R-Truth: A future WWE World Heavyweight Champion?

[CM Steel]

After watching R-Truth last night on RAW in his match against Daniel Bryan. While they were on the outside of the ring, R-Truth was talking to "li'l Jimmy" about Truth "knowing where he is at" in the cheese state. I guess after a year and a half Truth had to get that one off his chest with that Green Bay comment?

But alot of newer WWE fans don't remember that Ron Killings (R-Truth) wrestled in the WWE back when it was the WWF under the name K-Kwik. He was Road Dogg's young protege. But in 2001 right when the allience angle started, he was released by the WWF. Which led Killings to sign with NWA-TNA wrestling under the name "Ron "The Truth" Killings. And becoming the first african-american world champion in NWA-TNA wrestling by defeating Ken Shamrock.

But a few years ago of course Ron Killings re-signed with the WWE under the name R-Truth on the Smackdown brand. But since then Truth has won the WWE United States championship, and is now the current half of the WWE tag team titles with Kofi Kingston. So with that being said. Does R-Truth have enough stock to become a future WWE world heavyweight champion someday?

Because almost everybody knows that the WWE world heavyweight championship is the E's way of saying to the holder, "you could be a WWE champion someday fella".

 

[Nate DaMac]

No. He's nearly 40 and he still isn't very good at his craft. There is a long line of people in line who deserve a shot at the title before Truth should even be considered.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Not a chance. He got his big push last year and he failed to deliver. Capitol Punishment's WWE Championship match and the tag team match where Cena & The Rock faced Awesome Truth are probably the only two times he will ever main event a PPV in WWE. Even if he did, for some odd reason, main event another PPV it won't be as a WWE or World Champion. He'll never hold either belt. Truth's a comedy character now and is better off in the Air Truth tag team, helping revive that division. He will be a midcarder for the rest of his career in WWE. The longer Air Truth stays together, the better things will be for Truth, as soon as they split up he will fade into obscurity other than making a few random appearances here and there to do promos mentioning Little Jimmy.

Let's not forget the fact that he is also a two time NWA World Heavyweight Championship from back when he was in TNA, and we all know Vince hates it when talent win their first world titles elsewhere. Truth has come a long way since his WHAT'S UP rapping persona. His promos about Little Jimmy, conspiracies, spiders, and all sorts of other strange ramblings in the past year and a half or so have been hilarious. Funny promos are not enough to make someone World Heavyweight Championship material though. Truth would be difficult to be taken seriously and I doubt he'd generate any interest in PPV title matches as champion.

 

[HBsam31]

No I can't see it at this point in his career. He had a push last year against Cena, and for whatever reason it didn't really pan out. he is now a comedy character, and will probably remain as such. I would have liked to see him get a run when he was heel, but if he didn't then he probably won't now.

 

[Ethelion]

Does R-Truth have enough stock to become a future World Heavyweight Champion someday?

No. Truth's push is just as imaginary as Little Jimmy. His biggest accomplishment in the WWE is headlining the first and only Capitol Punishment against Cena, NOT winning the United States or WWE Tag Team Championships. Had Truth not violated the WWE Wellness Policy during Survivor Series 2011 Season, or at all for that matter, he wouldn't have been suspended and buried like he is right now. And yes, being the current tag team champ isn't exactly a push for me knowing that he was a decent main event top heel last year.

Truth's a comedy character now and is better off in the Air Truth tag team, helping revive that division. He will be a midcarder for the rest of his career in WWE. The longer Air Truth stays together, the better things will be for Truth, as soon as they split up he will fade into obscurity other than making a few random appearances here and there to do promos mentioning Little Jimmy.

This much is true. Truth's better off teaming with Kofi right now, because the second they split, it's game over for him. And speaking of The Game, should and when they split, his burial would blow up on Triple H's face knowing that he's one of Triple H's supporters (remember, Trips wanted him to keep "talking" to Little Jimmy everytime he does a promo).

 

[stavros241000]

Plain and simply, no. His mic skills are nothing special and his in-ring abilities are far from astounding. I personally think that lil jimmy gimmick was terrible, however i think he would really help the mid card titles a lot. Besides, there are a lot of people i'd rather see be the WHC.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Can't see him as champion. Maybe he has the technical skills to do the job but, either by his choice or management's, he doesn't use them and functions strictly as a gimmick performer. In his first WWE go-around, his schtick was rapping....now, it's little Jimmy and some acrobatics that translate into low-impact moves.

He's not a failure; they tried him in a main event role last year and it was an interesting program, if short-lived. He was moderately entertaining as a lunatic heel, but I would think Creative knows a persona like that is only due to last a little while.....and they wisely gave it only a short run.

I think R-Truth has risen about as far as he's going to.....but that's not a bad thing because I believe he was fortunate to have the run he had. Now, he's a useful, likeable mid-carder with a great look.

No problems here......except that he'd do well to lose the imaginary friend. Maybe Kofi can tell him the kid isn't really there.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Definitely going with the consensus on this one. I do not see R-Truth as either WWE or World Heavyweight Champion.

To be honesty, I've grown to like Truth over the course of the past year or so. I enjoyed his time as a heel and whether you like him or not, Truth does work hard at doing what he does. However, at the end of the day, Truth just isn't someone that I see carrying the WWE in any capacity for any period of time as a World Champion.

Generally speaking, R-Truth is exactly where he should be: firmly planted in either the mid-card or tag team pictures. While the fact that he's 40 is a legit factor weighing against him, there are other more pressing reasons why I just don't see it.

