Randy Orton

Biography

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Randal "Randy" Keith Orton[6][7] (born on April 1, 1980)[3] is an American professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is wrestling on its Raw brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father "Cowboy" Bob Orton (Robert Orton, Jr.), as well as his uncle Barry O (Randal Orton), all competed in the professional wrestling industry.[2][8] Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). There, Orton became OVW Hardcore Champion on two separate occasions.[9] After signing with WWE, Orton became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to his capture of the WWE Intercontinental Championship, his first title with the company.[10] Orton also acquired the moniker "Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of professional wrestling outside of appropriate restrictions.[1] In 2004, Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion, when he won the title at the age of twenty-four.[11] His title win resulted in his departure from Evolution and feud with his former stablemates. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge (Adam Copeland) in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. As a team, Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship.[12] After the team disbanded, Orton, during the fall of 2007, won the WWE Championship twice in one night.[13]Orton was born on April 1, 1980 in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2][3] Son to Elaine and "Cowboy" Bob Orton,[14] he is the eldest of two siblings—Becky and Nathan.[15] Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler, Orton's parents tried to convince him to stay away from wrestling,[2] and his father warned him that life in the ring meant a life on the road, away from family.[1] Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School, where he was an amateur wrestler.[1][2] After graduating from Hazelwood in 1998,[7] Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. There, he was dishonorably discharged a year later, after going UA on two separate occasions and disobeying an order from a commanding officer.[16] 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 at Camp Pendleton in California for thirty-eight days.[14][16] He had a tattoo on his left arm which read "USMC" for the United States Marine Corps but covered it up after being discharged.[16] Career Wrestling training Orton first made his professional wrestling debut in 2000 with Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling (MMWA-SICW) in St. Louis, Missouri, an organization that was an off-shoot of the old St. Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick.[5] There, he was trained by both the promotion and his father, Cowboy Bob Orton.[14] During this time, Orton performed in matches with wrestlers such as Ace Strange and Mark Bland.[5][17] He worked at MMWA-SICW for a month.[17] Orton then refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling, a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked.[4] In 2001, Orton signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was sent to their farm territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky, where he continued his training. During his time in OVW, Orton wrestled the likes of Rico Constantino and The Prototype (John Cena) and teamed with Bobby Eaton during a tag team title tournament. He won the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions by defeating Mr. Black on February 14, 2001 and Flash Flanagan on May 5, 2001.[9] World Wrestling Entertainment 2002–2003 Main article: Evolution Orton, during his reign as the Intercontinental Champion, which was the longest in over seven yearsOrton's first televised WWE match was against Hardcore Holly (Bob Holly) on SmackDown! on April 25, 2002.[18] Soon after, Orton became a crowd favorite and was placed in a series of matches with Holly.[19][20][21][22] In September 2002, Orton was drafted to the Raw brand, where he defeated Stevie Richards (Michael Manna) in his debut on the show.[23][24] Within weeks of his debut on the Raw brand, Orton suffered a shoulder injury,[25] leaving him sidelined for months.[26][27] While recovering, Orton still appeared on Raw, in his own "Randy News Network" segment, a weekly vignette featuring him talking about his condition.[26][28] The show interrupted other segments of Raw programming, which caused Orton to slowly transition himself into a narcissistic and self-centered villain.