R-Truth (wrestler)
Killings in March 2015
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| Birth name | Ronnie Aaron Killings |
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| Born |
January 19, 1972 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Residence | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kid Krush K. Malik Shabazz K-Krush K-Kwik Pretty Ricky Ron Killings R-Truth R-Ziggler The Truth |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Trained by |
Manny Fernandez Chris Hamrick Italian Stallion George South |
| Debut | March 15, 1997 |
Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, actor and rapper. He is signed to WWE under the ring name R-Truth performing on the Raw brand. Killings is a former one time United States Champion and a one time Tag Team Champion as R-Truth, and a two time Hardcore Champion under the ring name K-Kwik. Between 2010 and 2011, Killings headlined five WWE pay-per-view events; three times in world title contention.
Killings also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2002 to 2007 as K-Krush and later Ron "The Truth" Killings, where he became the first African-American to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. While in TNA, Killings also held the NWA World Tag Team Championship on two occasions and the TNA World Tag Team Championship once.
Killings was born in Atlanta, Georgia but raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. His family was poor and both Killings and his father sold cannabis to try to make ends meet. 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. Killings also competed in track and field, and was talented at both sports, receiving various college scholarships, but turned them down and dropped out of school at the age of 16 to further pursue a career in music. Killings also continued dealing drugs in order to help his music career financially and was arrested, spending 13 months incarcerated.
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