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{{quote|'''''The Truth Has Set Me Free!'''''}}

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{{quote| '''''The Truth Has Set Me Free!'''''}}


'''Ronnie Aaron "Ron" Killings''' (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, R-Truth (previously K-Kwik and Ron "The Truth" Killings). He's wrestled in [[Impact Wrestling|TNA]] and currently [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE.]] His career started in 1997.
'''Ronnie Aaron "Ron" Killings''' (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, R-Truth (previously K-Kwik and Ron "The Truth" Killings). He's wrestled in [[Impact Wrestling|TNA]] and currently [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE.]] His career started in 1997.


A rundown of his career can be found at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Killings The Other Wiki.]
A rundown of his career can be found at [[wikipedia:Ron Killings|The Other Wiki.]]

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=== '''Tropes associated with the C-O-N...SPIRACY include:''' ===

* [[Angry Black Man]]: His recent heel turn.
* [[Angry Black Man]]: His recent heel turn.
** [[Scary Black Man]]
** [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Anti Humor]]: Truth pulled one during his Survivor Series 2011 promo in which he had the crowd expecting him to explain his conversation with a bunch of pigeons, since he's the WWE's [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. The MSG crowd gave him an ovation for the hilarious bait-and-switch.
* [[Anti-Humor]]: Truth pulled one during his Survivor Series 2011 promo in which he had the crowd expecting him to explain his conversation with a bunch of pigeons, since he's the WWE's [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. The MSG crowd gave him an ovation for the hilarious bait-and-switch.
{{quote| "I yelled to those pigeons, I said, 'Hey pigeons! The Rock and Cena are gonna lose tonight!' You know what those pigeons said?...Nothing. They're pigeons. Pigeons don't talk."}}
{{quote|"I yelled to those pigeons, I said, 'Hey pigeons! The Rock and Cena are gonna lose tonight!' You know what those pigeons said?...Nothing. They're pigeons. Pigeons don't talk."}}
* [[The Artifact]]: "The Truth" moniker originally came from a [[Malcolm Xerox]] gimmick he had in [[Total Nonstop Action|TNA]]. After turning face he kept The Truth, even after rejoining the WWE.
* [[The Artifact]]: "The Truth" moniker originally came from a [[Malcolm Xerox]] gimmick he had in [[Total Nonstop Action|TNA]]. After turning face he kept The Truth, even after rejoining the WWE.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: [[Little Jimmy]]. [[Heel Face Turn|Not anymore]]. Now, it's [[The Miz]].
* [[Arch Enemy]]: [[Little Jimmy]]. [[Heel Face Turn|Not anymore]]. Now, it's [[The Miz]].
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: [[Ron Killings]], anyone? And they went with R-Truth and K-Kwik before.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Ron Killings, anyone? And they went with R-Truth and K-Kwik before.
* [[Berserk Button]] / [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: After turning heel.
* [[Berserk Button]] / [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: After turning heel.
** After turning face again, someone hitting [[Imaginary Friend|Little Jimmy.]]
** After turning face again, someone hitting [[Imaginary Friend|Little Jimmy.]]
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* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: Considers himself a victim of a massive conspiracy.
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: Considers himself a victim of a massive conspiracy.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: "U Suck" is pretty much a [[Villain Song]] version of "What's Up".
* [[Dark Reprise]]: "U Suck" is pretty much a [[Villain Song]] version of "What's Up".
* [[Do It Yourself Theme Tune]]: "What's Up/U Suck" and "Right Time." When he was a Face, his entrance included him dancing and performing the rap over the track on his way to the ring.
* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: "What's Up/U Suck" and "Right Time." When he was a Face, his entrance included him dancing and performing the rap over the track on his way to the ring.
** He does all of his themes except for two out of seven.
** He does all of his themes except for two out of seven.
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]: Apparently, he thinks so. Two of the finishers he's used (Truth Axe and Lie Detector) - respectively, a corkscrew [[Booker T|scissors kick]] and a ''double corkscrew'' flying elbow.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Apparently, he thinks so. Two of the finishers he's used (Truth Axe and Lie Detector) - respectively, a corkscrew [[Booker T|scissors kick]] and a ''double corkscrew'' flying elbow.
* [[Expy]]: Shows several similarities to [[Booker T]] - a black, dreadlocked, [[Spirited Competitor]] with a [[Lightning Bruiser]] fighting style (although more emphasis on the "lightning" and less on the "bruiser"). He even used a modified version of the [[Finishing Move|scissors kick]] for a while.