[29] After his injury healed, Orton joined an alliance of wrestlers known as Evolution, which consisted of Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr), Triple H (Paul Levesque), and relative newcomer, Dave Batista (David Bautista, Jr.). The group was pushed on Raw from 2003 to 2004, with the height of their dominance occurring after Armageddon in 2003 when all of the men's titles on Raw were held by the members of Evolution.[30] In 2003, Orton spent much of his time helping Triple H overcome challenges from Scott Steiner (Scott Rechsteiner) and Goldberg (Bill Goldberg), former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) superstars who were vying with Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship.[31][32][33] Orton joined Triple H in a six-man Elimination Chamber match, where the ring is surrounded by a steel structure of chain and girders, for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam and was involved primarily to secure Triple H's title defense.[34] Afterwards, Orton proclaimed himself "The Legend Killer", a young upstart who was so talented that he touted himself as the future of professional wrestling. He embarked on numerous storyline feuds with "legendary" wrestlers and gained infamy for his blatant disrespect of many older, well-regarded names in wrestling history. He defeated Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom) at Unforgiven, in the first of many high profile matches billed as "Legend vs. Legend Killer", with the help of his stablemate and mentor Ric Flair.[35] Orton then spat in the face of Harley Race on the April 26, 2004 edition of Raw.[36][37] During this time, Orton began using the move that would become his signature finisher, the RKO, a jumping cutter, named after his initials. Orton soon defeated Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski) for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Armageddon on December 14, 2003.[38] With this win, Orton started the longest Intercontinental title reign in seven years, holding the title for seven months.[39] 2004–2005 Orton is the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history.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 Orton 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 Foley.[40] The July pay-per-view event, Vengeance, Edge (Adam Copeland) defeated Orton to win the Intercontinental Championship, ending Orton's seven month title reign.[41] After the loss of his Intercontinental Championship, Orton continued to rise in ranks within WWE, entering the World Heavyweight Championship scene. After becoming the #1 contender on July 26,[42] he defeated Chris Benoit for the championship with the added distinction of being the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling history at age twenty-four.[43] Benoit congratulated Orton after the match, shaking his hand for showing the ability to "be a man".[44] 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 and then abruptly changed it to a thumbs-down, which was followed by Batista dropping Orton to the mat.[45] Ric Flair and Batista attacked Orton in the ring as Triple H revealed his jealousy for Orton's title. He ordered the young champion to hand over the championship, but Orton refused, spitting in Triple H's face and hitting him with the title belt.[46] Orton's break-up with Evolution began a new storyline for him as an on-screen hero when he continued to feud with his former stablemates.[47] A month later, Orton lost his championship at Unforgiven.[48] 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 it to beat and humiliate the group.[49] After this, Orton experienced another push, becoming General Manager of the Raw brand for a week following a match stipulation at Survivor Series.[50] He continued to feud with Triple H, using his authority to place his opponents at severe disadvantages during title defenses.[51] Orton was granted another chance at the championship in January 2005 but lost a six-man championship Elimination Chamber match to Triple H at New Year's Revolution.[52] On the January 10 edition of Raw, Orton defeated Batista to earn a title match against Triple H at the Royal Rumble.[53] At the Royal Rumble, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the World title.[54] Orton at a WWE house show in 2005Orton began an scripted on-screen relationship with Stacy Keibler and briefly feuded with Christian (Jason Reso) in February 2005.[55] On the February 28 edition of Raw, "Superstar" Billy Graham made an appearance, in which he advised Orton to "go where no wrestler [had] gone before".[56] Orton then produced a copy of SmackDown! magazine, which featured The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) on the cover.