color commentator John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), but Orton retained the title. Randy Orton, Rusev and Bobby Roode to win the United States Championship", "United States Champion Jeff Hardy def. Upon being medically cleared to return to the ring, Orton was reinjured in a motorcycle accident. [citation needed] Three times before their scheduled bout at SummerSlam, Orton assaulted Cena with the RKO. He lost the title to Cena in an "I Quit" match at Breaking Point,[103] but regained it from Cena in a Hell in a Cell match at Hell in a Cell. Randy Orton: "God I Miss Daniel Bryan And Wish He Was Still Here" - Wrestling Inc. Randy Orton speaks about what he'd like his legacy to be with WWE after his career is over and talks about the. [297], Orton's most notable move is his finishing maneuver, the RKO, a jumping variation of a cutter. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor who is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand but is currently out of action due to a back injury. [110] The next night on the February 22 episode of Raw, during a six-man tag team match, Orton attacked them in retaliation, turning him face. [citation needed] At SummerSlam, Orton defeated Chris Benoit for the championship, thus becoming the youngest world champion in WWE history at the age of 24. [319][320] The couple had a daughter together. [220] On July 24 at Battleground, Orton returned as a guest on Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel to be interviewed about his match with Lesnar. At the age of 24, Orton became the youngest world champion in WWE history after he won the World Heavyweight Championship. At Battleground, Orton was again defeated by Mahal when The Great Khali returned and attacked Orton, allowing Mahal to escape the Punjabi Prison to win. Orton tried to do an RKO in one momentum, but Foley reversed the situation, and Orton finished on thumbtacks. [122] Over the next three weeks, Orton punted and injured all members of The New Nexus, Michael McGillicutty, David Otunga and Mason Ryan. [187] 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). There's an old expression that says "Heavy is the head that wears the crown." Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, father Bob Orton Jr., and uncle Barry Orton were all wrestlers. ", "CALDWELL'S WWE SURVIVOR SERIES PPV REPORT 11/18: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV Punk-Cena-Ryback", "Raw results: The Shield runs rampant, Brad Maddox returns, and Punk takes a lie detector test on "Miz TV", "SmackDown results: Cesaro def. In July at Vengeance, he lost the title to Edge. This picture shows Randy Orton continuing that honored tradition and granting a wish for a young fan. [155] 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. That night, Orton interfered in Cena's match with King Booker, assaulting him before kicking his father, who was at ringside, in the head. 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[151], On the February 13 episode of Raw, Orton suffered a concussion after World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan smashed Orton over the head with the title belt. [38], Orton then began proclaiming himself the "Legend Killer", with his gimmick becoming that of a young upstart who was so talented that he touted himself as the future of wrestling. [212] Following this, Orton began feuding with Sheamus after both men attacked each other and faced off in various tag-team matches; Orton defeated Sheamus at Battleground, but lost to Sheamus at SummerSlam. [256] At the Royal Rumble, Orton entered Royal Rumble match at #24 and eliminated NXT Champion Andrade "Cien" Almas before later being eliminated by Roman Reigns. [182] Four days later on SmackDown, Orton was defeated by Bryan in a singles match via countout. [48] The following night on Raw, after Orton successfully defended the title against Benoit in a rematch, Evolution threw Orton a mock celebration only to reveal that they were not pleased with his new victory. [99] At Extreme Rules, he lost the title to Batista in a steel cage match. [52] During Orton's promos, he ran for cover whenever signs of The Undertaker's appearance (lightning, darkness, or smoke) occurred. [111] At WrestleMania XXVI, Orton defeated Rhodes and DiBiase in a triple threat match.