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When one talks about some of the most popular Superstars on the WWE roster, R-Truth's name is bound to come up. Truth's pro-wrestling career has taken an interesting turn over the course of the past one month or so. The debut of the WWE 24/7 Title turned out to be a blessing for Truth, who recently won a WWE poll and was dubbed the WWE Universe's favorite champion at present.
Truth defeated the likes of Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, and Kofi Kingston and also, bagged over 27% of the votes. It's incredible how far he has come in WWE after being relegated to the lower card for years on end. Recently, Truth appeared on Edge and Christian's Pod of Awesomeness and shared a bunch of never-before-heard tidbits from his career.
Let's take a look at 10 incredible stories Truth told in the interview.
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#10. Truth reveals the name of the wrestler who cracks him up
Truth is consistently the funniest character on WWE TV. Whom does he consider to be a funny guy?
Truth stated that Gregory Helms a.k.a. The Hurricane is one of the funniest guys he knows. Longtime fans of WWE might remember Hurricane's hilarious antics during the Ruthless Aggression Era. His program with The Rock in early 2003 is still regarded as some of the best comedy WWE has ever produced.
#9. Headlining a PPV against John Cena
Although he has dangled in the mid-card for a long time, Truth did get a shot at glory back in 2011, when he faced John Cena for the WWE Title at Capitol Punishment.
Truth reflected back on the moment and said that the whole thing with Cena was surreal, and he felt overwhelmed being in the top spot on the card.
#8. Who inspired him to become a wrestler?
Truth recalled a story of visiting a wrestling event back in the day. The event featured 16-time World Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Truth saw Flair wrestle in the ring and that was the moment he decided that he wanted to become a professional wrestler.
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#7. Truth's original plans for the title change at the wedding
R-Truth's original plan for the 24/7 Title change at Drake Maverick's wedding was to wear a wedding dress. Truth revealed that Vince McMahon didn't approve as he felt that the idea of Truth wearing a wedding dress would be trying too hard to be funny.
Truth eventually appeared out of nowhere at the wedding and pinned Maverick to win back the 24/7 Title. The video garnered millions of views on Youtube and was incredibly well received by the fans.
#6. His thoughts on WWE releasing him in 2001-02
Not many fans might remember this tidbit, but Truth was a part of the WWE roster during the late 90s and early 2000s. Known as K-Kwik, he never managed to break out of the lower card and remained a jobber for the entirety of his run.
Truth was released by WWE in 2002, after which he went on to become a top star in Impact Wrestling. When Truth was released, he took it as a sign that he needed to mature and grow up.
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#5 What did Truth say to Vince when he was hired back by WWE?
In 2008, Truth was signed back to WWE. He proceeded to talk to Vince McMahon, and thanked him for firing him back in 2002. Truth told McMahon that the release gave him a chance to grow as a performer and human being.
Years later, it's safe to say that Truth's firing was the best thing that could have happened to him at that point.
#4. Truth's idea for the 24/7 Title belt
Truth revealed an idea for the 24/7 Title that he has been pitching to the creative for a while now. The storyline will see Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel act as bodyguards for Truth and help him fend off anyone who wants to take the belt away from him.
It would result in hilarious scenarios where one member of the B-team would try to pin Truth, and the other breaks the pin. The former would explain that he did it to see whether Truth was on his toes and that it was just a test!
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#3. Truth recalls hilarious segment with Christian and The Miz
During the podcast, Truth and Christian reflected back on the segment they did alongside The Miz. It saw Christian and Miz screaming "really" at each other repeatedly while Truth kept screaming "Jimmy".
Truth stated that it was one of the most fun things he was ever involved in while being in WWE.
#2. Truth's thoughts on the 24/7 Title
Truth told E&C that he is proud of turning what people call an ugly belt, into something that's must-see TV. He also said that he finds the title 'cute', unlike almost everyone out there.
According to Truth, the best part about the title is that it gives TV time to lots of wrestlers who don't usually get it. Many mid-card Superstars are now getting TV time because of the 24/7 Title.
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#1. The origin of Little Jimmy
Little Jimmy was the gimmick that made fans fall in love with Truth. His hilarious antics with the imaginary character have led to some of the funniest segments in recent history.
Truth stated that when he smoked a cigarette on TV, it didn't sit well with Vince McMahon, and he gave Truth the gimmick of Little Jimmy as a punishment. Somehow, he managed to turn it into comedy gold.
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