[57] Heeding Graham's advice, Orton claimed that he would set himself apart from all other wrestlers by ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania.[58] Throughout March 2005, Orton taunted The Undertaker, claiming he was unafraid of the eerie Deadman. On the March 21 edition of Raw, Orton turned to a villain once more after he delivered an RKO to his unsuspecting on-screen girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, knocking her unconscious.[59] During Orton's promos, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline, he would immediately run for cover when signs of The Undertaker's appearance were near (lightning, darkness, or smoke).[60] When "legend" wrestler Jake Roberts advised Orton not to underestimate The Undertaker, Orton performed an RKO on Roberts as well.[61] In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, Orton became more defiant and unafraid of the Undertaker, taunting and assaulting him in the ring following distractions from his father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. At WrestleMania 21, however, the heavily-hyped match was unsuccessful for Orton, as he lost despite his father's interference.[54] The following night on Raw, Orton faced Batista, who had become World Heavyweight Champion. Orton stated on-screen that his match with The Undertaker had aggravated a shoulder injury.[62] While sidelined, Orton appeared on Raw and claimed that he was ineligible for the WWE Draft Lottery due to his injury. He was informed by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that he was indeed a candidate for the draft, leaving a possibility of a return to SmackDown!.[63] Orton returned to WWE programming for the SmackDown! brand on June 16, announcing that he was the second pick in the 2005 draft lottery.[64] He continued his feud with The Undertaker, defeating him at SummerSlam following a distraction from his father.[65] Two months later, Orton and his father Bob Orton defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Casket match.[66] The following month, Orton was a participant in the annual elimination match of Team SmackDown! against Team Raw at Survivor Series. In the match, Orton was the last remaining wrestler in the match, as he pinned Shawn Michaels to get the victory for Team SmackDown!.[67] At the event, The Undertaker, who had been absent since Orton had, during the storyline, apparently killed him on an episode of SmackDown!,[68] returned by emerging from a flaming casket.[67] The feud was finally settled with a Hell in a Cell match, a match contested in a ring surrounded by a steel cage, at Armageddon, where The Undertaker offered to retire if he lost.[69] On an episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker entered the ring to deliver a promo while one of his druids appeared to be standing in the ring. The Undertaker sustained an RKO from Orton in a surprise attack. The druid revealed himself to be Orton's father, who gave Orton the Undertaker's urn, which, according to the storyline, allowed whomever held it to control The Undertaker.[70] The Undertaker, however, beat both Ortons in a Hell in a Cell match, which ended their nine–month–long feud with The Undertaker.[71] 2006–2007 Main article: Rated-RKO Edge and Orton as Rated-RKOFollowing Armageddon, Orton entered the January 2006 Royal Rumble, an elimination style match where the last person in the ring is the winner, as the thirtieth wrestler to enter the match, but he was eliminated by Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez).[71] Mysterio won the match at a title shot, and Orton urged him to put the title shot at stake in a match at No Way Out.[72] In the weeks preceding No Way Out, Orton made disparaging remarks about Eddie Guerrero, Mysterio's friend, in an attempt to gain heel heat.[73] Guerrero's death had occurred only months previously, and many fans felt the comments were unwarranted and highly distasteful.[74][75][76] Orton won at No Way Out, earning Mysterio's title shot for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22.[77] General Manager Theodore Long re-added Mysterio to the WrestleMania 22 title match, however, making it a standard wrestling match involving three wrestlers, dubbed as a Triple Threat match, between Orton, Mysterio, and then-champion, Kurt Angle.[78] At WrestleMania 22, Orton was pinned by Mysterio, making Mysterio the World Heavyweight Champion and ending their on-screen rivalry.[79] On April 4, 2006, Orton was suspended for sixty days for "unprofessional conduct."[80] In an interview, Orton stated, "my conduct was unbecoming of a champion, which is what I will be again when I return".