R-Truth - WWE Championship Material??

[FSWWE]

R-Truth has being one of the most surprising superstar this year...
He went from a Jobber to a Upper Midcard in a blink of an eye, oh and he turned heel...

He was put in a feud with John Morrison, that is currently inactive due to an injury, and now he is feuding with Rey Mysterio, which we all know it is a good thing ALWAYS, Rey never buried anyone...

So he is growing in the ranking, he is becoming aggressive and aggressive, WWE is letting him make a lot of promos, he improved a lot his gimmick...

So do you think that R-Truth has what it takes to be WWE Champion in the near future?

Dont forget that R-Truth is 39 years old and he is a former United States Champion!

 

[DethMetal]

"Hospital food..."

Yeah...no. Unless he gets better on that mic, why? The last thing we need is a champion who is a worse talker than the Miz. He needs to make it clear that "you don't challenge tha Truth(?)" Also, how long did he hold the U.S. title? A month? He needs to sharpen up and put us in the mentality that he really is that craazy black man nobody should F with.

 

[Highspeed]

With a little work maybe I can one day see it, I like what they are doing with his character. But as far as Truth himself I think he needs to tone some things down and amp some things up and I could see him on top for awhile.

 

[Nate DaMac]

No. Not now at least. He's doing fine as it is but putting the WWE Championship on him is quite a stretch at this point. His mic work has been solid for the most part, but his ring work isn't up to par with someone who I can picture being the top dog on Raw.

Maybe he'll surprise me and actually learn how to work a match at some point, but until then, he belongs right where he is; the upper mid card. He should be happy with that.

 

[akrassikauda]

As soon as I read the thread title I was like "Are You On the Pipe" because "Crack Is Whack" but seriously Truth is 39 so what. He looks like he's in shape even though he smokes cigs, but look at those who are older Jericho who people want back still has those love handles hell The Rock is 39 and Truth looks like he's in better shape. Batista was Truths age when he got his push and some want him back so age to me is not a factor. The big factor is mic skills and Truth has the same problem Cody and Swagger have it's the lisp. When they talk you have to get a riot mask. That's the only thing holding him back. Could Truth be champion yeah a transitional champion not a long title reign.

I do like his new catch phrase "Needs To Get Got" that's gangsta talk and that's going back to Truths past

 

[FSWWE]

Truth is 39 so what. He looks like he's in shape even though he smokes cigs, but look at those who are older Jericho who people want back still has those love handles hell The Rock is 39 and Truth looks like he's in better shape.

Because comparing Jericho and The Rock to Truth is fair, right??
Batista was building as an animal powerhouse, so he was supposed to be the strongest guy in the WWE, if he had a Truth body shape he wouldn't get into WWE...

Well I made this thread, but I don't think he can be a World Champion, at least not with the likes of Morrison, Cena, Del Rio, Mysterio, CM Punk, Y2J and even Swagger over him....

Two months ago, he wasn't even on Superstars, and now he is in a good feud with Mysterio and in a PPV...
How cool is that booking?? They could give that push to someone like Swagger or McIntyre or even Masters!!
That are young and with that we all could be sure that at least Swagger and McIntyre were future world champions!!

But now, we have R-Truth, kinda a wild card, that in a moment is at the top and in the next moment in the very low base of the WWE!!

I dont think he should win a WWE Championship...
I know he is a pro-wrestler for at least 15 years and his in ring ability are actually great (Truth vs Morrison in the gauntlet match last month) but he should be very happy for being a upper midcard, because it is the highest ranking that i think he can accomplish!!
He doesn't stand out in nothing and he isn't even established as a threat to anybody!

 

[JWGunslinger]

I have to say even though I love him, no he is not up to the challenge(yet). His gimmick draws me in more everytime I see him, his mic skills were a bit lacking on last week's Raw but if he sticks to the "you ruined my oppertunity now ima kill you" psycho Truth then I really do see great things happening in the near future. Yes he is a bit old for a push considering how little he has done in the past year but I think that his current role is brilliant and everybody is starting to realize it. I do believe that before R-Truth is done he will wear a world title

 

[CoreyGrandy]

Because comparing Jericho and The Rock to Truth is fair, right??

The comparison being made is all age-based. Nobody can say that you need to be as good as The Rock or Jericho to get over these days - that's a horrible and impossible standard.

