R-Truth: I Miss My Hero, I Can't Deny It. Saturday, We Say It Again, If Cena Wins We Riot

R-Truth delivers his final message to John Cena.

R-Truth spoke on the May 23rd episode of WWE SmackDown ahead of his Saturday Night's Main Event showdown with John Cena. Truth said he might be fighting his "childhood hero," but he doesn't recognize the man who Cena has become.

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He believes power and ego has corrupted Cena, and now he's walking around like Gollum calling with the Undisputed WWE Title acting as his precious. Truth said that he will save wrestling and beat the Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect back into Cena.

Truth closed by stating, “I miss my hero, I can’t deny it, so Saturday we say it again, if Cena wins we riot.”

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