[81] To cover for the suspension, a scripted injury was devised, where Kurt Angle broke Orton's ankle during a grudge match.[82] In July, Orton said his suspension resulted from smoking marijuana backstage.[83] Orton returned from his suspension in June to the Raw brand,[84][85] where he engaged in a storyline feud with Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea). Orton began cutting promos insulting the aging Hogan and flirted with Hogan's eighteen-year-old daughter Brooke.[86][87] At SummerSlam, the two met in a "Legend vs. Legend Killer" match, which Hogan won.[88] After the newly-reformed D-Generation X (DX) (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) cost Edge the WWE Championship numerous times, Edge approached Orton and asked him to join forces to defeat the team. Orton, whose championship reign had been ended by Triple H in 2004, agreed, forming the tag team Rated-RKO. The two became the first to defeat DX since their reunion and quickly becoming World Tag Team Champions in the Raw tag team division.[89][90] As part of the angle, Rated-RKO attacked Ric Flair to enrage DX on November 27.[91] At New Year's 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.[92] Orton showing off his signature poseWith Triple H out of action, Rated-RKO continued their on-screen rivalry with remaining DX member Shawn Michaels. Michaels teamed with John Cena to defeat Rated-RKO for the tag team championship on January 29.[93] Orton and Edge suffered a series of losses to Cena and Michaels in the following months, building hatred towards one another. Edge and Orton also became rivals in their goals of achieving the WWE Championship. Neither Edge nor Orton won the Championship, and they lost their claims as number one contenders after a failed match with Cena at the April pay-per-view Backlash.[94] Orton then continued his "Legend Killer" persona, attacking Shawn Michaels. Using frequent attacks to the head, including an elevated DDT and a running punt to the face, Orton defeated Michaels at Judgment Day. When the kayfabe wounded and concussed Michaels collapsed in the ring, the referee was forced to stop the match and award Orton the victory.[95] Orton continued his attacks when he engaged himself in feuds with Rob Van Dam,[96] Ric Flair,[97] Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels, Jr.),[98] and Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus).[99] On the July 23 edition of Raw, Orton was named as the number one contender at SummerSlam for John Cena's WWE Championship.[98] Weeks before their scheduled match at SummerSlam, Orton attacked Cena on three separate occasions by performing RKOs on him.[98][100][101] At SummerSlam, Orton lost the title match to Cena, who pinned Orton after executing an FU.[102] The following night on Raw, Orton demanded a rematch for the title, but his request was declined by Raw General Manager William Regal (Darren Matthews). Orton then took his demands to Mr. McMahon, who also refused to give Orton a rematch unless he proved himself. That night, Orton interfered in Cena's match by assaulting Cena and kicking Cena's father, who was at ringside, in the head.[103] Orton was granted his title rematch against Cena at Unforgiven and won by disqualification when Cena refused to stop punching Orton in the corner.[104] Cena retained the WWE title because a title cannot change hands by disqualification. After the match, Cena's father, who was again at ringside, kicked Orton in the head.[104] At No Mercy, Orton was awarded the WWE Championship by Mr. McMahon after Cena was stripped of the title due to a legit injury the previous week, which also ended the Orton-Cena storyline prematurely.[105] Orton then lost the title to Triple H in the opening match of the show, making Orton's reign the third shortest in WWE history.[106] Later in the night, Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match, a match in which a wrestler is unable to respond to a ten count by the referee, to regain the title, thus becoming a two-time WWE Champion in one night.[107] Following No Mercy, Orton continued his feud with Shawn Michaels, who made his return on the October 8 edition of Raw, which also led to Michaels to perform Sweet Chin Music on Orton.[108] The two met in a title match at Cyber Sunday after a match was made in which the fans would get to vote on either Michaels, Jeff Hardy or Mr. Kennedy (Kenneth Anderson) as the opponent.[109] As a result, Michaels was voted to face Orton.[110] In the match, Orton was disqualified when he performed a low blow on Michaels, but Orton retained the title.