Beloved WWE superstar R-Truth has is ready to bare it all in a divisive Netflix series.
The 53-year-old star and father-of-five was met with a groundswell of support from fans and his fellow wrestlers in June 2025 when he revealed WWE would not be renewing his contract.
Just a week later, he found himself making a sensational return after the company put pressure on the company to reinstate him, and Truth – whose real name is Ron Killings – will delve into the behind-the-scenes drama in season 2 of Netflix docu-series WWE Unreal.
The programme gives fans an unprecedented look behind the curtain to see how professional wrestling really works, and former world champion Seth Rollins has admitted the idea makes him ‘super uncomfortable’, while Paul Heyman also has his issues with the concept.
However, Truth exclusively told Metro: ‘I like it. I’m not against it, man,’ he smiled. ‘I’m a guy that I’m like my childhood hero, John Cena.
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‘I play the game. I play the hand, and I think it’s good, man, it’s [a] good open view, almost [a] transparency.’
Speaking days before the series launch on January 20, Truth recalled his son’s reaction to the whirlwind events of last summer.
He said: ‘I remember my son telling me, “Man, it was worth it”, you know what I’m saying?
‘It was just a show of gratitude, a show of love, a show of kindness, a show of appreciation. I’ve spent a lot of time in the business. I’ve been in the business, what, 25, 26 years now, so it was all worth it.’
There was a quick turnaround between Truth telling the world he was being ‘released’, to his shock return days later at Money In The Bank.
WWE Unreal season 2 release date and episode details
- WWE Unreal season 2 is coming to Netflix on January 20
- This time, the docu-series will feature Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Pat McAfee, Jelly Roll, R-Truth, Iyo Sky, Naomi, Chelsea Green, Penta, and Lyra Valkyria
- There will be five, 50-minute episodes
During that time, he spoke to both WWE President Nick Khan and creative chief Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque – two men the former United States Champion has a lot of ‘love’ for.
‘I think it showed what it was – they made it happen,’ he said. ‘And they know what I’m talking about, they made it happen.’
Truth returned with a more serious edge as Ron ‘The Truth’ Killings, shaving his head live on Netflix and embracing a wild and unpredictable character change.
‘They know who each character is, and each character represents and symbolises a different personality trait within myself that attaches and relates to a lot of people,’ he said of the way fans embrace him.
Before the departure and U-turn, the wrestling veteran was ‘very fulfilled’ in his comedy role as R-Truth, as he continued to ‘still get good numbers’ in terms of merch and views.
”I relate to so many people. That’s who R-Truth is,’ he said, pointed out that ‘generations of people’ have been affected by his performances over the years.
‘A lady came to one of the signings I did [who] was 90, and she was on a life breathing machine,’ he recalled. ‘I gave them a feeling, I made them remember. I’m probably the last dinosaur of the Attitude Era.’
He explained there is a ‘thin line’ between Ron Killings and R-Truth, with the characters intertwined.
‘Ron Killings had to discipline R-Truth. You won’t ever see R-Truth break. Ron Killings, he’ll break because he’s breakable,’ he said. ‘It’s such a thin line between the two characters, man, and you won’t see R-Truth have a bad day. He’s there to make your bad day better.’
The creative process is fluid, as Truth admitted: ”You never know when Ron “The Truth” Killings may come back.’
He also pointed out how the creative process is a collaboration, and while he built up decades of equity to allow him to ad lib, he still turns to people like Triple H to help with his character.
”I love the fact that when I go to Hunter, some things I can’t say, I was like, “Hey man, help me out with this? Give me something,”‘ he explained.
‘And his brain will go, thinking, “What if you say it like this?” ‘
After inking his new WWE deal last summer, Truth’s future remains open, while his goals are still the same as they were ‘from day one’.
‘This is where I belong, this is what I want to do,’ he said. ‘I wanna give back. I wanna do things that’s never been done before, I have done things that’s never been done before.’
He added: ‘It’s just me leaving my stamp, my print, my impression on the wrestling world of entertainment.’
WWE: Unreal Season 2 drops on Netflix on January 20th 2026 at 8am.
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