R- TRUTH

Killings  at  a  Raw  house  show  in  2011.

Birth  name Ronald  Aaron  Killings

Born January  19,  1972  (age  43)

Atlanta,  Georgia

Resides Charlotte,  North  Carolina

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  (1.88  m)

Billed  weight 220  lb  (100  kg)

Billed  from Charlotte,  North  Carolina

Trained  by Manny  Fernandez

Chris  Hamrick

Italian  Stallion

George  South

Debut March  1997

 Ronald  Aaron  Killings  : (born  January  19,  1972)  is  an  American  professional  wrestler  and  rapper,  best  known  by  his  ring  name,  R-Truth,  who  is  currently  signed  to  WWE.  Since  working  for  the  company,  he  has  been  a  one  time  United  States  Champion  and  one  time  WWE  Tag  Team  Champion  with  Kofi  Kingston  under  his  ring  name  R-Truth,  and  a  two  time  Hardcore  Champion  under  the  ring  name  K-Kwik;  as  R-Truth  he  headlined  five  pay-per-view  events  for  the  company  from  2010-2011,  three  times  in  world  title  contention. Killings  has  also  worked  for  Total  Nonstop  Action  Wrestling  as  K-Krush  and  later  as  Ron  "The  Truth"  Killings,  where  he  became  the  first  African-American  to  win  the  NWA  World  Heavyweight  Championship,  a  title  he  held  on  two  occasions,  in  addition  to  becoming  a  two  time  NWA  World  Tag  Team  Champion  and  a  one  time  TNA  World  Tag  Team  Champion.

 Background  :  Killings  was  born  in  Atlanta,  Georgia  but  raised  in  Charlotte,  North  Carolina.  His  family  was  poor  and  both  Killings  and  his  father  dealt  marijuana  to  try  and  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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