| Randy Orton | |
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| Birth name | Randall Keith Orton |
| Born | April 1, 1980 (age 41) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Resides | Saint Charles, Missouri |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Randy Orton |
| Billed height | 6 ft. 5 in. (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb. (110 kg) |
| Billed from | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Trained by | Bob Orton Jr. Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling South Broadway Athletic Club |
| Debut | March 18, 2000 |
Randall Keith "Randy" Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE on their RAW brand.
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and uncle Barry O all competed in the professional wrestling industry. Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now 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), where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.
After signing with WWF, Orton became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a WWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. Orton also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. At age 24, Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, Orton departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began.
Orton formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008. It disbanded in 2010 and Orton returned to singles competition. After a brief stint on Raw, Orton returned to Smackdown in April 2015 and won his third World Heavyweight Championship, dropping it to Travis Kooper in July 2015 only to win it back a month later at SummerSlam.
Overall, Orton has won eleven total championships in WWE, with six of them being World Championships, having won the World Heavyweight Championship on four separate occasions and the WWE Championship on two separate occasions. He was also the winner of the 2016 King of the Ring.
Early life[]
Orton was born on April 1, 1980, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Son to Elaine and "Cowboy" Bob Orton, he has two younger siblings, Becky and Nathan. Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler, Orton's parents tried to convince him to stay away from the business, and his father warned him that life in the ring meant a life on the road, away from family. Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School, where he was an amateur wrestler.
Military career[]
After graduating from Hazelwood in 1998, Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. At the base, he received a bad conduct discharge 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.
Professional wrestling career[]
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[]
Evolution and championship reigns (2005–2009)[]
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Championship pursuits; various feuds (2010–2012)[]
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Smackdown and feud with Christian (2013–2014)[]
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WWE Champion (2014–2015)[]
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World Heavyweight Champion (2015–present)[]
Other media[]
In 2004, Orton appeared on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, to promote the Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view. In March 2007, alongside Edge, John Cena, and Bobby Lashley, Orton appeared on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal. In July 2009, Orton revealed he read for the lead role in The Marine 2 (2009), a sequel to the 2006 film The Marine. He was given the part, but after injuring his collarbone, the film's producers decided to go with Ted DiBiase. Orton has a supporting role in the film That's What I Am, alongside Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. The film is a coming-of-age comedy written and directed by Michael Pavone. On March 28, 2012, it was reported that Randy Orton would star in Marine: Homefront. On April 3, it was reported that he was dropped from the role due to his past with the USMC. He was replaced by fellow wrestler The Miz. On September 3, 2012, it was announced that Orton would star in 12 Rounds: Reloaded.
- That's What I Am (2011)
- 12 Rounds: Reloaded (2013)
- The Condemned 2: Desert Prey (2015)
Personal life[]
In November 2005, Orton announced his engagement to his girlfriend Samantha Speno. They married on September 21, 2007. In December 2007, Orton announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child, a daughter. Orton and his wife welcomed Alanna Marie Orton on July 12, 2008. The two would later divorce, but have kept a working relationship for their daughter. Orton was previously in a relationship with WWE Diva, Stacy Keibler. The two have a child together; a son – Noah. Orton is currently married to WWE Diva Trish Stratus. Orton is currently in a relationship with Smackdown Diva Charlotte.
He had a tattoo on his left arm that read "USMC" for United States Marine Corps but covered it up after receiving a bad conduct discharge when he went AWOL from the service. He was sent home after serving thirty-eight days in military prison at Camp Pendleton in California.