Batista was building as an animal powerhouse, so he was supposed to be the strongest guy in the WWE, if he had a Truth body shape he wouldn't get into WWE...

Well I made this thread, but I don't think he can be a World Champion, at least not with the likes of Morrison, Cena, Del Rio, Mysterio, CM Punk, Y2J and even Swagger over him....

So, Batista got over for being big, but Truth can't get over because he's not? However, all those guys should be getting over before R-Truth? Based on your logic, everyone should be Batista and Rey Mysterio can't ever get over...but still should anyway. No matter your size, if you're good enough for WWE you can get hired - a 200 pound guy won't ever have a strongman gimmick though, you need to be 275+ for that. The whole industry isn't made up of Adonis-clones anymore, Vince.

Two months ago, he wasn't even on Superstars, and now he is in a good feud with Mysterio and in a PPV...
How cool is that booking?? They could give that push to someone like Swagger or McIntyre or even Masters!! That are young and with that we all could be sure that at least Swagger and McIntyre were future world champions!!

So, the booking is cool, but should be centered around someone else? That's sort of contradictory. Swagger is already a former World Champion, but the guy is obnoxiously boring and will never be Angle 2.0 as it seems everyone wants him to be. McIntyre could go far, he just seems to have angered the wrong person out back.

But now, we have R-Truth, kinda a wild card, that in a moment is at the top and in the next moment in the very low base of the WWE!!

I dont think he should win a WWE Championship...
I know he is a pro-wrestler for at least 15 years and his in ring ability are actually great (Truth vs Morrison in the gauntlet match last month) but he should be very happy for being a upper midcard, because it is the highest ranking that i think he can accomplish!!

Your grammar and style of writing is...fun. Yeah, we'll say fun.

He doesn't stand out in nothing and he isn't even established as a threat to anybody!

He sure seemed like a threat to John Morrison when he had no desire to do anything but beat the holy hell out of him. Sure seems threatening to Rey Mysterio too. But, I mean...that's just me. I think people who beat on people night after night without being fought back against seem relatively threatening.

 

[FSWWE]

The comparison being made is all age-based. Nobody can say that you need to be as good as The Rock or Jericho to get over these days - that's a horrible and impossible standard.

Because thay are few of the ones that can make it big with the age they have.

So, Batista got over for being big, but Truth can't get over because he's not? However, all those guys should be getting over before R-Truth? Based on your logic, everyone should be Batista and Rey Mysterio can't ever get over...but still should anyway. No matter your size, if you're good enough for WWE you can get hired - a 200 pound guy won't ever have a strongman gimmick though, you need to be 275+ for that. The whole industry isn't made up of Adonis-clones anymore, Vince.

Of Course he did... Are you telling me that someone like Truth could be a believable threat to HHH like Batista was?
Batista was pushed because he was a beast, not because of his gorgeous smile...

So, the booking is cool, but should be centered around someone else? That's sort of contradictory. Swagger is already a former World Champion, but the guy is obnoxiously boring and will never be Angle 2.0 as it seems everyone wants him to be. McIntyre could go far, he just seems to have angered the wrong person out back.

R-Truth didn't accomplish anything worthy to be even in the upper card!

Your grammar and style of writing is...fun. Yeah, we'll say fun.

16 year old portuguese asshole.

He sure seemed like a threat to John Morrison when he had no desire to do anything but beat the holy hell out of him. Sure seems threatening to Rey Mysterio too. But, I mean...that's just me. I think people who beat on people night after night without being fought back against seem relatively threatening.

Ya right, because in a real match you can attack from behind and stuff!!
I don't think he is going to be world champion without having a great win!!
And he was TNA, so do you really think he will be champion??

 

[Zigglerfan227]

I used to dislike R-Truth, but ever since his heel turn I have fallen in love with him. He gets hated on very easily because he reminds everyone of that annoying black kid at school that no one likes and always complains about being hated. The only difference is that R-Truth is an actor and is entertaining.

I do not believe that R-Truth should be the WWE champion, but he is good enough to compete for it on occasion. He would make a good US or IC title holder. The best thing for him to do is to feud with main eventers or upper mid-carders who have nothing to do.

