R-Truth has recounted the scary series of events that could have seen his WWE career come to an end much earlier than expected.
In November 2022, Truth was side-lined for over a year following a match against Grayson Waller on WWE NXT. Making his return at Survivor Series 2023 in a backstage segment, fans were very happy to see the former Tag Team Champion cleared to compete once again. However, according to Truth, there was a high chance that he wouldn’t have returned at all.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, R-Truth first stated that while it was common knowledge that he was out of action with a quad tear, he also caught a serious infection:
“At one point I thought it was [the end of my career], because it was when I caught the infection. A lot of people thought I just tore my quad. I did tear the quad tendon, but a couple of weeks out when I go to get the stitches out it wasn’t healing. And that’s when they found out I had five different bacteria like staph, MRSA, their cousins and kinfolks and relatives. Yeah, it was bad. It was so bad the doctor wouldn’t even give me a high five. I know it sounds crazy, I want a high five with the doctor. He’s like you don’t have time for high fives, this is serious.”
Continuing, Truth added that he was immediately rushed to surgery to treat the infection and revealed that if they could not control it then his leg would have been amputated:
“I just went to get my stitches out. He said, ‘What are you doing this afternoon?’ I said, I’m gonna pick my kids up. He said ‘Can somebody else go do it?’ I’m like, why? [He said] ‘We need to take you to surgery now.’ Yeah. So everything went from haha to you better be ready. It was serious. There was a chance I could lose my leg. That’s how serious it got.
The infection was that bad that he thought they would have to amputate if they couldn’t get it slowed down. I was on antibiotics that was like, it was $4,700 a week for it. I was on the heavy stuff.
I had a PICC line the first 6 weeks. Deep down it was like it might be gone. He told my wife if we don’t get this under control we are going to have to think of other options. My wife said what do you mean other options? He said amputation. I’m like what the? But that’s when I was thinking I may never come back to this, how am I going to adapt and reroute?”
R-Truth Praised By WWE Star
Thankfully, R-Truth was able to make a full recovery and return to WWE TV. Once again entertaining the fans, Truth inserted himself into The Judgment Day as he was convinced that he was a member of the group despite the objections from others. In a previous interview, one WWE star credited R-Truth for revitalising The Judgment Day.
Also in the interview, the WWE star spoke about the chances of turning heel.
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