Longtime WWE star R-Truth announces departure from company

WWE prima R-Truth announced connected Sunday helium volition beryllium departing from the enactment aft 2 stints and astir 20 years with the company.

R-Truth, whose existent sanction is Ron Killings, made the revelation successful a station connected societal media.

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R-Truth makes his entranceway during SmackDown astatine the Capital One Arena connected Feb. 14, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images)

"Im atrocious to pass you all. I conscionable got released from WWE," helium wrote connected X. "I privation to convey WWE for the ride, but MOSTLY I privation to convey each and EVERYONE OF YOU who was on for the ride, Thank you for each the love, support, and appreciation you person fixed maine implicit the years. Thank you."

R-Truth had precocious travel disconnected a little rivalry with John Cena amid the legendary WWE star’s farewell tour. He congratulated Cena for his rubric defence against Randy Orton astatine the post-Backlash property conference. But helium irked Cena capable that Cena enactment R-Truth done the array that separates the wrestler from the media.

It kicked disconnected a weeks-long rivalry that yet saw Cena enactment an extremity to R-Truth, who had been billed arsenic 1 of Cena’s "childhood heroes."

R-Truth attacks Gunther during the Men’s Royal Rumble lucifer astatine Tropicana Field successful St. Petersburg, Florida, connected Jan. 27, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-USA Today Sports)

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R-Truth past mislaid to JC Mateo connected "Friday Night SmackDown."

The pro wrestling satellite sent their good wishes to R-Truth aft the announcement.

He initially joined WWE successful 1999 and debuted arsenic "K-Kwik" with "Road Dogg" Jesse James. He was determination from 1999 to 2001, erstwhile helium was released for the archetypal time. He spent clip with Total Nonstop Action wrestling earlier helium made his mode backmost to WWE successful 2008.

He returned arsenic R-Truth and had been a highly favored rival successful the ringing and connected the mic arsenic well.

R-Truth was a United States champion, hardcore champion and satellite tag-team champion 2 times each. He held the short-lived 24/7 Championship a grounds 54 times. In 2004, Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him 18th connected the database of apical 500 wrestlers successful the business.

R-Truth during Wrestlemania XL Saturday astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia connected April 6, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-USA Today Sports)

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R-Truth turned 53 successful January and it’s unclear what his adjacent determination volition be.

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