WWE star The Miz talks R-Truth's departure announcement

The WWE prima known arsenic R-Truth shocked the pro wrestling satellite implicit the play erstwhile helium announced helium was acceptable to depart the institution aft astir 20 full years with the brand.

Among R-Truth’s galore accomplishments successful the ringing see being a longtime tag-team spouse of the superstar known arsenic The Miz. The 2 achieved tag-team golden astatine WrestleMania 40 erstwhile they won the RAW Tag Team Championships successful a six-pack ladder match.

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R-Truth, left, and The Miz basal victorious aft the Six Pack Ladder Tag Team Championship lucifer betwixt Judgment Day vs. DIY vs. Awesome Truth vs. The New Day vs. A-Town Down Under vs. New Catch Republic during Wrestlemania XL Saturday astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia connected April 6, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

The enslaved betwixt the team, billed arsenic Awesome Truth, captured the hearts and minds of the wrestling audience, which is wherefore absorption to R-Truth’s announcement was strong.

Fox News Digital asked The Miz astir his absorption to the revelation successful a caller interrogation up of his quality astatine The American Century Championship personage play tourney adjacent month.

"Obviously, I was successful a tag squad with R-Truth, truthful it’s ever bittersweet to spot thing similar that happen," helium said. "But I deliberation Truth volition bounce connected his feet. He’s a hellhole of a talented superstar."

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WWE wrestler The Miz reacts portion walking to the 18th spread connected time 1 of the 2024 American Century Championship astatine Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course connected July 12, 2024 successful Stateline, Nevada. (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

The Miz, whose existent sanction is Mike Mizanin, besides had a station connected Sunday.

"Forming Awesome Truth with you was 1 of the champion runs of my career," helium wrote connected X. "No 1 made maine laughter harder. Your energy, heart, and grin lit up each room…and each arena. You’re not 1 of a kind, you’re 1 successful a lifetime. Love you, Truth. Keep shining."

R-Truth, whose existent sanction is Ron Killings, precocious came 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. However, helium irked Cena capable that Cena enactment R-Truth done a array that separates wrestlers from the media.

It kicked disconnected a weekslong rivalry that yet saw Cena enactment an extremity to R-Truth, who had been billed arsenic 1 of Cena’s "childhood heroes." R-Truth past mislaid to JC Mateo connected "Friday Night SmackDown."

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

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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.

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