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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
R-Truth Reveals Who Cleared Him Smoking On WWE RAW, Why It Was Pitched Despite $20,000 Fine
R-Truth, a fan favorite of the WWE Universe, received a fine for smoking live on RAW. However, he knew the penalty was coming as Vince McMahon put him up to it in the first place. During a 2011 episode of WWE RAW, R-Truth turned heel and attacked John Morrison. Afterwards, a fan handed R-Truth a pack of cigarettes and he lit one up, blowing smoke in Morrison's face. The shocking incident caused fans in the arena to chant, 'That's illegal.' The chant was in reference to London's ban on smoking in all indoor public spaces implemented a few months prior. Advertisement Reflecting on the shocking moment, R-Truth recently appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet and discussed how unexpected the controversy was. 'Vince had caught me smoking, for real. So he's like, You gonna smoke in front of the whole [arena], and it was illegal. You can't do that over there [because you're in an arena], you can't do that. I broke the rules, $20,000 fine, legit for a shoot. When asked if he paid the fine, he revealed that he didn't, '[You paid it?] Hell no! I had paying potential, but no!' R-Truth asked WWE to make a little Jimmy Action figure After R-Truth turned heel, he introduced Little Jimmy, an imaginary friend that became very popular. At first, Little Jimmy was part of his crazy heel character, but it later became a funny and loved part of his persona, even after he turned face. Advertisement R-Truth was a recent guest on Insights with Chris Van Vliet. While discussing the popularity of his Little Jimmy character, Truth reveals he pitched the idea to Stephanie McMahon that they should make a Little Jimmy action figure that's just an empty box. 'I asked Stephanie McMahon, could I make a Little Jimmy action figure? She said, what it's gonna be? I said, nothing, but it'll be in the box,' Truth said. 'She's like, Oh my gosh. She laughs. She said, Truth, I don't think we can do that. We got to give them something. I said, Well, I guess put a stick beside them or something. They got the package. She said no, we can't do that.' Read More: R-Truth Reacts To John Cena's Heel Turn, 'Think I Might Crash Out' The post R-Truth Reveals Who Cleared Him Smoking On WWE RAW, Why It Was Pitched Despite $20,000 Fine appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Will an emotional R-Truth face John Cena in an intense feud after his heel turn?
The whole wrestling world was shocked when John Cena turned heel at Elimination Chamber. One person who felt it deeply is R-Truth. He recently talked about this moment, his past, and the idea of facing Cena in a match. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now R-Truth appeared in an interview, where he shared his honest thoughts. He spoke about how Cena's actions hurt him, how he felt about a possible match, and his own life story before wrestling. R-Truth has always looked up to John Cena. But now, after Cena turned heel, he is very emotional about it. Heel turn of John Cena has hurt R-Truth still can not believe it happened and finds it hard to talk about. On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, he shared: 'Why y'all asking me that? Y'all noticed I haven't spoke on that at all, right? And I don't want to speak on it right now. I'm hurt to the beyond hurtstivity, that is a word, saying it's way up there in the heart somewhere, there's no need to talk about it.' R-Truth On John Cena's Heel Turn, Little Jimmy, Getting Wrestlers To Break Character, Funny Moments R-Truth says old messages of John Cena meant a lot to him, like 'never give up' and helping others. 'I'm feeling what all of y'all are thinking: hustle, loyalty, respect, never give up. The Make a Wish stuff, all that stuff is just going with me. I won't even think about it, talk about it, Little Jimmy, I have to deal with that.' He added, 'I believe in my childhood hero. I don't know, man, he done does. There's 2 sides to every story.' Will R-Truth be able to face John Cena in a match? Many fans want to see R-Truth vs. . But R-Truth says it is not easy. He says he is a different person now, and it would take a big change to make that match happen. 'Y'all want to see that? But the only way we can see that though, it's got to be the right way. The old me, I'm not a bad guy, I'm a good guy now, if you haven't noticed that. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now I'm a good guy. I kiss the babies, I hug people, I don't kick people in the nomads. So for that to happen, it would have to be a complete turnaround.' R-Truth also shared about the moment Cena hit with a low blow. He's still unsure about it. 'We don't know that for sure! It looked like it went there, but we don't know that. [It could have been] to part of the inner thigh.' R-Truth shares his past experiences R-Truth also shared how he got into wrestling. His past was not easy, but he made a big change in his life. 'My moment was just getting into business. For all y'all that know that watch a documentary with me coming up from the streets, selling drugs, doing this and doing that, and my perception, I wanted to be this big rap star. I want to be known as the biggest rap star, I lived by that, that was the only thing I was going to do. I wasn't doing nothing else.' 'You can spin wheels, spin wheels, spin wheels. You ain't paying the bills, things just ain't happening. So me grabbing the moment was me going a different route to get to where I wanted to. When I met Jack Crockett in the halfway house and he presented professional wrestling to me, I was aware of wrestling. I've seen it on TV, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, I've seen that, but it still was new to me. So I grabbed that moment to like, you know what? This ain't working for me. I got to try this right here out. And I just seized that.' Also Read : R-Truth shared his real feelings in this interview. He is surely hurt by what John Cena did, but he also showed how far he has come in life. Whether or not he faces Cena in the ring, R-Truth's story is one of hard work and believing in oneself.
