[180] Orton and Sheamus then teamed up to defeat Big Show in two handicap matches, first on the April 12 SmackDown via count-out, and second on the April 15 Raw via pinfall. Father. [249], On the April 18 episode of SmackDown Live, Jinder Mahal, who was moved to the SmackDown brand as a result of the Superstar Shake-up, won a six-pack challenge to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship, after interference from The Singh Brothers. This drew Triple H into the feud, who claimed that Orton "crossed the line" when he attacked . Randy Orton once won the WWE title twice in the same night. On the October 13 episode of Raw, Orton asked The Authority to face the loser of a No Holds Barred Contract on a Pole match between John Cena and Dean Ambrose. Early in life, his parents discouraged him from pursuing any career in professional wrestling due to the major amount of time spent away from home and family. 0. By Bishal Roy. [272] At Crown Jewel, he lost to Rey Mysterio in the first round. [139] Orton ended his feud with Christian when he retained the World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match on the August 30 episode of SmackDown. Randy Orton Birthday. [314] He signed on to star in the action film The Marine 3: Homefront (2013),[315] but was replaced by The Miz due to his checkered military career. This drew Triple H into the feud, who claimed that Orton "crossed the line" when he attacked Stephanie, his real-life wife. [citation needed] On the SmackDown! ", "5 reasons why Randy Orton is the greatest Superstar of all time", "W.W.F./W.W.E. Let's know more about this young star's early life, career, personal life, and much more. [citation needed] Orton returned to WWE programming for SmackDown! As Mr. McMahon was about to fire him, Orton attacked and punted him in the head, leading to him being carried out of the arena on a stretcher. Legend Killer. He successfully defended the title against Hardy at the Royal Rumble. Bobby Roode to become the new United States Champion", "Jinder Mahal def. It comes so natural."[312]. 5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars (1) $29.99 $ 29. Tornado Tag Team 4-Way Match today from WWE2K22.Brock Lesnar & Drew McIntyre vs Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker & . During this time, he gained a new entrance theme, "Voices", performed by the band Rev Theory.[96]. [276] Orton competed in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber, where he eliminated AJ Styles before being eliminated by Kofi Kingston. His Finishing move, The RKO, is not a name devised after long meetings of the coaches or the story writers, but is simply named after the initials of his birth name 'Randy Keith Orton.' As a tribute to her daughter, Orton has tattooed her name on his left forearm. [179] The following night on Raw, Orton and Sheamus faced off in a match to earn a match with Big Show, however, the match ended in a no contest after Big Show interfered. [191], On July 14 at Money in the Bank, Orton defeated Christian, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Rob Van Dam, and Sheamus to win the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match, thus earning him an opportunity to challenge for the WWE Championship at a time of his choosing within the next year. Orton began cutting promos insulting the aging Hogan and flirted with Hogan's then-eighteen-year-old daughter Brooke. [citation needed] On April 2 at WrestleMania, however, Orton lost after he was pinned by Mysterio. He wrestled in local training promotions in St. Louis where his father and uncle had working relations with. [60] While sidelined, Orton appeared on Raw and claimed that he was ineligible for the WWE Draft Lottery due to his injury. [181][182] The feud between Big Show and Orton led to an Extreme Rules match at Extreme Rules, which Orton won. Their only child, a daughter named Alanna Marie Orton, was born on 12 July 2008. As Randy was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the United States, his birthplace is also there. He was fascinated by sports from a young age. [citation needed] In September 2002, Orton was traded to the Raw brand, where he defeated Stevie Richards in his debut on the show. [327][328][329] They separated in late 2012 and divorced in June 2013. : The Shield handed their first loss heading into Payback", "CALDWELL'S WWE PAYBACK PPV RESULTS 6/16 (Hour 3): Cena vs. Ryback main event, Tag Title match", "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 6/17 (Hour 2): Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw Orton vs. Bryan, A.J. [27][32] He previously had a Marine tattoo on his left arm, but covered it up after receiving his bad conduct discharge. 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". [39], After his injury healed, Orton joined the Evolution stable, which consisted of Ric Flair, Triple H, and relative newcomer Batista. [101] At Survivor Series, Team Orton, which included Rhodes, defeated Team Batista with both Orton and Rhodes surviving as the sole survivors. [197] Orton once again challenged Bryan for the vacant championship at Hell in a Cell, where he was successful in regaining the WWE Championship after the special guest referee Shawn Michaels hit Bryan with Sweet Chin Music for attacking Triple H.[198] On November 24 at Survivor Series, after retaining the title against Big Show, Orton was confronted by World Heavyweight Champion and long-time rival John Cena. [citation needed] At Taboo Tuesday, Orton defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match. The 26-year-old . [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. Powell's POV: Orton accused former WWE executive Terry Garvin of making sexual advances on a 1978 car trip. [citation needed] The Undertaker, however, beat Orton in the Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon, ending their nine-month-long feud. He is a third generation WWE superstar, he is the son of Bob Orton Jr, who is also a wrestler as well. At the age of 24, Orton became the youngest world champion in WWE history after he won the World Heavyweight Championship. Orton however, still became involved with wrestling, on an amateur level while attending Hazelwood Central High School.Orton graduated from high school in 1998 and then joined the United States Marine Corps. Orton would then start using the move regularly again. [35], One of Orton's first official WWF appearances was March 16, 2002, at WrestleMania X8's Fan Axxess, where he was defeated by Tommy Dreamer. [citation needed] Three times before their scheduled bout at SummerSlam, Orton assaulted Cena with the RKO. [204] Later that night, Orton and Batista, along with Kane, attacked Bryan before he was set to defend his title against Triple H. Before Triple H could defeat Bryan, The Shield interrupted by spearing Triple H and taking out Orton, Batista, and Kane, causing the match to end in a no-contest. On the February 3 episode of SmackDown, Orton defeated Barrett in a No Disqualification match to end the feud. [1], Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School, where he was an amateur wrestler. $29.99 $ 29. 