[110] In a scheduled rematch,[111] Orton successfully defended the title at Survivor Series against Michaels when he performed the RKO on Michaels for the win.[112] The stipulation of the match was that if Michaels used Sweet Chin Music, the match would be stopped and Michaels would never get a chance at the WWE title, but if Orton got himself disqualified, he would lose the title.[113] 2008 After weeks of intensity between the two, Orton defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.[114] Following this, he re-engaged in his feud with John Cena, who had returned from injury and won the 2008 Royal Rumble match.[114] Instead of cashing in his title opportunity at WrestleMania XXIV, Cena decided to face Orton for the title at No Way Out.[115] Orton lost the match after getting himself intentionally disqualified, thus retaining the title.[116] At WrestleMania, Orton retained the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat match involving Cena and Triple H. Orton won the match by pinning Cena after a Pedigree from Triple H.[117] The following month, at Backlash, Orton lost the title to Triple H in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match, which also included Cena and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (John Layfield).[118] After failing to win the title back at Judgment Day,[119] Orton faced Triple H in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand for the title.[120] Orton lost the match and legitimately broke his collarbone.[121] On the September 1 edition of Raw, Orton returned to Raw in a non-wrestling capacity and immediately criticized all the champions on the Raw roster, especially CM Punk, saying that a brand is only as strong as its champions, and that Raw was now weak without him.[122] Orton would further his rivalry with Punk by attacking him backstage at Unforgiven, preventing him from taking part in the Scramble match, effectively costing him the title.[123]Personal life Orton married his girlfriend Samantha Speno on September 21, 2007.[132][133][134] They had their first child, Alanna Marie Orton, on July 12, 2008.[135] While on the Raw brand, Orton was accused of harassing fellow WWE employees Amy Weber and Rochelle Loewen, which led to the departure of Weber from the company. Loewen, who has called Orton "an animal", claimed that he vandalized her possessions and subjected her to harassment.[136] Fellow WWE Diva Search contestant (and eventual winner) Christy Hemme has stated in an interview with The Sun that she does not believe that Orton harassed Weber or Loewen.[137] On March 19, 2007, Sports Illustrated posted an article on its website as part of 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.[138] WWE has since made a statement on this situation, claiming that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in February 2006.[139] Orton suffers from hypermobile shoulders.[140] After being medically cleared to wrestle after breaking his collarbone in June, Orton re-injured his collarbone in a motorcycle accident.[141][142] Date of Birth 1 April 1980, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Birth Name Randall Keith Orton Nickname The Legend Killer The Man of Destiny Dream Killer Height 6' 5¼" (1.96 m) Spouse Samantha Speno (21 September 2007 - present) 1 child Trade Mark Full Nelson Slam Finishing move: RKO (Jumping Cutter) Finishing move: Super RKO (Running Elevated Cutter) Finishing move: O-Zone (Overdrive) Trademark move: Elevated DDT Trademark move: European Uppercut Trademark move: Gutwrench Elevated Neckbreaker Trademark move: Frog Splash style Flying Crossbody Trademark move: Knee Drop Trademark move: Standing Dropkick Trademark move: Stretch Backbreaker Trademark move (in OVW): Wheelbarrow German Suplex Trademark move: Wrenching Rear Chinlock Trivia Son of legendary wrestler Cowboy Bob Orton Nephew of wrestler/musician turned actor Barrymore Barlow, aka 'Barry O'. 2001 PWI Wrestling Rookie of the Year. Only father and son to both be named Rookies of the Year. Third-generation pro-wrestler. Grandson of Bob Orton Sr.. He was in the Marines. Aunt Rhonda Orton, accompanied close friend 'Andre Rousimoff' during filming of The Princess Bride (1987) at Lee International Studios, Shepperton, UK. There she became acquainted with Wallace Shawn. As fate would have it, a decade later in 1997, Rhonda, a gaming industry professional in Las Vegas, was hired to coach Mr. Shawn as a blackjack dealer for _Vegas Vacation_ (1997). Both he and fellow Evolution member Dave Bautista began their wrestling careers in Ohio Valley Wrestling. Defeated Rob Van Dam to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Member of "Evolution" - the most powerful stable in WWE along with Ric Flair, Triple H and Batista. He is the eldest of 3 children. Younger brother and sister, Nathan and Becky Orton. Finishing move is the RKO. (Derived from his name, Randal Keith Orton) The RKO is a modified version of the "Ace Crusher", or "Diamond Cutter" move. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee raised in St. Louis, Missouri. At age 20, moved to Louisville, Kentucky. When he got out of OVW, he moved back to St. Louis, Missouri and lives there currently. Is the second youngest WWE Intercontinental Champion. Jeff Hardy is the youngest, at 23, only a few months younger than Orton. Held Intercontinental Championship for 7 months. The longest reign since the Rock held the title for 8 months in 1997. On March 1, 2003 at a WWE live event, Batista & Randy Orton teamed up to face the Dudley Boyz. This was famous for being a match that nearly no one walked away from unhurt. Batista tore his bicep, Randy Orton broke his leg and Bubba Ray Dudley injured his back. Defeated Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) in a No Holds Barred match at Backlash 2004 in April, thus making him a bonafide "Legend Killer". Became the youngest World Champion in wrestling history winning the WWE Raw Title at the age of 24. No longer a member of the group Evolution. The group turned on him the following night after he won the world title from Chris Benoit. On August 15th 2004, He became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history after defeating Chris Benoit at _Summerslam (2004) (V)_ In reality, he is actually best friends with wrestlers John Cena and John Hennigan. Had shoulder surgery on October 11, 2002. When he was in SmackDown, he used to travel with Brock Lesnar and John Cena. He travels with Dave Batista. Every Tuesday, he goes to his parents house to have dinner with his family and so his father can talk about his matches on RAW the previous night. In school, he was a straight A student. WWE RAW Theme Song: "Burn In My Light", Mercy Drive. On April 2, 2005 (the night before Wrestlemania 21), he had the honor of inducting his father, the legendary "Cowboy" Bob Orton, into the WWE Hall Of Fame. Is the third third generation wrestler in WWE history. The first two are The Rock, and Chavo Guerrero. Is the youngest world champion in WWE History, winning the title at 24, however the youngest World Champion in the history of professional wrestling is Lou Thesz who won the NWA World Championship at 21. On Sunday, April 3, 2005 at WrestleMania XXI, Randy challenged the Undertaker looking forward to ending his 12-0 winning streak. During the match, he injured his shoulder which caused him to lose his match making the Undertaker 13-0 at WrestleMania. Due to his bicep muscle being torn off of his shoulder, he is expected to be out of action for about 4-5 months. Right after WrestleMania XXI, he went into immediate surgery to repair his shoulder. This is his second shoulder surgery. Challenged the Undertaker looking to end Taker's 12-0 winning streak at WrestleMania. The day after WrestleMania XXI at Monday Night RAW on April 4, 2005, he challenged the new World Heavyweight Champion, Batista for a title shot. During the match, he further injured his shoulder and his bicep muscle got torn. Engaged to long time girlfriend, Samantha Has been suspended for 60 days by WWE for his unprofessional conduct His brother, Nathan, also wants to be a professional wrestler. Is a huge fan of monster truck rallies Is in reality good friends with The Undertaker. Leading to their Wrestlemania 21 match Undertaker suggested Randy being the man ending the streak but Randy refused due to respect for Taker's legacy. November 13, 2006 - Won his first World Tag Team championship with Edge. They won as part of a new heel tag team: Rated RKO. Is great friends with John Cena in real life. Former World Tag Team Champion. Was awarded the WWE Championship on an Edition of Monday Night Raw after Vince McMahon had stripped Cena of the title due to Injury. He is, as of November 5th 2007, the reigning WWE Champion and is set to face Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series. Despite the fact that his on-screen character takes great pride in knowing he injured John Cena. In real life he was the first man to visit Cena after his surgery and he felt really guilty. Despite it being very popular, Orton dislikes his entrance music "Burn In My Light" by Mercy Drive. He had switched to the song "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage (which was eventually