You Dropped The Ball on Heel R-Truth....

[logan_punisher]

For years guys have mistreated by the company. The company wants "Stars", but failed to realize the true stars who got over differently. This is a rant. The truth you need to hear. You need to read this and agree. So I will give you reasons to agree. A Heel is not just a bad guy. He or she is the true meaning to the entertainment. You have your pipe bombs, your longest reigns, your smart ones, and you have your evil I don't give a fuck heels. The best thing I saw was the Heel R-Truth. The most insane, crazy, little jimmy I'm going to kill you heel. The most entertaining in my opinion. R-Truth was on the verge of creating something FRESH. he had fun with it. When a guy can have fun at what he does you do succeed in this business. One things for sure. He didn't need to do a pipe bomb. That's your Cmpunks, your Stone Colds. You just need the the right person for the right character. R-Truth was the character of characters. Until wwe made him face. The whole smoking heel turn? The attack on Morrison. Amazing. Down right awesome. You can't disagree. I'm only giving the opinion of this heel turn. The topic of this thread is why did they quit? Why did you stop creating a gopd character. What's R-Truth done in 2013? Nothing. When he was so good and it wasn't stale. You didn't throw it down our throats. You gave up on something good. You failed. Failure is bad. Bad for business.

1. I want to know your opinion. R-Truth as face or heel?

Answer on poll.

2. Did wwe drop the ball on the heel run?

 

[blue_dragon]

1. Obviously heel and I just saying it since I'm part of the IWC*smirk*.

2. No wwe didn't drop the ball on him. He screed himself when he smoked that weed with Bourne. As punishment for getting suspended he was turned face. All he can blame is himself up until sometime in the future when it's time to turn him but who knows they might not go after the same insane character when he does.

 

[Ryan1025]

In my opinion, there's only 1 reason Heel R-Truth failed. CM Punk.
R-Truth seemed to be the hottest heel in wrestling a few summers ago and rode that momentum into a title match at Capital Punishment. This would have been the perfect time to pull the trigger and let Truth be champion.
However, CM Punk's contract was ending and Vince didn't want to lose him. So Truth's push was stopped and CM Punk went on to win the title from John Cena.
I feel it's a lot like what happened to Mark Henry a few months back. He went from a joke to a serious threat, only to have his momentum stopped because they wanted a Bryan v Cena summerslam main event. I've never been much of a Henry fan except a bit in the attitute days but even I had to admit he was on a roll.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

I don't see how R-Truth was a heel. If anything he was playing an over-the-top lunatic comedy gimmick, and was getting more cheers than anything. That doesn't seem like a heel situation in my opinion. Even facing Cena, I never got a true villain vibe from him. Just a mentally ill albeit hilarious "bad" R-Truth. Even when he started smoking, the reaction from the crowd was mostly positive.

Did WWE drop the ball on him? I don't see how; he makes normal appearances on both Smackdown and Raw. If you mean do I feel like he was ready to stay in the Main Event, I say no. A comedy act that he had can get old quick, and was cut off at a perfect time to let other superstars get the spotlight. If anything R-Truth did a fantastic job being interchangeable.

And besides, if R-Truth didn't step down other superstars like CM Punk probably wouldn't've stepped up. And then we would be seeing threads about how WWE dropped the ball on Punk.

 

[Cerebral Cyber Assassin]

I completely agree with what the thread poster stated. WWE ruined what could have been one of the best heel turns in recent memory, which in a way it still is, except it wasn't given the proper time for Truth to capitalize. The turn itself was virtually perfect.

1.) R-Truth had an important opportunity to be in the main event of a PPV and challenge for the WWE Championship. Something was on the line.

2.) He lost that opportunity to his friend and frequent tag partner, John Morrison, who he attacked after their match. This made it personal.

3.) His attack on Morrison was brutal, and the smoking made it unique and edgy. The smack with the water bottle was a nice touch too.

If booked right, and contained some minor changes to the WWE product itself (at least to PG-14), R-Truth could have been the first African-American to win the WWE title since The Rock (which is a opportunity WWE missed with Mark Henry in his recent feud with Cena). He could have still been the crazy guy that talked to himself, just not as corny.

Personally, I don't think CM Punk got in the way of Truth's push, I think WWE had a choice to make and Punk provided to be the better option as far as a long term story line. If I remember correctly, R-Truth's last match as the "main heel" was against John Cena in a Tables Match. Punk dropped his now infamous pipe-bomb directly after the match, and after that it was all about the "Summer of Punk".

 

[StunningBlackMamba24]

Heel Truth was awesome, but what about the fresh face one after he returned from his suspension? His promos with ricardo and the disney land one with barrett, and that one eric flysher in a backstage segment? I thought those were hilarious. If WWE wanted to keep Truth face, then they shouldv'e kept that face. I have no idea why wwe would do something stupid and drop the whole Little Jimmy thing and bring back the "Whats up?!" R Truth. If WWE wouldnt want him to turn heel, then they couldve at least kept the fresh face one. Plus I always thought the little jimmy gimmick was one of vinces "big" projects and big favorites even when he was a face. what happened to that?

 

[ThePrawnCurry]

His heel run was one of the few things to excite before Punk's 3:16 moment

The usual reason for Truth's faled push imo, they chickened from taking the title from Super-Cena

The Truth was as big a Jericho for a very small window back then and that was the time to have pulled the trigger on his elevation to at least the WHC.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

Yep ... I mean just to answer your question.

In a bit more elaborate, R-Truth was really entertaining as the psychotic heel. Sort of like a mini-Mankind, he was deranged, bitter, and had this dark edge to him that not many heels these days have.

I never understood why they turned him back as a face. As a Heel he filled a spot that needed to be filled, as a face he's pretty much a dime a dozen and got lost in the shuffle.

