WWE Raw: John Morrison learns that The Truth hurts- Sky World

When R-Truth earned a spot in the main event of the Extreme Rules pay-per-view on Raw last week, I wrote that I had a feeling his sudden elevation was a means to turning him heel.
I didn’t necessarily expect it to happen on the very next episode, but R-Truth did indeed embrace his bad side on Raw Monday night.
The angle that turned him got off to an inauspicious start, but it ended on a high note.

He opened the show with a promo in which he was being so over-the-top giddy about getting the WWE title shot at Extreme Rules that it was obvious that a heel turn was imminent.
John Morrison then came out and challenged R-Truth to put his spot in the title bout on the line against him. He basically tricked R-Truth into agreeing to it.
The verbal exchange between Morrison and R-Truth was clunky to say the least, and the segment was dying a slow death in front of the live crowd in London. I was begging for John Cena, or The Miz or anybody to come out and save it.
Things picked up considerably, however, after Morrison defeated R-Truth to take his spot in the pay-per-view match (so now it will be Miz versus Cena versus Morrison).
Morrison celebrated at first, but then tempered his enthusiasm after realizing that his good fortune came at the expense of his friend. R-Truth stewed about it for a few moments and then snapped.
He delivered a stern beatdown to Morrison that included two running knees to the head. Appearing to be conflicted over his actions, R-Truth helped Morrison up but then threw him back down and continued the assault.
At one point, R-Truth lit up a cigarette and blew smoke over the fallen Morrison’s body. That was a nice touch. Earlier in the segment, Morrison had kidded him about being an athlete who smokes.
I’m looking forward to see where things go from here with R-Truth, who has shown in the past in other promotions that he can be an effective heel.
Other thoughts on Monday’s show:
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