signed a developmental contract with WWF in 1999 and was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling as K-Kwik. He won the Southern Heavyweight Championship twice in 2000. He was promoted to the main roster in November 2000, teaming with Road Dogg. He won the WWF Hardcore Championship twice in February 2001. He was released from WWF in August 2001. He wrestled for Xtreme Pro Wrestling in 2002 as K. Malik Shabaz. He signed with NWA: Total Nonstop Action in June 2002, initially as K-Krush. He defeated Ken Shamrock for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on August 7, 2002, becoming the first recognized African-American NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He lost the title to Jeff Jarrett on November 20, 2002. He formed 3 Live Kru with Konnan and B.G. James in 2003; the trio won the NWA World Tag Team Championship on November 26, 2003, holding it under the Freebird Rule until January 28, 2004. He later formed Team Pacman with Adam Jones and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship before leaving TNA in late 2007. He returned to WWE in 2008 as R-Truth. He won the WWE United States Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship with Kofi Kingston. He headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events in the early 2010s, including matches for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. He won the Mixed Match Challenge with Carmella in 2018. He won the United States Championship for a second time in 2019. He won the WWE 24/7 Championship later in 2019 and holds the record for most reigns at 54. At WrestleMania XL, he won the Raw Tag Team Championship with The Miz in a six-pack ladder match.
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