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Randy Orton United States
Born (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 44)
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Randy Orton
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Billed weight[undue weight? – discuss][2]
Billed fromSt. Louis, Missouri[2]
Trained by"Cowboy" Bob Orton
South Broadway Athletic Club
Ohio Valley Wrestling
DebutMarch 18 2000[3]

Randal "Randy" Keith Orton[4] (born on April 1 1980),[1] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its RAW brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather, Bob Orton, Sr., father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and uncle, Barry O, were all professional wrestlers.

Orton has the distinction of being the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history, and has achieved considerable success as an Intercontinental Champion and World Tag Team Champion. He is nicknamed the Legend Killer, as a part of his gimmick of intentionally attacking star and legendary wrestlers—especially outside the confines of a match.

Career

Randal "Randy" Keith Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 1 1980. Son to Elaine and "Cowboy" Bob Orton,[5] he is the oldest of two siblings.[6] Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler, Orton's parents tried to convince him to stay away from wrestling; his father warned that life in the ring meant a life on the road, away from family. He still agreed to try other venues first. After graduating from Hazelwood Central High School in 1998[7] (where he was an amateur wrestler), Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. He was dishonorably discharged about a year later, after going AWOL on two separate occasions, and disobeying an order from a commanding officer. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Private First Class Orton was tried and convicted under a special court-martial, and was put into a military prison for thirty-eight days.[8]

Orton made his professional wrestling debut in 2000 with the MMWA-SICW in St. Louis, Missouri, an organization that was an off-shoot of the old St. Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick between 1950 and 1983.[3] There, he was trained by such wrestlers as Ron Powers, Gary Jackson, Mark Bland, Jeremy Lightfoot, Phil E. Blunt and promoter Tony Costa as well as his father, Cowboy Bob Orton. During this time, Orton also refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling, a promotion where his uncle Barry O worked.[9]

World Wrestling Entertainment

2001

Orton signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky, where he rose quickly through their ranks by becoming OVW Hardcore Champion on two occasions in 2001.[10]

2002

Orton made his WWE television debut on the April 25, 2002 edition of SmackDown! as a face, defeating Hardcore Holly.[11] Gifted with strong wrestling skills and a knack for cutting promos on the microphone, Orton was quickly pushed as a main eventer, challenging the renowned Undertaker for the WWE Championship.[12] Although he failed in this endeavor, Orton's early loss record improved when he was drafted to RAW, where he again received a large push, with the advantage of a larger audience and potential fanbase.

Randy Orton's persona as a face was unsuccessful. Overcoming odds as an underdog, using clean tactics and avoiding negative taunts did not excite the fans, making him seem bland in character. To remedy this situation, the WWE creative team transformed his gimmick into that of a narcissistic, self-centered, and highly-disrespectful heel to both opponents and wrestling fans. While Randy was sidelined with a separated shoulder, he still appeared on RAW in his own "Randy News Network" segment, a weekly vignette featuring Orton talking at length about his condition. The show, which often interrupted more interesting segments of RAW programming, gained him hatred from fans.[13][14]

2003

Main article: Evolution
File:Orton-ic-champion@commons.jpg
Randy Orton as the Intercontinental Champion

After his injury healed, Orton joined the stable of Ric Flair, World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (also known as The Game), and relative newcomer, Dave Batista, creating a group known as Evolution. Seen as a link between Wrestling's Past (Ric Flair), Present (Triple H), and Future (Orton and Batista), the stable gained power over much of the roster, acquiring championship gold in 2003. Orton gained his first title with Evolution, and his success began an uneasy relationship with Triple H, who saw Orton as a threat to his dominance.

Randy Orton began as an underling to Triple H, used primarily to help during his title defenses. He often resorted to dirty tricks and illegal maneuvers, which, alongside Triple H and Ric Flair, two notable heels, made Orton a stronger heel than before. In 2003, Orton spent much of his time helping Triple H overcome challenges from Scott Steiner, Goldberg, and Kevin Nash, former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) superstars who were vying with The Game for the World Heavyweight Championship.[15]

Orton's position alongside Triple H made him a main-eventer, gaining fans and visibility in high-profile matches. He joined Triple H in a six-man Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2003, involved primarily to secure Triple H's title defense. During the match, Orton displayed great wrestling ability, demonstrating himself as main-event material apart from Triple H.[16]

