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WWE News: Ron Killings Reveals Why He Abandoned “R-Truth” Persona

In an interview with CBS Sports, WWE veteran R-Truth discussed various topics, including his return, cutting his hair, and changing his persona to Ron Killings.

This is what R-Truth said, “I had the world watching me. That was the perfect moment, dog. I seized a moment in time.”

On abandoning his Ron Killings persona:

“It went where it was supposed to. Ron Killings created R-Truth. Those hundreds of millions of fans who spoke and up-roared. They wanted R-Truth back. Ron Killings was the rebellious one who spoke up for R-Truth.”

On retuning to his comedic persona:

“Ron Killings has been around for years, but people had never come together in lockstep like that. They did that for R-Truth. You feel me? I wanted Ron Killings to go where he was supposed to go. He made a statement; he had eyes on him. When John Cena came back, R-Truth came back. Ron Killings was the cavalry.”

On why he didn’t push to continue with the Ron Killings character:

“I think [Ron Killings] was a selfish-type deal, more of a selfish move. I had more than 100 million views that wanted R-Truth. If numbers are real, that was the power of numbers.”

On being involved in John Cena’s retirement tour:

“I’m tickled pink, dog. I love it. It’s a humbling thing. I feel honored, I feel appreciated. I feel like a lot of fans know the history we’ve had. People have paid attention. There are so many things that go around with that. It’s hard to pick one good emotion out of it.”

R-Truth made his return to the company after a week-long absence in June, adopting a more serious persona as Ron Killings. Although Truth’s run as Killings was brief, the WWE veteran acknowledged that this serious character fulfilled its purpose. Ultimately, the Killings character was phased out when John Cena returned to being a babyface.

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