Breaking News: R-Truth Suspended By WWE

rovert

In accordance with the Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Ron Killings (R-Truth) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s policy.

http://us.wwe.com/inside/news/R-Truth-suspended

I think we've got our Survivor Series Main Eventer who was smoking Smoke with Evan Bourne.

Angron

And suddenly the breaking up of Awesome Truth makes a lot more sense.

GTR63

rovert wrote: »

I think we've got our Survivor Series Main Eventer who was smoking Smoke with Evan Bourne.

Hmmm so Bourne was suspended about a month ago and Truth only gets suspended a day after Survivor Series when it was conveniant, poor Kofi has been squashed since Bourne left. Always feel sorry for Kofi he seems to do stuff for wwe outside the ring(did he turn up to practically every media appearance around Mania, certainly appears a lot in the montage they show at Mania) and he gets no reward for it.

rovert

Denny M wrote: »

And suddenly the breaking up of Awesome Truth makes a lot more sense.

He'll be back dancing in the prelims when he comes back.

GTR63 wrote: »

Hmmm so Bourne was suspended about a month ago and Truth only gets suspended a day after Survivor Series when it was conveniant

That is kosher going by WWE's Wellness Policy. They made a change during the era when Orton was mental where they (WWE) woke up and thought to themselves why does the company need to be penalised and storylines completely ruined when a talent messes up. Talent are now kept on screen without pay until they are written out.

rovert

Crazy his heel run started and ended like this:

Charisteas

The timing also suits WWE as Truth is banned from Japan, thus can't go on the forthcoming Japanese tour next week.

Icky Thump

guess we know now why they ended Awesome Truth so early. guessing that it was definitly R-Truth who was the main eventer who was the "other smoker" at the recent party

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/Breaking_News_R-Truth_Suspended_By_WWE.html

"In accordance with the Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Ron Killings (R-Truth) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s policy."

Icky Thump

sorry didnt notice this in the News thread. feel free to delete or to use as a discussion thread

rovert

Probably does deserve a thread given the interest the story has gotten...


...and the comedy value

Penn

It's a conspiracy!

starviewadams

That's his upper mid card run over with then.

jaykhunter

starviewadams wrote: »

That's his upper mid card run over with then.

having a month off after being

flattened by Rock/Cena

isn't the worst. But since Miz already had a feud with Cena, it's a bad time to be unavailable

Icky Thump

its very hard to say it without coming across racist but the only reason i can think of that he ever got a push is because he is black and for some reason Vince found his Pretty Ricky persona funny.

I cant understand how he even done so well with Road Dogg all those years ago.

I for one am glad that his push is now about to be gone the same way it happened to Kofi who i think is also a mid carde a best who never deserved a push. then again if i was to name everyone that didnt deserve a psuh we'd have no roster left lol

didnt he once win the worst worked match of the year award or something

all i can say is he is a silly boy because even though alot dont think he deserves it he was getting a push and was going to get a nose bleed from beeing so high on the card............... although thats what probably violated the wellness policy in the first place:)

cena

I like r truth. I think he's good on the mic

DEFTLEFTHAND

Hard to believe that this is only his first violation of the wellness policy.

jaykhunter

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Hard to believe that this is only his first violation of the wellness policy.

The count resets every time you leave the company/get fired; but yes it's his first since returning in 2008. That said, pre-Eddie/pre-Benoit was a different time.

ciano316

I was boooooooooooooooing when they split up the Awesome truth. They were great together.. This makes sense now...

puff puff pass R-Truth...;)

Icky Thump

cena wrote: »

I like r truth. I think he's good on the mic

yea he is great on the mic. very good at getting a crowd going even better than Vickie "excuse me". at least he is actually insulting people to make them boo instead of just annoying people into booing

but being greaton the mic should not be enough to get you a push.

Jimmy Hart was great on the mic but couldnt wrestle so he was a manager. these days id dread to see what wwe would do with him. probably a main eventer

BohsJohnny

Icky Thump wrote: »

yea he is great on the mic. very good at getting a crowd going even better than Vickie "excuse me". at least he is actually insulting people to make them boo instead of just annoying people into booing

but being greaton the mic should not be enough to get you a push.

Jimmy Hart was great on the mic but couldnt wrestle so he was a manager. these days id dread to see what wwe would do with him. probably a main eventer

I don't agree with you at all truth is a very good hand not the best but pretty good and apart from punk has been one of the best things about wwe this year.