[112]. He unsuccessfully challenged Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules in April. )", "W.W.W.F./W.W.F./W.W.E. Oh, boy did he set Twitter on. The title match ended in a double count-out after the two united and attacked them. The Condemned 2 (Video 2015) - The Condemned 2 (Video 2015 . [201][202] On the June 9 episode of Raw, The Authority automatically granted Orton a spot in the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but he failed to win. [310][311][312] He later starred in the action films 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded (2013)[313] and The Condemned 2 (2015). [11][12] He formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. in 2008. Afterwards, Rated-RKO were attacked by DX. In reality, being a pro wrestler is one of the most grueling professions imaginable. During the following months, Orton feuded with the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, failing to win the title at SummerSlam[283] and Clash of Champions in an Ambulance match,[284] until he defeated McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match at Hell In A Cell, winning his tenth WWE Championship. [97] At Armageddon, Orton lost to Batista in a singles match. [143][144] Orton's team was defeated at Survivor Series with Barrett and Cody Rhodes being the sole survivors. The following night on Raw, Cena defeated Orton in a non-title match with Triple H as the special guest referee, resulting in Cena being added to Orton's title match with Triple H at WrestleMania, making it a triple threat match. Who would've imagined the successful career that was waiting on that kid? [152] When Orton returned on the March 2 episode of SmackDown, he feuded with Kane and was defeated by him at WrestleMania XXVIII. [145] Barrett then began attacking and distracting Orton during matches. After a three-month hiatus, Orton returned at Fastlane on February 22, 2015, by saving Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback from a post-match beatdown of Rollins, Big Show and Kane. He had a guest role as James Richards, a former Navy SEAL and leader of a militia group, in a December 2016 episode of the USA action series Shooter. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It's not listed on his IMDB at all and he tweeted about watching it but made no reference to ever being in it. [69] With Triple H out of action, Rated-RKO continued their on-screen rivalry with Michaels. [34] In 2003, Orton spent much of his time helping Triple H overcome challenges for the World Heavyweight Championship. The Big Show", "PARKS' WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 10/12: Complete "virtual time" coverage of Friday night show, including Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane", "Caldwell's WWE Hell in a Cell PPV report 10/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV Will WWE pull the trigger on Ryback as top champ? After this, he adopted the nickname of "The Viper". [334] She argued that the copying of the tattoos infringed on her rights as the licensed creator. [247] On May 21 at Backlash, Orton lost the WWE Championship to Mahal after interference from The Singh Brothers and failed to regain it the following month at Money in the Bank after The Singh Brothers again interfered. Orton had the unenviable task of growing into a man in front of millions of fans. Lee-Stephanie McMahon promo exchange, U.S. However, one of pro wrestling's heaviest hitters, Randy Orton, is a St. Louis native. Randy Orton", "WWE Champion Jinder Mahal def. [95] At Survivor Series, Team Orton, which included Rhodes, defeated Team Batista with both Orton and Rhodes surviving as the sole survivors. [298][299] The name is a pun on his initials (Randal Keith Orton) with "Randy-KO". 4/10 Mr. McMahon. [74] 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. In the match, Orton was the last remaining wrestler in the match for the third straight year, as he pinned Shawn Michaels to get the victory for Team SmackDown!. [159] Orton began feuding with Mr. Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler[160][161] and defeated Ziggler at Night of Champions. 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 Evolution members. [257], During the following months, Orton was put in the orbit of the WWE United States Championship. In 2016, Orton got a supporting role in the action thriller series Shooter (2016). Randy Orton sinks his fangs into independent wrestling and former WWE star on Twitter. [53], The next night on Raw, Orton faced Batista, who had become World Heavyweight Champion. [6] On several occasions he faced Rico Constantino on combined WWF/OVW events, and also lost to The Prototype (John Cena) in a tag match on July 28 in Jacksonville, Indiana. [308] He signed on to star in the action film The Marine 3: Homefront (2013),[309] but was replaced by The Miz due to his checkered military career. Billi stated that Randy's disappearance from RAW is because the wrestler took the week off due to "personal reasons." Orton is a family man, who's lovingly talked about his wife, Kim Orton. [134] Orton then began a feud with Mark Henry after Henry became the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. [80][81] They had a rematch at Survivor Series with a pre-match stipulation that if Michaels had used Sweet Chin Music, he would have lost and never had another chance at the title, while if Orton was disqualified, he would have lost the championship; Orton pinned Michaels at Survivor Series after an RKO to retain the