R-Truth Says Ron Killings Persona Ran Its Course When John Cena Returned To Babyface Side

R-Truth’s run as Ron Killings was short-lived, but the WWE star says that the more serious character did what it needed to do. Truth returned after his week-long exit in June and adopted a more serious persona as Killings.

That persona ended up being phased out when John Cena went babyface, and Truth spoke with CBS Sports for a new interview about the matter. You can check out some highlights below:

On Returning, Cutting His Hair and Changing to R-Truth:

“I had the world watching me. That was the perfect moment, dog. I seized a moment in time.”

On Abandoning his Ron Killings Persona:

“It went where it was supposed to. Ron Killings created R-Truth. Those hundreds of millions of fans who spoke and up-roared. They wanted R-Truth back. Ron Killings was the rebellious one who spoke up for R-Truth.”

On Retuning To His Comedic Persona:

“Ron Killings has been around for years, but people had never come together in lockstep like that. They did that for R-Truth. You feel me? I wanted Ron Killings to go where he was supposed to go. He made a statement; he had eyes on him. When John Cena came back, R-Truth came back. Ron Killings was the cavalry.”

On Why He Didn’t Push To Continue With The More Serious Character:

“I think [Ron Killings] was a selfish-type deal, more of a selfish move. I had more than 100 million views that wanted R-Truth. If numbers are real, that was the power of numbers.”

On Being Involved In John Cena’s Retirement Tour:

“I’m tickled pink, dog. I love it. It’s a humbling thing. I feel honored, I feel appreciated. I feel like a lot of fans know the history we’ve had. People have paid attention. There are so many things that go around with that. It’s hard to pick one good emotion out of it.”