 

[Klown_Karnage]

I have to break my answer down to what I would do and what probably will happen. Do I think that Truth is main event championship material? Yes, I do. He's pretty darn decent on the mic, better than many who have been champions (*coughcoughSheamuscoughcough*). In addition, he can back it up in the ring, especially now that he's a heel. Let's face it, his persona (and the fact he's not a giant) would never have propelled him into the main event as a face. He's trying to be a street-wise thug and while that can get you somewhere in a mid-card comic vein (ala Cryme Tyme) it won't get you anywhere as a serious competitor good-guy. Gotta do that role-model thing when you're good and it's not easy to do that with a thug mentality. The "not being a giant" thing should speak for itself.

Now, do I think he will ever be a main event champion? No. The reason behind my opinion is simple: Truth has a criminal record which prevents him from touring certain areas. It's probably why he didn't hold the U.S. Title longer than he did. The WWE was going to tour in Canada and you can't have a WWE tour and leave a champion behind. If this is true with a mid-card championship it must be doubly true for a main event championship.

Sorry, but how ever much Truth may deserve a main event championship, becoming a contender will be the closest he'll ever get to holding one.

 

[reed214]

VKM gave himself the wwe title, wcw gave an actor the world title, and tna gave jeff jarrett the title...the 3 worst things for the major title, so you can't say R-Truth isnt worthy. the miz had the title for almost a half a year, so anyone can be champ. (anyone that creative wants)

 

[xoxo French Kiss xoxo]

Hes a two time former NWA World Champion, but think who else has held that title "cough Christian cough" and these days that doesn't count for anything.

Top Heel yes, title run probably not. I could see him feuding with Cena over the story they had back when the Nexus was beating Cena and everyone else in the WWE on Raws asses just to get to Cena.

 

[midgensa]

I think that R-Truth is a very legitimate candidate for a WWE title run in the future.

This heel turn was done perfectly and he could come out of this Mysterio feud looking very very good. If that is the case he is going to quickly be moving to the top of the card.

He probably cannot make a legit run at it in the next six months or so, but he definitely could be a big time player say a year from now. His work on the mic is good and getting better. He has stellar catch phrases ... including the new one of "Needs to get got."

He is believable in this role ... and I would think most agree he is a solid in-ring performer. Interested to see where all of this goes.

 

[DForce]

I don't know whether any of you remember my earlier posts, but I've believed in Truth all along. I consistently called for Truth's heel turn, too. (Just like I said Cody Rhodes should wear a face mask [basketball mask].) What Truth has is a true, gritty street style. WWE has never had a character like that. Forget about the generic Cryme Tyme and pretty boy MVP; Truth has that charismatic, southern-style hip-hop swag. It's a real gimmick and has modern day appeal. Truth takes the stereotype and gives validity to it; although I don't condone a "gangsta" lifestyle, with a positive message somewhere near the end of Truth's run, I think the character can be well played.

What I don't like, however, is that they're making Truth out to have mental issues. That sucks. Just make the guy a coporate savy, street smart type of brother. Then give him the strap, fancy suites, and a posse: Hollywood Hogan meets Tupac; I'm telling you, WWE Creative, because I know you're reading.

 

[Notorious718]

I'm not sure... as mentioned earlier, R-Truth has a criminal record that prevents him from going on tour everywhere especially if WWE left the country (particularly in Canada). If Truth were to be world champion, he would be portrayed as the top dog of the company and would have to be featured consistantly on WWE television especially since he's currently performing on the WWE's flagship show. At this point, I do think putting the belt on Truth would be kind of a stretch especially considering how poorly he's been booked for awhile now. As a huge R-Truth fan, I would LOVE to see WWE give Truth the ball to see if he could roll with it but I'm not sure if it's realistic. I have no doubt that he'll be sporadically competing for the WWE title but I have my doubts if he'll be able to truly break through that glass ceiling. For the foreseeable future, Truth is gonna be working the upper midcard and to be honest that's better than anything else he's been doing for the longest time.

 

[Nev]

Loving Truth. Currently my personal anti-heel. He's entertaining, fun to watch, can put on a good show, and crack good jokes. His personna is absolutely perfect and fits him extremely well. I think his mic skills are adequate and quite frankly, its pretty damn good if you ask me. He doesn't speak articulate, but is he supposed to? It all revolves around personna, sometimes you can't speak articulate on purpose y'know. I have very high expectations for the man in the coming months

 

[hollowpoint]

Believe it or not I do think he is WWE Champ material. Is he lengthy reign material? Probably not, but he's done some good work as of late as a heel and it's not far fetched to say he's worthy. If he pulls off a convincing win at OTL, he will definitely move up. Mysterio is a tough nut to crack so if he goes over there, it will be hard to say he is not. Haters will hate either way. I actually like what he's doing as a heel.

