10 Real Wrestler Names 100% Cooler Than Their Ring Names

6. R-Truth (Ron Killings)

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R-Truth is 100% better than K-Kwik, no doubt. However, Truth's real name trumps both of them: Ron Killings. That's ominous sounding. You would absolutely run a mile if someone told you big, bad Ronnie Killings was on his way round. Wrestling has missed a bit of a trick with this one.

Admittedly, Ron did use his shoot name a few times during his career, but never in WWE. Nope, he's always been K-Kwik or R-Truth. The latter is...fine, but hardly strikes fear into the hearts of workers. R-Truth is a little too friendly and light to feel dangerous, which is exactly what Ron f'n Killings comes across as.

It's vicious.

Killings instantly conjures up images of brutality and danger. Truth could've been doing with that if he ever had designs on being a serious heel. Instead, he successfully clowned himself and enjoyed a longer-than-expected run as WWE's very own village idiot who giggled his way to the bank.

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