 

[GameOver]

Neither. R-Truth is a one trick pony for me he isn't that great, sure the whole Little Jimmy bit was funny and the last heel run he did show some balls but thats it, he is athletic but the moves are zzzz and look is offputting. (nothing to do with race btw)

 

[ecwsux~!]

Meh no one really cares about R-Truth, he's awful and he's so one dimensional the only thing he could do is rap on his way to the ring. The fact that he got a title match is unfathomable today.

 

[Klinz]

Yeah I really don't think they dropped the ball on R-Truth as a heel. He's a very limited performer both in-ring and on the mic, and he'd be good for a month or two feud, but in no way is he a long-term option as a top heel.

 

[LSN80]

A Heel is not just a bad guy. He or she is the true meaning to the entertainment.

They are? For me, the entertainment comes when the heel gets his comeuppance. When so called "evil heel" is thwarted by the face, finally. That is where true entertainment comes in, or at least, the way the wrestling world has worked since the inception of heel and face dynamics.

The best thing I saw was the Heel R-Truth. The most insane, crazy, little jimmy I'm going to kill you heel. The most entertaining in my opinion.

Truthfully? That was the best heel you've ever seen?

R-Truth was on the verge of creating something FRESH. he had fun with it. When a guy can have fun at what he does you do succeed in this business.

He was fun, which essentially pinpointed the problem with the character. He wasn't one to be taken seriously, he was the heel of the month to be built up as a threat to the top face, but the conspiracy theory, dressing up as a Confederate soldier character had a shelf life. He saw "Little Jimmy's" everywhere, and while it's fun at first, there's only so much you can do with such a character as a main event player.

He got to main event a PPV against the company's TOP face, John Cena. That can't be said for a lot of heels.

You can't disagree.

I can't? But, what if I do, if for reasons stated above? Surely, I've shown I'm more than capable of disagreeing, no?

1. I want to know your opinion. R-Truth as face or heel?

He was better as a heel, that's obvious and apparent, if only for the fact that he's nothing but a jobber as a face.

2. Did wwe drop the ball on the heel run?

No, they didn't. He had a nice run as a heel at the top of the card, and main evented Survivor Series 2011 along with Miz against the Rock and John Cena, for goodness sakes.

Who knows what would have happened following? He dropped the ball on himself by violating the Wellness Policy. R-Truth dropped the ball on himself, truly. He wasn't a true, established top star, so a Wellness Policy violation was truly the death of his run as a heel near the top.

 

[ultramattman]

R-Truth's babyface character is a complete embarrassment at this point. He's a shucking-and-jiving minstrel wrapped in 2005's hip-hop fashions. When he dances, he comes off like a dad trying to convince his kids that he's still got the moves. It's awful.

Could he be saved? Maybe not, at this point. You'd have to pull him off TV completely (pretty easy, as he's practically gone already) then bring him back as a repackaged heel with a new look and NEW MUSIC. You could keep the 'unhinged crazy man' aspect of his heel character, but there's a LOT that needs to change, and I don't know how much of it is WWE's fault and how much is Truth's fault.

 

[Ziirox]

To rephrase something Vince McMahon has once said about Bret Hart: "R-Truth screwed R-Truth". Truth and Miz were in a Survivor Series MAIN EVENT with John Cena and THE ROCK. The WWE doesn't put just any performer in that kind of spot. They must have had big plans for him if he was in that position. After that night, The Awesome Truth was split, and R-Truth was send packing for 30 days. This was also the beginning of the end for Miz's tenure in the Main Event picture. In a way, you might be able to say that the break up of Awesome Truth resulted in the demise of both stars' tenure in the Main Event level.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

WWE didn't drop the ball with R-Truth. Truth was exposed for being nothing special/borderline shit. That's what happened.

The build going into Capitol Punishment was damn near perfect, but the match didn't deliver, and it's safe to say R-Truth VS John Cena at Capitol Punishment 2011 was the worst main event title match on pay per view in 2011. Also, in the same year, Truth had another underwhelming and disappointing match with Rey Mysterio at Over The Limit. Think about that for a minute. This guy had two bad combined matches with Rey Mysterio and John Cena of all people. That's not a good sign at all.

And the Little Jimmy shtick wasn't going to last long. It was a routine that was too eccentric and goofy to take seriously in the first place, and you know things hit rock bottom, when WWE transformed the Little Jimmy shtick into a running joke/parody of itself, with R-Truth talking to and having an imaginary friend.

Truth is better suited for his current role: being a jobber, who's used to put other people over, and someone, who can come out and pump up the crowd with his little concert routine. Bottom line, WWE already gave him a shot at the main event, and it flopped horribly.

 

[MCMG]

When R-Truth was initially a face he was ok but became dull very quickly. His heel turn was very much needed and was of a good quality. When he was teaming with The Miz or attacking Morrison it was evidence that he could actually be useful. Although facing The Rock and Cena was a bit much he could have been a decent mid-card heel.

Now that he is back as a face, R-Truth is once more irrelevant. The dancing and rapping is boring and unnecessary. Quite frankly, I think Truth should be future endeavoured. He was definitely better as a heel and the WWE lost the opportunity of having a solid mid-card heel. Overall, not a massive loss but for Truth's career it is a shame.

 

[Kris Benwa]

I don't think WWE dropped the ball on R-Truth nor do I think Truth dropped it himself. I think CM Punk took the ball away from R-Truth and the Survivor Series main event didn't mean they had big plans for Awesome Truth everyone knew without a shadow of a doubt they were going to lose. I didn't see Truth winning the title but I think the feud could have went on another month or two. Also I didn't see the gimmick lasting two years and tbh I'm not upset with the way things happened. (except for the constant slob that makes it's way to CM Punk's knob)