R-TRUTH

Ronnie Aaron Killings is a 54-year-old professional wrestler, rapper and actor. Killings hails from Williamsburg, South Carolina. He is signed to WWE and performs on SmackDown under the ring name, R-Truth.

Killings started his wrestling career after being persuaded by Jackie Crockett, a senior cameraman at World Championship Wrestling. He debuted in 1997 in the Pro Wrestling Federation as a manager and then spent three years training with Manny Fernandez.

R-Truth’s WWE Contract

In 1999, Killings debuted in NWA Wildside and he also sent a promo videotape to World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). Under the ring name K-Kwik, he was signed to a two year developmental contract with the WWF. He was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling. Killings debuted on the main roster in 2000 and was assigned to a tag team with Road Dogg.

K-Kwik became a singles competitor in 2001 after Road Dogg was suspended from the WWF. He began competing in the hardcore division and defeated Raven for the Hardcore Championship in February. He lost the title to Crash Holly that evening and then won it again and lost the title again to Holly within seven hours. Killings was released from the WWF the following year.

Total NonStop Action Wrestling

Killings signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002 and appeared weekly under the ring name, K-Krush. In July, K-Krush became known as “The Truth” after delivering an angry promo that implied he had been held back because of his race. At NWA-TNA 8, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Ken Shamrock.

In 2003, Killings teamed with Konnan and B.G. James to form the faction, 3LiveKru. The Kru debuted in August 2003. They won the NWA World Tag Team Championship in November 2003. The Kru held the The NWA World Tag Team Championship titles until January 2004.

After defeating A.J. Styles, Raven and Chris Harris in a four-way title match, Killings became a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship in May 2004. His reign only lasted until June 2. Killings and The Kru regained the NWA World Tag Team titles in November only to lose them in early December.

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He continued to wrestle for TNA until the end of 2007 despite his attempts to be released from his contract in August ’07. Killings and Adam “Pacman” Jones teamed up and won the NWA World Tag Team Championships again and lost the titles a month later. Killings was released by TNA.

R-Truth’s Return to WWE

Killings re-signed with the WWE in 2008. He re-debuted on SmackDown under the ring name R-Truth on August 29. In May 2010, R-Truth defeated The Miz to win the vacant United States Championship. However, he lost it to The Miz the following month.

Kofi Kingston and R-Truth formed a tag team in 2012 and began chasing Primo and Epico for the tag team titles. On April 30’s episode of RAW, Kofi and R-Truth defeated Primo and Epico to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. They lost their titles at Night of Champions to Kane and Daniel Bryan and failed to regain them the following night on RAW. R-Truth and Kofi Kingston dissolved their tag team after the show.

From 2013 to 2017, R-Truth had various alliances and feuds and in 2018, he was moved to SmackDown after the Superstar Shake-up. He formed an alliance with Carmella and she began managing him. They took part in a Mixed Match Challenge where they defeated Jeff Hardy and Charlotte Flair, The Miz and Asuka and then Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox in the finals. Winning the Mixed Match Challenge gave both R-Truth and Carmella the #30 spots in their Royal Rumble matches at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event.

United States Champion & 24/7 Championship

At the Royal Rumble, R-Truth was attacked by Nia Jax who ended up taking his spot in the men’s Royal Rumble. As a result, R-Truth was granted a shot at the United States Championship match on SmackDown. He defeated Shinsuke Nakamura and captured his second United States Championship since 2012. R-Truth’s reign lasted 35 days.

R-Truth won the new WWE 24/7 Championship title in 2019 after pinning Robert Roode. He appeared on both RAW and SmackDown often accompanied by Carmella defending, losing and regaining the 24/7 Championship to numerous wrestlers and celebrities.

On February 27, 2020, at Super ShowDown, Truth competed in the gauntlet match for the Tuwaiq Trophy, where he defeated Bobby Lashley, Andrade, and Erick Rowan, but lost to AJ Styles following an assault from Rowan. At Money in the Bank he was defeated by Lashley. Throughout 2021 and 2022, R-Truth remained a regular presence in 24/7 Championship segments until November 7, 2022, when the title was retired. During his time as WWE 24/7 Champion, Truth set records for both the most reigns, with 53, and the longest combined reign, totaling 425 days. In late 2022, R-Truth made several guest appearances on NXT. On the November 1st episode, he suffered an injury during a match against Grayson Waller that was expected to sideline him for an extended period.

R-TRUTH RETURNS TO WWE

R-Truth returned to WWE at Survivor Series WarGames on November 25, 2023. He entered a storyline with The Judgment Day, mistakenly believing himself to be a member until being attacked on the December 11 episode of RAW. R-Truth defeated JD McDonagh in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight and later reunited with The Miz to reform The Awesome Truth on December 18.

R-TRUTH & THE MIZ WIN GOLD

At WrestleMania XL Night 1 on April 6, 2024, R-Truth won the RAW Tag Team Championship, marking his first WrestleMania victory. The titles were later renamed the World Tag Team Championship, which The Awesome Truth held for 79 days before losing them to Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh, leading to the team’s breakup.

On February 14, 2025, R-Truth was drafted to SmackDown. That day, he competed in his first singles match on the brand since 2019. Truth lost to Carmelo Hayes. He later feuded with John Cena following Cena’s heel turn. This storyline included an attack at the Backlash press conference and a loss to Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXIX. R-Truth announced his WWE release on June 1, 2025.

R-Truth returned at Money in the Bank on June 7, 2025. He helped Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso defeat John Cena and Logan Paul. He briefly adopted a more serious persona under his real name, Ron Killings before returning to his comedic character. On the June 20th episode of SmackDown, he faced Cena in a match that ended in disqualification.

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STATS

Birth Name: Ronnie Aaron Killings
Born: January 19, 1972, Willamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Spouse: Pamela Killings
Children: 1
Ring Name(s): K. Malik Shabaz, K-Kwik, K-Krush, Ron Killings, R-Truth
Current Roster: WWE SMACKDOWN
Finishing Move(s): Little Jimmy/Whats Up? (Jumping Reverse STO)

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Career Championships and Accomplishments

CyberSpace Wrestling Federation
- CSWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Memphis Championship Wrestling
- MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA Wildside
- NWA Wildside Television Championship (1 time)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Gauntlet for the Gold (2003 – Tag Team)
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
- 24/7 Championship (54 times)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- WWE United States Championship (2 times)
- WWF Hardcore Championship (2 times)
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2009)
- Mixed Match Challenge (Season 2)