Editing R-Truth (section)

{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name         = R-Truth
|image        = R-Truth 2024 (cropped).jpg
|caption      = R-Truth in 2024
|birth_name   = Ronnie Aaron Killings<ref name="Killings">{{cite web|url=http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/apps/offender/offend1?DOCNUM=0225441&SENTENCEINFO=yes&SHOWPHOTO=yes&numtimesin=1|title=North Carolina DOC Offender Public Information|access-date=July 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202172250/http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/apps/offender/offend1?DOCNUM=0225441&SENTENCEINFO=yes&SHOWPHOTO=yes&numtimesin=1|archive-date=February 2, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|1|19}}
|birth_place  = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], U.S.
|spouse       = {{marriage|Pamela Killings|2011}}
|children     = 5
|names        = K. Malik Shabaz<ref name=KMS/><br/>K-Kwik<br/>K-Krush<br/>Ron "The Truth" Killings<br/>'''R-Truth'''<ref name=WWEbio/><br/>R–Ziggler
|height       = 6 ft 2 in<ref name=WWEbio/>
|weight       = 220 lb<ref name=WWEbio/>
|billed       = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]<ref name=WWEbio/>
|trainer      = [[Chris Hamrick]]<ref name="WO1"/><br/>[[George South]]<ref name="WO1"/><br/>[[The Italian Stallion (wrestler)|Italian Stallion]]<ref name="WO1"/><br/>[[Manny Fernandez (wrestler)|Manny Fernandez]]<ref name=Cage>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=200|title=R-Truth " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><ref name="WO1"/>
|debut        = March 15, 1997<ref name=Cage/><ref name=SLAM/>
|module       = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
|genre        = [[Hip hop]]
|instrument  = Vocals
|years_active = 2001–present
|label         = {{hlist|K-Krush Enterprises|[[WWE Music Group]]}}
}}
|website={{URL|theofficialronkillings.com}}}}
'''Ronnie Aaron Killings'''<ref name="Killings" /> (born January 19, 1972) is an American [[professional wrestler]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hunt|first=Alex|url=https://itrwrestling.com/news/the-comedy-segment-wwe-star-r-truth-is-most-proud-of/|title=The Comedy Segment WWE Star R-Truth Is Most Proud Of|date=January 6, 2025 }}</ref> He is signed to [[WWE]], where he performs on the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]] under the [[ring name]] '''R-Truth'''.

Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as '''K-Kwik''' from 1998 to 2001, forming a team with [[Road Dogg|"Road Dogg" Jesse James]], and winning the [[WWF Hardcore Championship]] twice. After his release in 2002, he joined [[Jeff Jarrett]]'s new promotion [[Impact Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA). As '''Ron "The Truth" Killings''', he headlined [[List of Impact Wrestling pay-per-view events|numerous]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) events and won the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] twice (being the first African-American titleholder) and the first African-American [[World heavyweight wrestling championship|world champion]] in TNA history. 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 (American football)|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 Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]] (with [[Kofi Kingston]]) over the next several years. He headlined [[List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events|multiple WWE pay-per-view events]] during the early 2010s, including matches for the [[WWE Championship]] and [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. He was thereafter used in comedic roles and primarily wrestled on the undercard until 2018, when he teamed with [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]] to win the second edition of ''[[WWE Mixed Match Challenge|Mixed Match Challenge]]''. He then captured the United States Championship for a second time in 2019.<ref name=WWEbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/rtruth|access-date=April 27, 2010|title=WWE profile|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Later that year, he won the newly instated [[WWE 24/7 Championship]], and holds the record for the most reigns at [[List of WWE 24/7 Champions|54]]. At [[WrestleMania XL]], in the [[Ladder match|six-pack ladder match]] he ultimately won the [[Raw Tag Team Championship]] with [[The Miz]].