Remember, Triple H is reportedly wanting longer title reigns, which is a good thing in my opinion. It's been a refreshing change to see WWE wrestlers aren't dropping titles after 5 or 6 weeks. This means that there are going to be fewer champions and with Triple H gaining more & more power reportedly, they'll be picking wrestlers more carefully because of those longer runs. There are also simply more overall talented wrestlers on the roster that are simply far better in a main event setting than R-Truth. With younger guys joining the roster at some point like Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Kassius Ono and others; Truth's days in WWE are probably numbered.

 

[J.J.]

What's all this comedy wrestler ramblings? Correct me if I'm wrong but this crazy funny character R. Truth has puts me in mind of Mankind and as a world champion he was that type of character. Truth gets over well with the crowd so anything is possible. Hell Mark Henry was teaming with Hornswaggle and bout year later went on a great run as heavyweight champ. So this "can't be taken serious" is bs.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

No, I don't think we will see R-Truth as World Champion, at least not with the current "Little Jimmy" gimmick he has going on. I think he has risen as far as he will do in WWE, and he isn't in a bad spot at all. He's one half of the Tag-Team champions and a former US champion, and is very popular with the fans.

At nearly 40 years old and a career mid-carder, Truth is not the kind of superstar WWE should be putting their faith in now as a champion, his best days are probably behind him and he would be better suited to helping to strengthen the tag-team division like he is now with Kofi. They are a good team, and I hope to see them remain together for a while yet.

You can never say never, as we have seen with Mark Henry, Mankind and The Miz in the past- who would have seen those guys as champions? But, I would still be very surprised to see Truth as a World Champion in WWE. I just don't think he is good enough, or young enough to be a good investment as champion for WWE, when there are talents like Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes and lots of new talent debuting who have more long-term value to the company.

 

[MINISTRYrising]

I don't see it happening know. Don't get me wrong I like R Truth, but at this stage of his career It would surprise me if it happened. If he had stayed in TNA then there was a great chance he would have become World Champion again. But with how things stand at the moment, the IC or US titles are about as far as he is going to go. If anything Kofi is the most likely to become World Champion.

 

[Trance Metaphor]

R-Truth is entertaining. I always liked him, unlike a lot of people on this site that used to bash the hell out of him before he transitioned into his crazy heel gimmick. Truth is excellent at playing his current role. More people should be content with the fact that he's a Tag Team Champion right now. I personally thought he'd never win it. More people should also be happy that R-Truth has victories over The Miz, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan (although the latter three were by count-out/DQ). For a guy that had a short-term Main Event run and is a career Mid-Carder, that's not bad at all. Plus, he has his two NWA World title reigns, which probably doesn't mean anything but still solidifies him as a former World Champion in the world of wrestling somewhat. Another thing is, I'm tired of every single competitor in the WWE somehow winning a World title. It makes me miss how difficult the task used to be and how many wrestlers never won the World title let alone any title back in the day. Different era, but it made the journey that more grueling, legitimate and something to fight your way to (bring back tournaments!). Anyway, I'm glad just as long as R-Truth picks up his surprise victories from time to time. It's way better than his previous K-Kwik run. At least this time around he's not forgettable. With that being said, he's the only black wrestler that I've seen with some potential to become WWE Champion since Booker T. I wonder who the first black wrestler to win the WWE Championship will be.

 

[avriltt234]

I would love to see R-Truth as Wwe or World Heavyweight Champion sometime in the future, But only if they can do it where he wins it as a Face instead of a heel

 

[IHW]

No chance in hell.

Truth is mediocre at best. Plus, he is up in age. I think he is at a strong point in his career right now. He is getting solid time on T.V. He has held many titles in the past few years. This run for Truth will end on a great note. But, that note is not the WWE or World championships.

 

[asiatic7]

Not a chance. He got his big push last year and he failed to deliver.

I don't think it's so much that he failed to deliver. I think WWE needed a hot heel to rival Cena but not neccessarily beat him and Truth was the hottest heel in WWE and stood opposite of what Cena stood for. Truth was sick of pandering to the fans. He mocked them, took Cena merch from kids and in one incident, threw a fruit beverage in the face of one unlucky Cena fan.

But as far as Truth being champion? I never thought he would be then and he is far from being a World Champion now. He had his run at the top. He had his career defining moment. Now he's just a guy on te card. It's the King Kong Bundy syndrome. One year you're main eventing against the top guy and next year, you find a nice spot in the mid-card.

I like Truth, and I would have liked to see him as a champion (even though I knew he would'nt be), but even if that's the case, not for long.
He would have been good for a few weeks before he dropped it back to the guy he beat for it.

Kind of how they did Rey Mysterio last year with the WWE belt.

 

[J.J.]

What's this argument with the age factor. Mark Henry has been predominately a career mid carder and captured heavyweight gold at 40, JBL also mainly career mid carder in WWE won his around 40. This age argument is irrelevant. A guy like R. Truth could win title and get in a feud with a younger talent and drop the belt to them in an attempt to help get him over. I'm not advocating an R. Truth title reign but its not like he's a Rey Mysterio type wrestler who relies on aeriel attacks.

Although their first reigns happened while they were younger in recent years...HHH, Undertaker, Batista and Kane held the gold past 40. Now we may see The Rock as well and he's already 40.

 

[iwinulose]

He is getting up there (age wise) if they were going to do it they would have to do it soon. R-Truth isn't exactly super talented I mean he is good, but he isn't exactly great either. I personally would love to see him hold the WHC, but it's very unrealistic, he isn't very over, I mean, he was doing good for a while but then his push went to hell when he was caught with drugs.... Didn't help him any getting injured either. Sadly such factors will hold him back, therefor no he won't get the strap even though I personally feel he deserves it.