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R-Truth debuted as a wrestler in 1997 and made his way to WWE's developmental territorial in 1999. He left the company in 2002, only to return in 2008. As a WWE Superstar, R-Truth has held plenty of championship gold as a 2-time Hardcore champion, a former United States Champion and a former Tag Team Champion.

His run as WWE United States Champion came after Bret Hart, as on-screen General Manager, vacated the title in May 2010. R-Truth defeated The Miz as part of a tournament, winning his first singles title since returning to the WWE in 2008. R-Truth held onto the U.S. Title until June 2010.

R-Truth spent some part of 2017 on the sidelines recovering from a shoulder injury and the subsequent surgery. He was drafted to Smackdown Live as part of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-Up. He was last seen participating in a backstage skit alongside "The Perfect 10" Tye Dillinger. At 46 years of age, R-Truth is both one of the oldest and longest-tenured members of the active WWE roster, so it will be interesting to see what his next proper storyline is.

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Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer.

Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.

Darren is also the host of the bi-weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" podcast, as co-produced with V13 (formerly PureGrainAudio.com). He has also co-authored two published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), with a second podcast set for a June 2020 launch.

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