Killings also competed in track and field, and was talented at both sports, receiving various college scholarships, but turned them down to further pursue a career in music. From a young age, Killings had developed a love for hip hop and breakdancing and attended Harding University High School where he competed in football alongside future MLB second baseman Ray Durham. To make extra money in his early 20s, Killings would sell cocaine on the streets for extra income. Ronnie Aaron Killings was born on January 19, 1972, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Later that year, he won the newly instated WWE 24/7 Championship, and holds the record for the most reigns at 53. He then captured the United States Championship for a second time in 2019. He was thereafter used in comedic roles and primarily wrestled on the undercard until 2018, when he teamed with Carmella to win the second edition of Mixed Match Challenge. He headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events during the early 2010s, including matches for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. Killings returned to WWE in 2008 and was rebranded as R-Truth, winning the WWE United States Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston) over the next several years. Killings established Team Pacman with football player Adam Jones and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship before leaving TNA in late 2007. He also formed 3 Live Kru with BG James (formerly Road Dogg) and Konnan and the trio held the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice. As Ron "The Truth" Killings, he headlined numerous pay-per-view (PPV) events and won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice (being the first African-American titleholder) and the first African-American world champion in TNA history. After his release in 2002, he joined Jeff Jarrett's new promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as K-Kwik from 1998 to 2002, forming a team with "Road Dogg" Jesse James, and winning the WWF Hardcore Championship twice. He is currently signed to WWE, performing as a free agent under the ring name R-Truth. But that is one of the highest moments in my career right there.Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. I know that’s something we can always go back and pick up. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something there.’ And we left it there. He said ‘Bro, we got to do something together. And after that segment was over, we’re in the back and Brock was still laughing. The magic just went on man, it kept going on. I did all I could to hold myself from laughing when I saw Brock bust out laughing because of Paul Heyman’s facial expression. I don’t want him to be surprised!’ But Paul was like ‘This is going to be great.’ I remember the moment we’re in the ring and I’m going on and on, making stuff up in my head and going on and on, and I saw when Brock looked at me with that look of ‘what the hell is he talking about?’ because I’m just babbling. I said ‘Paul, come on,’ and he said ‘The only thing you’ve got to say is you’re going to throw him over the top rope, we’re going to wing it out there, you’re going to make Brock laugh.’ Once Brock came in I’m like… ‘Damn, I think we should tell Brock what we’re going to say, you know.
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