R-Truth was nearly forced into retirement (Patreon)

R-Truth has reached new heights in popularity with Judgment Day, but almost saw his career ended.

R-Truth told Fightful that after initially sustaining his torn quad in 2022, he hadn't considered retirement. However, things got much worse for him. Truth told us he developed an infection in his knee that turned into "MRSA, staph, their brothers and their sisters and cousins." As a result, he had a hole in his knee that wouldn't allow him to even bend it for three months until it got under control.

Truth said that getting past that, he was ready for rehabilitation and that was easy for him. He said that he was fearful he would never wrestle again, but had to be his own biggest cheerleader and discipline himself to get back into the ring. 

Our full interview with R-Truth releases on Fightful Monday ahead of the WWE Royal Rumble.