[236] On the October 25 episode of SmackDown Live, Orton interfered on Wyatt's behalf in his match with Kane, leading to speculation that he had joined The Wyatt Family, though this was neither confirmed nor denied by WWE or Orton. [336], In August 2018, Orton was investigated by WWE for sexual harassment when it was claimed that he had exposed himself to new members of the company's writing staff during his early career,[337][338] though nothing came of the investigation. After the match, the duo would celebrate with new WWE signee Gable Steveson. Orton would later accept the challenge on RK-Bro's behalf. [16] After Rated-RKO disbanded in mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night, becoming the second youngest two-time WWE Champion at the age of 27. Orton made his debut the following year in 2002 at WrestleMania X8 (2002) Fan Axxcess, defeating Tommy Dreamer. Stephanie then ran down to the ring to tend to her brother, but Orton attacked her with an RKO. He was the son of professional wrestler Bob Orton, brother of professional wrestler Bob Orton Jr., and uncle of professional wrestler Randy Orton. Famed for his brutal hardcore matches and ability to handle excruciating pain, Foley challenged Orton to a hardcore "Legend vs. Legend Killer" match for his Intercontinental Championship, which Orton reluctantly accepted. Orton began feuding with the McMahon family on the January 19, 2009 episode of Raw when he confronted both Mr. McMahon and Stephanie, claiming that he was worth more than her, and that she had become "worthless". [81] After the match, Cena's father, who was again at ringside, kicked Orton in the head, which led to a match the next night on the September 17 episode of Raw, in which Orton defeated Cena's father by disqualification, then hit him with an RKO while Cena was handcuffed to the ropes. Young Randy Orton (middle) and his parents and siblings. [196] Orton and Bryan faced off for the vacant title on October 6 at Battleground, but the match ended in a no contest after Big Show interfered and knocked out both men. [161] He participated in a fatal four-way match at Over the Limit for the World Heavyweight Championship, where Orton failed to win after Sheamus pinned Chris Jericho to retain the title. randy is my brother.my name is becky orton im 18 years old. [242] On January 29, 2017, at the Royal Rumble, Orton won the Royal Rumble match for the second time in his career by lastly eliminating Roman Reigns. The druid revealed himself to be Orton's father, who gave Orton The Undertaker's urn, which according to the storyline allowed whoever held it to control The Undertaker. [citation needed] At New Year's Revolution, Rated-RKO defended the World Tag Team Championship against DX, but the match was declared a no-contest when Triple H suffered a legitimate injury during the match. He wrestled in local training promotions in St. Louis where his father and uncle had working relations with. Randy Orton is a hugely well-known WWE champion wrestler from Knoxville, Tennessee. [38] While recovering, Orton still appeared on Raw in his own Randy News Network (RNN) segment, a weekly vignette featuring him talking about his condition. [2] Early life [ edit] Though Stephanie teased firing Orton, she changed her mind and said that she had "bigger plans", leading to Shane McMahon returning to Raw and attacking Orton. He was previously intended to star in WWE-produced film titles such as The Marine 2 (2009), but was injured at the time and the lead role was given to Ted DiBiase Jr. [210] On the Raw before the event, Triple H revealed that the winner would receive a future WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Brock Lesnar. [310] He has said numerous times that he prefers playing the villain, as it is easier and more natural for him. The title match ended in a double count-out after the two united and attacked them. [283] On the November 11 episode of Raw, Orton seemed like he was going to give Ricochet an RKO, but instead gave one to AJ Styles (who turned heel during the summer), thus turning face. [24], Randal Keith Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 1, 1980, the son of nurse Elaine[25] and professional wrestler Bob Orton Jr.[10][26] He is the grandson of Bob Orton and nephew of Barry Orton, both professional wrestlers. They faced off for the championship once more at The Bash in a Three Stages of Hell match, which Orton won after interference from Legacy. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. [83] Orton lost the title to Triple H in the opening match, but regained it later that night in a Last Man Standing match. [302] At WrestleMania 38, RK-Bro successfully defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Alpha Academy and the Street Profits in a triple threat tag team match. On the May 20 episode of SmackDown, following interference from Reigns, the Usos defeated RK-Bro to unify the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. [107] On the June 15 episode of Raw, Orton regained the title in a fatal four-way match against Big Show, Triple H and John Cena. He then adopted the nicknames of "the Viper" and "the Apex Predator" due to his untrustworthy, snake-like character. 