The number of potential challengers forJohn Cena’s 17thWWEChampionship reigncontinues to stack up.

In 2002, he was a main event player during the earliest days of TNA.

He’d cut scathing, intense promos ahead of some banger matches during his TNA run.

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This was a side of Truth unlike ever before seen in WWE or even TNA.

He’d soon form an alliance with The Miz, becoming Awesome Truth.

Together, they’d become WWE’s top heel act.

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Subsequently, Truth would turn face again and has remained as such since.

The same can be said when he battled for the World Championship.

WWE booked him seriously, and so audiences treated him seriously just the same.

R-Truth and John Cena holding his championship

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R-Truth winning theWWEChampionship is as much a poetic storybook ending as it is a feel-good moment.