Folks, brace yourselves—R-Truth made his big comeback to WWE Raw, and it started off with smiles, high-fives, and a classic reunion with The Miz. But in true WWE fashion, what started as an Awesome Truth feel-good moment ended with The Miz delivering a devastating betrayal.
It all began when R-Truth returned backstage, surprising his old tag team partner Miz, who hadn’t seen him since Truth took several brutal Tsunamis from Bronson Reed back in August—in Miz’s place, no less. The Miz had tried to avenge Truth, but also ended up flattened by Reed. To add insult to injury, Karrion Kross had been lurking in the shadows for months, slowly corrupting Miz’s mind.
Truth, full of energy and optimism, announced they had a tag team match against The Authors of Pain (AOP), now part of Kross’ terrifying faction, The Final Testament. At first, everything seemed on track, but the second Miz made the hot tag, things went south—fast. Instead of attacking AOP, Miz turned on his own partner with a vicious big boot that sent shockwaves through the WWE Universe.
With Karrion Kross smirking from ringside like a mastermind pulling the strings, Miz walked out on R-Truth, leaving him to be annihilated by AOP. To add insult to injury, Miz ripped off his Awesome Truth shirt, chucked it at the camera, and strutted up the ramp. Betrayal complete.
This heel turn is a stunning twist in The Miz’s career, as he’s been riding the babyface wave for nearly a year, ever since his battle with GUNTHER over the Intercontinental Championship. He and Truth even managed to snag the World Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 40, only to lose them to JD McDonagh and Finn Balor of The Judgment Day after 79 days. And now? It looks like Miz is ready to embrace the dark side.