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How Much is American Professional Wrestler Ron Killings Net Worth? Wrestler, Rapper & Actor Career Better Known Under the Ring Name R-Truth

How Much is American Professional Wrestler Ron Killings Net Worth? Wrestler, Rapper & Actor Career Better Known Under the Ring Name R-Truth

Ron Killings is an American professional wrestler, rapper, and actor better known under the ring name R-Truth.

He has performed on the Raw and Smackdown brand. Previously, he has won United States champion one-time, Tag Team Champion one time & two times Hardcore Champion. Currently, he is the WWE 24/7 Champion in his record 24th reign.

What are Ron Killings Net Worth and Annual Salary for 2021?

American wrestler rapper, and actor, Ron Killings has an estimated net worth is around $2 million as of 2021. Similarly, his earning from his professional career is around $550,000 as a base salary. In the year 2018, his annual salary is around $550,000 from WWE  according to reports.

Ron Killings inside his car
Caption: Ron Killings inside his car (Photo: Instagram)

Similarly, his annual salary in the year 2017 was around $350,000 from WWE  according to reports. He earns money from merchandise sales and bonuses from headlining pay-per-view events. Also, he owns a beautiful house in Indian Trail, North Carolina. He has several cars for driving which he often flaunts on his Instagram.

Ron Killings music video 'I Be Like'
Caption: Ron Killings music video ‘I Be Like’ (Photo: Instagram)

The average salary of WWE wrestler makes between $500,000 to $1 million a year as a basic salary according to WWE. A professional wrestler gets a contract with the company stating a number of years, basic salary plus bonuses, and some other clauses concerning factors like a release, retirement, injury layouts and whatnot.

Similarly, the main roster makes guaranteed $500,000 a year while some top names rack in much more than that WWE confirmed that every wrestler.

Here’s how Professional Wrestler Ron Killings Compares his Net Worth to the other 3 of his generation.

S.NProfessional WrestlersEstimated Net Worth
1.John Cena$55 Million
2.The Miz around$9 Million
3.Cody Rhodes$4 Million
4.Ron Killings$2 Million

 

His Acting Career

R-Truth is a successful actor. He has acted in several movies that include Head of State, The Wrestler, and Break Dance Revolution as of now.

Ron Killings singing songs while entering the ring
Caption: Ron Killings singing songs while entering the ring (Photo: Instagram)

Similarly, he is successful as a rapper. His popular studio albums are Invincible, and Killingit. Also, he is a playable character in various video games: WWE RAW, WWE Smackdown, WWE 2K16, and others.

RoleTitleRole
2003Head of StateRon “The Truth” Killings
2008The WrestlerRon “The Truth” Killings
2016Break Dance Revolution2018
2018Blood BrotherBlaine

Ron Killings’s Wrestling Career since 1997

  • In the year 1997, Ron Killings aka R-Truth started his professional wrestling career.
  • He wrestled at Independent Circuit and stayed from 1997 to 2000 at the beginning of his career.
  • From 1998 to 2002, he worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as K-Kwik forming a team with “Road Dogg” Jesse James, and winning the WWF Hardcore Championship twice.
Ron Killings in show with his 24/7 title
Caption: Ron Killings in the show with his 24/7 title (Photo: Instagram)
  • After that, he joined Jeff Jarrett’s new promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2002. He won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice as Ron “The Truth” Killings.
  • He is the first African-American wrestler to win the title. Also, he formed 3Live Kru with James and Konnan and the trio held the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice.
  • Before leaving TNA in late 2007, he won the TNA World Tag Team Championship with Team Pacman with football player Adam Jones. In the year 2008, he joined WWE & rebranded as R-Truth.
  • As R-Truth, he won the WWE United States Championship. After that, he won WWE Tag Team Championship with Kofi Kingston.
Ron Killings, American professional wrestler
Caption: Ron Killings, American professional wrestler (Photo: Instagram)
  • He was elevated to main event status, headlining the Capitol Punishment pay-per-view against WWE Champion John Cena in 2011.
  • Also, he formed a tag team with The Miz, called the Awesome Truth, facing John Cena and The Rock at Survivor Series.
  • He was used as a comedy wrestler and primarily wrestled on the undercard until 2018.
  • In the following year, he teamed with Carmella to win the second edition of the Mixed Match Challenge.
  • In January 2019, he then captured the United States Championship for a second time. He won the newly instated WWE 24/7 Championship later that year.