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. [103] At Armageddon, Orton lost to Batista in a singles match. [250] The following week on SmackDown Live, Orton defeated Erick Rowan in a no disqualification match and was afterwards attacked by Mahal and The Singh Brothers; Mahal subsequently stole the WWE Championship belt. We've got ourselves a new MASSIVE! ", "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. The couple remained together up until 2013 and even welcomed a daughter during this time. 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. [192] On August 18 at SummerSlam, Orton turned heel after he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Daniel Bryan, who had just won the WWE Championship and had been subsequently attacked by special guest referee Triple H, who also counted the pinfall to give Orton his seventh WWE Championship. [36] Soon after, Orton became a face and was placed in a series of matches with Holly. [54] 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. On the April 25 episode of Raw, WWE and Riddle celebrated "20 Years of Orton" to open the show. He then appealed to Mr. McMahon, who offered him the shot if he "proved himself". 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 recently took to his Instagram account and dropped a picture featuring . At Night of Champions, Orton defeated Chris Jericho.[209]. [306][307] 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 Usos)", "Rey Mysterio def. Sadly, it seemed that team-up might have officially come to an end. [127], The next month at Elimination Chamber, Orton failed to win a WWE Championship number one contender Elimination Chamber match after being eliminated by CM Punk. [262] 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. [271] On the October 9 episode of SmackDown Live, Orton defeated a returning Big Show to qualify for the WWE World Cup at Crown Jewel. Young Randy Orton (middle) and his parents and siblings. [229] The following night on SmackDown Live, Lesnar attacked Orton during his match, delivering an F-5 to Orton. [71][72] He later defeated Carlito, at Unforgiven the following month. [27] He has a younger brother named Nathan, who is a stand-up comedian,[28][29] and a younger sister named Rebecca. He is also famous from other names as The Legend Killer, The Man of Destiny, Dream Killer, The Viper. During his time in OVW, he wrestled the likes of Rico Constantino and The Prototype and teamed with Bobby Eaton during a tag team title tournament. On the April 9 episode of Raw, Orton and Michaels wrestled to a no contest in a number one contender's match for the WWE Championship after both men's shoulders were down during the pinfall. set, causing an explosion. [258] On the September 19 episode of SmackDown Live, Orton defeated Aiden English; after the match, he was challenged by Rusev to an impromptu match, which he lost in 10 seconds after a distraction from English. [213] The following week on Raw, Orton attacked Rollins during his Intercontinental Championship match against Dolph Ziggler, and demanded a match with Rollins to settle their dispute, which Triple H granted in order to keep Orton on their side. [108] At SummerSlam, he defended the title against John Cena, during which he used several underhanded tactics to retain the championship. [274] At TLC, Orton lost to Mysterio in a chairs match. This led to Orton facing Shane in a No Holds Barred match at No Way Out, which he won. [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. He unsuccessfully challenged Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules in April. [174] This was used to write him off television due to a shoulder injury. [296] After Bliss repeatedly harassed and distracted him over the weeks, causing him to lose matches, Bliss challenged him to an Intergender Match at Fastlane on March 21, which he accepted. A former Marine,[32] Orton was set to star in the action film The Marine 2 (2009), but was replaced by Ted DiBiase after injuring his collarbone. allana . He was born to his parents, Elaine ( mother) and Bob Orton, Jr. ( father ). At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 20, Orton defeated The Fiend in a Firefly Inferno match before setting his body on fire. [23] Following his match at the 2021 Survivor Series, he broke Kane's record for wrestling the most PPV matches in WWE history. During 2000 at age 20, Orton began his training, lasting into the following year in 2001. [339], In 2018, Orton's tattoo artist Catherine Alexander filed a lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive and 2K Games for their unapproved use of her copyrighted tattoos on his likeness in their WWE 2K video game series. [citation needed] 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. 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. The article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Orton, who was alleged to have obtained nandrolone, oxandrolone, stanozolol, and testosterone, as well as ancillary drugs anastrozole and clomiphene citrate. The following week, Orton defended the WWE Championship against Triple H in a Last Man Standing match, which ended in a no-contest after both men failed to answer the referee's ten count. He was 62 years old. WWE 's Matt Riddle and Randy Orton have been an odd couple on Monday Night Raw for some time now with their tag team RK-Bro. [94] After failing to win it back at Judgment Day in a steel cage match,[95] he faced Triple H for the title once more in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand, which he lost after Triple H countered an RKO by throwing Orton over the top rope, legitimately breaking his collarbone and putting him out of action. The following night on Raw, Orton challenged Edge to one final match to again try to end his wrestling career but was defeated by him due to the interference of Bliss.