 

[asiatic7]

I like R-Truth. I've been reading some of the threads and I gotta say, some of it makes no sense! No mic skills? No in ring ability? Too old? What?! How many guys have exceled to the world title picture that lacked those above mentioned "qualifications"? Could the Undertaker ever cut a promo after Paul Bearer left? Did Ultimate Warrior or Psyco Sid have superior ring skill? Batista was just a dumb oaf with muscles on muscles who lacked charisma and ring basics, let alone ring skill... R-Truth can wrestle, talk and is down right entertaining. The guy gets crowd to respond to him whether he's good or bad, in a way you want a crowd to react. How many guys can make a transition like that, to have people love you and then despise you in a blink of an eye? THAT'S CALLED CHARISMA PEOPLE!!! The interchangable that makes superstars! few actually have it. I mean seriously, Jack Swagger was a World Champion. That was as just as exciting as 6th period french. There is NO reason why R-Truth could not be a World Champion. It's up to creative... or it helps if you're HHH's workout buddy...

 

[whoopin' ass]

i think he is like ddp - you can put the title on him but it has to be short term. morrison or, god forbid, mysterio should have eventually beat miz for the title, then you could have had a short run for r-truth with the title by beating them. wwe could have then let cena beat him. i don't see him as a long term champ but depending on how this heal turn goes though, who is to say? punk was very over as a face yet he turned into a fantastic heal so maybe that will happen here and in 6 months we will be wondering what took wwe so long.

 

[DML960]

R-Truth went from being a guy a month ago wouldnt have cared if he got released...Now im very interested in seeing what he can do. The first step is having Rey put him over this Sunday

 

[4-Real]

Absolutely, positively 100%, yes! I didn't really see it until after the heel turn, but now, he's become one of Raw's most over heels. Hospital food... that line was so incredibly unique. And his facial expressions are what make him so great. The look on his face after it was announced he would be left out of the number one contender match a couple weeks back was priceless! He's on fire right now. And while I dispute the OP's poor grammar, nationality (sorry ), and undying love for Drew McIntyre, I agree that the man is definitely main event material. Will he ever win the WWE title? I do not know. But I do know this; a good campaign with John Cena after SummerSlam could really go over given Cena's past as an ex-rapper, and Truth as an ex-rapper and full blown, yet obnoxious SOB. He holds his own in the ring, and displays the fundamentals of a good heel and a model on-screen personality. What more is there to say?

 

[BigSexy The IndyKiller]

I can see him as a transitional champ in the future. Sort of like a "thanks for all your hard work and dedication" award. And as for those bringing up his criminal record holding him back, you must forget that King Booker is also a convicted felon. That didn't stop Vince from putting the strap on him.

 

[HBKistheHOF]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
THATS MY ANSWER!
Not to sound like a jerk, but I didn't even know he was considered an "Upper-Mid Carder" now. Ya he cahnged his gimmick slightly and is in a decent feud right now, but i feel like he went from Low mid carder/jobber to just mid carder lol I like that he changed, cause god knows i dont wanna hear "what's up" again but I dont think he is anywhere near holding a world title. Even a guy like christian that worked for years and had the internet fan base behind him only held the belt like two days.....and that was still only the world title(which we all know even the world title is sick, but vince considers the wwe title higher and most do, due to it being on raw).
So to sum it up, maybe a decent US or IC title reign or tag title reign but no world title, and WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HIS TAG TEAM TITLE SHOT WITH JOHNNY CURTIS???

 

[sTyLnK]

Not every wrestler has to be good on the mic to be at the top. Batista was God awful yet he was at the top all the time. The Miz isn't any better and let's not forget one of the all time greats like Bret Hart. We all know how bad he was yet he was the WWE Champion numerous times.

To me I think most wrestlers should be given a chance, but they won't because they aren't marketable and that's all it comes down to. It's not fair, I dislike it, but it's the way it is. Cena sells out arenas, R-Truth doesn't.

Although the Miz doesn't sell out arenas so if you're going to give him a chance why not other wrestlers? Yeah I just contradicted myself, but it makes you wonder I guess.