Afterwards, Randy Orton proclaimed himself "The Legend Killer", a young upstart so talented, that he touted himself as the future of wrestling entertainment. He embarked on numerous feuds with "legendary" wrestlers, gaining infamy for his blatant disrespect of many older, well-regarded names in wrestling history. Most famously, he spit in the face of Harley Race on the April 26, 2004 edition of RAW.[17] At Unforgiven 2003 on September 21, Orton defeated Shawn Michaels in the first of many high profile matches billed as "Legend vs. Legend Killer", with the help of his stablemate and mentor Ric Flair.[18] After the match, Orton was interviewed by WWE.com and stated, "I may be the Legend Killer, but as far as I'm concerned, there's no killing the legend of Shawn Michaels."[19]

During this time, Orton began using what would become his signature finisher, the "RKO", named after his initials. Orton soon defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Armageddon 2003 on December 14.[20] This was significant for two reasons: all of the major titles on RAW were now within Evolution's grasp, and with this win, Orton started the longest Intercontinental title reign in seven years, holding the title for seven months.[21]

2004

Randy Orton continued to establish himself as a legend killer throughout 2004, challenging the semi-retired wrestler Mick Foley. Famed for his hardcore matches and an ability to handle excruciating pain, Foley offered Randy a hardcore Legend vs. Legend Killer match if Orton would put his Intercontinental Championship on the line. In a bloody match involving thumbtacks and barbed wire, Orton defeated Mick Foley.[22]

In July, at Vengeance 2004, Edge defeated Orton to win the Intercontinental Championship, ending Orton's seven month title reign.[23] Even after the loss of his Intercontinental Championship, Orton continued to rise in ranks within WWE, entering the World Heavyweight Championship scene. Defeating the leading contenders, Orton felt himself an able adversary for his old mentor, Triple H. Beating "The Game" marked a "rite of manhood" for Orton, as a Championship win would establish himself as a dominant member of Evolution and one of "wrestling's futures". After becoming the #1 contender on July 26,[24] he gained heat with the fans as a potential champion. A month later, Orton's dream came true when he defeated Chris Benoit for the championship. To boost his ego even further, Orton now had the added distinction of being the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling history (age 24).[25] Benoit congratulated Orton after the match, shaking his hand for showing the ability to "be a man".[26]

The following night, Evolution threw Orton a mock celebration, only to reveal that they were not pleased with his new victory. While Batista had Orton propped on his shoulders in elation, Triple H gave him a pleased thumbs up; he abruptly changed it to a thumbs-down, and Batista dropped Orton to the mat.[27] Ric Flair and Batista brutally beat him in the ring as Triple H revealed his jealousy for Orton's title. He offered an ultimatum to the young champion to hand over the championship; Orton refused, spitting in Triple H's face and hitting him with the title belt.[28]

Randy Orton's break-up with Evolution began a face turn and he continued to feud with his former stablemates.[29] After a month of this feuding, Orton finally lost his championship at Unforgiven 2004.[30] Seeking revenge, Orton lashed out at Evolution members, catching them by surprise during a show by giving them a large cake as a make-up gift, which he came out of, beating and humiliating the group.[31] After this, Orton experienced another push, becoming General Manager of RAW for a week following a match stipulation at the 2004 Survivor Series.[32] He continued to feud with Triple H, using his authority to place his opponents at severe disadvantages during title defenses.[33]

Orton continued to receive a strong push despite weakening fan reaction to his status as a face.[34] Still feuding with Triple H, Orton was granted another chance at the championship in January 2005. He lost a six-man championship Elimination Chamber match to Triple H on January 9 2005,[35] and then beat Batista on January 10 2005, for a rematch.[36] During the match, Triple H interfered, accidentally hitting Batista with a steel chair, which started a successful face turn for Batista. On January 30 2005, Orton again attempted to regain the title from Triple H but was unsuccessful, effectively removing him from the Heavyweight Championship scene.[37]

In the book, World Wrestling Insanity, Orton's quick push to champion followed by tremendous losses to Triple H between August 2004 and January 2005 is described as a huge setback to his career. Orton's booking is also heavily criticized because his character was built on trampling the competition and beating legends, and yet, when he won the championship, he lost it after only a month. The author also feels that Orton was given poor rematches, including an Elimination Chamber match where he lost decisively to Triple H. Afterwards, Orton's #1 contender's match with Batista was won by interference from Triple H, significantly devaluing the win.[34]