given to CM Punk) for one week before reverting back to "Burn In My Light" at fans' requests, who cited an incompatibility between the metal song and Orton. He has since started using the theme "Voices" by Rev Theory and still uses it as of this writing. His daughter, Alanna Marie Orton, was born on July 12, 2008 at 9:24 PM. At birth, she was 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and 22.5 inches long. Personal Quotes Take a look people, take a good look at greatness! Where Are They Now (June 2003) Currently a member of the stable Evolution in the WWE with Triple H, and Ric Flair. (December 2003) Current WWE Intercontinental Champion and is set to defend the title against former champion, Rob Van Dam at January 2004's "Royal Rumble". (December 2003) WWE Intercontinental Champion. (July 2004) Lost intercontinental championship to Edge at Vengeance. This ended a 7 month reign as Intercontinental Champion (July 2004) After winning a 20 man over-the-top-rope battle royal on RAW, he will face Chris Benoit for the World Title at Summerslam 2004. (August 2004) Defeated Chris Benoit at Summerslam to win the WWE Heavyweight Title (August 2004) Defeated Raw World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit at Summerslam 2004 to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history. (August 2004) After defeating Chris Benoit for the second night in a row on RAW (the night after Summerslam), the rest of Evolution (Triple H, Ric Flair & Batista) turn their backs on Randy and attack him. Which probably means that Randy will become a face (good guy). (August 2004) Defeated Chris Benoit with the RKO at Summerslam 2004 to become the youngest WWE World Champion at the age of 24. (September 2004) Is set to face his former Evolution leader, Triple H at WWE Unforgiven for the World Title. (September 2004) Will face Triple H for the Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven after being beaten out of Evolution. (September 2004) Lost the World Title to Triple H at WWE Unforgiven when Triple H hit Orton with a Pedigree onto a steel chair after Evolution interfered. (October 2004) Set to face legendary wrestler Ric Flair at Raw's Taboo Tuesday Pay Per View event. (October 2004) Defeated Ric Flair at WWE Taboo Tuesday in a steel cage match after he hit Flair with the RKO. (November 2004) His team (consisting of himself, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and Maven) defeated the team of Triple H, Batista, Gene Snitsky and Edge in a classic elimination tag team match at WWE Survivor Series. As a result, each member of his team will get to be the general manager of RAW for one week for the next month. (November 2004) Following loss to Ric Flair on Raw, Randy is inelligable to challenge for the World title, as long as it is held by Triple H. However, Orton will lead a four man team including Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit and Maven at Survivor Series against Triple H, Batista, Edge and Gene Snitzky. (November 2004) Won his Survivor Series matchup against Triple H's team, which means he will have "control" of Raw for one week during December. (December 2004) During his week in charge of Raw he put Triple H in a WWE Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match against Edge and Chris Benoit. Thanks to his Interference witha steel Chair, Triple H lost and Randy can now challenge for the title again. (January 2005) Took part in the 6 man Elimination chamber match for the vacated WWE Heavyweight Championship. He lost to Triple H after Batista (already Eliminated) interfered, thus allowing Triple H to regain the title. (January 2005) Will face Triple H at the WWE Royal Rumble on Jan 30th for the Heavyweight Championship after winning a number 1 contender's match against Batista on Jan 10th. (January 2005) With girlfriend Stacy Keibler.Getting ready for his match at the royal rumble. (March 2005) On the March 7, 2005 edition of RAW, he issued a challenge to the Undertaker for a match at Wrestlemania 21. (April 2005) Will face The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 21! (April 2005) He injured his shoulder and will be out of action for 4-5 months. (June 2005) Has now been drafted to Smackdown! to feud with The Undertaker, Batista and Chris Benoit. (August 2005) Will face the Undertaker at SummerSlam 2005 (August 2005) Defeated the Undertaker at SummerSlam with the help of his father. (December 2005) After the Undertaker was playing various mind games on him he is set to face Undertaker at Armageddon 2005. (November 2005) The Undertaker returned out of a burning casket after the "Survivor