Ronnie Aaron Killings, better known to the WWE fans as R-Truth, is also a musician and an actor on top of being a professional wrestler. R-Truth is a multiple-time WWE World Champion contracted under WWE Raw.
R-Truth started his career in 1995 when he competed in the amateur division. He wrestled for WWE (branded as the WWF back then) from 1999 to 2003, going by the name K-Kwik, and went on to win the WWF Championship thrice.
However, Truth was finally let go by WWE before returning on a two-year developmental contract.
He came to the wrestling network under the name “R-Truth” after the WWE changed its name to “World Wrestling Entertainment” from “World Wrestling Federation.”
Personal Life
Killings was born in South Carolina and went to Harding University High School. Before starting his career as a professional wrestler, he played football with Major League Baseball star Ray Durham.
He used to sell cocaine to make a living during his early life.
Killings also participated in track & field and was a gifted athlete in both disciplines, earning many college scholarships, but he declined them to start a career in music.
He finished high school at 18 but kept trafficking narcotics to support his music career financially. He was caught five times, spending brief periods behind bars before serving 13 months under incarceration.
Marital status
On April 7, 2011, Killings got married to Pamela Killings. The couple welcomed a daughter on November 16, 2014.
WWE banned R-Truth for 30 days in 2011 for breaking the company’s health-related ethics. WWE imposed the ban following a failed dope test. People discovered that R-Truth was using illicit performance-enhancing substances (PEDs).
Francesca Killings, R Truth’s sister, was diagnosed with leukemia and breathed her last in July 2014, losing her eight-year-long battle against cancer. R-Truth calls it one of the most painful times of his life.
WWE tag team championship and career
R-Truth has always appreciated and been a part of rap and hip-hop music and was awarded for the best musical performance during a WWE award ceremony.
It has significantly impacted his persona in the wrestling world. R-Truth did two stints with the WWE and was the first Afro-American to become NWA world heavyweight champion.
Ron Killings made active appearances and won the NWA world tag championship and the NWA world heavyweight championship.
From 2016 to 2020, R-Truth released several studio albums. He has been a great contender on the WWE lineup for more than ten years. He is also a revered tag team champion who held the title twice.
He has often been spotted doing humorous skits and collaborating with various celebrities throughout the years.
R Truth’s career highlights include battling with John Cena for the WWE championship in a fatal four-way match and winning the United States gold twice. He is now on a roll with the newly introduced “24/7 championship.”
R Truth’s Net Worth
Ronnіе Ааrоn Кіllіngs ѕаw the light of success primarily through music. But one cannot deny the fact that hіѕ wrеѕtlіng саrееr іѕ whаt hаѕ mаdе hіm the person he is today.
He earned most of his revenues via stints with TNT and World Wrestling Entertainment.
Wіth а wrеѕtlіng саrееr spanning more thаn two decades, R-Тruth’s net worth іѕ estimated tо be somewhere аrоund $4 mіllіоn аѕ оf Јаnuаrу 2022. Тruth hаѕ аlѕо еаrned a lot via асtіng аѕ hе starred іn ѕеvеrаl mоvіеѕ since 2005.
Truth is a self-made man who had a traumatizing childhood but his will to succeed helped him overcome all his hurdles and choose hard work over crime.