Ron Killings

**Ronnie Aaron Killings** (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name **R-Truth**, where he is the current 24/7 Champion in his record 35th reign. Outside of WWE, he was best known under the name **Ron "The Truth" Killings**.

Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as **K-Kwik** from 1998 to 2002, 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 won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice, being the first African-American wrestler to win the title. He also formed **3Live Kru** with B.G. James and Konnan, 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.

He returned to WWE in 2008 and was rebranded as R-Truth. As R-Truth, Killings won the WWE United States Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston). In 2011, he was elevated to main event status, headlining the Capitol Punishment pay-per-view against WWE Champion John Cena. R-Truth also formed a tag team with The Miz, called the Awesome Truth, facing John Cena and The Rock at Survivor Series. In the years that followed, he was used as a comedy wrestler and primarily wrestled on the undercard until 2018, when he teamed with Carmella to win the second edition of the Mixed Match Challenge. He then captured the United States Championship for a second time in January 2019. Later that year, he won the newly instated WWE 24/7 Championship, and holds the record for the most reigns at thirty-five.

## In WrestlingEdit

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Consquence* (Elevated cradle neckbreaker)
	+ *Little Jimmy / Whats Up?* (Jumping Reverse STO)
	+ Corkscrew scissors kick
	+ *Hang Time* (450° splash)
	+ *Lie Detector / Flying Jalapeño*(Jumping corkscrew flying forearm smash)
	+ *Truth Conviction* (Sitout inverted suplex slam)

* **Signature moves**
	+ Belly-to-back wheelbarrow facebuster
	+ Corkscrew jumping superkick
	+ Dragon suplex
	+ Facebreaker knee smash
	+ Front powerslam
	+ German suplex
	+ Jumping heel kick enzuigiri
	+ Hurricanrana, sometimes from the top rope
	+ Reverse STO
	+ Running or a diving leg drop
	+ Sitout double underhook facebuster
	+ Sitout hip toss
	+ Sitout suplex slam
	+ *Truth or Consequences* (Vertical suplex dropped into either a stunner or a cutter)

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Truth"
	+ "The Suntan Superman"
	+ "The Charismatic One"
	+ "The Conspiracy Theorist"

* **Managers**
	+ Carmella
	+ Eve Torres
	+ The Funkadactyls

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ Dolph Ziggler

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
		- "Gettin' Rowdy" by Brian Gerard James & Ron Killings
		- "Rowdy" by Ron Killings
		- "What's Up? (Remix)" by Ron Killings
		- "Right Time (To Get Crunk)" by Ron Killings
		- "The Truth Has Set Me Free" by Ron Killings
		- "The Truth Shall Set You Free" by Ron Killings
		- **"Little Jimmy"** by Jim Johnston
		- "S.O.S" by Jim Johnston & Collie Buddz (used while teaming with Kofi Kingston)
		- "Here to Show the World" by Downstait (used while teaming with Dolph Ziggler**)**
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "Still Gettin' Rowdy" by Ron Killings
		- "What's My Name" by Ron Killings (used as a member of 3Live Kru)
		- "Beware" by 3 Live Kru (used as a member of 3Live Kru)
		- "3 Live K" by 3 Live Kru (used as a member of 3Live Kru)
		- "He's Back: by Pacman Jones (used as a member of Team Pacman)

## 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)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Tag Team of the Year (2012) – with Kofi Kingston
	+ Ranked **#18** of the top 500 wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2004
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
	+ NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with B.G. James and Konnan
	+ TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Pacman Jones
	+ Gauntlet for the Gold (2003 – Tag Team) – B.G. James

* **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
	+ WWE 24/7 Championship (35 times, current)
	+ WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kofi Kingston
	+ WWE United States Championship (2 times)
	+ WWF Hardcore Championship (2 times)
	+ Bragging Rights Trophy (2009) – with Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)
	+ Mixed Match Challenge (Season 2) – with Carmella
	+ Slammy Award (2 times)
		- Best Musical Performance (2008)
		- LOL Moment of the Year (2015)
* ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
	+ Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) – Reverse Battle Royal on *TNA iMPACT!*