Ron Killings

Ron Killings
Killings during a Superstars television taping in San Jose, California on March 30, 2015
Born	(1972-01-19) January 19, 1972 (age 52) Charlotte, North Carolina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	K-Krush[1] K-Kwik[1] K. Malik Shabazz[1] Ron Killings[1] R-Truth[2]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight	228 lb (103 kg)[2]
Billed from	Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained by	Manny Fernandez[3] Chris Hamrick[3] Italian Stallion[3] George South[3]
Debut	1997[1]

Ron Killings^[4] (born January 19, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE where he competes on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth.

He has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2002-2007 as Ron "The Truth" Killings.

He has won many championships in his career. He most famously is a former two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a record-holding 54-time WWE 24/7 Champion, former two-time WWE United States Champion, former two-time WWE/Raw/World Tag Team Champion^[a] (with Kofi Kingston and The Miz) and former two-time WWF Hardcore Champion.

Personal life

Killings married Pamela Killings on April 7, 2011.^[5] Their daughter was born on November 15, 2014.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Head of State	Ron "The Truth" Killings	[7]
2008	The Wrestler	Ron "The Truth" Killings	[8]
2016	Break Dance Revolution	DJ R. Killings	[9]
2018	Blood Brother	Blaine	[10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details

Title	Album details
Invinceable	Released: 2003 (US)[11] Label: K-Krush Enterprises Formats: CD
Killingit	Released: April 1, 2016 (US)[12] Label: Independent Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"What' Cha Do to Get It"[13] (featuring Black Pearl, JA and Big D)	2015	Killingit
"Pump It Up"[14] (featuring Black Pearl and Iya Champs)
"Rep My City"[15] (featuring Chop Blade)
"Me Myself and I"[16]
"I Be Like"[17]	2016	Non-album singles
"Back Against the Wall"[18] (featuring Laroo RTK)	2017
"That'z Endurance"[19] (featuring Mannish Mania)	2018
"Dance Break"[20] (featuring J-Trx)	2019
"Run It"[21] (featuring Leah Van Dale and J-Trx)
"Set It Off"[22]	2020

Championships and accomplishments

R-Truth as United States Champion

• CyberSpace Wrestling Federation
  • CSWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[23][24]
• Memphis Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[25][26]
• National Championship Wrestling
  • NCW Television Championship (1 time)
• NWA Wildside
  • NWA Wildside Television Championship (1 time)^[27][28]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Tag Team of the Year (2012) with Kofi Kingston^[29]
  • Ranked No. 18 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004^[30]
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[31][32]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with B. G. James and Konnan^[b][33][34]
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Jones^[35][36]
  • Gauntlet for the Gold (2003 – Tag Team) – B.G. James^[37][38]
• World Wrestling Entertainment/Federation/WWE
  • WWE United States Championship (2 times)^{[39][40][41][42]}
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (2 times)^[43]
  • WWE 24/7 Championship (54 times)^[44][45]
  • WWE/Raw/World Tag Team Championship^[a] (2 times) – with Kofi Kingston and The Miz^[46][47]
  • Bragging Rights Trophy (2009) – with Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)^[48][49]
  • Mixed Match Challenge (Season 2) – with Carmella^[50][51]
  • Slammy Award (2 times)
    • Best Musical Performance (2008)
    • LOL Moment of the Year (2015)^[52]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) Reverse Battle Royal on Impact!^[53]

Footnotes

1. The title was known as the "WWE Tag Team Championship" during his first reign. It was known as the "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship" when he won it for the second time, but was renamed "World Tag Team Championship" nine days later.
2. Killings defended the championship with either James or Konnan under the Freebird Rule.

References

1. "Ron Killings bio". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
2. "R-Truth profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
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4. "Ron Killings Bio". SLAM! sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
5. "Comedy Specialist R-Truth Thrives in WWE by Being Himself | Sports Illustrated".
6. RonKillings (November 16, 2014). "My new lil baby girl is here." Retrieved June 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
7. "Head of State (2003) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
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14. "Pump It Up (feat. Black Pearl & Iya Champs) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. August 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
15. "Rep My City (feat. Chop Blade) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. October 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
16. "Me Myself and I - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
17. "I Be Like - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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Other websites

• R-Truth's profile on WWE.com