title. [131][132] A month later at SummerSlam, Orton regained the title when he defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match. RAW 2007 PSM Preview - last post by @ Apr 7, 2006 Who I think should be on Smackdown vs. She also has a brother, Nick Hogan. That has to take a major mental and emotional toll on a person. Randy Orton's time as a Marine is captivating for two reasons. Much like the 2003 NBA rookie class that included, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dwayne Wade, the 2002 WWE rookie class is arguably the best ever. In this picture, Orton is shown on the field at Busch Stadium posing for a quick shot with a couple of St. Louis Cardinals. The Undertaker sustained an RKO from Orton in a surprise attack. Orton was shown walking out of Aleister Black's locker room earlier in the show. Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan & Ryback", "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins def. Riddle along with Randy Orton had taken on Gable and Otis in a spelling bee the week before. [165][166], On the December 3 episode of Raw, Orton began a feud with The Shield, after he was attacked by them following a victory over Brad Maddox. There have been some great photos of Randy Orton snapped throughout the years that might help shine a different light on WWE's Apex Predator. Hello! [286], Three weeks before his title loss, on October 26, 2020, Orton started a feud with Bray Wyatt, now under his new gimmick, The Fiend, as well with his partner Alexa Bliss. It's not uncommon at all for the child of a former wrestler to follow in their parent's footsteps. On the January 10, 2022 episode of Raw, RK-Bro lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis), ending their reign at 142 days. He won his first United States Championship in 2018, becoming the 18th overall Grand Slam Champion after already having been the 17th Triple Crown Champion. Randy Orton was no different. [261], After a brief hiatus, Orton returned at Extreme Rules and attacked Jeff Hardy after Hardy's match against Shinsuke Nakamura for the United States Championship, turning heel in the process. Randy Orton Takes Shot At Former WWE Star & Continues Rant on Recent "Dive" Controversy; "Sorry To The Indy Marks and Old Timers" Mike Killam Sunday, May 14, 2017 (Photo by JP Yim/Getty . A Life long pro wrestling, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia Eagles fan. [66] Orton continued his attacks when he engaged himself in feuds with Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand (after losing a stretcher match to Van Dam),[72] Ric Flair,[citation needed] Dusty Rhodes,[citation needed] and Sgt. [208] He was carried on a stretcher after he sustained a scripted injury, so he could start filming The Condemned 2. He won the OVW Hardcore Championship twice by defeating Mr. Black on February 14, 2001, and Flash Flanagan on May 5, 2001, respectively. [citation needed] On the December 16 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker entered the ring to deliver a promo while one of his druids appeared to be standing in the ring. [73] Orton lost the title match at SummerSlam when Cena pinned him after an FU. In the mid-90s, pro wrestling's first-ever third-generation superstar hit the scene in the form of Rocky Miavia. This led to a loaded standoff between him, Edge, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. [101] 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. Later, Orton claimed that everything he had done was part of a plan to get revenge on Triple H after he kicked him out of Evolution back in 2004; according to Orton, Triple H "ruined his life", so Orton was going to do the same and take everything that Triple H cared about away from him. [233] On the November 29 episode of SmackDown Live, Orton and Wyatt defeated American Alpha to earn a shot at the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against Heath Slater and Rhyno. [300][301] The move was brought back in June 2020 as part of the feud between Orton and Edge where Orton used the Punt Kick to defeat Edge at Backlash. The following week, he called out Orton and ordered him to hand over the championship, but he refused, spitting in Triple H's face and hitting him with the title belt. In this backstage picture from 2013, Orton is seen catching up with a retired "Heartbreak Kid." Wesly Avendano is a writer from a small town in southern California. [328], In March 2007, Sports Illustrated posted an article on its website as part of its continuing series investigating a steroid and growth hormone ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. Join us to discuss WWE, AEW, NJPW, Impact, Stardom, ChocoPro, GCW, and every other promotion, big or small, past and present. [citation needed] He rekindled his feud with The Undertaker, defeating him at SummerSlam following a distraction from his father. After taking the mic and promising to beat Gunn, Orton