* [[Expy]]: Shows several similarities to [[Booker T]] - a black, dreadlocked, [[Spirited Competitor]] with a [[Lightning Bruiser]] fighting style (although more emphasis on the "lightning" and less on the "bruiser"). He even used a modified version of the [[Finishing Move|scissors kick]] for a while.
** The beginning of his late 2011 Heel run. Extremely violent, slightly unhinged loose cannon with anger issues. It later [[Flanderization|(d)evolved into something completely different,]] but at the beginning it was a near dead-ringer for [[Randy Orton]]'s heel run, particularly in the Legacy days. (Truth's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctjb5rXrBs finisher] even changed to something slightly resembling the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxzrtIOy6U&feature=fvwrel RKO.])
** The beginning of his late 2011 Heel run. Extremely violent, slightly unhinged loose cannon with anger issues. It later [[Flanderization|(d)evolved into something completely different,]] but at the beginning it was a near dead-ringer for [[Randy Orton]]'s heel run, particularly in the Legacy days. (Truth's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctjb5rXrBs finisher] even changed to something slightly resembling the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxzrtIOy6U&feature=fvwrel RKO.])
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Performed one after he lost a Championship opportunity to [[John Morrison]] who had goaded him in to a match with the contendership at stake, and went from a happy go lucky guy who raps to the audience to a raving mad conspiracy nut.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Performed one after he lost a Championship opportunity to [[John Morrison]] who had goaded him in to a match with the contendership at stake, and went from a happy go lucky guy who raps to the audience to a raving mad conspiracy nut.
* [[Flanderization]]: At the very beginning of his most recent heel turn, he was certainly a slightly unhinged loose cannon, but as the heel run has gone on, his [[Sanity Slippage]] has been cranked [[Up to Eleven]]...''and then [[Serial Escalation|slightly past it.]]''
* [[Flanderization]]: At the very beginning of his most recent heel turn, he was certainly a slightly unhinged loose cannon, but as the heel run has gone on, his [[Sanity Slippage]] has been cranked [[Up to Eleven]]...''and then [[Serial Escalation|slightly past it.]]''
* [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking]]: After doing a [[Face Heel Turn]] by beating up [[John Morrison]], he took out a cigarette and began smoking it, as the crowd chanted "That's illegal!" and a woman in the audience very audibly shouted "[[The Simpsons|Will somebody please think of the children?!]]"
* [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking]]: After doing a [[Face Heel Turn]] by beating up [[John Morrison]], he took out a cigarette and began smoking it, as the crowd chanted "That's illegal!" and a woman in the audience very audibly shouted "[[The Simpsons (animation)|Will somebody please think of the children?!]]"
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: At least part of his recent heel run seems to be because he's jealous of the fact that people only seem to care about [[John Cena]].
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: At least part of his recent heel run seems to be because he's jealous of the fact that people only seem to care about [[John Cena]].
{{quote| [[Large Ham|"I Want My Son Back!"]]}}
{{quote|[[Large Ham|"I Want My Son Back!"]]}}
* [[Heel Face Return]]: Upon returning from his Wellness Policy suspension, R-Truth seems to be OK with Little Jimmies.
* [[Heel Face Return]]: Upon returning from his Wellness Policy suspension, R-Truth seems to be OK with Little Jimmies.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: In the weeks building to his match against [[John Cena]] at ''Capitol Punishment'', Truth had been antagonizing Cena's fanbase, even throwing a cup of soda/water in a fan's face. During the match, Truth had Cena down and decided to bully a kid at ringside, drinking from his collector's cup. The kid would throw the liquid in Truth's face, distracting him long enough to get thrown back in the ring and get hit with the Attitude Adjustment for the three count.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: In the weeks building to his match against [[John Cena]] at ''Capitol Punishment'', Truth had been antagonizing Cena's fanbase, even throwing a cup of soda/water in a fan's face. During the match, Truth had Cena down and decided to bully a kid at ringside, drinking from his collector's cup. The kid would throw the liquid in Truth's face, distracting him long enough to get thrown back in the ring and get hit with the Attitude Adjustment for the three count.
* [[Imaginary Friend]]: Little Jimmy. And lord help you if you decide to play along with him and actually kick Little Jimmy for hell of it. [[Berserk Button|Truth doesn't react well to Little Jimmy getting kicked. At all]]
