The days of the funny and forgiving R-Truth are seemingly over as the more serious and aggressive Ron Killings has taken his place in WWE. Since returning to WWE television, Killings has specifically locked in on Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena as his target, with the two the set to square off once again on Fridayâs episode of âWWE SmackDown.â During a recent edition of âBusted Open Radio,â WWE Hall of Famers Mark Henry and Bully Ray weighed in on Killingsâ new wild side as well as his upcoming match against Cena.
âThe first one that they had [at WWE Saturday Nightâs Main Event] wasnât bad,â said Henry. âIf you can expand on it, thereâs more depth that can be brought into it because itâs not R-Truth smiling and acting like heâs John Cena. This is a guy thatâs going to be standing across from him looking like death. A lock up could turn into [Killings] trying to gouge [Cenaâs] eye out. Thereâs going to be a difference in the way that this is going to go all together. John Cena is not the only one in the room. Thereâs going to be other people with brilliant minds saying, âHey, did you think about this? And since weâre going here, why donât we perpetuate this more?'â
According to Henry, a likely route for the rematch between Cena and Killings would see the latter not only gouge out the formerâs eyes, but also âbeat the s***â out of him, resulting in the referee calling for a disqualification.
âI want to see Truth get a moment where he has to go and step up,â Henry added. âAnd when you get the opportunity to step up and you excel, it was meant to be all along.â
Bully Ray Wants The New Side of Ron Killings To Get Over
For Killings to truly excel in this role, Henry suggested that he build up a notable winning streak, including one big victory over John Cena. From there, Killings could then realistically go toe-to-toe with anyone on the WWE roster.
âBusted Open Radioâ co-host Dave LaGreca, on the other hand, isnât completely certain that another rematch between Killings and Cena would materialize following a potential disqualification result on âSmackDown.â As such, he asked fellow co-host Bully Ray for his thoughts on the possible path WWE may venture down in that scenario.
âThat I donât know. Iâm just looking at this as we saw Ron Killings come out on Raw, cut his hair, cut the promo. Then I said what I said, lit a fire under Ronâs ass,â Ray said in reference to his previous statement about not wanting to be reminded of the R-Truth name. âHe comes on Busted Open unannounced, and by the way, thatâs a huge deal for a WWE talent to just call into a radio show unannounced, probably without permission. Heâs so fired up. Then we see him on SmackDown jumping Cena twice, right? I believe that itâs more important to continue to get over this new side of Ron Killings than for Ron Killings to go over right now.â
As Ray alluded to, Killings attacked Cena not once, but twice on âSmackDownâ last week, beginning with a beatdown in the showâs opening segment. Later on, the former WWE World Tag Team Champion locked Cena in his own submission, the STF, after which Killings demanded a match against the current Undisputed WWE Champion.
If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit âBusted Open Radioâ with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.