Orton suffers from hypermobile shoulders. After being medically cleared to wrestle and after he broke his collarbone in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand against Triple H, Orton re-injured his collarbone in a motorcycle accident.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- RKO (Jumping cutter, sometimes used as a counter to a midair opponent)
- Running punt kick to an opponent's head – used mainly to cause a storyline concussion
- Signature moves
- Atomic drop
- Back body drop
- Back elbow
- Bodyscissors
- Boot rake
- Bow and arrow stretch
- Canadian backbreaker drop
- Catapult
- Chinlock
- Cobra clutch slam
- Collar and elbow facebuster
- Corner clothesline
- DDT
- Decapitator (Catapult hangman)
- Diving back elbow
- Diving clothesline
- Diving crossbody
- Diving bulldog
- Diving splash
- Dropkick
- Dropsault (Somersault dropkick)
- Electric chair drop
- Elevated Boston crab, sometimes preceded with a Powerbomb
- Elevated DDT, most often performed on a wrestler hanging from the middle rope
- European uppercut
- Fallaway slam
- Flying forearm smash
- Flying headscissors
- Forearm clubs, on the chest of a seated opponent
- Fujiwara armbar
- Full nelson
- Garvin stomp, while circling a grounded opponent – adopted from Ron Garvin
- Gutwrench elevated neckbreaker
- Hangman
- Inverted atomic drop, followed by a running clothesline
- Inverted DDT, sometimes slingshotting
- Inverted headlock backbreaker, sometimes on a rope-hung opponent
- Inverted headlock neckbreaker
- Jackknife hold, while catching an opponent mid-air
- Japanese rolling clutch
- Jumping knee strike
- Jumping leg drop
- Lariat
- Leaping knee drop
- Leg lariat, while springboarding
- Leglock, while standing
- Lou Thesz press followed by mounted punches
- Mat slam
- Military press slam
- Missile dropkick
- Modified Camel clutch
- Monkey flip
- Multiple suplex variations
- Belly-to-back, sometimes onto the barricade or the announce table
- Capture
- Double overhook
- Exploder, while scooping
- Front, on the ropes
- German
- Modified side
- Snap
- Side belly-to-belly
- Slingshot
- Super – adopted from his father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton
- Vertical, sometimes floated over into a pin
- Wheelbarrow, while bridging
- Multiple tilt-a-whirl variations
- Backbreaker
- Slam
- Neckbreaker, sometimes on an opponent on the apron
- Neck twist
- Oklahoma roll, preceded with a drop toe hold
- Olympic slam, sometimes preceded with an Inverted headlock backbreaker
- One-handed bulldog, while standing
- Ozone (Overdrive)
- Pendulum backbreaker
- Powerbomb, sometimes from out of the corner or while catching an opponent mid-air
- Punch combo, followed by a European uppercut
- Rear naked choke, with bodyscissors
- Roll-through Single leg Boston crab
- Running bulldog
- Russian legsweep
- Snake eyes
- Snapmare, followed by a running low dropkick
- Snap scoop powerslam, sometimes with a pin
- Single arm DDT
- Sitout powerbomb
- Slingshot plancha
- Swinging neckbreaker
- Schoolboy pin, from out of the corner
- Stomp, to the opponent's midsection
- Tiger Spin (Side headlock twisted into a hammerlock twisted into a drop toe-hold) - adopted from Tiger Mask
- Twisting springboard crossbody
- Viper Bite (Reverse Boston crab)
- Wheelbarrow facebuster, while standing
- Managers
- Ric Flair
- Stacy Keibler
- Tag-teams and Stables
- Evolution
- The Legacy
- Nicknames
- "The Legend Killer"
- "The Viper"
- "The Apex Predator"
- Entrance themes
- "Line in the Sand" by Motörhead (2003 - August 23, 2004; used while a member of Evolution)
- "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive (August 30, 2004–May 5, 2008)
- "Voices" by Rev Theory (May 12, 2008–present)
Championships and accomplishments[]
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
- WWE Championship (2 times)
- World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with John Cena ( 1 time), Triple H (1 time) and Paul Burchill (2 times)
- WWE European Championship (1 time)
- King of the Ring Winner 2016
- Slammy Award for Best Buns Male (2009)
- Slammy Award for Best Tattoos (2009)