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Ron Killings

American professional wrestler and actor

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.

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)
Atlanta, Georgia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)K-Krush[1]
K-Kwik[1]
K. Malik Shabazz[1]
Ron Killings[1]
R-Truth[2]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight228 lb (103 kg)[2]
Billed fromCharlotte, North Carolina
Trained byManny Fernandez[3]
Chris Hamrick[3]
Italian Stallion[3]
George South[3]
Debut1997[1]

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) Tag Team Champion[a] (with Kofi Kingston and The Miz) and former two-time WWF Hardcore Champion.

Personal life change

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

Filmography change

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 change

Studio albums change

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Invinceable
  • Released: 2003 (US)[11]
  • Label: K-Krush Enterprises
  • Formats: CD
Killingit

Singles change

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 change

 
R-Truth as United States Champion

Notes change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship". His second reign happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".
  2. ↑ Killings defended the championship with either James or Konnan under the Freebird Rule.

References change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ron Killings bio". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "R-Truth profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ron Killings interview". WrestlingObserver.com. 2004-11-30. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  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.
  8. ↑ "The Wrestler (2008) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  9. ↑ "Groove Street (2018) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  10. ↑ "R-Truth To Appear in Upcoming WWE Studios Movie". www.wrestling-news.net. December 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "K-Krush - Invincible". Wrestling Media.ws. Wrestling Media.ws. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Killingit by Ron Killings on iTunes". iTunes. iTunes. April 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "What' Cha Do to Get It (feat. Black Pearl, JA & Big D) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. July 16, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  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. 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.
  18. ↑ "Back Against the Wall (feat. Laroo RTK) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. February 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  19. ↑ "That'z Endurance (feat. Mannish Mania) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. February 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Dance Break (feat. J-Trx) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. April 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Run It (feat. Leah Van Dale & J-Trx) - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. November 12, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Set It Off - Single by Ron Killings". Apple Music. February 14, 2020. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  23. ↑ Westcott, Brian. "Cyberspace Wrestling Federation/NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  24. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 13, 2003). "CSWF Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  25. ↑ Westcott, Brian. "MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  26. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 24, 2000). "MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  27. ↑ Westcott, Brian. "NWA Wildside Television Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  28. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 12, 1999). "NWA Wildside Television Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  29. ↑ "PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2004". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  31. ↑ Duncan, Royal. "NWA World Heavyweight Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  32. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 7, 2002). "NWA World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  33. ↑ Duncan, Royal. "NWA World Tag Team Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  34. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 26, 2003). "NWA World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  35. ↑ Oliver, Earl. "TNA World Tag Team Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  36. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 9, 2007). "TNA World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  37. ↑ "NWA-TNA - 11/12/03 Results".
  38. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 12, 2003). "TNA Gauntlet for the Gold (2003)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  39. ↑ "R-Truth's first United States Championship reign". Archived from the original on June 3, 2012.
  40. ↑ Pappolla, Ryan (January 29, 2019). "R-Truth def. Shinsuke Nakamura to win the United States Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  41. ↑ "WWE United States Championship". Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  42. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 24, 2010). "WWE United States Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  43. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Core was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  44. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 3, 2001). "WWF Hardcore Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  45. ↑ "WWE 24/7 Championship". WWE. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  46. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 20, 2019). "WWE 24/7 Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  47. ↑ "Kofi Kingston and R-Truth's first WWE Tag Team Championship reign". Archived from the original on June 1, 2012.
  48. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 30, 2012). "WWE Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  49. ↑ Passero, Mitch (October 25, 2009). "SmackDown curses Raw". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  50. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 25, 2009). "Bragging Rights Trophy (2009)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  51. ↑ Burdick, Michael. "Carmella & R-Truth def. Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox to win Season 2 of Mixed Match Challenge". WWE. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  52. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 12, 2018). "Mixed Match Challenge 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  53. ↑ "2015 Slammy Award winners". WWE.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  54. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 22, 2007), "2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Campbell, CA, pp. 1–12, ISSN 1083-9593

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