Series" Match ,Chokeslamming everyone in the ring.Orton was shocked (October 2005) Buried the "Undertaker" in a Handicap 2 on 1 Casket Match with the help of his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton and then Set the casket on fire at No Mercy 2005 Orton thought he truly was the " legend killer" for now....... (January 2006) Will compete in the 2006 edition of the Royal Rumble (February 2006) Will face Rey Mysterio at No Way Out for a title shot at Wrestlemania 22. (March 2006) Will be a Handicap Match on Saturday Night Main Event on March 18. He will teaming up with 'Rey Mysterio' and World Heavweight Champion 'Kurt Angle' against WWE Champion 'John Cena' and 'Triple H'. (April 2006) His ankle was broken by Kurt Angle in the first match of the King Of The Ring tournament. (April 2006) Lost in the world heavyweight championship at Wrestlemania 22 to Rey Mysterio. (June 2006) Contract with SmackDown! has expired. Has signed a contract with Raw. (November 2006) On the November 13th edition of Monday Night Raw in Manchester, England, helped to defeat Ric Flair & 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper along with tag partner, Edge to gain World Tag Team Championships (November 2006) Will co-captain Team Rated-RKO at Survivor Series along with Edge against Team DX (April 2007) Will face Shawn Michaels on RAW in a #1 Contendors match for John Cena's WWE Title Belt. (April 2007) Will face WWE Champion John Cena, Shawn Michaels and Edge in a Fatal 4 Way Match for the WWE Championship at Backlash. (August 2007) Going to face John Cena at Summerslam for the WWE Championship (June 2008) Was injured on a episode of Raw. Will be out for about 2 months (August 2008) Was in a motorcycle accident near home. Re-injured collarbone and will be out for 3 months. Randy OrtonStats Height: 6 foot 4 Weight: 245 pounds From: St. Louis Signature Move: RKO WWE Debut: April 2002Career Highlights: WWE Champion; World Heavyweight Champion; Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion Entrance Video: WATCH Randy Orton doesn’t have many interests. Other than listening to Metallica or Pantera and watching the occasional movie, wrestling is his life…or, as he would tell you, his destiny. It’s easy to understand why. His father is WWE Hall of Famer “Cowboy” Bob Orton, his uncle Barry “Barry O” Orton, and his grandfather “The Big O,” the late Bob Orton, Sr. Most kids remember their first ball game or school play; Randy’s childhood memories include sitting in the kitchen of his family’s St. Louis home with “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, and repairing a broken banister leaned on by Andre the Giant. He wasn’t even five years old when he watched his father knock out “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff in the main event at the inaugural WrestleMania, but he already knew he wanted to be a WWE Superstar. Randy’s parents tried dissuading him; his father even warned that life in the ring meant a life on the road, away from family. Yet Randy, seeing how his friends perceived his world-traveling dad in “a different light,” recalls only thinking the prospect was “quite appealing, and something I wanted to do.” Still, he agreed to try other avenues first. After graduating Hazelwood Central High School in 1998 (where he was an accomplished amateur wrestler), Orton enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. His plan was to serve a four-year tour of duty, then focus on a wrestling career; his reality was a dishonorable discharge one year later, due to unauthorized absences on two occasions (one for 82 days) and for disobeying a superior officer’s direct order. After spending 38 days in the brig of Camp Pendleton Base, he would resume his civilian life…and to pursuing his destiny. Back home in St. Louis, Orton accompanied his father backstage at a local WWE live event in late 1999. He left the show with an opportunity to try out in Stamford, which soon resulted in a developmental deal to train at Ohio Valley Wrestling. Orton quickly rose through OVW’s ranks, and in April 2002, he officially made his WWE debut as a member of SmackDown. The third-generation Superstar had at last fulfilled his dream, though a long-standing rivalry with Mick Foley (and a brutal Hardcore Match at Backlash in 2004 that Orton remembers as one of his greatest contests) provided him with a new purpose: What better way to make himself a WWE legend…than to destroy the legends before him? Since then, many WWE legends have fallen to Randy Orton. And many more will follow. It’s his destiny.

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