Like most pro wrestlers of his generation, R-Truth experienced the harshness of being on the road all-year ’round, admitting that he missed many important milestones, like his son’s school graduation, funerals, anniversaries, and many more things. “Because of this wrestling business and I did it, I did the best I could, but my son said: ‘Dad, it was worth it,'” he recalled. “And to see the fans, to hear them man, like, I’m watching them, I’m hearing them: ‘We want Truth!’ Y’all don’t know how that feels.”

However, the gratitude didn’t just extend to his son, as Truth noted that it wasn’t just fans and his son who inspired him, but the many people who work for WWE who were on his side. “Every part of that machine that makes it work spoke up, again, for me – like, we always ask ‘are we worthy?’ and it brings like, such joy almost, makes me want to cry… Because, to feel that kind of love, is like, I want everybody to feel that at some point,” Truth further expressed.

“It was a good testament too of, that many people, over 100 million on all social media,” he added. “Everybody all agreed on one thing. That was deep to me; in this world, at this time?” 

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