* [[Imaginary Friend]]: Little Jimmy. And lord help you if you decide to play along with him and actually kick Little Jimmy for hell of it. [[Berserk Button|Truth doesn't react well to Little Jimmy getting kicked. At all]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Is a bit of one as a face, but then again, [[World of Ham|so are most guys in pro wrestling.]] [[Evil Is Hammy|Since his most recent heel turn,]] Truth hasn't just [[Chewing the Scenery|chewed scenery]], at some points he's ''[[Up to Eleven|swallowed it whole.]]''
* [[Large Ham]]: Is a bit of one as a face, but then again, [[World of Ham|so are most guys in pro wrestling.]] [[Evil Is Hammy|Since his most recent heel turn,]] Truth hasn't just [[Chewing the Scenery|chewed scenery]], at some points he's ''[[Up to Eleven|swallowed it whole.]]''
** [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Oh God. The image of him entering an arena in Richmond, VA to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" in full Confederate soldier regalia will not be unseen for a long time.
** [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Oh God. The image of him entering an arena in Richmond, VA to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" in full Confederate soldier regalia will not be unseen for a long time.
*** Better yet, the [[Sarcasm Failure|look]] [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] gave R-Truth suggests he'll be taking that image to the grave.
*** Better yet, the [[Sarcasm Failure|look]] [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] gave R-Truth suggests he'll be taking that image to the grave.
** [[Ham to Ham Combat]]: A three-way version occurred on 06/20/11 Raw between Truth, [[The Miz]], and [[Christian]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EEch0GzpUo It was pretty funny.]
** [[Ham-to-Ham Combat]]: A three-way version occurred on 06/20/11 Raw between Truth, [[The Miz]], and [[Christian]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EEch0GzpUo It was pretty funny.]
*** Then there was that Elimination Chamber promo, which was something like [[Ham to Ham Combat|Ham-To-]][[Ham to Ham Combat|Ham-To-]][[Serial Escalation|Ham-To-]][[Overly Long Gag|Ham-To...]]yeah. You get the idea.
*** Then there was that Elimination Chamber promo, which was something like [[Ham-to-Ham Combat|Ham-To-]][[Ham-to-Ham Combat|Ham-To-]][[Serial Escalation|Ham-To-]][[Overly Long Gag|Ham-To...]]yeah. You get the idea.
** [[Incoming Ham]]: Whenever you hear "The Truth Shall Set You Free/[[Heel Face Return|The Truth Has Set Me Free]]," expect something awesome to follow.
** [[Incoming Ham]]: Whenever you hear "The Truth Shall Set You Free/[[Heel Face Return|The Truth Has Set Me Free]]," expect something awesome to follow.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]: As a face. Part of his [[Face Heel Turn]] involved Truth saying he would no longer dance and smile for the "Little Jimmys". Following his face turn a couple months later, he is accompanied to the ring by [[Imaginary Friend|Little Jimmy.]]
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]: As a face. Part of his [[Face Heel Turn]] involved Truth saying he would no longer dance and smile for the "Little Jimmys". Following his face turn a couple months later, he is accompanied to the ring by [[Imaginary Friend|Little Jimmy.]]
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* [[Malaproper]]: During his heel run. Mainly [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Malaproper]]: During his heel run. Mainly [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Malcolm Xerox]]: During his original heel run in [[TNA]].
* [[Malcolm Xerox]]: During his original heel run in [[TNA]].
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: His attack on [[John Morrison]] after losing his number one contender spot.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: His attack on [[John Morrison]] after losing his number one contender spot.
** {{spoiler|His run-in along with [[The Miz]] during the Punk/HHH match at ''Night of Champions 2011''. They beat the hell out of both competitors, and then ''beat the hell out of the referees.''}}
** {{spoiler|His run-in along with [[The Miz]] during the Punk/HHH match at ''Night of Champions 2011''. They beat the hell out of both competitors, and then ''beat the hell out of the referees.''}}
** {{spoiler|Then came ''Hell In A Cell 2011'' when they beat the crap out of everyone including the ''cameramen''}}
** {{spoiler|Then came ''Hell In A Cell 2011'' when they beat the crap out of everyone including the ''cameramen''}}
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** And when you [[Incredibly Lame Pun|stun]] [[Steve Austin]]...[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|you've done something.]]
** And when you [[Incredibly Lame Pun|stun]] [[Steve Austin]]...[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|you've done something.]]
* [[Talking to Himself]]: He also plays the part of...LittleJimmy.
* [[Talking to Himself]]: He also plays the part of...LittleJimmy.