2005

Afterwards, Batista was given a strong push, dethroning Triple H from his Championship reign while Randy Orton was marginalized. He began an onscreen relationship with Stacy Keibler and briefly feuded with Christian, storylines far from the championship scene.[38] Orton's career had slumped, and he was nearing midcard status until the legendary "Superstar" Billy Graham made a rare appearance on February 28, advising Orton to "go where no wrestler [had] gone before". By coincidence, Orton then produced a copy of SmackDown! magazine, which featured The Undertaker on the cover.[39]

Heeding Graham's advice, Orton claimed that he would set himself apart from other all other wrestlers by ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania.[40] Throughout March 2005, Randy Orton taunted Undertaker, claiming he was unafraid of the eerie Deadman. However, during Orton's promos insulting his opponent, he would immediately whimper and run for cover when signs of The Undertaker's appearance were near (lightning, darkness, smoke).[41] Orton gained heel heat through underhanded attacks, building suspense to his long-awaited match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania. He delivered an RKO to his unsuspecting on-screen girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, knocking her unconscious. This demonstrated intensity and unpredictability in Orton, and cemented his heel status. When "legend" wrestler Jake Roberts advised Orton not to underestimate The Undertaker, Orton RKOed him too.[42] In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, he became more defiant and unafraid of the Deadman, taunting and assaulting him in the ring following distractions from his father. At WrestleMania 21, however, the heavily-hyped match was unsuccessful for Orton, as he lost despite his father's interference.[37]

The following night on RAW, Orton faced Batista, who had become World Heavyweight Champion. Orton stated on-screen that the match had aggravated a shoulder injury begun by The Undertaker, when in fact he was suffering from the third genuine shoulder injury of his career, putting him out for six months.[43] While sidelined, Orton appeared on RAW, declaring his intentions to gain revenge on Batista and take his title belt. Orton also claimed that he was ineligible for the WWE Draft Lottery because of his injury, but was told by a ceremonious Vince McMahon that night that he was indeed a candidate for the draft, leaving a possibility of a return to SmackDown!.[44]

Randy Orton showing off his signature pose

Orton returned to WWE programming on the SmackDown! brand on June 16, announcing that he was the second SmackDown! pick in the 2005 draft lottery.[45] He rekindled his feud with The Undertaker, defeating him at SummerSlam 2005 following a distraction from his father.[46] After SummerSlam, an overconfident Orton announced that he was opening a retirement fund for The Undertaker, holding an over-sized check for him in the ring.[47] However, The Undertaker made his return by setting the check ablaze with a mysterious bolt of lightning.[48]

Randy Orton and The Undertaker feuded intensely from August to November, taunting each other in eerie pay-per-view specialty matches, featuring coffins, caskets, and druids.[49][50] At No Mercy 2005, Orton and his father defeated The Undertaker in a casket match by double-teaming and using illegal weapons.[51] In November, they battled even more fiercely, hoping to finally settle the score between the veteran legend and the supposed Legend Killer. On an episode of SmackDown!, Orton placed The Undertaker in the trunk of Eddie Guerrero's lowrider, reversing the car into the stage, creating a "deadly explosion".[52]

The feud was finally settled with a high-stakes match at Armageddon 2005. The Undertaker lured Randy Orton to a match at this pay-per-view event, offering to place his retirement at stake.[53] On December 16, The Undertaker entered the ring to deliver a promo, while one of his druids appeared to be standing in the ring. Confused, The Undertaker was RKOed in a surprise attack by Orton. The druid revealed himself to be Orton's father, giving Randy The Undertaker's urn (which, according to storyline, allowed whoever held it to control The Undertaker) and the possibility of a special advantage over The Deadman at Armageddon.[54] The Undertaker, however, overcame the odds and beat both Randy and Bob Orton in a Hell in a Cell match which ended their nine-month-long feud with The Undertaker as the outright victor.[55]

2006

Following Armageddon, Orton stayed off-air for two weeks, coming back to engage in a lower card feud with Booker T and Chris Benoit. Orton agreed to help the injured Booker in a "best of seven" series with Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship.[56] Although Booker had won three matches previously and needed only one more win, Orton lost the first two due to botched interference.[56][57] In the deciding match with Benoit, Orton won with illegal help from Booker T, making him Champion.[58] In the following weeks, Orton squared off separately with Benoit and his accomplice Orlando Jordan, settling hostilities with them from his "best of seven" matches. Orton defeated Jordan with the aid of Booker T,[59] but lost to Benoit in a no holds barred match.[60]