JP Liz V1

Truth is an idiot, he is nearing 40 and I dont think he will get another push like that more likely future endeavoured in his future quite soon

He really was seeing little Jimmys so

Angron

Icky Thump wrote: »

its very hard to say it without coming across racist but the only reason i can think of that he ever got a push is because he is black and for some reason Vince found his Pretty Ricky persona funny.

I cant understand how he even done so well with Road Dogg all those years ago.

I for one am glad that his push is now about to be gone the same way it happened to Kofi who i think is also a mid carde a best who never deserved a push. then again if i was to name everyone that didnt deserve a psuh we'd have no roster left lol

didnt he once win the worst worked match of the year award or something

all i can say is he is a silly boy because even though alot dont think he deserves it he was getting a push and was going to get a nose bleed from beeing so high on the card............... although thats what probably violated the wellness policy in the first place:)

To be fair to him, that wasn't a 1 on 1 match, it was the terrible TNA Reverse Battle Royal, so it wasn't all his fault.

Machismo Fan

Looks like he wasn't a good R-Truth after all.

Icky Thump

Denny M wrote: »

To be fair to him, that wasn't a 1 on 1 match, it was the terrible TNA Reverse Battle Royal, so it wasn't all his fault.

that sounds like a little jimmy excuse

Andy_rse

rovert wrote: »

http://us.wwe.com/inside/news/R-Truth-suspended

I think we've got our Survivor Series Main Eventer who was smoking Smoke with Evan Bourne.

at least that explains why he was so paranoid all the time.

jaykhunter

Denny M wrote: »

To be fair to him, that wasn't a 1 on 1 match, it was the terrible TNA Reverse Battle Royal, so it wasn't all his fault.

it would've been alright if there was a haircut and title on the line as well

Charisteas

starviewadams wrote: »

That's his upper mid card run over with then.

Think his run has been more than upper mid-card, more like main event. Truth and Miz are were 2nd only to Del Rio as the top heels on Raw. He was in the main events at Survivor Series and Capitol Punishment, and in between that went over Triple H/Punk at Vengeance.

If that's his spot gone now though, who's next to step up as a top heel on Raw? Good opportunity for Dolph i'd say (Or Nash!).

This also leaves the question if Truth comes back and feuds with Miz, who will the WWE universe (that phrase is catching on) accept as the heel? Could see a babyface turn for Miz come out of all of this.

CMpunked

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Hard to believe that this is only his first violation of the wellness policy.

:pac:

Furious-Red

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– Regarding R-Truth’s suspension, word is that he was informed he failed the Wellness test around the same time as Evan Bourne but was never told he would be suspended and didn’t know he was being suspended until November 22nd, the day WWE announced it.

WWE creative also weren’t told about the suspension until it happened. As noted before, Vince is turning R-Truth babyface when he returns in part because he sees great potential in Little Jimmy merchandise. Truth’s turn is also being done because Vince feels RAW only has two over babyfaces, John Cena and CM Punk, and if one of them gets hurt then the depth would be worse than it is now.

Angron

What's Zach Ryder then? :P

CMpunked

Denny M wrote: »

What's Zach Ryder then? :P

Used, by the sound of it.

Ridley

Furious-Red wrote: »

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

...

Truth’s turn is also being done because Vince feels RAW only has two over babyfaces, John Cena and CM Punk, and if one of them gets hurt then the depth would be worse than it is now.

Well there's always Bourne or Morriso-- Ah.

Push Kingston again and keep him away from angry, angry Orton.

Truth got got.

Rjd2

Ridley wrote: »

Well there's always Bourne or Morriso-- Ah.

Push Kingston again and keep him away from angry, angry Orton.

Truth got got.

Kofi is someone who if they got really behind, could be a big draw with the kids, dude as charisma and can work.

They will probably pus Mason Ryan instead though!

Nody

Denny M wrote: »

What's Zach Ryder then? :P

It only counts if Vince created the character...

paddyismaddy

truth only became interesting when he turned heel

Bounty Hunter

paddyismaddy wrote: »

truth only became interesting when he turned heel

true but i dont think they would change the character that much. He wouldnt go back to being the good R-Truth of old but as the crazier than a bag of spiders Truth vs The Miz, sympathy plus comedic pops would def make him face