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Went from [[Kid Appeal Character]] to the guy blowing smoke rings in people's faces and chucking drinks at audience members.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: Went from [[Kid Appeal Character]] to the guy blowing smoke rings in people's faces and chucking drinks at audience members.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Played straight, then subverted, then ''double''-subverted in the course of a single year. Truth's heel turn in the spring of 2011 was partly prompted by his desire to stop acting hammy for the fans like a stereotypical black comedian. But now that he's back to being a face again, the drawl and the double-takes and the other minstrel-like qualities seem to have not only returned, but are being taken [[Up to Eleven]]. At least he's a [[Badass]] minstrel.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Played straight, then subverted, then ''double''-subverted in the course of a single year. Truth's heel turn in the spring of 2011 was partly prompted by his desire to stop acting hammy for the fans like a stereotypical black comedian. But now that he's back to being a face again, the drawl and the double-takes and the other minstrel-like qualities seem to have not only returned, but are being taken [[Up to Eleven]]. At least he's a [[Badass]] minstrel.
* [[Villain Song]] "U Suck"
* [[Villain Song]] "U Suck"
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** [[Continuity Nod]]: The bottle comes from the angle that originally turned him heel. As part of [[John Morrison]]'s promo against Truth, JoMo claimed that R-Truth's stamina was down because of his smoking habit. Truth was caught at one point during his match drinking from a water bottle. Later that same episode, when he beat down [[John Morrison]], he used the water bottle for the first time.
** [[Continuity Nod]]: The bottle comes from the angle that originally turned him heel. As part of [[John Morrison]]'s promo against Truth, JoMo claimed that R-Truth's stamina was down because of his smoking habit. Truth was caught at one point during his match drinking from a water bottle. Later that same episode, when he beat down [[John Morrison]], he used the water bottle for the first time.
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: With [[John Morrison]]. After Morrison took his spot in a WWE title PPV match, Truth took him out of commission for several months.
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: With [[John Morrison]]. After Morrison took his spot in a WWE title PPV match, Truth took him out of commission for several months.
** And again with [[The Miz]], who decided a few weeks before that Truth had [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|outlived his usefulness]] and assaulted him on the steel ramp, giving Truth a concussion <ref> in kayfabe, of course. Another example of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] here - Truth was sent on a Wellness Vacation.</ref> that put him out of action for a month.
** And again with [[The Miz]], who decided a few weeks before that Truth had [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|outlived his usefulness]] and assaulted him on the steel ramp, giving Truth a concussion <ref>in kayfabe, of course. Another example of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] here - Truth was sent on a Wellness Vacation.</ref> that put him out of action for a month.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: Heath Slater kicking Little Jimmy in the face on Superstars. Even better, the crowd reacted as if he had actually kicked a small child in the face, as did Truth.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: Heath Slater kicking Little Jimmy in the face on Superstars. Even better, the crowd reacted as if he had actually kicked a small child in the face, as did Truth.
** This happened again in his and Kofi Kingston's tag match with Epico.
** This happened again in his and Kofi Kingston's tag match with Epico.

Latest revision as of 17:30, 29 July 2017

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Problems, Little Jimmy?

The Truth Has Set Me Free!

Ronnie Aaron "Ron" Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, R-Truth (previously K-Kwik and Ron "The Truth" Killings). He's wrestled in TNA and currently WWE. His career started in 1997.

A rundown of his career can be found at The Other Wiki.

Ron Killings provides examples of the following tropes:
  • Angry Black Man: His recent heel turn.
  • Anti-Humor: Truth pulled one during his Survivor Series 2011 promo in which he had the crowd expecting him to explain his conversation with a bunch of pigeons, since he's the WWE's Cloudcuckoolander. The MSG crowd gave him an ovation for the hilarious bait-and-switch.

"I yelled to those pigeons, I said, 'Hey pigeons! The Rock and Cena are gonna lose tonight!' You know what those pigeons said?...Nothing. They're pigeons. Pigeons don't talk."

"I Want My Son Back!"

  1. ↑ in kayfabe, of course. Another example of Real Life Writes the Plot here - Truth was sent on a Wellness Vacation.
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