Orton entered the 2006 Royal Rumble at number thirty and was eliminated by the second entrant, Rey Mysterio.[55] Because Mysterio had won a title shot through his Royal Rumble victory, Orton urged him to put it at stake in a match at No Way Out 2006.[61] In the weeks preceding No Way Out, Orton made disparaging remarks about Eddie Guerrero, Mysterio's friend, in an attempt to gain heel heat.[62] However, as Eddie's death had occurred only months previously, many fans felt the comments were unwarranted and highly distasteful.[63][64][65] Orton won at No Way Out, earning Mysterio's title shot for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22.[66] However, in consideration of Mysterio's spirit, enthusiasm, and athleticism, General Manager Theodore Long re-added Mysterio to the WrestleMania 22 title match, making it a triple threat between Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and then-champion, Kurt Angle. As a heel, Orton protested the extra competition but was told to accept it or lose his own title shot.[67] On April 2 2006, at WrestleMania 22, Orton was pinned by Mysterio, making Rey the World Heavyweight Champion.[68]

On April 4 2006, WWE stated that Orton had been suspended for sixty days for "unprofessional conduct."[69] In a vague interview, Randy Orton stated, "my conduct was unbecoming of a champion, which is what I will be again when I return".[70] To cover for the suspension, a faked injury was devised, where Kurt Angle broke Orton's ankle during a grudge match.[71] In July, Orton said his suspension resulted from smoking marijuana backstage. While suspended, Orton spent four weeks at an anger management clinic.[72]

Orton returned from his suspension in June, exacting revenge on Kurt Angle for injuring (in kayfabe) his ankle. According to storyline, Angle was still bitter with Orton because of his performance at WrestleMania 22, where his pinfall caused the loss of Angle's Championship. The two faced off at One Night Stand, where Angle won, but had a rematch at Vengeance, where Orton won.[73]

Throughout July 2006, Orton feuded with "the legendary, the immortal" Hulk Hogan, cutting humorous promos insulting the aging Hulkster. He also flirted with Hogan's 18-year-old daughter Brooke.[74] Through tricky maneuvers, Orton evaded many attacks from Hogan, in a similar fashion to his feud with The Undertaker. At SummerSlam 2006, Orton faced Hogan in a Legend vs. Legend Killer match, a match cleanly won by Hulk Hogan.[75]

Following the sabotage of Edge's title opportunities by the newly-formed D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels), Edge approached Orton, asking him to join forces in defeating the dominant tag team. Orton, whose Championship reign had been severely cut short by Triple H in 2004, reluctantly agreed, forming the tag team Rated-RKO. The two became the first to finally defeat DX,[76] and quickly dominated RAW's lackluster tag team division to become champions.[77]

2007

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Edge and Orton as Rated-RKO

In 2007, Rated-RKO continued their feud with DX. They viciously beat Ric Flair with steel chairs to enrage DX.[78] At New Years Revolution, Rated-RKO faced DX in a title defense, but the match was declared a No-Contest when Triple H suffered a legitimate injury during the match.[79]

With Triple H out of action, Rated-RKO continued to feud with remaining DX member Shawn Michaels. Michaels teamed with John Cena, defeating Rated-RKO for the championships on January 29.[80]

The two suffered a series of frustrating losses to Cena and Michaels in the following months, building hatred towards one another. Worsening matters, they became rivals in their goals of achieving the WWE Championship, forcing them to join forces as well as backstab each other. Neither Edge nor Orton won the Championship, and they lost their claims as #1 contenders after a failed match with Cena at Backlash.[81] Blaming each other for their losses, Orton and Edge seemed to be set for a feud, but Edge's move to Smackdown abruptly ended their potential feud.

In comparison to his former partner, who had gone on to win a Money in the Bank Ladder match and achieved Championship gold, Orton lingered on Raw as a struggling singles star. He continued his Legend Killer persona, attacking Shawn Michaels viciously with a more powerful moveset than seen before. Using frequent attacks to the head (including an elevated DDT and a running kick to the face), Orton beat Michaels senseless at Judgment Day 2007. When the wounded and concussed Michaels collapsed in the ring, the referee was forced to stop the match and award Orton the victory. Michaels was then taken out of the arena on a stretcher.[82]

After Orton had "killed the legend" of Shawn Michaels, he began to feud with ECW's Rob Van Dam. During a match between the two on RAW, Orton concussed Van Dam in a similar fashion to Michaels, executing an RKO.[83] At One Night Stand 2007 Orton lost a Stretcher match to Rob Van Dam, when he rolled Orton over the line.[84] However, Orton got his revenge. After the match was officially over, Orton viciously attacked Van Dam ending in a running kick to the head and an elevated DDT onto the concrete floor. Van Dam suffered a concussion (legit) as a result of the attacks. The next night on RAW Orton continued his rampage by "taking out" Ric Flair with the same tactics he employed against Shawn Michaels and Rob Van Dam.[85]

