“What bet?” 52-year-old WWE veteran recalls how he made Brock Lesnar break character on live television

Former champion reveals behind-the-scenes details of his hilarious segment against Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman.

“What bet?” 52-year-old WWE veteran recalls how he made Brock Lesnar break character on live television

R-Truth reveals how he made Brock Lesnar break character (via WWE)

R–Truth is undoubtedly one of, if not the funniest, characters on WWE programming. His hilarious antics are loved equally by fans and wrestlers alike, and he’s made many superstars almost break character on TV. One of the most prominent names on this list is Brock Lesnar.

Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, R-Truth revealed an anecdote about a bet that he had made with Paul Heyman. The Hall of Famer challenged the 52-year-old to make Lesnar laugh. The former World Tag Team Champion said that they should tell The Beast Incarnate about this plan, but his advocate did not want him to know.

YouTube video

This segment, which took place on an episode of Raw in Jan 2020. It was received extremely well by the audience, and Lesnar was clearly laughing out loud. Truth said that this was his proudest impromptu moment and one of the notches under his belt. He also revealed that he never tried to intentionally break anybody on live TV. Whatever fans see on their screens is just a natural product of his sense of humor.

FS Video

Paul was there he’s like we got a bet going on. I was like what bet? That you can make Brock laugh.

R-Truth on Insight with CVV

The former 24/7 champion is still a master at his art. Just earlier this year, Truth was presented with the new World Tag Team Championship belts shortly after WrestleMania XL. During the segment, he nearly made Triple H break character as well.

R-Truth reveals he had John Cena’s blessing to parody him

Apart from Triple H and Brock Lesnar, there are many other wrestling veterans who R-Truth has gotten a huge chuckle out of. Another notch under his belt is the 16x World Champion himself, John Cena. There is a long-running joke that the Cenation leader is the 52-year-old’s childhood hero, although he is much older than him. The Charismatic One often performs the same moves as the Hollywood superstar. He even wears jorts to the ring like Cena does.

R-Truth John Cena
R-Truth and John Cena (via WWE)

During the same interview with CVV, Truth revealed that he has also broken John Cena with his antics. In fact, WWE is still running with that gag and often refers to the childhood hero joke whenever the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion performs his moves.

Oh, man, I broke him too with that one…He said, ‘Run with it, man.’ Yeah, he’s one of the greatest.

R-Truth via CVV

Truth had also approached the 2x Royal Rumble winner to get his blessings regarding parodying him. The erstwhile Doctor of Thuganomics was more than happy for his colleague to parody him. He even showered massive praise upon him.

The former World Tag Team Champion really enjoyed his interactions with the Hollywood superstar and said that he was truly one of the greatest of all time. With Cena’s retirement tour just around the corner, fans would surely love to see an interaction between these two superstars.

Related: “Thought it was the end of my career,” 52-year-old WWE veteran reveals dealing with career-threatening injury amid fear of amputation