was defeated. [262] Two nights later on SmackDown Live, Orton interfered in the rematch and attacked Hardy again. Most pro wrestlers, particularly in WWE, spend upwards of 300 days on the road, away from their families. Randy Orton spent his Sunday trolling the independent wrestling scene. At Backlash, Orton defeated Foley in a hardcore match to retain the Intercontinental Championship,[43] 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. [102] At SummerSlam, he defended the title against John Cena, during which he used several underhanded tactics to retain the championship. A military background isn't uncommon amongst pro wrestlers. [224] At SummerSlam, Lesnar defeated Orton by technical knockout after a series of elbows to the head, leaving Orton with an open wound that required 10 staples. [238] On April 2 at WrestleMania 33, Orton defeated Wyatt to win the WWE Championship for the ninth time, which was also his first WWE Championship win at WrestleMania and 13th overall world championship. United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura by disqualification", "8/21 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Bludgeon Brothers vs. New Day in a No DQ match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy, Becky Lynch explains her actions at SummerSlam, AJ Styles interview", "Powell's WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 live review: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in an HIAC for the WWE Universal Championship with Mick Foley as referee, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Title, Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton in an HIAC match", "WWE Smackdown Results - 10/9/18 (WWE World Cup, Smackdown Women's Title)", "Powell's WWE Crown Jewel live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman for the vacant WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, Undertaker and Kane vs. DX, World Cup tournament", "WWE Smackdown Results - 11/27/18 (Styles and Lynch return, The Bar vs. It was later announced that Harper was also champion under the Freebird Rule. teacher pay grid ontario 2021; lazy town characters sportacus; shabbona park storm damage; schengen visa extension germany covid 19; cape ratio by country 2021 There are two performers credited with helping make Orton a bonafide star, Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels. Team Raw & Team NXT (Men's Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match)", "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship, Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury, Lacey Evans vs. Natalya", "See all the results from the 2019 WWE Draft", "11/11 WWE Raw Results: Powell's review of Becky Lynch's show opening promo, Kairi Sane and Asuka defend the Raw Tag Titles, Lana's confession, Seth Rollins on how he'll choose his Survivor Series team", "Randy Orton, Ricochet & Humberto Carrillo def. Due to the injury, Orton was taken out of his Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber. [49], Seeking revenge, Orton lashed out at his former 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 nowhere to beat and humiliate the group. Jos Alberto Rodrguez Chucuan (born 25 May 1977) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, sports commentator, and mixed martial artist, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as a commentator. At the Royal Rumble, both men competed in the eponymous match and made it to the final four, but both were eliminated by Michaels. [259] He had another title match at Backlash against the new champion Jeff Hardy, but Orton lost again. [107] Orton lost by disqualification when Rhodes interfered, which prompted Orton to attack both Rhodes and DiBiase after the match. 10/10 Originally Not Liking Matt Riddle. [269] At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 27, 2019, Orton entered the namesake match at number 29, eliminating Mysterio before he was himself eliminated by Andrade. Aside from The Rock, perhaps the most well-known third-generation superstar in WWE history is Randy Orton. 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. [324] On November 14, 2015, Orton married Kimberly Kessler, who was previously a member of his fan club. [318], Orton married Samantha Speno on September 21, 2007. Due to this injury, John Cena was forced to vacate the WWE Championship. At Night of Champions, Orton defeated Chris Jericho.[203]. 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. [citation needed] On the March 7 episode of SmackDown Live, Orton defeated AJ Styles to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship. [278] He reignited his feud with Styles and faced him throughout December and January. It comes so natural."[306]. [citation needed] When wrestler Jake Roberts advised Orton not to underestimate The Undertaker, Orton performed an RKO on Roberts as well. 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