On the July 2 edition of RAW, Orton was involved in an altercation with Dusty Rhodes and his son Cody, showing disrespect to Rhodes, another "Legend", by slapping him across the face.[86] This ignited a short feud between Rhodes and Orton which culminated at The Great American Bash. There, Orton defeated Rhodes in a Texas Bullrope match by slamming him with a cowbell. After the match, Orton had his sights on delivering a running kick to Rhodes, but was interrupted by Cody.[87]

The following night on RAW, Orton defeated Cody, who had challenged him to a match. At the end of the match, Orton had Cody set up for a kick, until Dusty Rhodes made the save. But, instead, Rhodes fell victim to Orton, who went onto deliver the kick. Rhodes was then carried out of the arena on a stretcher. Later that night, Orton was announced as the #1 contender for John Cena's WWE Championship.[88] The next week, Orton had a match with Sgt. Slaughter; he went onto continue his attacks and sent him to the hospital.[89] Weeks before SummerSlam, Orton would sneak attack WWE Champion John Cena, by delivering RKO after RKO.[88][90][91] Orton was unsuccessful at SummerSlam 2007, losing a WWE Championship title match to John Cena who pinned Orton after executing an F-U.[92]

The following night on RAW, Orton demanded a rematch for the WWE championship, but was declined by RAW General Manager William Regal. Orton then went to take his demands to Mr. McMahon, who also refused to give Orton a rematch unless he proved himself. With that he went and interfered in Cena's match that night by assaulting Cena and having him in place for the running kick, but instead on delivering the kick, he went and assaulted Cena's father, who was at ringside, and delivered the devastating kick to his head.[93]

Controversy

While on RAW, Orton was accused of harassing fellow WWE employees Amy Weber and Rochelle Loewen, leading to the departure of Weber from the company, while Loewen was transferred to SmackDown! (she was later released). Loewen (who has called Orton "an animal") claimed that he vandalized her possessions and subjected her to harassment.[94] However, it should be noted that Orton's friend Mark Jindrak refuted several of Loewen's accusations in an interview with Voice of Wrestling, and claimed that Orton had apologized to Loewen at the time of the 2005 Royal Rumble, and that fellow WWE Diva Search contestant (and eventual winner) Christy Hemme denied what she knew of the allegations in an interview with The Sun.[95]

On March 19 2007, Sports Illustrated posted on its website an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Orton who was alleged to have obtained clomiphene citrate, anastrozole and the steroids stanozolol, nandrolone, oxandrolone, and testosterone.[96] WWE has since made a statement on this situation, mentioning that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in February 2006.[97]

On August 30, 2007, Orton, along with nine other superstars, was found to be given illegal steroids not in compliance with the Talent Wellness program. Orton received somatropin, nandrolone and stanozolol between September 2004 and February 2007. Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Brian Adams were also discovered to have been given steroids prior to their deaths during this investigation, as well as former superstar Sylvain Grenier.[98][99]

Personal life

In November 2005, Orton announced his engagement to his girlfriend Samantha Speno.[100][5] They will be married in the fall of 2007. Orton has a tattoo of his fiancée's name on his right arm.[101] He also has designed signature tattoos on his wrists, upper biceps and on his upper back finishing his shoulders.

In contrast to the current storylines, Orton is said to be fast becoming good friends with John Cena.[102] He is also known to have been friends with Maven, as well as Batista, Triple H and Ric Flair. Flair and Triple H are often considered his mentors.

Orton suffers from hypermobile shoulders.[103][Expand]

In wrestling

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Randy Orton performing his RKO on Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton performing his Super RKO (Elevated jumping cutter) on CM Punk
  • Nicknames
    • "The Legend Killer"
  • Theme music
    • Burn In My Light by Mercy Drive (after Orton was kicked out of Evolution. Is currently being used as his theme.)
    • Line In The Sand by Motörhead (while Orton was part of Evolution)
    • This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage (used for one week, eventually became the theme for CM Punk.)

Championships and accomplishments

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Randy Orton after winning the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam

Notes

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References

  • James Guttman (2006). World Wrestling Insanity: The Decline and Fall of a Family Empire. Toronto. pp. 235 pages. ISBN 1550227289.
  • PWI Staff (2007). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts". "Wrestling’s historical cards". Kappa Publishing.
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