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At the base, he received a bad conduct discharge in 1999 after going AWOL on two occasions and disobeying an order from a commanding officer. The following year in 2003 after the company renamed itself as the WWE, Orton quickly enhanced his presence on the WWE roster, when he joined the heel stable known as Evolution, fronted by Paul Levesque (known in-ring as Triple H). When WWE superstar Randy Orton tweeted in support of the Black Lives Matter movement a couple weeks ago, it caused many in the professional wrestling community to do a double take. Powell's POV: Orton accused former WWE executive Terry Garvin of making sexual advances on a 1978 car trip. Sami Zayn to become the first member of the SmackDown Men's Survivor Series Team", "Team Raw def. After instigating Triple H into agreeing to face him in a No Holds Barred match, Bliss interfered and threw a fireball at Orton to end it in a no contest. Celebrated Name: Randy Orton: Real Name/Full Name: Randal Keith Orton: Gender: Male: Age: 42 years old: Birth Date: 1 April 1980: Birth Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States: . On the April 25 episode of Raw, WWE and Riddle celebrated "20 Years of Orton" to open the show. [citation needed] Orton returned to WWE programming for SmackDown! [293] Despite his victory over the Fiend, Orton would deal with the repercussions by dealing with Alexa Bliss (who aligned with The Fiend earlier) over the following weeks. The Orton boys took after their father's legacy . Both of them is a professional player of WWE. 5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars (1) $29.99 $ 29. Randy Orton once won the WWE title twice in the same night. [141] Over the next few weeks, Henry regularly attacked Orton. [citation needed] When wrestler Jake Roberts advised Orton not to underestimate The Undertaker, Orton performed an RKO on Roberts as well. Find where to watch Randy Orton's latest movies and tv shows . He has been with the company for over 20 years and is a fourteen-time world champion. This drew Triple H into the feud, who claimed that Orton "crossed the line" when he attacked Stephanie, his real-life wife. [219][220] On the September 7 episode of Raw, Orton was attacked by The Wyatt Family,[221] starting a feud that was booked to end in the Hell in a Cell pre-show,[222] but canceled after Orton suffered a legit shoulder injury,[223] putting him out of action for the following months. [252] SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon later returned the belt to Orton. [193] The following night on Raw, Orton was endorsed as the "face of the company" by Vince McMahon and the newly formed Authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon). He is the son of a well-known wrestler Bob Orton Jr, while her mother is a former nurse at Christian Hospital NE in Missouri. [88][89] Orton then began a feud with the returning Chris Jericho, who challenged Orton for the WWE Championship at Armageddon, in which Jericho won by disqualification after interference from SmackDown! [273] He then started a feud with Mysterio, stealing Mysterio's mask on the November 21 episode of SmackDown Live and carrying it with him for a few weeks. At Backlash, Orton defeated Foley in a hardcore match to retain the Intercontinental Championship,[49] which included spots involving a table covered in barbed wire, fire, a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire (a signature weapon of Foley's named "Barbie"), and Orton being thrown onto hundreds of thumbtacks. Afterwards, Rated-RKO were attacked by DX. He was the brother of Bob Orton Jr. and the uncle of WWE star Randy Orton. [153] Barrett and Orton continued their feud on the December 23 episode of SmackDown, where they brawled backstage and Orton hit Barrett with an RKO onto a car. 1 contenders", "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5/2: Jericho joins Smackdown, Shane takes belt from Jinder, Jinder vs. Sami", "5/21 Powell's WWE Backlash Live Review: Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles for the U.S. Championship, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler", "WWE Champion Jinder Mahal def. [80] McMahon granted Orton his rematch at Unforgiven, which he won by disqualification when Cena refused to stop punching him in the corner; however, Cena retained the championship because titles cannot change hands by disqualification. ", "5 reasons why Randy Orton is the greatest Superstar of all time", "W.W.F./W.W.E. [30] Knowing the hardships of life as a professional wrestler, his parents tried to convince him to stay away from the business[10] and his father warned him that life in the ring meant a life on the road and away from family. [citation needed] On the October 14 episode of SmackDown, Orton won a 41-man battle royal to earn a title shot of his choice, and he chose to challenge Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship later that night; he won by disqualification after interference from Rhodes, but did not win the championship. [102][citation needed] The stable, called "The Legacy", debuted the next week, defeating Batista and Triple H, Orton's former Evolution stablemates, in a three-on-two handicap match. [85] Michaels was chosen by fan voting over Jeff Hardy and Mr. Kennedy to meet Orton for the WWE Championship at Cyber Sunday, where Orton was disqualified after low blowing Michaels, but retained the title.
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